Match Report
| Stranraer | Stranraer |  |  | Ross County | Ross County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Mason | G. Mason |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 51 | | Alec Hansen | A. Hansen | ||||||||
| Callum Cleland | C. Cleland | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Don Dickov | D. Dickov | |||||||||
| Carl Cope | C. Cope |  | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | |||||||||
| Scott Booth | S. Booth | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 |  | Rodrigo Nascimento | R. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Matt Booth | M. Booth | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 |  | Ger Gronkjaer | G. Gronkjaer | |||||||||
| Neil McStay | N. McStay | | 46 | M | | | 6 | | M | 49 | | Dominic Gough | D. Gough | ||||||||
| Andy White | A. White | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Craig McGrory | C. McGrory | |||||||||
| Alec Hopkin | A. Hopkin | | 42 | M | | 8 | | A | 64 | | Paul Matteo | P. Matteo | |||||||||
| Callum McNeill | C. McNeill | | 41 | M | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Richard Gemmill | R. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Daniel Bridges | D. Bridges | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Scott Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Billy Law | B. Law | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Don Inglis | D. Inglis | |||||||||
| Garry Morrison | G. Morrison | | 54 | G | | 12 | | G | 45 |  | Carlo Strasser | C. Strasser | |||||||||
| Billy Naysmith | B. Naysmith | | 48 | A | | 13 | | D | 45 | | Stephen Burley | S. Burley | |||||||||
| Callum Collins | C. Collins | | 42 | D | | 14 | | M | 43 | | Luis Ribeiro | L. Ribeiro | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by AGI |
Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Ross County. A crowd of 4,337 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Strachan.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Strachan.
0.00
0-0Stranraer start the match!
2.19
0-0Andy White flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Law. Billy Law knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Elliott.
9.08
0-0Andy White makes a simple pass to Billy Law. Billy Law plays a scrappy one-two with Daniel Bridges and advances towards the goal... Billy Law makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Rodrigo Nascimento's outstretched leg.
10.50
0-0Gavin Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Craig McGrory holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig McGrory sees space and advances. Craig McGrory shoots from outside the area but Gavin Mason is on top of it.
21.25
Andy White makes a probing pass to Billy Law. Billy Law controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Alec Hansen gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
27.25
0-0Callum McNeill barges into Craig McGrory. Callum McNeill is warned by the referee! Craig McGrory runs off the knock.
30.30
0-0Craig McGrory hacks Andy White from behind! The referee calls over Craig McGrory and shows him a yellow card! Andy White stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.49
0-0Carl Cope controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy White. Andy White kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Bridges. Daniel Bridges knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Law. Billy Law heads the ball goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
40.24
1-0Callum McNeill threads a neat ball through to Billy Law. Billy Law tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stranraer appear unchanged since the first half. Ross County also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stranraer players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Ross County kick off the second half!
47.54
Gavin Elliott advances with the ball. Gavin Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Richard Gemmill collects the pass. Richard Gemmill edges inside the box! Richard Gemmill makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Gavin Mason gets down and covers it.
48.51
Rodrigo Nascimento kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Gough. Dominic Gough flicks a high pass forward. Scott Niven controls it well on his chest. Scott Niven whips in a cross ball towards Richard Gemmill. Richard Gemmill outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ross County!
61.03
Alec Hopkin comes in with a late challenge on Craig McGrory. The referee calls over Alec Hopkin and shows him a yellow card! Craig McGrory stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.46
Andy White makes a simple pass to Billy Law. Billy Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.02
Rodrigo Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Craig McGrory collects the pass. Craig McGrory threads a neat ball through to Paul Matteo. Paul Matteo flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Gemmill. Richard Gemmill looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.27
Alec Hopkin flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Bridges. Daniel Bridges shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
85.11
90.00
Craig McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Niven. Scott Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Mason who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
19.1%
47.1%
33.8%
Scorers
| Billy Law 40 Daniel Bridges 75 | Richard Gemmill 49, 67 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Richard Gemmill of Ross County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Gavin Mason (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Callum Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Carl Cope (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Scott Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Matt Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Neil McStay (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Andy White (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Alec Hopkin (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | Callum McNeill (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Daniel Bridges (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Billy Law (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Garry Morrison (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Billy Naysmith (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Callum Collins (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alec Hansen (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gavin Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Rodrigo Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ger Gronkjaer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dominic Gough (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Craig McGrory (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Paul Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Richard Gemmill (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Scott Niven (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Don Inglis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Carlo Strasser (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen Burley (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Luis Ribeiro (MID) | 0 | |