Match Report
| Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic |  |  | Stranraer | Stranraer | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Hendry | S. Hendry |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | David Morton | D. Morton | |||||||||
| Andy Bremner | A. Bremner | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | David Dickov | D. Dickov | |||||||||
| Alex Campbell | A. Campbell | | 54 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Richard Ferguson | R. Ferguson | ||||||||
| Dominic Hendry | D. Hendry | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Callum Greig | C. Greig | |||||||||
| Callum Hendry | C. Hendry | | 58 | M | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Scott McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Paul Sullivan | P. Sullivan | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Dominic Hendry | D. Hendry | |||||||||
| Ian Byrne | I. Byrne |  | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 |  | Gianfranco Florio | G. Florio | |||||||||
| Tony Karembeu | T. Karembeu |  | 45 | M | | 8 | | A | 53 | | Callum Inglis | C. Inglis | |||||||||
| Don Bremner | D. Bremner | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 44 | | Robert Neumann | R. Neumann | |||||||||
| Gary Mcinnes | G. Mcinnes | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 43 | | Gavin James | G. James | |||||||||
| Alec Hendry | A. Hendry | | 52 | A | | 11 | | | A | 42 | | Craig Johnstone | C. Johnstone | ||||||||
| Andy James | A. James | | 45 | D | | 12 | | G | 44 | | David Rae | D. Rae | |||||||||
| Craig Gemmill | C. Gemmill | | 43 | M | | 13 | | G | 42 | | John Thomson | J. Thomson | |||||||||
| Neil Cleland | N. Cleland | | 42 | M | | 14 | | D | 42 | | Don Davidson | D. Davidson | |||||||||
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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Stranraer. A crowd of 4,569 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Sullivan.
The pitch is in good condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Sullivan.
0.00
0-0Stranraer get the match underway!
2.04
0-0Callum Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Alec Hendry who brings the ball under control. Alec Hendry rushes past David Dickov! David Dickov hacks Alec Hendry from behind! Alec Hendry appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
8.23
0-0Callum Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
14.22
0-0Paul Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Ferguson.
15.08
0-0Ian Byrne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes whips in a cross ball towards Don Bremner. Don Bremner rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.32
0-0Alloa Athletic are in full control of this game.
22.20
David Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Hendry. Dominic Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Johnstone. Craig Johnstone tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
28.28
30.16
Paul Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Don Bremner collects the pass. Don Bremner hits a low pass to Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
32.21
0-0Robert Neumann hacks Dominic Hendry from behind! The referee brings Robert Neumann to one side and gives him a warning! Dominic Hendry gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.42
1-0Tony Karembeu makes a simple pass to Don Bremner. Don Bremner runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Don Bremner provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
44.08
1-0Callum Greig clumsily knocks into Gary Mcinnes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gary Mcinnes runs off the knock.
45.00
Dominic Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Gavin James collects the pass. Gavin James knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Neumann. Robert Neumann makes a convincing header but it is tipped over by Scott Hendry.
45.00
Dominic Hendry takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Richard Ferguson. Some silky footwork from Richard Ferguson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Scott Hendry had no chance!! Goal for Stranraer!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Stranraer also appear unchanged since the first half. The Alloa Athletic players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Alloa Athletic get the second half underway!
49.35
Paul Sullivan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Bremner. Don Bremner shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
55.42
Dominic Hendry flicks a high ball forward to Robert Neumann who takes it down. Robert Neumann whips in a cross ball towards Craig Johnstone. Craig Johnstone whips the ball goalwards with his head. Scott Hendry picks it out of the air!
59.30
Paul Sullivan threads the ball through to Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
61.04
Callum Greig makes a simple pass to Dominic Hendry. Dominic Hendry threads a neat ball through to Robert Neumann. Robert Neumann shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Scott Hendry!
67.08
Callum Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry rushes past Richard Ferguson! Alec Hendry shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by David Morton.
68.17
1-1Corner kick to Alloa Athletic. Tony Karembeu chips it to the near post. David Morton punches the ball out of the danger area!
71.53
David Dickov threads a neat ball through to Dominic Hendry. Dominic Hendry knocks the ball forward to Robert Neumann. Robert Neumann finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Stranraer!
78.19
Ian Byrne makes a simple pass to Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry runs straight at the defence! Alec Hendry cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! David Morton has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.28
Ian Byrne flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes plays a quick one-two with Don Bremner and rushes in on goal... Gary Mcinnes tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
90.00
Gianfranco Florio threads a neat ball through to Craig Johnstone. Craig Johnstone knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Neumann. Robert Neumann finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
19.4%
48.6%
31.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alec Hendry of Alloa Athletic |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Scott Hendry (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Andy Bremner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alex Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Callum Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul Sullivan (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ian Byrne (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Tony Karembeu (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Don Bremner (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Gary Mcinnes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alec Hendry (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Andy James (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Craig Gemmill (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Neil Cleland (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | David Morton (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | David Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Richard Ferguson (DEF) | | 7 |
| 4. | Callum Greig (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Scott McCoist (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dominic Hendry (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Gianfranco Florio (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Callum Inglis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Robert Neumann (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Gavin James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Craig Johnstone (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Rae (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | John Thomson (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Don Davidson (DEF) | 0 | |