Match Report


MotherwellMotherwell     East StirlingEast Stirling
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Laurent MarquetL. Marquet74
G
1
G
63Garry GoughG. Gough
Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn70
D
2
D
68Noah HerzogN. Herzog
Stefan TeodoraniS. Teodorani69
D
captain3
D
64Jose GomesJ. Gomes
Franco ConticchioF. Conticchio68
D
4
D
62Kevin McStayK. McStay
Colin StandingC. Standing73
M
5
D
57Claude AngelettiC. Angeletti
Teddy OliverT. Oliver71
M
6
M
66David MarquesD. Marques
Regis PratR. Prat68
M
7captain
M
63Toni VercoutreT. Vercoutre
Garry MatteoG. Matteo68
M
8
A
75Colin GlassC. Glass
Natale Di FabioN. Di Fabio72
A
9
A
66Tobias KneisslT. Kneissl
Bernardo FestaB. Festa65
A
10
A
65Dambou FerriD. Ferri
Giorgio MarinoG. Marino62
A
11
A
63Dave StockdaleD. Stockdale
 
Duncan DalglishD. Dalglish69
G
12
A
60Matt DickovM. Dickov
Ricardo FernandezR. Fernandez62
D
13
M
59David GreigD. Greig
Fernando PintoF. Pinto62
G
14
M
59Paul GlassP. Glass

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to East Stirling. A crowd of 19,477 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Motherwell are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Garry McNeill.


0.00
Motherwell kick off and get the first half underway!
6.43
Garry Matteo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Natale Di Fabio. Natale Di Fabio plays a scrappy one-two with Bernardo Festa and stumbles forward towards the goal... Natale Di Fabio tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
8.37
Teddy Oliver makes a probing pass to Giorgio Marino. Giorgio Marino shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
14.05
Jose Gomes flicks the ball to his team mate, Toni Vercoutre. Toni Vercoutre passes the ball forward to Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Laurent Marquet who gathers it comfortably.
16.37
Toni Vercoutre sees a break and surges forward. Toni Vercoutre shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
18.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Regis Prat plays the ball forward to Giorgio Marino. Giorgio Marino shoots from outside the area but Garry Gough is on top of it.
22.03
Garry Matteo knocks the ball to his team mate, Giorgio Marino. Giorgio Marino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Natale Di Fabio but he's offside!
30.54
Toni Vercoutre runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Toni Vercoutre lofts in a cross ball towards Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball strikes Dominic Meiklejohn's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
32.17
Corner kick to East Stirling. Toni Vercoutre plays it short to Jose Gomes. Some good footwork from Jose Gomes provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
36.55
Teddy Oliver receives the ball from a throw-in from Garry Matteo. Teddy Oliver decides to run forward with the ball. Teddy Oliver knocks in a cross ball towards Natale Di Fabio. Natale Di Fabio heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.39
Toni Vercoutre makes a simple pass to Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Kneissl. With a superhuman jump, Tobias Kneissl connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Laurent Marquet comfortably picks it out of the air!
42.57
Regis Prat flicks a high ball forward to Bernardo Festa who takes it down. Bernardo Festa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Motherwell appear unchanged since the first half. East Stirling also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
East Stirling start the second half!
54.10
Toni Vercoutre clumsily knocks into Regis Prat. The referee calls over Toni Vercoutre and shows him a yellow card! Regis Prat stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.06
Noah Herzog threads a neat ball through to Toni Vercoutre. Toni Vercoutre controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Laurent Marquet who gathers it comfortably.
60.35
East Stirling have made 2 substitutions with David Greig replacing David Marques and Paul Glass replacing Dambou Ferri .
61.42
Toni Vercoutre threads a neat ball through to Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale plays a quick one-two with Tobias Kneissl and rushes in on goal... Dave Stockdale strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
65.20
Toni Vercoutre sees Paul Glass in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tobias Kneissl but he's offside!
69.54
Toni Vercoutre flicks a high pass forward. Dave Stockdale comfortably collects the pass. Dave Stockdale cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Dave Stockdale provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Laurent Marquet comfortably smothers it!
73.15
Toni Vercoutre threads a neat ball through to Paul Glass. Paul Glass sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.27
Teddy Oliver flicks a high ball forward to Natale Di Fabio who takes it down. Natale Di Fabio shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
81.44
David Greig passes the ball forward to Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale whips in a cross ball towards Tobias Kneissl. Tobias Kneissl jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
87.14
Regis Prat deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giorgio Marino. Giorgio Marino shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
90.00
Teddy Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Giorgio Marino controls it well on his chest. Giorgio Marino shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Motherwell

East Stirling
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
21.1%
44.7%
34.2%

Scorers
Natale Di Fabio 37

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Natale Di Fabio of Motherwell

Match Ratings
1.Laurent Marquet (GK)
7
2.Dominic Meiklejohn (DEF)
7
3.Stefan Teodorani (DEF)
6
4.Franco Conticchio (DEF)
6
5.Colin Standing (MID)
6
6.Teddy Oliver (MID)
9
7.Regis Prat (MID)
8
8.Garry Matteo (MID)
6
9.Natale Di Fabio (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Bernardo Festa (ATT)
6
11.Giorgio Marino (ATT)
6
 
12.Duncan Dalglish (GK)
0
13.Ricardo Fernandez (DEF)
0
14.Fernando Pinto (GK)
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)yellow card
8
8.Colin Glass (ATT)
6
9.Tobias Kneissl (ATT)
6
10.Dambou Ferri (ATT)
6
11.Dave Stockdale (ATT)
7
 
12.Matt Dickov (ATT)
0
13.David Greig (MID)
6
14.Paul Glass (MID)
6