Match Report


Albion RoversAlbion Rovers     FalkirkFalkirk
Tom BinghamTom Bingham David ross Campbell David ross Campbell
Steinar HalleS. Halle81
G
1
G
72Ragnar ÁsgeirssonR. Ásgeirsson
Lucien NdoL. Ndo76
D
2
D
73Gerhard AugsteinG. Augstein
Zachary ThompsonZ. Thompson79
D
3
D
73Rodolphe AbdessadkiR. Abdessadki
Stefan StoichitaS. Stoichita77
D
4
D
73Sergio LimaS. Lima
Hannes BehrensH. Behrens78
D
5
M
73Nuno CastroN. Castro
Paul ElliottP. Elliott81
M
6
M
76Les HulmeL. Hulme
Jon RizaJ. Riza84
M
7captain
M
77Nicolas WelterN. Welter
Edmundo SolerE. Soler82
A
captain8
M
77Gerhard NeuhausG. Neuhaus
Jason VieiraJ. Vieira78
A
9
A
67Milton HinojosaM. Hinojosa
Howard LeeH. Lee83
A
10
A
74Xavier DeflandreX. Deflandre
Francisco AndersonF. Anderson79
A
11
A
72Kasper BeckK. Beck
 
Con BosnichC. Bosnich71
D
12
D
73Alexander KneisslA. Kneissl
Gudmundur Ingi GardarssonG. Gardarsson79
M
13
M
31Liam InceL. Ince
Gísli IllugasonG. Illugason79
A
14
A
52Eduardo VianaE. Viana

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Cliftonhill where Albion Rovers play host to Falkirk. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Albion Rovers are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Falkirk appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Rae.


0.00
Falkirk kick off!
3.33
Nicolas Welter threads a neat ball through to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre lofts in a cross ball towards Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa makes a convincing header but it flies wide!
4.35
Paul Elliott hacks Gerhard Neuhaus from behind! Paul Elliott is warned by the referee! Gerhard Neuhaus runs off the knock.
6.53
Jon Riza plays the ball forward to Jason Vieira. Jason Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
9.22
Gerhard Augstein deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Les Hulme. Les Hulme passes the ball forward to Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
10.48
Francisco Anderson catches Sergio Lima on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sergio Lima hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.45
Paul Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Vieira. Jason Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Howard Lee. Howard Lee gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball comes off Gerhard Augstein and the loose ball is cleared up field.
16.41
Gerhard Neuhaus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
18.55
Jon Riza knocks the ball to his team mate, Howard Lee. Howard Lee knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ragnar Ásgeirsson who gathers it comfortably.
20.22
Jon Riza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Anderson. Francisco Anderson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Vieira but he's offside!
22.08
Nicolas Welter threads the ball through to Kasper Beck. Kasper Beck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.26
Paul Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Vieira. Jason Vieira shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Ragnar Ásgeirsson manages to gather it.
27.26
Stefan Stoichita knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Howard Lee controls it well on his chest. Howard Lee shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Ragnar Ásgeirsson.
28.28
Paul Elliott takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Ragnar Ásgeirsson scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
30.02
Paul Elliott flicks a high pass forward to Howard Lee who brings the ball under control. Howard Lee skips past Rodolphe Abdessadki! Howard Lee rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Ragnar Ásgeirsson effortlessly smothers it!
36.44
Xavier Deflandre clumsily knocks into Zachary Thompson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Zachary Thompson stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.39
Paul Elliott sees Howard Lee in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Howard Lee tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
44.04
Xavier Deflandre catches Zachary Thompson on the ankles. Xavier Deflandre is given a warning by the referee! Zachary Thompson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Stefan Stoichita takes it forward alone. Stefan Stoichita sees Howard Lee in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Howard Lee shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Albion Rovers kick off the second half!
49.36
Les Hulme flicks a high ball forward to Xavier Deflandre who takes it down. Xavier Deflandre knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.35
Nuno Castro hits a low pass to Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa shoots from 25 yards. Steinar Halle gets down and covers it.
54.08
Jon Riza flicks the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Vieira. Gerhard Augstein clumsily knocks into Jason Vieira. Jason Vieira appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
57.32
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
59.11
Les Hulme flicks a high pass forward. Kasper Beck collects the pass. Kasper Beck knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lucien Ndo.
60.33
Albion Rovers have made a substitution with Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson replacing Paul Elliott .
63.23
Hannes Behrens sees Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson laces a weighted ball forward to Howard Lee. Howard Lee lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler heads the ball goalwards but Ragnar Ásgeirsson is on top of it.
65.29
Nuno Castro flicks a high pass forward. Xavier Deflandre collects the pass. Xavier Deflandre whips in a cross ball towards Kasper Beck. Kasper Beck makes a deft header but Steinar Halle is on top of his game. Well saved!
66.22
Les Hulme sees Kasper Beck in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kasper Beck lofts in a cross ball towards Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa makes a convincing header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.22
Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson comes in with a late challenge on Nicolas Welter. Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson is warned by the referee! Nicolas Welter hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.36
Sergio Lima flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Welter who takes it down. Nicolas Welter hits a low pass to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Stoichita.
72.58
Stefan Stoichita hits a low pass to Jon Riza. Jon Riza flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Anderson collects the pass. Francisco Anderson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Ragnar Ásgeirsson as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
74.14
It's a corner kick. Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson loops the ball over to the far post. Nuno Castro gets to the ball and clears it up field.
77.47
Jon Riza barges into Nicolas Welter. The referee warns Jon Riza to calm down! Nicolas Welter hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Jon Riza plays the ball forward to Francisco Anderson. Francisco Anderson knocks the ball forward to Jason Vieira but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
83.27
Stefan Stoichita flicks the ball to his team mate, Jon Riza. Jon Riza advances with the ball. Jon Riza lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Albion Rovers

Falkirk
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
25.9%
44.7%
29.4%

Scorers
Edmundo Soler 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ragnar Ásgeirsson of Falkirk

Match Ratings
1.Steinar Halle (GK)
7
2.Lucien Ndo (DEF)
6
3.Zachary Thompson (DEF)
6
4.Stefan Stoichita (DEF)
7
5.Hannes Behrens (DEF)
6
6.Paul Elliott (MID)
6
7.Jon Riza (MID)
8
8.Edmundo Soler (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Jason Vieira (ATT)
6
10.Howard Lee (ATT)
7
11.Francisco Anderson (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Con Bosnich (DEF)
0
13.Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson (MID)
6
14.Gísli Illugason (ATT)
0

1.Ragnar Ásgeirsson (GK)
9
2.Gerhard Augstein (DEF)
6
3.Rodolphe Abdessadki (DEF)
6
4.Sergio Lima (DEF)
6
5.Nuno Castro (MID)
6
6.Les Hulme (MID)
6
7.Nicolas Welter (MID)
7
8.Gerhard Neuhaus (MID)
6
9.Milton Hinojosa (ATT)
6
10.Xavier Deflandre (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Kasper Beck (ATT)
6
 
12.Alexander Kneissl (DEF)
0
13.Liam Ince (MID)
0
14.Eduardo Viana (ATT)
0