Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Balmoor Stadium where Peterhead play host to Raith Rovers. A crowd of 2,439 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Peterhead are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Raith Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt McNeill.


0.00
Raith Rovers kick off and get the match underway!
4.06
Colin Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov threads a neat ball through to Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer whips in a cross ball towards Stephen James. Stephen James makes a deft header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.19
Alex Inglis chips the ball to his team mate, John Naysmith. John Naysmith shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
8.06
Neil Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Alex Inglis collects the pass. Alex Inglis plays the ball forward to John Naysmith. John Naysmith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Elliott.
10.06
Alex Inglis hacks Don Davidson from behind! Alex Inglis is given a warning by the referee! Don Davidson runs off the knock.
12.18
Dominic Burley passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Stephen James. Stephen James finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.49
Raith Rovers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
16.10
Colin Hendry hits a low pass to Matt Dickov. With vision, Matt Dickov plays the ball forward to Billy Hansen. Billy Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.02
Richard Elliott makes a probing pass to Dominic Ritchie. With wonderful imagination, Dominic Ritchie plays the ball forward to Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall cuts inside the box! Gary Mccall shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
24.19
Dominic Ritchie threads a neat ball through to Craig Burley. Craig Burley advances inside the box! Craig Burley muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
32.06
Neil Meiklejohn brings the ball forward. Neil Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Billy Hansen. Billy Hansen shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
33.12
David Naysmith hits a long diagonal ball forward. Gary Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Hendry.
34.41
Don Davidson flicks a high pass forward to Gary Campbell who brings the ball under control. Gary Campbell finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.51
Colin Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov knocks the ball forward to John Naysmith. John Naysmith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Naysmith.
38.41
Tomas Fernandes sees a break and surges forward. Tomas Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.01
Richard Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Don Davidson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Don Davidson flicks a high pass forward. Gary Mccall controls it well on his chest. Gary Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Hopkin who gathers it comfortably.
44.06
Dominic Ritchie comes in with a late challenge on Alex Inglis. Dominic Ritchie is given a warning by the referee! Alex Inglis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Richard Elliott hacks Stephen James from behind! The referee calls over Richard Elliott and warns him to calm down! Stephen James carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Peterhead have changed their lineup with Stephen Dickov replacing David Naysmith and David Mccall replacing Gary Campbell. Raith Rovers appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Peterhead start the second half!
47.54
Billy Hansen comes in with a late challenge on Neil Morrison. Billy Hansen is given a warning by the referee! Neil Morrison carries on, but is struggling a bit.
48.28
Neil Morrison threads a neat ball through to Dominic Ritchie. Seeing a gap ahead, Dominic Ritchie picks a pass forward to Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
53.19
Dominic Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Burley. Craig Burley lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
54.55
Gary Telfer catches Stephen Dickov on the ankles. Gary Telfer is given a warning by the referee! Stephen Dickov stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.50
Neil Morrison sees Tomas Fernandes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomas Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Craig Burley collects the pass. Craig Burley makes a pass forward but Gary Mccall is yards offside!
60.14
Peterhead have made a substitution with John Hopkin replacing Alec Rae .
61.18
Neil Meiklejohn breaks forward. Neil Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Stephen James holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen James controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.50
Tomas Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall passes the ball forward but David Mccall is offside!
66.10
Richard Elliott clumsily knocks into Billy Hansen. Richard Elliott is warned by the referee again! Billy Hansen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.18
Neil Morrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Davidson. Don Davidson sees a break and surges forward. Don Davidson knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Burley. Craig Burley makes a looping header on goal but somehow Callum Hopkin manages to keep it out.
71.48
Alex Inglis clumsily knocks into Don Davidson. The referee brings Alex Inglis to one side and gives him another warning! Don Davidson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.45
Colin Hendry threads a neat ball through to Alex Inglis. Alex Inglis flicks a high ball forward to Stephen James who takes it down. Stephen James shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
77.58
Alex Inglis plays the ball forward to Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Hansen. Billy Hansen rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
78.53
Colin Hendry pushes up the pitch. Colin Hendry flicks a high pass forward. John Naysmith controls it well on his chest. John Naysmith makes a defence splitting pass to Stephen James. Stephen James comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
79.23
Don Davidson makes a beautiful solo run. Don Davidson knocks the ball forward to Gary Mccall but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
83.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Alex Inglis plays the ball forward to Billy Hansen. Billy Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.44
Don Davidson passes the ball forward to Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall runs straight at the defence! Gary Mccall makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
89.52
Alex Inglis flicks a high ball forward to John Naysmith who takes it down. John Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Neil Morrison barges into Stephen James. The referee warns Neil Morrison to calm down! Stephen James runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
5
9
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
4
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
30.6%
41.2%
28.2%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary Mccall of Peterhead

Match Ratings
1.Alec Rae (GK)
6
2.Richard Elliott (DEF)
6
3.Neil Morrison (DEF)
6
4.David Naysmith (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Gallacher (DEF)
6
6.Don Davidson (MID)
9
7.Tomas Fernandes (MID)
7
8.Dominic Ritchie (MID)
6
9.Craig Burley (ATT)
7
10.Gary Mccall (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Gary Campbell (ATT)
6
 
12.John Hopkin (GK)
6
13.Stephen Dickov (GK)
6
14.David Mccall (MID)
6

1.Callum Hopkin (GK)
6
2.Paul Gemmell (DEF)
6
3.Neil Meiklejohn (DEF)
7
4.Colin Hendry (DEF)
7
5.Dominic Burley (MID)
6
6.Matt Dickov (MID)
6
7.Alex Inglis (MID)
7
8.Billy Hansen (MID)
5
9.Gary Telfer (ATT)
6
10.John Naysmith (ATT)
6
11.Stephen James (ATT)
6
 
12.Callum Glass (GK)
0
13.Billy Hutchison (GK)
0
14.Garry Naysmith (GK)
0