Match Report


Forfar AthleticForfar Athletic     MotherwellMotherwell
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
David HopkinD. Hopkin70
G
1
G
75Laurent MarquetL. Marquet
Garry GreigG. Greig68
D
2
D
70Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Alec ElliottA. Elliott68
D
3captain
D
67Andy BurleyA. Burley
Garry StrachanG. Strachan59
D
4
D
62Ricardo FernandezR. Fernandez
Dominic NaysmithD. Naysmith57
D
5
M
74Colin StandingC. Standing
Joao AlvesJ. Alves67
M
6
M
71Teddy OliverT. Oliver
Nicolas CalvoN. Calvo65
M
7
M
68Regis PratR. Prat
Ugo CutlerU. Cutler74
A
8
M
61Kieron WardK. Ward
Scott CampbellS. Campbell57
A
9
A
76Nigel NichollsN. Nicholls
Alec CollinsA. Collins52
A
10
A
63Giorgio MarinoG. Marino
Richard BremnerR. Bremner52
A
captain11
A
60Stuart LiddellS. Liddell
 
Alex MortonA. Morton62
G
12
G
63Fernando PintoF. Pinto
Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith60
M
13
D
61Daniel VieiraD. Vieira
Andy BoothA. Booth58
M
14
M
61Craig HopkinC. Hopkin

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Station Park where Forfar Athletic play host to Motherwell. A crowd of 15,940 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Forfar Athletic are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Motherwell appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Bremner.


0.00
Forfar Athletic kick off!
4.01
Nicolas Calvo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
8.55
Nicolas Calvo receives the ball from a throw-in from Joao Alves. With great vision, Nicolas Calvo plays the ball forward to Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner plays a one-two with Ugo Cutler and rushes in on goal... Richard Bremner cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
15.20
Kieron Ward threads the ball through to Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Strachan.
16.11
Teddy Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Nicholls controls it well on his chest. Nigel Nicholls shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
20.20
Dominic Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Joao Alves. Joao Alves knocks the ball forward to Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Richard Bremner provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Ricardo Fernandez.
21.13
Forfar Athletic are in full control of this game.
26.52
Dominic Naysmith hacks Teddy Oliver from behind! The referee calls over Dominic Naysmith and shows him a yellow card! Teddy Oliver runs off the knock.
28.08
Alec Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Calvo. Nicolas Calvo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Collins. Alec Collins shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
30.17
Nicolas Calvo threads the ball through to Scott Campbell. Scott Campbell shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
32.29
Regis Prat controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Liddell. Stuart Liddell finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
36.53
Kieron Ward knocks the ball forward to Giorgio Marino. Giorgio Marino plays a scrappy one-two with Stuart Liddell and advances towards the goal... Giorgio Marino cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.18
Garry Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Joao Alves. Joao Alves brings the ball forward. Joao Alves knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Collins. Alec Collins finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Forfar Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Motherwell also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Motherwell kick off!
48.17
Nicolas Calvo makes a probing pass to Ugo Cutler. Ugo Cutler shoots from long range. Solid save from Laurent Marquet. What a great pair of hands!
51.43
Nicolas Calvo threads the ball through to Scott Campbell. Scott Campbell plays a scrappy one-two with Ugo Cutler and advances towards the goal... Scott Campbell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
54.10
Dominic Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Calvo. Nicolas Calvo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner knocks in a cross ball towards Ugo Cutler. Ugo Cutler makes a looping header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
59.45
Alec Collins barges into Dominic Meiklejohn. The referee warns Alec Collins to calm down! Dominic Meiklejohn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.19
Regis Prat threads a neat ball through to Stuart Liddell. Stuart Liddell shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but David Hopkin effortlessly smothers it!
63.35
Nicolas Calvo clumsily knocks into Regis Prat. Nicolas Calvo is warned by the referee! Regis Prat stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.32
Colin Standing sees space and advances. Colin Standing knocks in a cross ball towards Giorgio Marino. Giorgio Marino is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
73.18
Andy Burley makes a probing pass to Regis Prat. Regis Prat brings the ball forward. Regis Prat shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
77.01
Joao Alves sees Richard Bremner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Bremner lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Cutler. Ugo Cutler beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
81.19
Teddy Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Nicholls holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nigel Nicholls tries a spectacular long range effort. David Hopkin easily gets down and covers it.
90.00
Regis Prat flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Liddell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Giorgio Marino. Giorgio Marino flicks the ball with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Garry Strachan. That should have been a goal!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Forfar Athletic

Motherwell
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.5%
51.5%
Play Area
31.8%
45.5%
22.7%

Scorers
Ugo Cutler 77
Giorgio Marino 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ugo Cutler of Forfar Athletic

Match Ratings
1.David Hopkin (GK)
7
2.Garry Greig (DEF)
6
3.Alec Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Garry Strachan (DEF)
6
5.Dominic Naysmith (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Joao Alves (MID)
7
7.Nicolas Calvo (MID)
7
8.Ugo Cutler (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Scott Campbell (ATT)
6
10.Alec Collins (ATT)
5
11.Richard Bremner (ATT)
8
 
12.Alex Morton (GK)
0
13.Paul Naysmith (MID)
0
14.Andy Booth (MID)
0

1.Laurent Marquet (GK)
7
2.Dominic Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3.Andy Burley (DEF)
6
4.Ricardo Fernandez (DEF)
6
5.Colin Standing (MID)
7
6.Teddy Oliver (MID)
7
7.Regis Prat (MID)
8
8.Kieron Ward (MID)
6
9.Nigel Nicholls (ATT)
6
10.Giorgio Marino (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Stuart Liddell (ATT)
6
 
12.Fernando Pinto (GK)
0
13.Daniel Vieira (DEF)
0
14.Craig Hopkin (MID)
0