Match Report
| Stranraer | Stranraer |  |  | Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Morton | D. Morton |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 41 | | Scott Hendry | S. Hendry | |||||||||
| David Dickov | D. Dickov | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Andy Bremner | A. Bremner | |||||||||
| Richard Ferguson | R. Ferguson | | 57 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 54 | | Alex Campbell | A. Campbell | ||||||||
| Callum Greig | C. Greig | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Dominic Hendry | D. Hendry | |||||||||
| Scott McCoist | S. McCoist | | 43 | D | | 5 | | M | 58 | | Callum Hendry | C. Hendry | |||||||||
| Gianfranco Florio | G. Florio |  | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Paul Sullivan | P. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Alex Gallacher | A. Gallacher | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 |  | Ian Byrne | I. Byrne | |||||||||
| Callum Inglis | C. Inglis | | 53 | A | | 8 | | M | 45 |  | Tony Karembeu | T. Karembeu | |||||||||
| Robert Neumann | R. Neumann | | 44 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Don Bremner | D. Bremner | |||||||||
| Gavin James | G. James | | 43 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Gary Mcinnes | G. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Craig Johnstone | C. Johnstone | | 42 | A | | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Alec Hendry | A. Hendry | ||||||||
| David Rae | D. Rae | | 44 | G | | 12 | | D | 45 | | Andy James | A. James | |||||||||
| John Thomson | J. Thomson | | 42 | G | | 13 | | M | 43 | | Craig Gemmill | C. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Don Davidson | D. Davidson | | 42 | D | | 14 | | M | 42 | | Neil Cleland | N. Cleland | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Alloa Athletic. A crowd of 4,102 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Alloa Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Hendry.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Alloa Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Hendry.
0.00
0-0Alloa Athletic kick off and get the first half underway!
4.19
0-0David Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianfranco Florio. Gianfranco Florio flicks a high pass forward. Gavin James collects the pass. Gavin James knocks in a cross ball towards Callum Inglis. Callum Inglis beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
6.16
Callum Hendry makes a probing pass to Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry plays a one-two with Don Bremner and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Alec Hendry provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
8.37
0-0Dominic Hendry comes in with a late challenge on Craig Johnstone. The referee calls over Dominic Hendry and warns him to calm down! Craig Johnstone gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.07
Tony Karembeu runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tony Karembeu knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is shockingly off target!
20.32
0-0Gianfranco Florio sees space and advances. Gianfranco Florio shoots from long range but is denied by Scott Hendry. Excellent save.
21.49
Dominic Hendry threads the ball through to Ian Byrne. Ian Byrne knocks the ball forward to Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry shoots from distance but it is tipped over by David Morton.
22.37
0-0Tony Karembeu takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. David Dickov reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
34.20
Richard Ferguson brings the ball forward. Richard Ferguson flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Inglis. Callum Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Neumann. Robert Neumann flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.28
Richard Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Gavin James. Gavin James edges inside the box! Gavin James takes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Stranraer are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stranraer appear unchanged since the first half. Alloa Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Alloa Athletic players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Stranraer kick off!
47.05
Callum Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Don Bremner. Don Bremner knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry makes a convincing header but slams it into the crowd!
48.28
David Dickov barges into Don Bremner. The referee calls over David Dickov and warns him to calm down! Don Bremner carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.53
0-1With great vision, Dominic Hendry plays the ball forward to Tony Karembeu. Tony Karembeu sees a break and surges forward. Tony Karembeu edges inside the box! Tony Karembeu shows great control and tries a shot on goal. David Morton is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
71.46
Tony Karembeu plays the ball forward to Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry runs straight at the defence! Alec Hendry takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
75.36
Callum Greig hits a low pass to Gianfranco Florio. Gianfranco Florio kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Neumann. Robert Neumann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
77.38
0-1Alloa Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Craig Gemmill replacing Alex Campbell, Andy James replacing Callum Hendry and Neil Cleland replacing Gary Mcinnes .
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45%
55%
Play Area
38.3%
41.7%
20%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Tony Karembeu of Alloa Athletic |
Match Ratings
| 1. | David Morton (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | David Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Richard Ferguson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Callum Greig (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Scott McCoist (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gianfranco Florio (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alex Gallacher (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Callum Inglis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Robert Neumann (ATT) | 6 | |
| 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 | |
| 1. | Scott Hendry (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andy Bremner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alex Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Hendry (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Callum Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul Sullivan (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ian Byrne (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Tony Karembeu (MID) |  | 10 |
| 9. | Don Bremner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gary Mcinnes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alec Hendry (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Andy James (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Craig Gemmill (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Neil Cleland (MID) | 6 | |