Match Report
| Elgin City | Elgin City |  |  | Arbroath | Arbroath | ||||||||||||||||
| Maikel De Vries | Maikel De Vries | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Telfer | D. Telfer |  | 36 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 68 |  | Des Plowright | D. Plowright | ||||||||
| Stuart Elliott | S. Elliott | | 41 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Fernando Jesus | F. Jesus | |||||||||
| Craig Sullivan | C. Sullivan | | 42 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Stephen Cooper | S. Cooper | |||||||||
| Andy Mckinlay | A. Mckinlay | | 36 | D | | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Andy Mason | A. Mason | ||||||||
| Billy Meiklejohn | B. Meiklejohn | | 35 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | David McGrory | D. McGrory | |||||||||
| Garry Telfer | G. Telfer | | 35 | M | | 6 | | D | 42 | | Kevin Mason | K. Mason | |||||||||
| John Henderson | J. Henderson | | 35 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Alec Mccall | A. Mccall | |||||||||
| Garry Mcallister | G. Mcallister | | 37 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 |  | Luca Borgobello | L. Borgobello | |||||||||
| Callum Davidson | C. Davidson | | 47 | A | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Neil Thomson | N. Thomson | |||||||||
| Matt Niven | M. Niven | | 40 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Shaun Vassell | S. Vassell | |||||||||
| Edgar Monteiro | E. Monteiro | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Paul James | P. James | |||||||||
| Scott Cleland | S. Cleland | | 47 | D | | 12 | | M | 59 | | David Sousa | D. Sousa | |||||||||
| Gavin Mcinnes | G. Mcinnes | | 35 | M | | 13 | | M | 57 | | Gary Hopkin | G. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Neil Henderson | N. Henderson | | 49 | A | | 14 | | G | 57 | | Stuart Rae | S. Rae | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Green Towers Spa |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Borough Briggs where Elgin City play Arbroath in this friendly game. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Elgin City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Elgin City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
0.00
0-0Arbroath kick off and get the match underway!
2.47
0-0Luca Borgobello flicks a high ball forward to Shaun Vassell who takes it down. Shaun Vassell shoots from long range. Solid save from David Telfer.
3.09
0-0Alec Mccall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul James. Paul James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.49
0-0Luca Borgobello decides to run forward with the ball. Luca Borgobello lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.51
0-0Luca Borgobello decides to run forward with the ball. Luca Borgobello knocks the ball forward to Paul James but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.50
Alec Mccall knocks the ball forward to Paul James. Paul James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.12
Luca Borgobello flicks a high pass forward. Paul James collects the pass. Paul James knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Mckinlay.
26.55
Andy Mckinlay threads the ball through to John Henderson. John Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Callum Davidson collects the pass. Callum Davidson finds some space and shoots from distance. Des Plowright gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
30.01
John Henderson surges forward with the ball. John Henderson passes the ball forward but Edgar Monteiro is offside!
32.51
David McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luca Borgobello. Luca Borgobello hits a low pass to Paul James. Paul James sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
33.33
Luca Borgobello controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Meiklejohn.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Elgin City appear unchanged since the first half. Arbroath also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Elgin City kicking off!
47.29
0-0Luca Borgobello comes in with a late challenge on John Henderson. Luca Borgobello is given a warning by the referee! John Henderson runs off the knock.
51.23
John Henderson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Monteiro. Edgar Monteiro makes a pass forward but Matt Niven makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
57.29
Billy Meiklejohn barges into Shaun Vassell. The referee calls over Billy Meiklejohn and warns him to calm down! Shaun Vassell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.02
Craig Sullivan 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. Callum Davidson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Callum Davidson shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
60.07
0-0Arbroath have made a substitution with David Sousa replacing Fernando Jesus .
63.27
Alec Mccall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul James. Paul James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.51
Luca Borgobello makes a probing pass to Paul James. Paul James whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Vassell. Shaun Vassell directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
73.53
Garry Telfer sees Callum Davidson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Davidson lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Niven. Matt Niven whips the ball goalwards with his head. Des Plowright gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
75.43
0-0Shaun Vassell comes in with a late challenge on Andy Mckinlay. Shaun Vassell is shown the yellow card! Andy Mckinlay runs off the knock.
77.46
Arbroath have made 2 substitutions with Stuart Rae replacing Luca Borgobello and Gary Hopkin replacing Andy Mason .
78.50
Garry Telfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Davidson. Callum Davidson shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
79.25
Alec Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Shaun Vassell collects the pass. Shaun Vassell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Sullivan.
83.42
0-0John Henderson makes a simple pass to Edgar Monteiro. Edgar Monteiro runs straight at the defence! Gary Hopkin hacks Edgar Monteiro from behind! Edgar Monteiro appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
89.36
Kevin Mason breaks forward. Kevin Mason knocks the ball forward to Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Mckinlay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
26.4%
45.8%
27.8%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Luca Borgobello of Arbroath |
Match Ratings
| 1. | David Telfer (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Stuart Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Craig Sullivan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andy Mckinlay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Billy Meiklejohn (DEF) | 5 | |
| 6. | Garry Telfer (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | John Henderson (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Garry Mcallister (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Callum Davidson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Matt Niven (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Edgar Monteiro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Scott Cleland (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin Mcinnes (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Neil Henderson (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Des Plowright (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Fernando Jesus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen Cooper (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andy Mason (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | David McGrory (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kevin Mason (DEF) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alec Mccall (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Luca Borgobello (MID) | 9 | |
| 9. | Neil Thomson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Shaun Vassell (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 11. | Paul James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Sousa (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gary Hopkin (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Stuart Rae (GK) | 6 | |