Match Report


Berwick RangersBerwick Rangers     East StirlingEast Stirling
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Andy JamesA. James55
G
1
G
63Garry GoughG. Gough
Richard HopkinR. Hopkin48
D
2
D
68Noah HerzogN. Herzog
Mathieu BruneauM. Bruneau65
D
3
D
64Jose GomesJ. Gomes
Edgar NevesE. Neves65
D
captain4
D
62Kevin McStayK. McStay
Tomas GomesT. Gomes57
M
5
D
57Claude AngelettiC. Angeletti
Stuart MccallS. Mccall44
M
6
M
67David MarquesD. Marques
John GlassJ. Glass44
M
7captain
M
65John BurleyJ. Burley
Callum McStayC. McStay58
A
8
A
69Joos Van Der MeerJ. Van Der Meer
Alec HutchisonA. Hutchison54
A
9
A
66Tobias KneisslT. Kneissl
Alec HendryA. Hendry46
A
10
A
66Dambou FerriD. Ferri
Matt McNeillM. McNeill47
A
11
A
64Dave StockdaleD. Stockdale
 
David CaldwellD. Caldwell59
D
12
M
63Toni VercoutreT. Vercoutre
Andy StrachanA. Strachan59
G
13
A
61Matt DickovM. Dickov
Don MckinlayD. Mckinlay54
G
14
M
59David GreigD. Greig

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Shielfield Park where Berwick Rangers play host to East Stirling. A crowd of 9,037 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Berwick Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Strachan.


0.00
The whistle blows and East Stirling kick off!
2.24
Richard Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Callum McStay collects the pass. Callum McStay flicks a high ball forward to Alec Hendry who takes it down. Alec Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.40
Tomas Gomes makes a simple pass to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
9.37
Stuart Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry connects with a diving header. Solid save from Garry Gough. What a great pair of hands!
14.40
John Burley threads a neat ball through to Tobias Kneissl. Tobias Kneissl shoots from 25 yards. Andy James gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
18.07
Stuart Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.28
Mathieu Bruneau threads a neat ball through to John Glass. John Glass makes a simple pass to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.27
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.04
Richard Hopkin plays the ball forward to Tomas Gomes. Tomas Gomes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noah Herzog.
27.16
John Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
28.56
Richard Hopkin hacks Tobias Kneissl from behind! Richard Hopkin is given a warning by the referee! Tobias Kneissl carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.49
Kevin McStay pushes up the pitch. Kevin McStay hits a low pass to 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 tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.36
David Marques makes a beautiful solo run. David Marques plays a quick one-two with Joos Van Der Meer and rushes in on goal... David Marques side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
36.09
Noah Herzog kicks a strong pass forward to John Burley. John Burley flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Kneissl holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tobias Kneissl plays a one-two with Dave Stockdale and rushes in on goal... Tobias Kneissl looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.54
Jose Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, John Burley. John Burley sees Tobias Kneissl in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tobias Kneissl tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
40.49
Tomas Gomes threads the ball through to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
42.35
Claude Angeletti pushes mid-way up the pitch. Claude Angeletti hits a low pass to Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale knocks the ball forward to Joos Van Der Meer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Edgar Neves barges into Dambou Ferri. The referee calls over Edgar Neves and shows him a yellow card! Dambou Ferri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Berwick Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. East Stirling also appear unchanged since the first half. The Berwick Rangers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Berwick Rangers kick off!
47.12
John Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
51.53
Callum McStay takes it forward alone. Callum McStay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noah Herzog.
57.56
Kevin McStay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Marques. David Marques makes a probing pass to Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
59.22
Stuart Mccall surges forward with the ball. Stuart Mccall lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.32
East Stirling have made 2 substitutions with Matt Dickov replacing David Marques and David Greig replacing Dambou Ferri .
61.40
John Glass hits a low pass to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison lofts in a cross ball towards Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill heads the ball goalwards but it flies just wide!
65.35
John Burley flicks a high pass forward. David Greig controls it well on his chest. David Greig shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
66.40
Edgar Neves chips the ball to his team mate, John Glass. John Glass passes the ball forward to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.06
John Glass flicks a high pass forward. Matt McNeill collects the pass. Matt McNeill shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.45
John Burley threads a neat ball through to Tobias Kneissl. Tobias Kneissl threads the ball through into the box. David Greig comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it rises well off target!
73.07
Richard Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Mccall. Stuart Mccall kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
75.22
John Burley knocks the ball forward to Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale knocks in a cross ball towards David Greig. David Greig directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
78.42
Kevin McStay makes a simple pass to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Joos Van Der Meer easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joos Van Der Meer lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale beats his man to it with a header but it flies just off target!
83.44
John Glass darts forward. John Glass knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry Gough who gathers it comfortably.
84.25
Edgar Neves darts forward. Edgar Neves threads a neat ball through to Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Garry Gough.
85.37
John Glass takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Kevin McStay reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
87.14
John Glass threads a neat ball through to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison knocks in a cross ball towards Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Garry Gough picks it out of the air!
89.40
Richard Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Mccall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Mccall makes an attacking run forward. Stuart Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin McStay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Berwick Rangers

East Stirling
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
7
10
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.5%
49.5%
Play Area
31.1%
42.7%
26.2%
 

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

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

1.Garry Gough (GK)
7
2.Noah Herzog (DEF)
6
3.Jose Gomes (DEF)
6
4.Kevin McStay (DEF)
8
5.Claude Angeletti (DEF)
6
6.David Marques (MID)
7
7.John Burley (MID)
9
8.Joos Van Der Meer (ATT)
6
9.Tobias Kneissl (ATT)
6
10.Dambou Ferri (ATT)
6
11.Dave Stockdale (ATT)
6
 
12.Toni Vercoutre (MID)
0
13.Matt Dickov (ATT)
6
14.David Greig (MID)
6