Match Report


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It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Central Park where Cowdenbeath play host to Ross County. A crowd of 4,723 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cowdenbeath 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 Billy Ferguson.


0.00
Cowdenbeath kick off!
2.42
Craig Souness threads a neat ball through to Gavin Booth. Gavin Booth knocks the ball forward to Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner plays a quick one-two with Alec Hopkin and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Stuart Bremner provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Stuart McGrory had no chance!! Goal for Cowdenbeath!
8.34
Marc-Vivien Delmotte flicks a high pass forward. Fabian Natale Signori holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabian Natale Signori knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dries Van Mol who gathers it comfortably.
9.03
With a delightful solo run, Marc-Vivien Delmotte stretches the opposition's defence. Marc-Vivien Delmotte advances inside the box! Marc-Vivien Delmotte takes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
15.11
Craig Matteo clumsily knocks into Don Mckinlay. Craig Matteo is shown the yellow card! Don Mckinlay grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.43
Carlos Turpijn knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Dickov. Gavin Dickov passes the ball forward to Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis plays a one-two with Fabian Natale Signori and rushes in on goal... Duncan Inglis makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Dries Van Mol is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.13
Craig Souness flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Booth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Booth decides to run forward with the ball. Gavin Booth plays a one-two with Uwe Dittmann and advances towards the goal... Gavin Booth rockets a shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cowdenbeath are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
39.43
Paul Burley darts forward. Paul Burley advances inside the box! Paul Burley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cowdenbeath appear unchanged since the first half. Ross County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ross County get the second half underway!
53.18
Alec Mccall sees a break and surges forward. Alec Mccall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.33
Gavin Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabian Natale Signori. Fabian Natale Signori puts a great ball through but Duncan Inglis is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
63.25
Paul Burley makes a probing pass to Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner passes the ball forward but Uwe Dittmann is offside!
66.33
Craig Souness hacks Fabian Natale Signori from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fabian Natale Signori stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.30
Craig Matteo threads a neat ball through to Fabian Natale Signori. Fabian Natale Signori skips past Daguyl Ismaël! Fabian Natale Signori shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.03
Carlos Turpijn decides to run forward with the ball. Carlos Turpijn hits a low pass to Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Fabian Natale Signori. Fabian Natale Signori makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
73.14
Daguyl Ismaël sees Don Mckinlay in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Don Mckinlay makes a probing pass to Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner plays a scrappy one-two with Uwe Dittmann and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stuart Bremner shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Cowdenbeath!
77.22
Gavin Booth sees Uwe Dittmann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Uwe Dittmann kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Hopkin but the referee indicates it's offside!
79.29
Craig Matteo flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Davidson. Colin Davidson lofts in a cross ball towards Fabian Natale Signori. Fabian Natale Signori finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Dries Van Mol.
80.50
Gavin Dickov takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell shoots from just inside the box but slams it into the crowd!
83.18
Gavin Dickov flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Inglis who brings the ball under control. Duncan Inglis finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
84.28
Craig Souness flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Booth. Gavin Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Uwe Dittmann but he's offside!
85.12
Fabian Natale Signori barges into Craig Souness. The referee calls over Fabian Natale Signori and shows him a yellow card! Craig Souness hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.10
Gavin Dickov hacks Alec Mccall from behind! Gavin Dickov is shown the yellow card! Alec Mccall gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.3%
35.7%
Play Area
31.4%
45.7%
22.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Bremner of Cowdenbeath

Match Ratings
1.Dries Van Mol (GK)
6
2.Craig Souness (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Andy Rae (DEF)
6
4.Daguyl Ismaël (DEF)
6
5.Paul Burley (MID)
7
6.Gavin Booth (MID)
7
7.Don Mckinlay (MID)
6
8.Alec Mccall (MID)
6
9.Alec Hopkin (ATT)
7
10.Stuart Bremner (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Uwe Dittmann (ATT)
7
 
12.Alec Niven (DEF)
0
13.Alec McGrory (DEF)
0
14.Gavin Ferguson (GK)
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)yellow card
6
7.Craig Matteo (MID)yellow card
5
8.Marc-Vivien Delmotte (MID)
7
9.Colin Davidson (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Inglis (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Fabian Natale Signori (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Matt Mason (DEF)
0
13.Darren Stewart (MID)
0
14.Matjaz Bellucci (DEF)
0