Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     MontroseMontrose
Edgar FormosaEdgar Formosa Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Spencer InceS. Ince77
G
captain1captain
G
63Mauricio PichichiM. Pichichi
Kristoffer MatinpoikaK. Matinpoika74
D
2
D
62David McNeillD. McNeill
Julian WalterJ. Walter68
D
3
D
64Alex SullivanA. Sullivan
Eddy AlbieriE. Albieri69
D
4
D
62Colin DickovC. Dickov
Anton BartschA. Bartsch69
M
5
M
67Alec BremnerA. Bremner
Kevin DavidsonK. Davidson67
M
6
M
62Scott DickovS. Dickov
Seyni MoustaïdS. Moustaïd73
M
7
M
60David McGroryD. McGrory
Gavin UpsonG. Upson75
M
8
M
71Neil BremnerN. Bremner
Ciro ColaconeC. Colacone73
A
9
A
65Matt HendryM. Hendry
Darren FletcherD. Fletcher71
A
10
A
74Scott NivenS. Niven
Eric EduseiE. Edusei73
A
11
A
67John BoothJ. Booth
 
Tonton NordqvistT. Nordqvist67
D
12
D
61Paul McallisterP. Mcallister
Graham ShiltonG. Shilton70
A
13
M
64Duncan MckinlayD. Mckinlay
Vicente AguirreV. Aguirre68
A
14
A
59Steve MaximianoS. Maximiano

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Montrose. A crowd of 15,963 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both St Mirren and Montrose are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Hansen.


0.00
St Mirren kick off the first half!
2.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Gavin Upson plays the ball forward to Eric Edusei. Eric Edusei knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.08
David McGrory flicks a high ball forward to John Booth who takes it down. John Booth shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Spencer Ince effortlessly smothers it!
6.43
Seyni Moustaïd flicks a high pass forward. Eric Edusei holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eric Edusei controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Mauricio Pichichi reads it well. He makes it look easy!
8.34
Eddy Albieri passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Kevin Davidson. Kevin Davidson passes the ball forward to Ciro Colacone. Ciro Colacone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.05
Neil Bremner hacks Anton Bartsch from behind! Neil Bremner is given a warning by the referee! Anton Bartsch hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.58
David McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Matt Hendry controls it well on his chest. Matt Hendry shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
12.34
Colin Dickov flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner hits a low pass to Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry cuts inside the box! Matt Hendry shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
16.51
Julian Walter flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Davidson who brings the ball under control. Kevin Davidson brings the ball forward. Kevin Davidson deftly passes the ball to Eric Edusei, releasing him through on goal. Eric Edusei tries a spectacular strike his aim is horrendously poor!
20.10
David McGrory threads the ball through to Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
21.35
Alec Bremner passes the ball forward to Scott Niven. Scott Niven shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Spencer Ince has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.12
Eddy Albieri clumsily knocks into Matt Hendry. The referee brings Eddy Albieri to one side and gives him a warning! Matt Hendry runs off the knock.
27.34
Kevin Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ciro Colacone. Ciro Colacone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Mauricio Pichichi is on top of it.
28.44
Julian Walter chips the ball to his team mate, Seyni Moustaïd. Seyni Moustaïd flicks a high pass forward. Eric Edusei controls it well on his chest. Eric Edusei knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.40
Alec Bremner flicks a high ball forward to Scott Niven who takes it down. Scott Niven finds some space and shoots from distance but Spencer Ince is on top of it.
33.08
Scott Dickov flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eddy Albieri.
34.23
Eddy Albieri threads a neat ball through to Gavin Upson. Gavin Upson passes the ball forward to Ciro Colacone. Ciro Colacone lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Fletcher. Darren Fletcher powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
40.52
David McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Booth. John Booth threads the ball through to Matt Hendry but he's offside!
42.51
Ciro Colacone catches David McNeill on the ankles. The referee calls over Ciro Colacone and warns him to calm down! David McNeill hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.51
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
45.00
Kevin Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Edusei. Eric Edusei sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Montrose also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Montrose kick off the second half!
51.41
David McGrory darts forward. David McGrory sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.26
Kevin Davidson passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Eric Edusei. Eric Edusei knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.34
Julian Walter makes a simple pass to Gavin Upson. Gavin Upson chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Fletcher. Darren Fletcher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Sullivan.
61.30
Seyni Moustaïd sees Darren Fletcher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Fletcher whips in a cross ball towards Ciro Colacone. Ciro Colacone is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Mauricio Pichichi is on top of it.
63.37
Alec Bremner passes the ball forward to John Booth. John Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Spencer Ince who gathers it comfortably.
65.51
David McGrory makes a beautiful solo run. David McGrory shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.03
Gavin Upson flicks a high pass forward. Eric Edusei controls it well on his chest. Eric Edusei knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.49
Alec Bremner plays the ball forward to Scott Niven. Scott Niven shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
72.55
Kristoffer Matinpoika controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Seyni Moustaïd. Seyni Moustaïd threads the ball through to Darren Fletcher. Darren Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Ciro Colacone. Ciro Colacone connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Mauricio Pichichi picks it out of the air!
73.36
Seyni Moustaïd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ciro Colacone. Ciro Colacone knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David McNeill.
75.06
Scott Dickov passes the ball forward to John Booth. John Booth shoots from long range but somehow Spencer Ince manages to keep it out.
77.30
Colin Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Neil Bremner collects the pass. Neil Bremner laces a through ball forward to Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry advances inside the box! Matt Hendry comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. Spencer Ince effortlessly gets down and covers it.
78.29
Neil Bremner sees John Booth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.44
Kristoffer Matinpoika flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Davidson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Davidson flicks a high pass forward. Darren Fletcher collects the pass. Darren Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.16
Gavin Upson chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Edusei. Eric Edusei knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David McNeill.
83.29
David McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Matt Hendry collects the pass. Matt Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
89.01
Colin Dickov comes in with a late challenge on Ciro Colacone. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ciro Colacone runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Montrose
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
29.7%
44%
26.4%

Scorers
Darren Fletcher 34
Eric Edusei 45
Scott Niven 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Spencer Ince of St Mirren

Match Ratings
1.Spencer Ince (GK)
9
2.Kristoffer Matinpoika (DEF)
6
3.Julian Walter (DEF)
6
4.Eddy Albieri (DEF)
6
5.Anton Bartsch (MID)
6
6.Kevin Davidson (MID)
8
7.Seyni Moustaïd (MID)
7
8.Gavin Upson (MID)
7
9.Ciro Colacone (ATT)
7
10.Darren Fletcher (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Eric Edusei (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Tonton Nordqvist (DEF)
0
13.Graham Shilton (ATT)
0
14.Vicente Aguirre (ATT)
0

1.Mauricio Pichichi (GK)
7
2.David McNeill (DEF)
6
3.Alex Sullivan (DEF)
6
4.Colin Dickov (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Alec Bremner (MID)
7
6.Scott Dickov (MID)
6
7.David McGrory (MID)
8
8.Neil Bremner (MID)
6
9.Matt Hendry (ATT)
7
10.Scott Niven (ATT)goal scored
8
11.John Booth (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Mcallister (DEF)
0
13.Duncan Mckinlay (MID)
0
14.Steve Maximiano (ATT)
0