Match Report
| Forfar Athletic | Forfar Athletic |  |  | Berwick Rangers | Berwick Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Hopkin | D. Hopkin |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Andy Strachan | A. Strachan | |||||||||
| Garry Greig | G. Greig | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Edgar Neves | E. Neves | |||||||||
| Alec Elliott | A. Elliott | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Mathieu Bruneau | M. Bruneau | |||||||||
| Dominic Naysmith | D. Naysmith | | 57 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 59 | | David Caldwell | D. Caldwell | ||||||||
| Chris Shaw | C. Shaw |  | 42 | D | | 5 | | M | 72 | | Callum James | C. James | |||||||||
| Billy Liddell | B. Liddell | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Tomas Gomes | T. Gomes | |||||||||
| Joao Alves | J. Alves | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Andy Booth | A. Booth | |||||||||
| Colin Greig | C. Greig | | 60 | A | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Stuart Mccall | S. Mccall | |||||||||
| Scott Campbell | S. Campbell | | 57 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Callum McStay | C. McStay | |||||||||
| Alec Collins | A. Collins | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Alec Hutchison | A. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Richard Bremner | R. Bremner | | 52 | A | | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Matt McNeill | M. McNeill | ||||||||
| Nicolas Calvo | N. Calvo |  | 65 | M | | 12 | | G | 55 | | Andy James | A. James | |||||||||
| Paul Naysmith | P. Naysmith | | 60 | M | | 13 | | G | 54 | | Don Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Andy Booth | A. Booth | | 58 | M | | 14 | | D | 52 | | Alec Strachan | A. Strachan | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Station Park where Forfar Athletic play host to Berwick Rangers. A crowd of 9,813 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Forfar Athletic are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Berwick Rangers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Ritchie.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Forfar Athletic are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Berwick Rangers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Ritchie.
0.00
0-0Berwick Rangers start the match!
3.01
0-0Joao Alves hits a low pass to Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Caldwell.
6.41
0-1Edgar Neves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Booth. Andy Booth sees a break and surges forward. Andy Booth shoots from 20 yards. David Hopkin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
10.30
Tomas Gomes sees Matt McNeill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt McNeill whips in a cross ball towards Callum McStay. Callum McStay finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Callum McStay!
16.01
0-2Joao Alves flicks a high pass forward. Richard Bremner collects the pass. Richard Bremner threads the ball through to Alec Collins but he's offside!
20.05
Edgar Neves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum James. Callum James threads a neat ball through to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Naysmith.
21.51
0-2Callum James hacks Billy Liddell from behind! The referee calls over Callum James and shows him a yellow card! Billy Liddell stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.51
0-2Berwick Rangers are dictating the run of play here today.
22.39
Stuart Mccall darts forward. Stuart Mccall whips in a cross ball towards Callum McStay. Callum McStay connects with a diving header. David Hopkin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
28.39
Joao Alves advances with the ball. Joao Alves cuts inside the box! Joao Alves side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.57
1-3Andy Booth sees Alec Hutchison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Hutchison tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
36.06
Billy Liddell threads a neat ball through to Scott Campbell. Scott Campbell skips past David Caldwell! Scott Campbell comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Forfar Athletic!
39.30
David Caldwell threads the ball through to Andy Booth. Andy Booth threads a neat ball through to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Greig.
45.00
With imagination, Mathieu Bruneau plays the ball forward to Callum James. Callum James threads a neat ball through to Callum McStay. Callum McStay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Hopkin who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Forfar Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Berwick Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half. The Forfar Athletic players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Forfar Athletic kick off!
48.22
David Caldwell picks a pass forward to Tomas Gomes. Without breaking stride, Tomas Gomes plays the ball forward to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Callum McStay. Callum McStay whips the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
49.07
Andy Booth knocks the ball forward to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chris Shaw.
53.10
Joao Alves threads the ball through to Scott Campbell. Scott Campbell finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.32
With great vision, Joao Alves plays the ball forward to Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner plays a one-two with Colin Greig and rushes in on goal... Richard Bremner strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
57.41
2-3Dominic Naysmith barges into Matt McNeill. Dominic Naysmith is shown the yellow card! Matt McNeill carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.32
Joao Alves flicks a high pass forward. Scott Campbell collects the pass. Scott Campbell skips past Edgar Neves! Scott Campbell shoots from just inside the box his aim is horrendously poor!
60.08
2-3Forfar Athletic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.41
Dominic Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to Billy Liddell who takes it down. With some swift thinking, Billy Liddell plays the ball forward to Colin Greig. Colin Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Bremner but the linesman indicates offside!
71.50
Joao Alves makes a probing pass to Alec Collins. Alec Collins makes a great pass forward. Colin Greig runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
72.27
Showing composure, Callum James plays the ball forward to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill beats his man to it with a header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.32
Dominic Naysmith sees a break and surges forward. Dominic Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Collins. Alec Collins shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
2-3Without breaking stride, Stuart Mccall plays the ball forward to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison knocks in a cross ball towards Callum McStay. Callum McStay is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. David Hopkin punches it away to safety.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
24.4%
47.6%
28%
Scorers
| Joao Alves 28 Scott Campbell 36 | Andy Booth 6 Callum McStay 10, 22 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Joao Alves of Forfar Athletic |
Match Ratings
| 1. | David Hopkin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Garry Greig (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alec Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Naysmith (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Chris Shaw (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Billy Liddell (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Joao Alves (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Colin Greig (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Scott Campbell (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Alec Collins (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Richard Bremner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nicolas Calvo (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul Naysmith (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Andy Booth (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Andy Strachan (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Edgar Neves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mathieu Bruneau (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | David Caldwell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Callum James (MID) | | 6 |
| 6. | Tomas Gomes (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Andy Booth (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Stuart Mccall (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Callum McStay (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Alec Hutchison (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Matt McNeill (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Andy James (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Don Mckinlay (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alec Strachan (DEF) | 0 | |