Match Report


Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
Computer Player Computer Player Will Sully Will Sully
Matt LawM. Law63
G
captain1
G
68Oberdan MaccaroneO. Maccarone
Duncan LawD. Law65
D
2
D
62Bill CarterB. Carter
Gavin BradyG. Brady55
D
3
D
67Samuele PinziS. Pinzi
Stephen MccallS. Mccall48
D
4
D
52Simon SzepanS. Szepan
Nicolas WielandN. Wieland60
M
5
D
59Paul HamiltonP. Hamilton
Youl El KhebirY. El Khebir56
M
6
M
68Romain FrétardR. Frétard
Alec MorrisonA. Morrison54
M
7
M
55Stephen MasonS. Mason
Andy InglisA. Inglis43
M
8
M
52Craig HendryC. Hendry
Craig CampbellC. Campbell67
A
9
A
51Stephen CarltonS. Carlton
Garry YoungG. Young52
A
10captain
A
70Arturo MasperoA. Maspero
Craig HuntC. Hunt50
A
11
A
50Don JamesD. James
 
Gavin MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn49
A
12
D
67Emile SongE. Song
Gary NivenG. Niven48
G
13
M
72Phil ShiltonP. Shilton
David StrachanD. Strachan47
A
14
A
65Ashley BoltonA. Bolton

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Mcinnes.


0.00
Alloa Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.22
Romain Frétard knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Carlton. Stephen Carlton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.43
Nicolas Wieland chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Campbell. Craig Campbell passes the ball forward but Craig Hunt is offside!
14.17
Nicolas Wieland threads the ball through to Craig Hunt. Craig Hunt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
16.37
Simon Szepan comes in with a late challenge on Craig Campbell. Simon Szepan is shown the yellow card! Craig Campbell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.22
Simon Szepan flicks a high ball forward to Romain Frétard who takes it down. Romain Frétard passes the ball forward to Stephen Carlton. Stephen Carlton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.28
Gavin Brady comes in with a late challenge on Don James. The referee calls over Gavin Brady and shows him a yellow card! Don James runs off the knock.
22.10
Craig Hendry hits a low pass to Stephen Carlton. Stephen Carlton lofts in a cross ball towards Don James. Don James connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's well over the bar!
26.42
Youl El Khebir flicks a high pass forward. Garry Young collects the pass. Garry Young skips past Paul Hamilton! Garry Young side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Oberdan Maccarone.
27.04
Andy Inglis takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Oberdan Maccarone gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
30.25
Romain Frétard flicks a high pass forward. Don James holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Don James advances inside the box! Don James makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
34.35
Arturo Maspero comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Brady. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gavin Brady stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.03
Craig Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Don James. Don James lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.14
Nicolas Wieland flicks a high pass forward. Garry Young controls it well on his chest. Garry Young shoots from long range. Oberdan Maccarone effortlessly gets down and covers it.
45.00
Romain Frétard clumsily knocks into Alec Morrison. The referee brings Romain Frétard to one side and gives him a warning! Alec Morrison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off!
48.14
Samuele Pinzi slides along the wet ground into Craig Hunt, catching him with his studs. Samuele Pinzi is shown the red card!! Craig Hunt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.42
Craig Hendry sees Stephen Carlton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Carlton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Mccall.
54.01
Andy Inglis knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Young. Garry Young edges inside the box! Garry Young takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.50
Gavin Brady sees Youl El Khebir in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Youl El Khebir threads a neat ball through to Garry Young. Garry Young edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Garry Young provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
60.13
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have made 3 substitutions with Emile Song replacing Don James, Phil Shilton replacing Romain Frétard and Ashley Bolton replacing Arturo Maspero .
65.37
Alloa Athletic are keeping most of the possession.
66.32
Gavin Brady controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Morrison. Alec Morrison makes a simple pass to Garry Young. Garry Young kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Hunt but the referee indicates it's offside!
73.43
Simon Szepan flicks a high pass forward. Phil Shilton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Phil Shilton makes a simple pass to Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.36
Alec Morrison flicks a high pass forward to Garry Young who brings the ball under control. Garry Young cuts inside the box! Garry Young cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
83.46
Craig Hendry hits a low pass to Stephen Carlton. Stephen Carlton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.50
Stephen Mason flicks a high pass forward to Ashley Bolton who brings the ball under control. Ashley Bolton knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Carlton. Stephen Carlton connects with a diving header but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
Ashley Bolton hacks Gavin Brady from behind! The referee brings Ashley Bolton to one side and gives him a warning! Gavin Brady hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Alloa Athletic

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
32.1%
45.7%
22.2%

Scorers
Garry Young 54
Don James 30
Arturo Maspero 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Garry Young of Alloa Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Matt Law (GK)
6
2.Duncan Law (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Brady (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Stephen Mccall (DEF)
6
5.Nicolas Wieland (MID)
6
6.Youl El Khebir (MID)
6
7.Alec Morrison (MID)
6
8.Andy Inglis (MID)
6
9.Craig Campbell (ATT)
6
10.Garry Young (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Craig Hunt (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Meiklejohn (ATT)
0
13.Gary Niven (GK)
0
14.David Strachan (ATT)
0

1.Oberdan Maccarone (GK)
6
2.Bill Carter (DEF)
6
3.Don James (ATT)goal scored
8
4.Simon Szepan (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Paul Hamilton (DEF)
6
6.Romain Frétard (MID)
6
7.Stephen Mason (MID)
6
8.Craig Hendry (MID)
6
9.Stephen Carlton (ATT)
6
10.Arturo Maspero (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Emile Song (DEF)
6
 
12.Samuele Pinzi (DEF)red card
3
13.Phil Shilton (MID)
6
14.Ashley Bolton (ATT)
6