Match Report


East StirlingEast Stirling     HibernianHibernian
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Garry GoughG. Gough63
G
1captain
G
71Dominic RaeD. Rae
Noah HerzogN. Herzog68
D
2
D
63Kevin MatteoK. Matteo
Jose GomesJ. Gomes64
D
3
D
63Laurent FahmiL. Fahmi
Kevin McStayK. McStay62
D
4
D
60Craig MasonC. Mason
Claude AngelettiC. Angeletti57
D
5
D
56Scott McNeillS. McNeill
David MarquesD. Marques66
M
6
M
61Craig ElliottC. Elliott
John BurleyJ. Burley65
M
captain7
M
53Kevin GallacherK. Gallacher
Joos Van Der MeerJ. Van Der Meer69
A
8
A
65Arnauld GiangaspareA. Giangaspare
Tobias KneisslT. Kneissl66
A
9
A
62Stuart MortonS. Morton
Dambou FerriD. Ferri66
A
10
A
61Zerbini CapecchiZ. Capecchi
Dave StockdaleD. Stockdale64
A
11
A
56Neil McNeillN. McNeill
 
Toni VercoutreT. Vercoutre63
M
12
A
51Ricardo ReisR. Reis
Matt DickovM. Dickov61
A
13
D
50Alex RitchieA. Ritchie
David GreigD. Greig59
M
14
D
50Don BremnerD. Bremner

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Ochilview Park where East Stirling play host to Hibernian. A crowd of 8,693 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Stirling are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Hibernian appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Hendry.


0.00
East Stirling kick off the first half!
4.58
Dambou Ferri barges into Laurent Fahmi. Dambou Ferri is given a warning by the referee! Laurent Fahmi stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.49
Jose Gomes kicks a strong pass forward to John Burley. John Burley sees Joos Van Der Meer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joos Van Der Meer runs straight at the defence! Joos Van Der Meer tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
8.16
Joos Van Der Meer catches Laurent Fahmi on the ankles. The referee calls over Joos Van Der Meer and shows him a yellow card! Laurent Fahmi grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.03
Scott McNeill darts forward. With a delightful solo run, Scott McNeill stretches the opposition's defence. Scott McNeill threads a neat, attacking ball through to Stuart Morton. Stuart Morton tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.25
John Burley makes an attacking run forward. John Burley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.43
John Burley sees a break and surges forward. John Burley advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from John Burley provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it is shockingly off target!
21.25
John Burley threads a neat ball through to Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Dambou Ferri provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.12
David Marques makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.18
John Burley flicks the ball to his team mate, Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer plays a scrappy one-two with Dambou Ferri and stumbles forward towards the goal... Joos Van Der Meer shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
30.10
Craig Mason takes it forward alone. Craig Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Giangaspare. Arnauld Giangaspare tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
32.01
Kevin Matteo threads a neat ball through to Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher sees Stuart Morton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Morton knocks the ball forward to Arnauld Giangaspare but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
42.35
Kevin Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Stuart Morton. Stuart Morton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.15
John Burley makes a probing pass to Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri makes a probing pass to Tobias Kneissl but he's offside!
45.00
Craig Mason knocks the ball forward to Craig Elliott. Craig Elliott takes it forward alone. Craig Elliott plays a one-two with Arnauld Giangaspare and advances towards the goal... Craig Elliott rockets a shot on goal but Garry Gough is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. East Stirling appear unchanged since the first half. Hibernian have changed their lineup with Ricardo Reis replacing Craig Mason.

45.00
Hibernian kick off!
47.44
Claude Angeletti flicks the ball to his team mate, John Burley. John Burley hits a low pass to Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott McNeill.
49.31
Scott McNeill flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Gallacher who brings the ball under control. Kevin Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Zerbini Capecchi. Zerbini Capecchi shoots from 25 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Garry Gough with no chance!! Goal for Hibernian!
53.07
Jose Gomes hacks Kevin Gallacher from behind! Jose Gomes is warned by the referee! Kevin Gallacher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.53
Noah Herzog flicks a high ball forward to John Burley who takes it down. John Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri whips in a cross ball towards Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale beats his man to it with a header his aim is horrendously poor!
60.06
East Stirling have made 2 substitutions with Matt Dickov replacing David Marques and David Greig replacing Dambou Ferri .
61.09
John Burley hacks Kevin Gallacher from behind! The referee warns John Burley to calm down! Kevin Gallacher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.58
Claude Angeletti hits a low pass to John Burley. John Burley passes the ball forward to Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.33
John Burley threads the ball through to Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.29
Ricardo Reis receives the ball from a throw-in from Laurent Fahmi. Seeing a gap ahead, Ricardo Reis plays the ball forward to Craig Elliott. Craig Elliott runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Craig Elliott plays a one-two with Stuart Morton and advances towards the goal... Jose Gomes clumsily knocks into Craig Elliott. Craig Elliott appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
77.01
Hibernian have made 2 substitutions with Don Bremner replacing Stuart Morton and Alex Ritchie replacing Arnauld Giangaspare .
79.36
Kevin Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Don Bremner. Don Bremner shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
83.28
John Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Kneissl. Tobias Kneissl lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

East Stirling

Hibernian
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
24.6%
39.1%
36.2%

Scorers
Dambou Ferri 21
Dave Stockdale 83
Zerbini Capecchi 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Burley of East Stirling

Match Ratings
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.John Burley (MID)
9
8.Joos Van Der Meer (ATT)yellow card
6
9.Tobias Kneissl (ATT)
6
10.Dambou Ferri (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Dave Stockdale (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Toni Vercoutre (MID)
0
13.Matt Dickov (ATT)
6
14.David Greig (MID)
6

1.Dominic Rae (GK)
6
2.Kevin Matteo (DEF)
6
3.Laurent Fahmi (DEF)
6
4.Craig Mason (DEF)
6
5.Scott McNeill (DEF)
7
6.Craig Elliott (MID)
7
7.Kevin Gallacher (MID)
8
8.Arnauld Giangaspare (ATT)
6
9.Stuart Morton (ATT)
6
10.Zerbini Capecchi (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Neil McNeill (ATT)
6
 
12.Ricardo Reis (ATT)
6
13.Alex Ritchie (DEF)
6
14.Don Bremner (DEF)
6