Match Report
| Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers |  |  | Montrose | Montrose | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Callum Hopkin | C. Hopkin |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 |  | Jacob Makin | J. Makin | |||||||||
| Paul Gemmell | P. Gemmell | | 43 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | John James | J. James | |||||||||
| Neil Meiklejohn | N. Meiklejohn | | 42 | D | | 3 | | D | 44 | | Billy Morton | B. Morton | |||||||||
| Colin Hendry | C. Hendry | | 36 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Stephen Hopkin | S. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Dominic Burley | D. Burley | | 49 | M | | 5 | | M | 47 | | Stuart Brady | S. Brady | |||||||||
| Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 46 | | Stuart Greig | S. Greig | |||||||||
| Alex Inglis | A. Inglis | | 40 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 45 | | Stephen Mcallister | S. Mcallister | ||||||||
| Billy Hansen | B. Hansen | | 39 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Paul Telfer | P. Telfer | |||||||||
| Gary Telfer | G. Telfer | | 48 | A | | | 9 | | A | 56 | | Gary Hansen | G. Hansen | ||||||||
| John Naysmith | J. Naysmith | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 44 | | David Mason | D. Mason | |||||||||
| Stephen James | S. James | | 38 | A | | 11 | | A | 41 | | David Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Callum Glass | C. Glass | | 46 | G | | 12 | | D | 42 | | Duncan Booth | D. Booth | |||||||||
| Billy Hutchison | B. Hutchison | | 44 | G | | 13 | | M | 41 | | Alex Inglis | A. Inglis | |||||||||
| Garry Naysmith | G. Naysmith | | 41 | G | | 14 | | A | 40 | | Gavin Inglis | G. Inglis | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Montrose. A crowd of 2,499 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Raith Rovers and Montrose are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Rae.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Raith Rovers and Montrose are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Rae.
0.00
0-0Raith Rovers kick off!
2.35
0-0Matt Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
3.20
John James flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Greig controls it well on his chest. Stuart Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Mason. David Mason controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
4.20
0-0Matt Dickov threads a neat ball through to John Naysmith. John Naysmith knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Stephen James is offside!
8.20
0-0Billy Morton makes a simple pass to Paul Telfer. Paul Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Caldwell. David Caldwell shoots from long range. Callum Hopkin gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
10.22
0-1Stephen Mcallister knocks the ball to his team mate, David Caldwell. David Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards David Mason. David Mason is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Montrose!
15.41
0-1Raith Rovers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
15.41
0-1Stephen Hopkin knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Mcallister. Stephen Mcallister makes a simple pass to David Mason. David Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Gemmell.
16.15
John James threads a neat ball through to Stuart Brady. Stuart Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards David Mason. David Mason beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Callum Hopkin!
22.28
Stuart Greig threads a neat ball through to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen whips in a cross ball towards David Caldwell. David Caldwell beats his man to it with a header his aim is horrendously poor!
27.45
Stephen Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Brady. Stuart Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, David Caldwell. David Caldwell plays a one-two with Gary Hansen and advances towards the goal... David Caldwell tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
32.26
Alex Inglis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Naysmith. John Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Hansen. Billy Hansen connects with a diving header but slams it into the crowd!
40.31
Dominic Burley makes a strong solo run forward. Dominic Burley sees Gary Telfer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Telfer shoots from 25 yards but Jacob Makin is on top of it.
42.34
Stuart Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, David Caldwell. David Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards Gary Hansen. With a superhuman jump, Gary Hansen connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Raith Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Montrose also appear unchanged since the first half. The Raith Rovers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Montrose kick off the second half!
47.53
Neil Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Alex Inglis. Alex Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Stephen James controls it well on his chest. Stephen James shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
53.47
0-2Neil Meiklejohn barges into Gary Hansen. The referee warns Neil Meiklejohn to calm down! Gary Hansen runs off the knock.
54.24
John James chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Brady. Seeing a gap ahead, Stuart Brady plays the ball forward to David Mason. David Mason shoots from 20 yards. The keeper, Callum Hopkin, sees it late!! Goal for Montrose!
57.43
Colin Hendry flicks a high ball forward to Alex Inglis who takes it down. Alex Inglis threads the ball through to Billy Hansen. Billy Hansen shoots from distance. Billy Hansen scores for Raith Rovers!!
61.56
Paul Gemmell sees a break and surges forward. Paul Gemmell flicks a high pass forward to Billy Hansen who brings the ball under control. Billy Hansen tries a spectacular long range effort. Jacob Makin gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
67.20
Alex Inglis flicks a high ball forward to John Naysmith who takes it down. John Naysmith shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.40
Stuart Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Mason. David Mason lofts in a cross ball towards David Caldwell. David Caldwell outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies wide!
72.01
Matt Dickov passes the ball forward to Stephen James. Stephen James lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Hansen. Billy Hansen whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
75.32
Billy Morton sees Stuart Greig in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Greig hits a low pass to David Caldwell. David Caldwell cuts inside the box! David Caldwell tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.32
2-4Montrose have made 3 substitutions with Duncan Booth replacing John James, Alex Inglis replacing David Mason and Gavin Inglis replacing Gary Hansen .
79.10
Colin Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Inglis. Alex Inglis knocks the ball forward to Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.52
Paul Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Alex Inglis controls it well on his chest. Alex Inglis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.28
Stephen Mcallister hits a low pass to Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.09
2-4Colin Hendry threads a neat ball through to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov brings the ball forward. Matt Dickov whips in a cross ball towards Billy Hansen. Billy Hansen outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball is well placed but Billy Morton blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
90.00
Alex Inglis brings the ball forward. Alex Inglis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
34.2%
40.5%
25.3%
Scorers
| Billy Hansen 57, 72 | David Mason 10, 54 Gary Hansen 42 David Caldwell 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to David Mason of Montrose |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Callum Hopkin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paul Gemmell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Neil Meiklejohn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Colin Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dominic Burley (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Matt Dickov (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alex Inglis (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Billy Hansen (MID) |  | 8 |
| 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 | |
| 1. | Jacob Makin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | John James (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Billy Morton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stephen Hopkin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stuart Brady (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Stuart Greig (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Stephen Mcallister (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Paul Telfer (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gary Hansen (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | David Mason (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | David Caldwell (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Duncan Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alex Inglis (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gavin Inglis (ATT) | 6 | |