Match Report


Elgin CityElgin City     StenhousemuirStenhousemuir
Maikel De VriesMaikel De Vries Computer Player Computer Player
David TelferD. Telfer36
G
1
G
55Don LawD. Law
Stuart ElliottS. Elliott41
D
2captain
D
58Duncan SounessD. Souness
Craig SullivanC. Sullivan42
D
3
D
58Don GemmillD. Gemmill
Paul McGroryP. McGrory36
D
captain4
D
57Martin SeibertM. Seibert
Billy MeiklejohnB. Meiklejohn35
D
5
D
56Colin DickovC. Dickov
Garry TelferG. Telfer35
M
6
D
56Kevin GemmillK. Gemmill
John HendersonJ. Henderson35
M
7
M
53Stuart BoothS. Booth
Garry McallisterG. Mcallister37
M
8
M
49Oscar AndresO. Andres
Callum DavidsonC. Davidson47
A
9
M
44David ClelandD. Cleland
Matt NivenM. Niven40
A
10
A
56Gavin JohnstoneG. Johnstone
Neil HendersonN. Henderson49
A
11
A
56Paul RitchieP. Ritchie
 
Scott ClelandS. Cleland47
D
12
A
53Micka‘l BenkouarM. Benkouar
Andy WhiteA. White36
M
13
D
53Noah OuindiN. Ouindi
Kevin BremnerK. Bremner37
A
14
D
45Stuart HutchisonS. Hutchison

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Borough Briggs where Elgin City play host to Stenhousemuir. A crowd of 2,822 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Elgin City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stenhousemuir appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Mccall.


0.00
Stenhousemuir start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.03
Colin Dickov hacks Garry Telfer from behind! The referee calls over Colin Dickov and shows him a yellow card! Garry Telfer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.55
Duncan Souness picks a pass forward to Oscar Andres. Oscar Andres knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
8.14
Stuart Booth makes an attacking run forward. Stuart Booth threads a neat, attacking ball through to Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.19
Stuart Booth plays the ball forward to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone skips past Stuart Elliott! Some silky footwork from Gavin Johnstone provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
22.24
Paul McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Garry Telfer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garry Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Matt Niven controls it well on his chest. Matt Niven whips in a cross ball towards Neil Henderson. Neil Henderson directs the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
24.46
Colin Dickov knocks the ball forward to Oscar Andres. Oscar Andres sees Paul Ritchie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Ritchie shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
28.31
Craig Sullivan pushes up the pitch. Craig Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Callum Davidson. Callum Davidson plays a scrappy one-two with Matt Niven and stumbles forward towards the goal... Callum Davidson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Don Law manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Elgin City appear unchanged since the first half. Stenhousemuir also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Elgin City start the second half!
48.23
Stuart Booth flicks a high ball forward to Paul Ritchie who takes it down. Paul Ritchie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
53.11
John Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Matt Niven collects the pass. Matt Niven tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.57
Garry Mcallister flicks a high pass forward to Callum Davidson who brings the ball under control. Callum Davidson cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Callum Davidson provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
60.41
Stenhousemuir have made a substitution with Noah Ouindi replacing David Cleland and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
61.42
John Henderson runs straight at the opposition's defence. John Henderson threads a neat ball through to Neil Henderson. Neil Henderson tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.27
Oscar Andres threads the ball through to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.08
Oscar Andres makes a simple pass to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone skips past Paul McGrory! Gavin Johnstone side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
77.53
Stuart Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Telfer who gathers it comfortably.
78.12
Stuart Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but David Telfer manages to gather it.
83.27
Garry Mcallister deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum Davidson. Callum Davidson shoots from 25 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Don Law with no chance!! Goal for Elgin City!
87.02
Oscar Andres threads a neat ball through to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
89.23
Oscar Andres barges into Garry Telfer. Oscar Andres is shown the yellow card! Garry Telfer runs off the knock.
90.00
Craig Sullivan knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Callum Davidson controls it well on his chest. Callum Davidson shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Elgin City

Stenhousemuir
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
29.3%
50.7%
20%

Scorers
Callum Davidson 83
Paul Ritchie 8, 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Ritchie of Stenhousemuir

Match Ratings
1.David Telfer (GK)
6
2.Stuart Elliott (DEF)
6
3.Craig Sullivan (DEF)
7
4.Paul McGrory (DEF)
6
5.Billy Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
6.Garry Telfer (MID)
6
7.John Henderson (MID)
6
8.Garry Mcallister (MID)
7
9.Callum Davidson (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Matt Niven (ATT)
6
11.Neil Henderson (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Cleland (DEF)
0
13.Andy White (MID)
0
14.Kevin Bremner (ATT)
0

1.Don Law (GK)
6
2.Duncan Souness (DEF)
6
3.Don Gemmill (DEF)
6
4.Martin Seibert (DEF)
6
5.Colin Dickov (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Kevin Gemmill (DEF)
6
7.Stuart Booth (MID)
8
8.Oscar Andres (MID)yellow card
7
9.David Cleland (MID)
6
10.Gavin Johnstone (ATT)
7
11.Paul Ritchie (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Micka‘l Benkouar (ATT)
0
13.Noah Ouindi (DEF)
6
14.Stuart Hutchison (DEF)
0