Match Report


Dundee UnitedDundee United     Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Garry WhiteG. White60
G
1
G
52Duncan McGroryD. McGrory
Manuele SignoriM. Signori67
D
2
D
57Lars FrieserL. Frieser
Steve GrayS. Gray65
D
3
D
52Stefan BierhoffS. Bierhoff
Leon HoenessL. Hoeness59
D
4
D
50David GreigD. Greig
Paul HutchisonP. Hutchison55
D
5
D
49Dominic MatteoD. Matteo
Youl Alidor DebecY. Debec73
M
6
M
60Billy ClelandB. Cleland
Callum ThomsonC. Thomson66
M
7
M
56Steffen ThielemannS. Thielemann
Stephen McCoistS. McCoist59
M
8
M
49Alex MccallA. Mccall
Kevin McallisterK. Mcallister50
M
captain9captain
A
65Neil BurleyN. Burley
Don NaysmithD. Naysmith73
A
10
A
54John MccallJ. Mccall
Gavin StrachanG. Strachan72
A
11
A
51Duncan CaldwellD. Caldwell
 
David NivenD. Niven57
A
12
G
51Callum MortonC. Morton
Bruno AntunesB. Antunes56
A
13
D
48Paul BremnerP. Bremner
Alex GlassA. Glass55
A
14
M
48John CaldwellJ. Caldwell

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 4,780 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Rae.


0.00
The whistle blows and Dundee United get the match underway!
3.07
Callum Thomson barges into Alex Mccall. Callum Thomson is warned by the referee! Alex Mccall grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
6.58
Callum Thomson kicks a strong pass forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks the ball forward to Gavin Strachan but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
9.41
Youl Alidor Debec flicks a high ball forward to Gavin Strachan who takes it down. Gavin Strachan cuts inside the box! Gavin Strachan cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.11
Billy Cleland decides to run forward with the ball. Billy Cleland tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
16.52
Steve Gray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Mcallister. Kevin Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
18.54
Manuele Signori hits a low pass to Kevin Mcallister. Kevin Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan shoots from long range but Duncan McGrory reads it well. Excellent save!
22.25
Alex Mccall kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.54
Youl Alidor Debec flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Strachan who brings the ball neatly under control. Gavin Strachan knocks in a cross ball towards Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.00
Paul Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Mcallister. Kevin Mcallister knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
36.41
Don Naysmith barges into Lars Frieser. The referee warns Don Naysmith to calm down! Lars Frieser hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.12
Kevin Mcallister makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
42.29
Steffen Thielemann advances with the ball. Steffen Thielemann shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Garry White.
43.45
Alex Mccall takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Lars Frieser strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.06
David Greig catches Gavin Strachan on the ankles. The referee calls over David Greig and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Hamilton Academical appear unchanged since the first half. The Hamilton Academical players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Hamilton Academical kick off and get the second half underway!
48.35
Stefan Bierhoff hits a low pass to Alex Mccall. Alex Mccall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
49.57
Dundee United are in full control of this game.
51.27
Alex Mccall makes a probing pass to Neil Burley. Neil Burley finds some space and shoots from distance. Garry White comfortably gets down and covers it.
54.11
Leon Hoeness pushes mid-way up the pitch. Leon Hoeness threads a neat ball through to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
55.11
Billy Cleland clumsily knocks into Stephen McCoist. The referee warns Billy Cleland to calm down! Stephen McCoist stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.42
Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with David Niven replacing Don Naysmith and Alex Glass replacing Paul Hutchison .
75.47
Callum Thomson barges into Steffen Thielemann. Callum Thomson is given another warning by the referee! Steffen Thielemann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.57
Hamilton Academical have made 3 substitutions with Callum Morton replacing David Greig, Paul Bremner replacing Billy Cleland and John Caldwell replacing John Mccall .
78.62
Callum Morton threads a neat ball through to Steffen Thielemann. Steffen Thielemann sees Duncan Caldwell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan Caldwell shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.02
Kevin Mcallister decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Mcallister shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
89.05
Youl Alidor Debec flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Strachan controls it well on his chest. Gavin Strachan shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
90.00
Kevin Mcallister plays the ball forward to David Niven. David Niven finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Dundee United

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

Possession
68.4%
31.6%
Play Area
22.4%
47.4%
30.3%

Scorers
Gavin Strachan 9
Don Naysmith 31

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Strachan of Dundee United

Match Ratings
1.Garry White (GK)
6
2.Manuele Signori (DEF)
6
3.Steve Gray (DEF)
6
4.Leon Hoeness (DEF)
7
5.Paul Hutchison (DEF)
6
6.Youl Alidor Debec (MID)
7
7.Callum Thomson (MID)
6
8.Stephen McCoist (MID)
6
9.Kevin Mcallister (MID)
7
10.Don Naysmith (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Gavin Strachan (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.David Niven (ATT)
6
13.Bruno Antunes (ATT)
0
14.Alex Glass (ATT)
6

1.Duncan McGrory (GK)
7
2.Lars Frieser (DEF)
6
3.Stefan Bierhoff (DEF)
6
4.David Greig (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Dominic Matteo (DEF)
6
6.Billy Cleland (MID)
6
7.Steffen Thielemann (MID)
6
8.Alex Mccall (MID)
6
9.Neil Burley (ATT)
6
10.John Mccall (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Caldwell (ATT)
6
 
12.Callum Morton (GK)
6
13.Paul Bremner (DEF)
6
14.John Caldwell (MID)
6