Match Report


Elgin CityElgin City     ArbroathArbroath
Maikel De VriesMaikel De Vries Computer Player Computer Player
Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher44
G
1
G
45Matt GemmillM. Gemmill
Alex CampbellA. Campbell47
D
2
D
54Scott DalglishS. Dalglish
Alex McallisterA. Mcallister39
D
3captain
D
50Callum MasonC. Mason
Garry HendryG. Hendry36
D
4
D
46Andy McallisterA. Mcallister
Duncan SullivanD. Sullivan48
D
5
M
51Colin MortonC. Morton
Billy WhiteB. White34
M
6
M
42Richard GallacherR. Gallacher
Scott JohnstoneS. Johnstone35
M
7
M
42Kaci MarsigliaK. Marsiglia
Richard BremnerR. Bremner36
M
8
M
39Paul HendryP. Hendry
Nigel AndrewsN. Andrews33
M
captain9
M
35David LiddellD. Liddell
Duncan HendersonD. Henderson35
M
10
A
48Matt McinnesM. Mcinnes
Scott McNeillS. McNeill46
A
11
A
40Stephen TelferS. Telfer
 
Gary MasonG. Mason40
D
12
D
45Dominic YoungD. Young
Sebastiao FariaS. Faria36
M
13
D
44Dominic MasonD. Mason
Matt SullivanM. Sullivan37
A
14
G
42Craig HendryC. Hendry

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Borough Briggs where Elgin City play host to Arbroath. A crowd of 2,673 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Elgin City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Brady.


0.00
Elgin City kick off the first half!
8.45
Richard Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.12
Richard Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Sullivan.
16.38
Billy White sees Duncan Henderson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan Henderson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Matt Gemmill comfortably smothers it!
26.37
Callum Mason threads a neat ball through to Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Telfer. Stephen Telfer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
27.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Richard Bremner plays the ball forward to Nigel Andrews. Nigel Andrews plays a scrappy one-two with Scott McNeill and advances towards the goal... Nigel Andrews tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
32.30
Elgin City have made 2 substitutions with Sebastiao Faria replacing Billy White and Matt Sullivan replacing Duncan Henderson .
33.36
Colin Morton sees Matt Mcinnes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Mcinnes shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.26
Richard Gallacher makes a beautiful solo run. Richard Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Matt Mcinnes controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Matt Mcinnes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
44.30
Colin Morton flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Telfer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Telfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Scott Johnstone hits a low pass to Nigel Andrews. Nigel Andrews sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Elgin City have changed their lineup with Gary Mason replacing Duncan Sullivan. Arbroath appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Arbroath kick off!
47.27
Callum Mason pushes up the pitch. Callum Mason flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Telfer who takes it down. Stephen Telfer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Hendry.
49.06
Without breaking stride, Paul Hendry plays the ball forward to Stephen Telfer. Stephen Telfer whips in a cross ball towards Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
55.33
Richard Gallacher makes a probing pass to Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.34
Richard Gallacher hits a low pass to Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Telfer. Stephen Telfer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
60.43
Arbroath have made a substitution with Dominic Mason replacing David Liddell .
66.34
Sebastiao Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Andrews. Nigel Andrews sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
71.42
Gary Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Johnstone. Scott Johnstone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Sullivan. Matt Sullivan shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.25
Dominic Mason knocks the ball forward to Stephen Telfer. Stephen Telfer plays a one-two with Matt Mcinnes and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Stephen Telfer provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.52
Paul Hendry makes a probing pass to Stephen Telfer. Stephen Telfer rushes past Alex Mcallister! Stephen Telfer comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.52
Arbroath have made a substitution with Dominic Young replacing Callum Mason .
78.16
Alex Mcallister surges forward with the ball. Alex Mcallister makes a simple pass to Matt Sullivan. Matt Sullivan shoots from distance but it flies wide!
85.21
Colin Morton knocks the ball forward to Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Mcallister.
87.43
Sebastiao Faria hacks Dominic Mason from behind! The referee calls over Sebastiao Faria and shows him a yellow card! Dominic Mason stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Elgin City

Arbroath
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
1
5
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.3%
66.7%
Play Area
31%
46%
23%

Scorers
Matt Mcinnes 49
Stephen Telfer 76

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Telfer of Arbroath

Match Ratings
1.Gavin Gallacher (GK)
6
2.Alex Campbell (DEF)
6
3.Alex Mcallister (DEF)
6
4.Garry Hendry (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Sullivan (DEF)
6
6.Billy White (MID)
6
7.Scott Johnstone (MID)
6
8.Richard Bremner (MID)
6
9.Nigel Andrews (MID)
6
10.Duncan Henderson (MID)
6
11.Scott McNeill (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Mason (DEF)
6
13.Sebastiao Faria (MID)yellow card
5
14.Matt Sullivan (ATT)
6

1.Matt Gemmill (GK)
6
2.Scott Dalglish (DEF)
6
3.Callum Mason (DEF)
7
4.Andy Mcallister (DEF)
7
5.Colin Morton (MID)
7
6.Richard Gallacher (MID)
7
7.Kaci Marsiglia (MID)
6
8.Paul Hendry (MID)
8
9.David Liddell (MID)
6
10.Matt Mcinnes (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Stephen Telfer (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Dominic Young (DEF)
6
13.Dominic Mason (DEF)
6
14.Craig Hendry (GK)
0