Match Report
| Arbroath | Arbroath |  |  | Brechin | Brechin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Alex Johnstone | A. Johnstone |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Garry Gemmill | G. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Stuart Henderson | S. Henderson | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Callum Bremner | C. Bremner | |||||||||
| Duncan Sullivan | D. Sullivan | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Stephen Mccall | S. Mccall | |||||||||
| John Sullivan | J. Sullivan | | 47 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 44 | | Matt Inglis | M. Inglis | ||||||||
| Scott Telfer | S. Telfer | | 46 | D | | 5 | | M | 57 | | Stuart White | S. White | |||||||||
| Craig James | C. James | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Richard Johnstone | R. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Garry Burley | G. Burley | | 46 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Scott Dalglish | S. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Neil Gough | N. Gough | | 61 | A | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Don Dickov | D. Dickov | |||||||||
| Paul Rae | P. Rae | | 41 | A | | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Stephen Gallacher | S. Gallacher | ||||||||
| Gary Souness | G. Souness | | 44 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Matt Mcallister | M. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Callum Henderson | C. Henderson | | 46 | M | | 11 | | A | 40 | | Gavin McStay | G. McStay | |||||||||
| Kurt Veurink | K. Veurink |  | 50 | M | | 12 | | G | 44 | | Alex Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Alex McStay | A. McStay | | 50 | G | | 13 | | D | 43 | | Gavin Davidson | G. Davidson | |||||||||
| Craig Niven | C. Niven | | 50 | G | | 14 | | M | 40 |  | Anthony Marshall | A. Marshall | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Gayfield where Arbroath play host to Brechin. A crowd of 2,900 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Arbroath are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Brechin appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Mccall.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Arbroath are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Brechin appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Mccall.
0.00
0-0Brechin kick off!
2.01
0-0Richard Johnstone chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Mcallister. Matt Mcallister whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Gallacher. Stephen Gallacher directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but John Sullivan is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
3.28
0-0Corner kick to Brechin. Stuart White plays it short to Stephen Gallacher. Stephen Gallacher shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.16
0-0Callum Bremner makes a high pass forward. Scott Dalglish shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Scott Dalglish passes the ball forward but Gavin McStay is offside!
15.04
1-0Garry Burley takes it forward alone. Garry Burley whips in a cross ball towards Callum Henderson. Callum Henderson connects with a diving header. What a cracker!! Garry Gemmill had no chance!! Goal for Arbroath!
18.01
1-0With imagination, Duncan Sullivan plays the ball forward to Callum Henderson. Callum Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Souness. Gary Souness powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.06
Paul Rae plays the ball forward to Callum Henderson. Callum Henderson knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Rae. Paul Rae makes a looping header on goal. It's miles wide!
30.43
1-0Scott Telfer kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Burley. Garry Burley sees Paul Rae in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Rae shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Garry Gemmill.
31.25
Garry Burley takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Paul Rae side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
36.10
Don Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
39.14
Matt Inglis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Bremner. Callum Bremner threads a neat ball through to Stuart White. Stuart White lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Mcallister. Matt Mcallister connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.10
Garry Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Rae. Paul Rae tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
44.43
With vision, Stephen Mccall picks a pass forward to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Mcallister. Matt Mcallister finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
45.00
1-0Garry Burley hacks Matt Mcallister from behind! The referee warns Garry Burley to calm down! Matt Mcallister runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Arbroath have changed their lineup with Craig Niven replacing Neil Gough. Brechin have changed their lineup with Anthony Marshall replacing Matt Mcallister.
45.00
Arbroath kick off!
48.58
1-0Craig Niven catches Callum Bremner on the ankles. The referee calls over Craig Niven and shows him a yellow card! Callum Bremner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.32
Gary Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Niven. Craig Niven whips in a cross ball towards Callum Henderson. Callum Henderson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.48
2-0Craig James flicks a high pass forward. Gary Souness collects the pass. Gary Souness knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.07
Seeing a gap ahead, Matt Inglis plays the ball forward to Stephen Gallacher. Stephen Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Marshall. Anthony Marshall skips past John Sullivan! Anthony Marshall muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
60.04
2-0Brechin have made 2 substitutions with Alex Mcinnes replacing Matt Inglis and Gavin Davidson replacing Scott Dalglish .
61.09
Craig James knocks the ball forward to Garry Burley. Garry Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Mcinnes.
63.55
Garry Burley makes a simple pass to Craig Niven. Craig Niven shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.18
Paul Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Burley. Garry Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Craig James. Craig James whips the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
72.35
Garry Burley flicks a high pass forward. Gary Souness collects the pass. Gary Souness lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Niven. Craig Niven beats his man to it with a header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
79.12
Alex Mcinnes sees a break and surges forward. Alex Mcinnes sees Stuart White in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart White shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
81.37
Gavin McStay comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Sullivan. Gavin McStay is shown the yellow card! Duncan Sullivan stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.33
Duncan Sullivan sees Craig James in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Henderson. Callum Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Craig Niven. Craig Niven flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
84.43
Garry Burley passes the ball forward to Gary Souness. Gary Souness knocks in a cross ball towards Callum Henderson. Callum Henderson powers a header at goal but Garry Gemmill is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
8
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
29.6%
43.7%
26.8%
Scorers
| Callum Henderson 15, 49 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Callum Henderson of Arbroath |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alex Johnstone (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Stuart Henderson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Duncan Sullivan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | John Sullivan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Scott Telfer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Craig James (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Garry Burley (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Neil Gough (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Paul Rae (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gary Souness (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Callum Henderson (MID) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Kurt Veurink (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alex McStay (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Craig Niven (GK) |  | 6 |
| 1. | Garry Gemmill (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Callum Bremner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen Mccall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Matt Inglis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stuart White (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Richard Johnstone (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Dalglish (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Don Dickov (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stephen Gallacher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Matt Mcallister (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gavin McStay (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | Alex Mcinnes (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gavin Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Anthony Marshall (MID) | 6 | |