Match Report


PeterheadPeterhead     StenhousemuirStenhousemuir
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alec RaeA. Rae55
G
1
G
55Don LawD. Law
Richard ElliottR. Elliott50
D
2captain
D
58Duncan SounessD. Souness
Neil MorrisonN. Morrison50
D
captain3
D
58Don GemmillD. Gemmill
David NaysmithD. Naysmith43
D
4
D
57Martin SeibertM. Seibert
Stuart GallacherS. Gallacher39
D
5
D
56Colin DickovC. Dickov
Don DavidsonD. Davidson56
M
6
D
56Kevin GemmillK. Gemmill
Tomas FernandesT. Fernandes53
M
7
M
53Stuart BoothS. Booth
Dominic YoungD. Young44
M
8
M
49Oscar AndresO. Andres
Craig BurleyC. Burley42
A
9
M
44David ClelandD. Cleland
Gary MccallG. Mccall40
A
10
A
56Gavin JohnstoneG. Johnstone
Gary CampbellG. Campbell37
A
11
A
56Paul RitchieP. Ritchie
 
Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie43
M
12
A
53Micka‘l BenkouarM. Benkouar
John HopkinJ. Hopkin40
G
13
D
53Noah OuindiN. Ouindi
Stephen DickovS. Dickov40
G
14
D
45Stuart HutchisonS. Hutchison

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Balmoor Stadium where Peterhead play host to Stenhousemuir. A crowd of 2,966 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Peterhead are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stenhousemuir appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Morton.


0.00
Peterhead start the match!
2.30
Neil Morrison threads a neat ball through to Don Davidson. Don Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Burley. Craig Burley lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
3.27
David Cleland flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Johnstone who brings the ball under control. Gavin Johnstone threads the ball through into the box. Paul Ritchie shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
6.33
Tomas Fernandes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
14.42
Don Gemmill darts forward. Don Gemmill makes a probing pass to Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.42
David Cleland changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Cleland shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.41
Oscar Andres catches Tomas Fernandes on the ankles. Oscar Andres is warned by the referee! Tomas Fernandes stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.35
Oscar Andres threads the ball through to Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
24.51
Stuart Booth hacks Dominic Young from behind! Stuart Booth is given a warning by the referee! Dominic Young runs off the knock.
26.15
Oscar Andres flicks a high ball forward to Paul Ritchie who takes it down. Paul Ritchie shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Alec Rae had no chance!! Goal for Stenhousemuir!
42.23
Dominic Young catches Stuart Booth on the ankles. The referee brings Dominic Young to one side and gives him a warning! Stuart Booth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.19
Don Davidson passes the ball forward to Craig Burley. Craig Burley knocks the ball forward to Gary Mccall but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Gary Mccall comes in with a late challenge on Colin Dickov. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Colin Dickov hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Peterhead have changed their lineup with John Hopkin replacing David Naysmith and Stephen Dickov replacing Gary Campbell. Stenhousemuir appear unchanged since the first half. The Peterhead players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Stenhousemuir start the second half!
48.55
Oscar Andres knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
49.58
Tomas Fernandes makes an attacking run forward. Tomas Fernandes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.19
Stuart Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Elliott.
53.07
Oscar Andres makes an attacking run forward. Oscar Andres plays a quick one-two with Paul Ritchie and rushes in on goal... Oscar Andres cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
60.13
Peterhead have made a substitution with Dominic Ritchie replacing Alec Rae .Stenhousemuir have made a substitution with Noah Ouindi replacing David Cleland and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
65.01
Tomas Fernandes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tomas Fernandes skips past Colin Dickov! Tomas Fernandes takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.08
Duncan Souness flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Andres controls it well on his chest. Oscar Andres knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie plays a quick one-two with Gavin Johnstone and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Paul Ritchie provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
83.44
Dominic Young knocks the ball forward to Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall makes a probing pass between the defence to Stephen Dickov. Some silky footwork from Stephen Dickov provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
85.23
Don Gemmill sees space and advances. Don Gemmill threads the ball through to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.31
Kevin Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Paul Ritchie provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paul Ritchie! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
90.00
Stuart Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Dominic Ritchie manages to gather it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Peterhead

Stenhousemuir
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
31.2%
46.8%
22.1%

Scorers
Tomas Fernandes 65
Gavin Johnstone 14
Paul Ritchie 26, 72, 87

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

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)
6
7.Tomas Fernandes (MID)goal scored
8
8.Dominic Young (MID)
6
9.Craig Burley (ATT)
6
10.Gary Mccall (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Gary Campbell (ATT)
6
 
12.Dominic Ritchie (MID)
6
13.John Hopkin (GK)
6
14.Stephen Dickov (GK)
6

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