Match Report


KilmarnockKilmarnock     East StirlingEast Stirling
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Carlos LoureiroC. Loureiro68
G
1
G
63Garry GoughG. Gough
Gary FowlerG. Fowler75
D
2
D
68Noah HerzogN. Herzog
Gharib BouchibaG. Bouchiba75
D
captain3
D
64Jose GomesJ. Gomes
Piet VerhoevenP. Verhoeven75
D
4
D
62Kevin McStayK. McStay
Stefano FoggiaS. Foggia68
D
5
D
57Claude AngelettiC. Angeletti
John GoughJ. Gough76
M
6
M
66David MarquesD. Marques
Cristiano LoureiroC. Loureiro76
M
7captain
M
63Toni VercoutreT. Vercoutre
Martin MowbrayM. Mowbray73
M
8
A
75Colin GlassC. Glass
Gustavo OchoaG. Ochoa79
A
9
A
66Tobias KneisslT. Kneissl
Dmytro RyabushkoD. Ryabushko74
A
10
A
66Dambou FerriD. Ferri
Dave BrandD. Brand68
A
11
A
66Joos Van Der MeerJ. Van Der Meer
 
Marcos SanchezM. Sanchez73
M
12
A
63Dave StockdaleD. Stockdale
Gérard AuerG. Auer72
M
13
A
60Matt DickovM. Dickov
Rodolphe BourgeaisR. Bourgeais68
M
14
M
59David GreigD. Greig

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Rugby Park where Kilmarnock play host to East Stirling. A crowd of 17,843 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Kilmarnock 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 Paul Rae.


0.00
East Stirling start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.30
Gharib Bouchiba flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Loureiro controls it well on his chest. Cristiano Loureiro flicks a high ball forward to Dave Brand who takes it down. Dave Brand shoots from distance. Garry Gough easily gets down and covers it.
6.09
John Gough makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko shoots from distance but Garry Gough is on top of it.
9.06
Martin Mowbray makes a run forward as John Gough takes the throw-in. Martin Mowbray skillfully chests the ball down. Martin Mowbray threads the ball through to Dave Brand. Dave Brand knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Gomes.
10.55
Toni Vercoutre sees Joos Van Der Meer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joos Van Der Meer plays a scrappy one-two with Tobias Kneissl and stumbles forward towards the goal... Joos Van Der Meer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
12.23
Cristiano Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa whips in a cross ball towards Dave Brand. Dave Brand powers a header at goal. Garry Gough easily punches it away to safety.
14.08
Toni Vercoutre flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Kneissl collects the pass. Tobias Kneissl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.59
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
30.24
Martin Mowbray threads a neat ball through to Dave Brand. Dave Brand knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claude Angeletti.
34.23
Toni Vercoutre flicks a high ball forward to Joos Van Der Meer who takes it down. Joos Van Der Meer shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.15
Kevin McStay knocks the ball forward to Toni Vercoutre. Toni Vercoutre passes the ball forward to Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer plays a one-two with Tobias Kneissl and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Joos Van Der Meer provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
44.05
Martin Mowbray brings the ball forward. Martin Mowbray knocks in a cross ball towards Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gustavo Ochoa!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Kilmarnock appear unchanged since the first half. East Stirling also appear unchanged since the first half. The Kilmarnock players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Kilmarnock kick off and get the second half underway!
48.48
John Gough barges into Toni Vercoutre. The referee calls over John Gough and shows him a yellow card! Toni Vercoutre runs off the knock.
54.07
Cristiano Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko lofts in a cross ball towards Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
59.10
Toni Vercoutre threads the ball through to Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri knocks the ball forward to Joos Van Der Meer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.08
Kilmarnock have made 2 substitutions with Marcos Sanchez replacing Gary Fowler and Rodolphe Bourgeais replacing Dmytro Ryabushko and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. East Stirling have made 2 substitutions with Matt Dickov replacing David Marques and David Greig replacing Dambou Ferri .
65.54
Toni Vercoutre comes in with a late challenge on John Gough. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Gough hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.17
With a delightful solo run, Martin Mowbray stretches the opposition's defence. Martin Mowbray knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noah Herzog.
69.47
Gustavo Ochoa hits a low pass to Rodolphe Bourgeais. Rodolphe Bourgeais knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Brand. Jose Gomes clumsily knocks into Dave Brand. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
75.49
Toni Vercoutre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Greig. David Greig runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from David Greig provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.28
Kilmarnock have made a substitution with Gérard Auer replacing Cristiano Loureiro .
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Kilmarnock

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

Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
16.7%
55.6%
27.8%

Scorers
Gustavo Ochoa 44
Joos Van Der Meer 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joos Van Der Meer of East Stirling

Match Ratings
1.Carlos Loureiro (GK)
6
2.Gary Fowler (DEF)
6
3.Gharib Bouchiba (DEF)
6
4.Piet Verhoeven (DEF)
6
5.Stefano Foggia (DEF)
6
6.John Gough (MID)yellow card
5
7.Cristiano Loureiro (MID)
6
8.Martin Mowbray (MID)
8
9.Gustavo Ochoa (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Dmytro Ryabushko (ATT)
6
11.Dave Brand (ATT)
6
 
12.Marcos Sanchez (MID)
6
13.Gérard Auer (MID)
6
14.Rodolphe Bourgeais (MID)
6

1.Garry Gough (GK)
7
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
7
8.Colin Glass (ATT)
6
9.Tobias Kneissl (ATT)
6
10.Dambou Ferri (ATT)
6
11.Joos Van Der Meer (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Dave Stockdale (ATT)
0
13.Matt Dickov (ATT)
6
14.David Greig (MID)
6