Match Report


Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic     Ross CountyRoss County
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Scott HendryS. Hendry41
G
1
G
55Stuart McGroryS. McGrory
Andy BremnerA. Bremner56
D
2
D
58Paul GoughP. Gough
Alex CampbellA. Campbell54
D
captain3
D
54Andy GemmellA. Gemmell
Dominic HendryD. Hendry47
D
4
D
50Carlos TurpijnC. Turpijn
Callum HendryC. Hendry58
M
5
D
49Stuart BoothS. Booth
Paul SullivanP. Sullivan48
M
6captain
M
52Gavin DickovG. Dickov
Ian ByrneI. Byrne47
M
7
M
49Craig MatteoC. Matteo
Tony KarembeuT. Karembeu45
M
8
M
48Marc-Vivien DelmotteM. Delmotte
Don BremnerD. Bremner60
A
9
A
63Colin DavidsonC. Davidson
Gary McinnesG. Mcinnes54
A
10
A
61Duncan InglisD. Inglis
Alec HendryA. Hendry53
A
11
A
52Fabian Natale SignoriF. Signori
 
Andy JamesA. James45
D
12
D
48Matt MasonM. Mason
Craig GemmillC. Gemmill43
M
13
M
47Darren StewartD. Stewart
Neil ClelandN. Cleland42
M
14
D
46Matjaz BellucciM. Bellucci

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Ross County. A crowd of 4,160 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Sullivan.


0.00
The whistle blows and Ross County kick off!
4.35
Gavin Dickov threads a neat ball through to Fabian Natale Signori. Fabian Natale Signori tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
6.43
Marc-Vivien Delmotte threads the ball through to Colin Davidson. Colin Davidson makes a probing pass between the defence to Fabian Natale Signori. Some silky footwork from Fabian Natale Signori provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
8.55
Marc-Vivien Delmotte makes a beautiful solo run. Marc-Vivien Delmotte whips in a cross ball towards Fabian Natale Signori. Fabian Natale Signori powers a header at goal. Scott Hendry easily punches it away to safety.
9.37
Ian Byrne threads a neat ball through to Don Bremner. Don Bremner whips in a cross ball towards Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.58
Marc-Vivien Delmotte barges into Callum Hendry. The referee calls over Marc-Vivien Delmotte and shows him a yellow card! Callum Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.03
Ian Byrne threads a neat ball through to Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Don Bremner through on goal. Don Bremner tries a spectacular strike but Stuart McGrory reads it well. Fabulous save!
18.43
Andy Bremner clumsily knocks into Colin Davidson. Andy Bremner is shown the yellow card! Colin Davidson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.27
Marc-Vivien Delmotte laces a through ball forward to Fabian Natale Signori. Fabian Natale Signori shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.58
Seeing a gap ahead, Paul Gough plays the ball forward to Marc-Vivien Delmotte. Marc-Vivien Delmotte flicks a high pass forward. Colin Davidson collects the pass. Colin Davidson shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
22.30
Gavin Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Colin Davidson controls it well on his chest. Colin Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Bremner.
24.47
Carlos Turpijn knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc-Vivien Delmotte. Marc-Vivien Delmotte advances with the ball. Marc-Vivien Delmotte shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
30.48
Craig Matteo sees Duncan Inglis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan Inglis plays a quick one-two with Fabian Natale Signori and rushes in on goal... Duncan Inglis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
33.20
With some swift thinking, Marc-Vivien Delmotte plays the ball forward to Colin Davidson. Colin Davidson knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Fabian Natale Signori is offside!
34.22
Stuart Booth clumsily knocks into Don Bremner. The referee brings Stuart Booth to one side and gives him a warning! Don Bremner grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.47
Craig Matteo brings the ball forward. Craig Matteo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
40.54
Ian Byrne sees Don Bremner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Don Bremner knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Gary Mcinnes is offside!
42.47
Marc-Vivien Delmotte sees Colin Davidson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Davidson shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Ross County 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
Alloa Athletic kick off the second half!
49.04
Tony Karembeu flicks a high pass forward. Gary Mcinnes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Mcinnes rushes past Stuart Booth! Gary Mcinnes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Andy Gemmell is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
51.47
Craig Matteo makes a probing pass to Colin Davidson. Colin Davidson controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Fabian Natale Signori through on goal. Some silky footwork from Fabian Natale Signori provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper, Scott Hendry, sees it late!! Goal for Ross County!
55.09
Paul Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Don Bremner. Don Bremner whips in a cross ball towards Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
63.25
Dominic Hendry threads a neat ball through to Callum Hendry. Callum Hendry knocks the ball forward to Don Bremner. Don Bremner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Booth.
66.39
Paul Gough flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Dickov holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Dickov sees Fabian Natale Signori in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabian Natale Signori knocks the ball forward to Colin Davidson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
73.56
Seeing a gap ahead, Paul Sullivan laces a weighted ball forward to Don Bremner. Don Bremner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Mcinnes but the linesman indicates offside!
75.44
Craig Matteo advances with the ball. Craig Matteo rushes past Alex Campbell! Some good footwork from Craig Matteo provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ross County!
77.44
Ross County have made 2 substitutions with Matt Mason replacing Carlos Turpijn and Matjaz Bellucci replacing Duncan Inglis .
84.58
Callum Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Don Bremner. Don Bremner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.16
With imagination, Andy Bremner laces a through ball forward to Paul Sullivan. Paul Sullivan flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry plays a scrappy one-two with Don Bremner and advances towards the goal... Alec Hendry strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
89.54
Dominic Hendry hacks Colin Davidson from behind! Dominic Hendry is warned by the referee! Colin Davidson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Marc-Vivien Delmotte passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Colin Davidson. Colin Davidson makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Matjaz Bellucci. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Matjaz Bellucci provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Alloa Athletic

Ross County
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
8
Offsides
3
3
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
32.6%
45.3%
22.1%

Scorers
Alec Hendry 85
Colin Davidson 42
Fabian Natale Signori 51
Craig Matteo 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Matteo of Ross County

Match Ratings
1.Scott Hendry (GK)
6
2.Andy Bremner (DEF)yellow card
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)
6
8.Tony Karembeu (MID)
6
9.Don Bremner (ATT)
7
10.Gary Mcinnes (ATT)
6
11.Alec Hendry (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Andy James (DEF)
0
13.Craig Gemmill (MID)
0
14.Neil Cleland (MID)
0

1.Stuart McGrory (GK)
6
2.Paul Gough (DEF)
6
3.Andy Gemmell (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Turpijn (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Booth (DEF)
6
6.Gavin Dickov (MID)
6
7.Craig Matteo (MID)goal scored
9
8.Marc-Vivien Delmotte (MID)yellow card
8
9.Colin Davidson (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Duncan Inglis (ATT)
6
11.Fabian Natale Signori (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Matt Mason (DEF)
6
13.Darren Stewart (MID)
0
14.Matjaz Bellucci (DEF)
6