Match Report


Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic     CowdenbeathCowdenbeath
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Matt LawM. Law63
G
captain1
G
43Don BremnerD. Bremner
Duncan LawD. Law65
D
2
D
58Andy WhiteA. White
Gavin BradyG. Brady55
D
3
D
44Garry GlassG. Glass
Stephen MccallS. Mccall48
D
4
D
44Alec FergusonA. Ferguson
Nicolas WielandN. Wieland60
M
5
D
43Dominic HendersonD. Henderson
Youl El KhebirY. El Khebir56
M
6
M
43Stephen HendryS. Hendry
Alec MorrisonA. Morrison54
M
7captain
M
40Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn
Andy InglisA. Inglis43
M
8
M
38Matt GallacherM. Gallacher
Craig CampbellC. Campbell68
A
9
A
61Matt LawM. Law
Gavin MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn49
A
10
A
48Duncan BurleyD. Burley
David StrachanD. Strachan47
A
11
A
42Garry BoothG. Booth
 
Gary NivenG. Niven49
G
12
A
39Dominic StrachanD. Strachan
Rodrigo OliveiraR. Oliveira45
D
13
G
38Garry DavidsonG. Davidson
Duncan CollinsD. Collins42
A
14
M
38Alex RitchieA. Ritchie

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Cowdenbeath. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cowdenbeath appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Rae.


0.00
Alloa Athletic kick off the first half!
2.37
Duncan Law flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Morrison. Alec Morrison flicks a high pass forward. David Strachan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Meiklejohn but the linesman indicates offside!
3.02
Stephen Mccall kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Inglis. Andy Inglis flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Meiklejohn who brings the ball under control. Gavin Meiklejohn threads the ball through to David Strachan but he's offside!
6.42
Stephen Mccall chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Wieland. Nicolas Wieland threads the ball through to Craig Campbell. Craig Campbell plays a one-two with Gavin Meiklejohn and rushes in on goal... Craig Campbell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Don Bremner is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
10.33
Alec Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Alex Meiklejohn controls it well on his chest. Alex Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Law. Matt Law plays a scrappy one-two with Garry Booth and advances towards the goal... Matt Law takes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.17
Alex Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Booth. Garry Booth knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
14.58
Matt Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Law. Matt Law knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but slams it into the crowd!
16.07
Without breaking stride, Youl El Khebir plays the ball forward to Craig Campbell. Craig Campbell puts a great ball through but David Strachan is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
18.14
Matt Gallacher makes an attacking run forward. Matt Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.13
Youl El Khebir chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.52
Stephen Hendry comes in with a late challenge on Alec Morrison. Stephen Hendry is warned by the referee! Alec Morrison stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.31
Alex Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Burley collects the pass. Duncan Burley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
27.07
Andy Inglis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Strachan. David Strachan knocks the ball forward, putting Craig Campbell through on goal. Craig Campbell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.50
Alec Morrison makes a beautiful solo run. Alec Morrison runs straight at the defence! Alec Morrison cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
36.38
Garry Glass hits a low pass to Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Booth. Garry Booth shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
38.23
Alec Ferguson comes in with a late challenge on Alec Morrison. The referee calls over Alec Ferguson and warns him to calm down! Alec Morrison runs off the knock.
42.56
Matt Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Matt Law collects the pass. Matt Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Matt Gallacher sees Garry Booth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garry Booth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Law.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Cowdenbeath also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cowdenbeath players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Cowdenbeath kick off!
48.37
Garry Glass threads a neat ball through to Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Booth. Garry Booth flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.38
Alec Ferguson laces a weighted ball forward to Stephen Hendry. Stephen Hendry advances with the ball. Stephen Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but slams it into the crowd!
57.13
Stephen Hendry plays the ball forward to Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
59.17
Duncan Law clumsily knocks into Duncan Burley. The referee warns Duncan Law to calm down! Duncan Burley runs off the knock.
60.55
Cowdenbeath appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
66.25
Youl El Khebir flicks a high pass forward. Craig Campbell controls it well on his chest. Craig Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
73.11
Alec Ferguson hacks Craig Campbell from behind! The referee warns Alec Ferguson again to calm down! Craig Campbell runs off the knock.
89.57
Andy Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Meiklejohn collects the pass. Gavin Meiklejohn skips past Alec Ferguson! Gavin Meiklejohn cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
Showing composure, Garry Glass picks a pass forward to Matt Gallacher. Matt Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Booth. Garry Booth shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Alloa Athletic

Cowdenbeath
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.9%
51.1%
Play Area
27.3%
42%
30.7%

Scorers
Craig Campbell 6, 27
Garry Booth 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Campbell of Alloa Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Matt Law (GK)
6
2.Duncan Law (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Brady (DEF)
7
4.Stephen Mccall (DEF)
7
5.Nicolas Wieland (MID)
6
6.Youl El Khebir (MID)
6
7.Alec Morrison (MID)
7
8.Andy Inglis (MID)
6
9.Craig Campbell (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Gavin Meiklejohn (ATT)
7
11.David Strachan (ATT)
7
 
12.Gary Niven (GK)
0
13.Rodrigo Oliveira (DEF)
0
14.Duncan Collins (ATT)
0

1.Don Bremner (GK)
6
2.Andy White (DEF)
6
3.Garry Glass (DEF)
7
4.Alec Ferguson (DEF)
6
5.Dominic Henderson (DEF)
6
6.Stephen Hendry (MID)
6
7.Alex Meiklejohn (MID)
7
8.Matt Gallacher (MID)
7
9.Matt Law (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Burley (ATT)
7
11.Garry Booth (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Dominic Strachan (ATT)
0
13.Garry Davidson (GK)
0
14.Alex Ritchie (MID)
0