Match Report


Berwick RangersBerwick Rangers     DumbartonDumbarton
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Don MckinlayD. Mckinlay54
G
1
G
52Stuart GreigS. Greig
Edgar NevesE. Neves65
D
2captain
D
54Stuart GallacherS. Gallacher
Gavin MasonG. Mason60
D
3
D
52Gary MatteoG. Matteo
David CaldwellD. Caldwell57
D
captain4
D
48Alec McallisterA. Mcallister
Lennart BierhoffL. Bierhoff62
M
5
D
44Gavin SummerbellG. Summerbell
Tomas GomesT. Gomes57
M
6
M
56John HendersonJ. Henderson
John RitchieJ. Ritchie51
M
7
M
55Andy GlassA. Glass
Stuart MccallS. Mccall44
M
8
M
45Matt CampbellM. Campbell
Callum McStayC. McStay58
A
9
A
58Scott MckinlayS. Mckinlay
Alec HutchisonA. Hutchison53
A
10
A
54Alec DickovA. Dickov
David MortonD. Morton49
A
11
A
50Don BurleyD. Burley
 
Guilherme FariaG. Faria52
D
12
G
51John GemmellJ. Gemmell
Alec StrachanA. Strachan52
D
13
M
45Craig GlassC. Glass
Richard HopkinR. Hopkin48
D
14
G
41Kevin RitchieK. Ritchie

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Shielfield Park where Berwick Rangers play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 4,522 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Berwick Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Law.


0.00
Dumbarton start the game by kicking off the first half!
16.04
Lennart Bierhoff makes an attacking run forward. Lennart Bierhoff shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Stuart Greig easily smothers it!
18.23
Matt Campbell barges into Tomas Gomes. The referee calls over Matt Campbell and warns him to calm down! Tomas Gomes carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.08
Tomas Gomes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Morton. David Morton shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
28.05
Lennart Bierhoff decides to run forward with the ball. Lennart Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Callum McStay. With a superhuman jump, Callum McStay connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.54
Andy Glass barges into John Ritchie. Andy Glass is given a warning by the referee! John Ritchie stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.06
Andy Glass flicks a high pass forward. Don Burley collects the pass. Don Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.58
John Ritchie picks a pass forward to Callum McStay. Callum McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.21
John Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Stuart Greig manages to gather it comfortably.
39.03
Edgar Neves pushes up the pitch. Edgar Neves makes a simple pass to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Alec Hutchison provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
40.12
Andy Glass makes an attacking run forward. Andy Glass plays a scrappy one-two with Scott Mckinlay and stumbles forward towards the goal... Andy Glass shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
45.00
Gavin Mason hits a low pass to Lennart Bierhoff. Lennart Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward to David Morton who brings the ball under control. David Morton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Berwick Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. Dumbarton have changed their lineup with Craig Glass replacing John Henderson and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. The Berwick Rangers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Berwick Rangers kicking off!
47.24
Lennart Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
49.19
Alec Mcallister threads the ball through to Matt Campbell. Matt Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Don Burley. Don Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov makes a looping header on goal but it flies well off target!
51.41
Craig Glass knocks the ball forward to Scott Mckinlay. Scott Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.20
John Ritchie threads a neat ball through to Callum McStay. Callum McStay finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
54.22
Matt Campbell advances with the ball. Matt Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov beats his man to it with a header but it is shockingly off target!
55.40
Lennart Bierhoff clumsily knocks into Matt Campbell. The referee calls over Lennart Bierhoff and warns him to calm down! Matt Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.19
Tomas Gomes threads a neat ball through to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.21
Matt Campbell takes it forward alone. Matt Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edgar Neves.
66.39
Lennart Bierhoff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum McStay. Callum McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.49
Gavin Summerbell threads a neat ball through to Matt Campbell. Matt Campbell makes a beautiful solo run. Matt Campbell makes a great pass forward. Alec Dickov runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
72.52
John Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
77.09
John Ritchie makes a probing pass to Callum McStay. Callum McStay lofts in a cross ball towards David Morton. David Morton jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.06
Stuart Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Andy Glass controls it well on his chest. Andy Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Burley. Don Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Mckinlay who gathers it comfortably.
79.29
Alec Mcallister takes it forward alone. Alec Mcallister kicks a strong pass forward to Don Burley. Don Burley shoots from long range. Don Mckinlay gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
84.03
Scott Mckinlay comes in with a late challenge on Edgar Neves. Scott Mckinlay is warned by the referee! Edgar Neves runs off the knock.
87.07
Seeing a gap ahead, Craig Glass plays the ball forward to Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Mckinlay who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Berwick Rangers

Dumbarton
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
27.5%
47.5%
25%

Scorers
Alec Hutchison 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alec Hutchison of Berwick Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Don Mckinlay (GK)
6
2.Edgar Neves (DEF)
8
3.Gavin Mason (DEF)
6
4.David Caldwell (DEF)
6
5.Lennart Bierhoff (MID)
8
6.Tomas Gomes (MID)
7
7.John Ritchie (MID)
7
8.Stuart Mccall (MID)
6
9.Callum McStay (ATT)
6
10.Alec Hutchison (ATT)goal scored
9
11.David Morton (ATT)
6
 
12.Guilherme Faria (DEF)
0
13.Alec Strachan (DEF)
0
14.Richard Hopkin (DEF)
0

1.Stuart Greig (GK)
7
2.Stuart Gallacher (DEF)
6
3.Gary Matteo (DEF)
6
4.Alec Mcallister (DEF)
7
5.Gavin Summerbell (DEF)
6
6.John Henderson (MID)
6
7.Andy Glass (MID)
7
8.Matt Campbell (MID)
7
9.Scott Mckinlay (ATT)
5
10.Alec Dickov (ATT)
6
11.Don Burley (ATT)
6
 
12.John Gemmell (GK)
0
13.Craig Glass (MID)
6
14.Kevin Ritchie (GK)
0