Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Dumbarton | Dumbarton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy McStay | B. McStay |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 47 | | Alex Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | ||||||||
| Gary McStay | G. McStay | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 44 | | Kevin Gemmell | K. Gemmell | |||||||||
| John Cleland | J. Cleland | | 38 | D | | 3 | | D | 40 | | Stephen Gemmell | S. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Gavin White | G. White | | 37 | D | | 4 | | D | 39 | | Garry Cleland | G. Cleland | |||||||||
| John Gallacher | J. Gallacher | | 37 | D | | 5 | | D | 35 | | Duncan Dickov | D. Dickov | |||||||||
| Dominic Glass | D. Glass | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Scott Gemmell | S. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Gary Bremner | G. Bremner | | 45 | M | | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Alec Strachan | A. Strachan | ||||||||
| Paul Law | P. Law | | 49 | A | | 8 | | M | 47 | | David Gallacher | D. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Colin Mason | C. Mason | | 43 | A | | 9 | | M | 47 | | Colin Mason | C. Mason | |||||||||
| Callum Mccall | C. Mccall | | 41 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 |  | Mustapha Vanvynckt | M. Vanvynckt | |||||||||
| Matt Mcinnes | M. Mcinnes | | 40 | A | | 11 | | A | 41 | | Matt Young | M. Young | |||||||||
| Callum Mason | C. Mason | | 44 | G | | 12 | | G | 44 | | Garry Matteo | G. Matteo | |||||||||
| Scott Glass | S. Glass | | 42 | G | | 13 | | G | 42 | | Gary Gemmell | G. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Gary Henderson | G. Henderson | | 41 | M | | 14 | | M | 41 | | Richard Rae | R. Rae | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Hanami |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 2,510 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Telfer.
The pitch is in good condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Telfer.
0.00
0-0Dumbarton kick off and get the match underway!
3.14
0-0Matt Young hacks Gavin White from behind! The referee calls over Matt Young and shows him a yellow card! Gavin White grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
12.14
0-0Gavin White threads the ball through to Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner makes an attacking run forward. Gary Bremner lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Law. Paul Law makes a deft header but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.41
Colin Mason flicks a high pass forward. Matt Young controls it well on his chest. Matt Young tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
18.33
Matt Young catches John Cleland on the ankles. Matt Young is given a warning by the referee! John Cleland grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.29
0-1Colin Mason flicks a high ball forward to Mustapha Vanvynckt who takes it down. Mustapha Vanvynckt advances inside the box! Mustapha Vanvynckt shoots from just inside the box. Mustapha Vanvynckt scores for Dumbarton!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Dumbarton also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Airdrieonians kick off the second half!
47.13
0-1Scott Gemmell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Young. Matt Young knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin White.
48.17
Alec Strachan makes a simple pass to Matt Young. Matt Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.01
Colin Mason knocks the ball forward to Matt Young. Matt Young lofts in a cross ball towards Mustapha Vanvynckt. With a superhuman jump, Mustapha Vanvynckt connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
61.42
0-1Gavin White comes in with a late challenge on Mustapha Vanvynckt. The referee brings Gavin White to one side and gives him a warning! Mustapha Vanvynckt stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.51
Gary McStay sees Gary Bremner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Bremner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Mason. Colin Mason tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.09
0-1Gary Bremner flicks a high pass forward to Paul Law who brings the ball under control. Paul Law sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Alex Mcinnes is on top of it.
67.03
David Gallacher makes a simple pass to Matt Young. Matt Young lofts in a cross ball towards Mustapha Vanvynckt. Mustapha Vanvynckt makes a convincing header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.06
Garry Cleland chips the ball to his team mate, David Gallacher. David Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Mustapha Vanvynckt collects the pass. Mustapha Vanvynckt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy McStay who gathers it comfortably.
75.15
Gavin White pushes up the pitch. Gavin White sees Callum Mccall in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Mccall plays a one-two with Matt Mcinnes and rushes in on goal... Callum Mccall looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.16
0-1Airdrieonians have made 2 substitutions with Callum Mason replacing Gary McStay and Gary Henderson replacing Callum Mccall .
78.20
Dominic Glass threads a neat ball through to Paul Law. Paul Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.42
Alec Strachan flicks a high pass forward to Mustapha Vanvynckt who brings the ball under control. Mustapha Vanvynckt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.46
0-1Gary Bremner barges into Colin Mason. Gary Bremner is shown the yellow card! Colin Mason stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.4%
45.6%
Play Area
38.2%
45.6%
16.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Mustapha Vanvynckt of Dumbarton |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Billy McStay (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary McStay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gavin White (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | John Gallacher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dominic Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gary Bremner (MID) |  | 8 |
| 8. | Paul Law (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Colin Mason (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Callum Mccall (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Matt Mcinnes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Callum Mason (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Scott Glass (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gary Henderson (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Alex Mcinnes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kevin Gemmell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen Gemmell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Garry Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Duncan Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Scott Gemmell (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alec Strachan (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | David Gallacher (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Colin Mason (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Mustapha Vanvynckt (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Matt Young (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | Garry Matteo (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gary Gemmell (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Richard Rae (MID) | 0 | |