Match Report


AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians     Berwick RangersBerwick Rangers
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Kevin McinnesK. Mcinnes62
G
1
G
59Andy StrachanA. Strachan
Colin HendryC. Hendry70
D
2
D
65Edgar NevesE. Neves
Jonas SachsJ. Sachs67
D
3
D
65Mathieu BruneauM. Bruneau
Stephen LiddellS. Liddell63
D
4captain
D
59David CaldwellD. Caldwell
Stuart SounessS. Souness68
M
5
M
72Callum JamesC. James
John BrightonJ. Brighton65
M
captain6
M
57Tomas GomesT. Gomes
Eoin SheringhamE. Sheringham64
M
7
M
48Andy BoothA. Booth
Kevin FergusonK. Ferguson56
M
8
M
44Stuart MccallS. Mccall
Tony Van WesteropT. Van Westerop69
A
9
A
58Callum McStayC. McStay
Mick MilliganM. Milligan58
A
10
A
54Alec HutchisonA. Hutchison
Jorge MoutinhoJ. Moutinho56
A
11
A
47Matt McNeillM. McNeill
 
Demlaba Ben HaddouD. Ben Haddou58
G
12
G
55Andy JamesA. James
Garry GemmillG. Gemmill57
D
13
G
54Don MckinlayD. Mckinlay
Craig GoughC. Gough56
A
14
D
52Alec StrachanA. Strachan

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Berwick Rangers. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Berwick Rangers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Hendry.


0.00
Berwick Rangers kick off!
2.52
Stuart Mccall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Hendry.
10.56
Stuart Souness sees Tony Van Westerop in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tony Van Westerop plays a scrappy one-two with Mick Milligan and advances towards the goal... Tony Van Westerop tries a spectacular strike but somehow Andy Strachan manages to keep it out.
18.41
Stephen Liddell catches Matt McNeill on the ankles. Stephen Liddell is given a warning by the referee! Matt McNeill gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
20.24
John Brighton flicks a high pass forward. Mick Milligan collects the pass. Mick Milligan shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Andy Strachan.
24.42
Tomas Gomes clumsily knocks into Eoin Sheringham. The referee brings Tomas Gomes to one side and gives him a warning! Eoin Sheringham runs off the knock.
26.57
Tomas Gomes sees Matt McNeill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt McNeill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
30.54
John Brighton chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Moutinho. Jorge Moutinho shoots from 20 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Andy Strachan with no chance!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
34.19
Jonas Sachs flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Souness. Stuart Souness hits a low pass to Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Van Westerop but the linesman indicates offside!
40.39
Stuart Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Tony Van Westerop. Tony Van Westerop plays a quick one-two with Mick Milligan and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Tony Van Westerop provides some space. He shoots at goal but Mathieu Bruneau is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
45.00
Tomas Gomes hacks Kevin Ferguson from behind! Tomas Gomes is shown the yellow card! Kevin Ferguson stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Berwick Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half. The Berwick Rangers players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
54.42
Tomas Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Callum McStay holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Callum McStay shoots from distance but somehow Kevin Mcinnes manages to keep it out.
60.45
John Brighton sees Jorge Moutinho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jorge Moutinho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edgar Neves.
61.21
Jonas Sachs hits a low pass to John Brighton. John Brighton darts forward. John Brighton plays a scrappy one-two with Tony Van Westerop and advances towards the goal... John Brighton comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is miles over!
63.25
John Brighton catches Tomas Gomes on the ankles. John Brighton is given a warning by the referee! Tomas Gomes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.16
Kevin Ferguson barges into Tomas Gomes. The referee calls over Kevin Ferguson and warns him to calm down! Tomas Gomes runs off the knock.
66.44
Colin Hendry advances with the ball. Colin Hendry sees Jorge Moutinho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jorge Moutinho finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
67.01
Andy Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Callum McStay. Callum McStay skips past Stephen Liddell! Some silky footwork from Callum McStay provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it whistles just wide of the post!
72.17
Andy Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill whips in a cross ball towards Callum McStay. Callum McStay directs the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
73.15
Airdrieonians are in full control of this game.
81.10
Edgar Neves flicks a high ball forward to Tomas Gomes who takes it down. Tomas Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
87.14
Stuart Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum McStay. Callum McStay knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Airdrieonians

Berwick Rangers
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
26.4%
50%
23.6%

Scorers
Jorge Moutinho 31
Alec Hutchison 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Brighton of Airdrieonians

Match Ratings
1.Kevin Mcinnes (GK)
6
2.Colin Hendry (DEF)
8
3.Jonas Sachs (DEF)
7
4.Stephen Liddell (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Souness (MID)
6
6.John Brighton (MID)
8
7.Eoin Sheringham (MID)
6
8.Kevin Ferguson (MID)
5
9.Tony Van Westerop (ATT)
7
10.Mick Milligan (ATT)
6
11.Jorge Moutinho (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Demlaba Ben Haddou (GK)
0
13.Garry Gemmill (DEF)
0
14.Craig Gough (ATT)
0

1.Andy Strachan (GK)
7
2.Edgar Neves (DEF)
6
3.Mathieu Bruneau (DEF)
6
4.David Caldwell (DEF)
6
5.Callum James (MID)
6
6.Tomas Gomes (MID)yellow card
5
7.Andy Booth (MID)
6
8.Stuart Mccall (MID)
6
9.Callum McStay (ATT)
8
10.Alec Hutchison (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Matt McNeill (ATT)
6
 
12.Andy James (GK)
0
13.Don Mckinlay (GK)
0
14.Alec Strachan (DEF)
0