Match Report
| St Mirren | St Mirren |  |  | East Stirling | East Stirling | ||||||||||||||||
| Sean Clayton | Sean Clayton | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul McStay | P. McStay |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | Garry Gough | G. Gough | |||||||||
| Paolo Tiler | P. Tiler |  | 39 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Noah Herzog | N. Herzog | |||||||||
| Nuno Semedo | N. Semedo |  | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Jose Gomes | J. Gomes | |||||||||
| Craig Shields | C. Shields | | 64 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Kevin McStay | K. McStay | ||||||||
| Dominic Dickov | D. Dickov | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 |  | Claude Angeletti | C. Angeletti | |||||||||
| Christian Frieser | C. Frieser | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | David Marques | D. Marques | |||||||||
| Sylvain Guei | S. Guei | | 67 | M | | 7 | | | M | 63 | | Toni Vercoutre | T. Vercoutre | ||||||||
| Gary James | G. James | | 60 | M | | 8 | | A | 75 | | Colin Glass | C. Glass | |||||||||
| Edgar Ramos | E. Ramos | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Tobias Kneissl | T. Kneissl | |||||||||
| Billy Booth | B. Booth | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Dambou Ferri | D. Ferri | |||||||||
| Shaun Mccann | S. Mccann | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Dave Stockdale | D. Stockdale | |||||||||
| Ben Ward | B. Ward | | 39 | G | | 12 | | A | 60 | | Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | |||||||||
| Albert Van Der Meer | A. Van Der Meer |  | 47 | M | | 13 | | M | 59 | | David Greig | D. Greig | |||||||||
| Craig Kasper | C. Kasper | | 56 | D | | 14 | | M | 59 | | Paul Glass | P. Glass | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to East Stirling. A crowd of 20,459 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Rummenigge.
The pitch is in good condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Rummenigge.
0.00
0-0East Stirling start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.35
0-0Toni Vercoutre hits a low pass to Tobias Kneissl. Tobias Kneissl shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Paul McStay smothers it!
8.08
0-0Christian Frieser threads a neat ball through to Shaun Mccann. Shaun Mccann tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
9.01
0-0Sylvain Guei threads a neat ball through to Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claude Angeletti.
10.20
0-0Edgar Ramos barges into Claude Angeletti. The referee warns Edgar Ramos to calm down! Claude Angeletti gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
12.18
Paolo Tiler threads a neat ball through to Gary James. Gary James passes the ball forward to Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin McStay.
18.04
1-0Gary James makes a probing pass to Shaun Mccann. Shaun Mccann lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Garry Gough is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.21
Toni Vercoutre kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nuno Semedo.
22.40
1-0Christian Frieser hacks David Marques from behind! Christian Frieser is warned by the referee! David Marques runs off the knock.
24.38
David Marques flicks a high ball forward to Dave Stockdale who takes it down. Dave Stockdale edges inside the box! Dave Stockdale takes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.57
Dominic Dickov hits a low pass to Christian Frieser. Christian Frieser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Mccann. Shaun Mccann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noah Herzog.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. East Stirling also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
St Mirren kick off!
48.27
Dominic Dickov makes a simple pass to Gary James. Gary James makes a simple pass to Billy Booth. Billy Booth controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Shaun Mccann through on goal. Shaun Mccann comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Shaun Mccann!
55.45
2-0Toni Vercoutre darts forward. Toni Vercoutre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Stockdale but he's offside!
60.45
2-0East Stirling have made 2 substitutions with David Greig replacing David Marques and Paul Glass replacing Dambou Ferri .
61.48
Sylvain Guei flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Booth. Billy Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos tries a spectacular strike. Garry Gough gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
65.15
Sylvain Guei sees a break and surges forward. Sylvain Guei knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Mccann. Shaun Mccann beats his man to it with a header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.35
With imagination, David Greig plays the ball forward to Tobias Kneissl. Tobias Kneissl plays a scrappy one-two with Colin Glass and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tobias Kneissl rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.18
David Greig passes the ball forward to Paul Glass. Paul Glass sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
73.06
Sylvain Guei flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Ramos controls it well on his chest. Edgar Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Billy Booth. Billy Booth knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Garry Gough, sees it late!! Goal for St Mirren!
77.41
David Greig hits a low pass to Tobias Kneissl. Tobias Kneissl knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Glass. Paul Glass is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
84.41
Paolo Tiler flicks a high ball forward to Christian Frieser who takes it down. Christian Frieser knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Booth. Billy Booth powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
87.07
Gary James passes the ball forward to Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
89.43
Christian Frieser threads the ball through to Shaun Mccann. Shaun Mccann knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Booth. Billy Booth rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.2%
30.8%
Play Area
21.5%
47.7%
30.8%
Scorers
| Edgar Ramos 18 Shaun Mccann 48, 65 Billy Booth 73, 89 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Shaun Mccann of St Mirren |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paul McStay (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paolo Tiler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nuno Semedo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Craig Shields (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dominic Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Christian Frieser (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sylvain Guei (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Gary James (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Edgar Ramos (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 10. | Billy Booth (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Shaun Mccann (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Ben Ward (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Albert Van Der Meer (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Craig Kasper (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Garry Gough (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Noah Herzog (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jose Gomes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Kevin McStay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Claude Angeletti (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | David Marques (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Toni Vercoutre (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Colin Glass (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Tobias Kneissl (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dambou Ferri (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dave Stockdale (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Matt Dickov (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | David Greig (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Paul Glass (MID) | 6 | |