Match Report


Dundee UnitedDundee United     Forfar AthleticForfar Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Garry WhiteG. White60
G
1
G
70David HopkinD. Hopkin
Manuele SignoriM. Signori67
D
2
D
68Garry GreigG. Greig
Steve GrayS. Gray64
D
3
D
68Alec ElliottA. Elliott
Leon HoenessL. Hoeness59
D
4
D
57Dominic NaysmithD. Naysmith
Paul HutchisonP. Hutchison55
D
5
D
42Chris ShawC. Shaw
Youl Alidor DebecY. Debec73
M
6
M
72Billy LiddellB. Liddell
Callum ThomsonC. Thomson66
M
7
M
65Nicolas CalvoN. Calvo
Guillermo KikoG. Kiko63
M
8
A
60Colin GreigC. Greig
Don BurleyD. Burley56
M
captain9
A
57Scott CampbellS. Campbell
Gavin StrachanG. Strachan72
A
10
A
52Alec CollinsA. Collins
Don NaysmithD. Naysmith72
A
11captain
A
52Richard BremnerR. Bremner
 
Matt HendryM. Hendry60
A
12
M
60Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith
Kevin FergusonK. Ferguson58
G
13
M
58Andy BoothA. Booth
Bruno AntunesB. Antunes56
A
14
M
57Stephen ClelandS. Cleland

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to Forfar Athletic. A crowd of 9,111 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Forfar Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by David Telfer.


0.00
Dundee United kick off!
2.41
Billy Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Colin Greig collects the pass. Colin Greig threads the ball through into the box. Alec Collins rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
3.11
Guillermo Kiko sees a break and surges forward. Guillermo Kiko shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by David Hopkin!
4.19
Callum Thomson threads a neat ball through to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.04
Billy Liddell plays the ball forward to Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Garry White manages to gather it.
12.21
Billy Liddell flicks a high ball forward to Richard Bremner who takes it down. Richard Bremner lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Greig. Colin Greig outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Garry White.
13.06
Nicolas Calvo takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Guillermo Kiko reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
16.26
Manuele Signori passes the ball forward to Youl Alidor Debec. Youl Alidor Debec advances with the ball. Youl Alidor Debec shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
20.55
Guillermo Kiko flicks a high pass forward to Don Naysmith who brings the ball under control. Don Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.57
Nicolas Calvo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Greig. Colin Greig shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
24.08
Nicolas Calvo clumsily knocks into Guillermo Kiko. The referee warns Nicolas Calvo to calm down! Guillermo Kiko stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.53
Guillermo Kiko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Naysmith.
28.45
Alec Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Scott Campbell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Garry White manages to gather it effortlessly.
30.43
Billy Liddell sees Alec Collins in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Collins flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Campbell. Scott Campbell tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Garry White!
33.17
Callum Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Don Naysmith controls it well on his chest. Don Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.50
With imagination, Guillermo Kiko plays the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks the ball forward, putting Gavin Strachan through on goal. Gavin Strachan side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
44.40
Callum Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Don Naysmith provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Forfar Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. The Forfar Athletic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Forfar Athletic kick off!
47.04
Manuele Signori clumsily knocks into Scott Campbell. The referee brings Manuele Signori to one side and gives him a warning! Scott Campbell gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.17
Don Burley makes a simple pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith tries a spectacular long range effort. David Hopkin gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
54.58
Dominic Naysmith hacks Gavin Strachan from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gavin Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.55
Callum Thomson threads a neat ball through to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan threads the ball through to Don Naysmith but he's offside!
59.24
Nicolas Calvo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Campbell. Scott Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.44
Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with Matt Hendry replacing Gavin Strachan and Bruno Antunes replacing Paul Hutchison .Forfar Athletic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.52
Nicolas Calvo flicks a high pass forward. Alec Collins controls it well on his chest. Alec Collins chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Campbell. Scott Campbell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
67.10
Alec Elliott threads a neat ball through to Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Richard Bremner collects the pass. Richard Bremner threads the ball through to Colin Greig but he's offside!
72.29
Bruno Antunes knocks the ball forward to Callum Thomson. Callum Thomson threads a neat ball through to Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but David Hopkin comfortably smothers it!
73.43
With imagination, Garry Greig laces a through ball forward to Nicolas Calvo. Nicolas Calvo flicks a high pass forward. Scott Campbell collects the pass. Scott Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuele Signori.
75.18
Steve Gray receives the ball from a throw-in from Manuele Signori. With imagination, Steve Gray laces a through ball forward to Guillermo Kiko. Guillermo Kiko decides to run forward with the ball. Guillermo Kiko whips in a cross ball towards Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but David Hopkin is on top of it.
77.21
Youl Alidor Debec kicks a strong pass forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Hopkin who gathers it comfortably.
79.49
Youl Alidor Debec threads a neat ball through to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Greig.
83.35
Scott Campbell clumsily knocks into Steve Gray. Scott Campbell is shown the yellow card! Steve Gray stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.36
Nicolas Calvo makes an attacking run forward. Nicolas Calvo advances inside the box! Nicolas Calvo takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.25
Nicolas Calvo knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Collins. Alec Collins shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
90.00
Callum Thomson clumsily knocks into Nicolas Calvo. Callum Thomson is warned by the referee! Nicolas Calvo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Dundee United

Forfar Athletic
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
25.3%
45.6%
29.1%

Scorers
Don Naysmith 44
Scott Campbell 62
Nicolas Calvo 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Calvo of Forfar Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Garry White (GK)
8
2.Manuele Signori (DEF)
6
3.Steve Gray (DEF)
6
4.Leon Hoeness (DEF)
6
5.Paul Hutchison (DEF)
6
6.Youl Alidor Debec (MID)
6
7.Callum Thomson (MID)
7
8.Guillermo Kiko (MID)
8
9.Don Burley (MID)
6
10.Gavin Strachan (ATT)
6
11.Don Naysmith (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Matt Hendry (ATT)
6
13.Kevin Ferguson (GK)
0
14.Bruno Antunes (ATT)
6

1.David Hopkin (GK)
7
2.Garry Greig (DEF)
6
3.Alec Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Naysmith (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Chris Shaw (DEF)
6
6.Billy Liddell (MID)
7
7.Nicolas Calvo (MID)goal scored
9
8.Colin Greig (ATT)
6
9.Scott Campbell (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Alec Collins (ATT)
7
11.Richard Bremner (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Naysmith (MID)
0
13.Andy Booth (MID)
0
14.Stephen Cleland (MID)
0