Match Report
| Montrose | Montrose | | | Dumbarton | Dumbarton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Guppy | J. Guppy | ![]() | 56 | G | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | G | 43 | ![]() | Stephen Thomson | S. Thomson | |||||||||
| Dominic Burley | D. Burley | ![]() | 55 | D | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | D | 49 | ![]() | Richard Hendry | R. Hendry | |||||||||
| Duncan Elliott | D. Elliott | ![]() | 55 | D | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | D | 43 | ![]() | Alec Naysmith | A. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Dominic Dickov | D. Dickov | ![]() | 48 | D | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | D | 43 | ![]() | Scott Souness | S. Souness | |||||||||
| David Young | D. Young | ![]() | 56 | M | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | D | 43 | ![]() | Billy Morrison | B. Morrison | |||||||||
| Ashley Cottee | A. Cottee | ![]() | 54 | M | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | M | 52 | ![]() | Gavin Niven | G. Niven | |||||||||
| Scott Cleland | S. Cleland | ![]() | 50 | M | ![]() | 7 | ![]() | M | 47 | ![]() | Richard Campbell | R. Campbell | |||||||||
| Matt Campbell | M. Campbell | ![]() | 45 | M | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | A | 51 | ![]() | Paul Rae | P. Rae | |||||||||
| Richard Inglis | R. Inglis | ![]() | 46 | A | ![]() | 9 | ![]() | A | 46 | ![]() | Paul Dickov | P. Dickov | |||||||||
| Kevin Young | K. Young | ![]() | 45 | A | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | A | 44 | ![]() | Stephen James | S. James | |||||||||
| John Morton | J. Morton | ![]() | 45 | A | ![]() | 11 | ![]() | A | 42 | ![]() | Richard Young | R. Young | |||||||||
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| Craig Cleland | C. Cleland | ![]() | 55 | G | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | M | 42 | ![]() | Gavin Brady | G. Brady | |||||||||
| Danny Marsden | D. Marsden | ![]() | 45 | D | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | G | 42 | ![]() | John Hutchison | J. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Andy Mason | A. Mason | ![]() | 44 | D | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | G | 41 | ![]() | David Hopkin | D. Hopkin | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Links Park where Montrose play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 2,408 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Montrose are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Greig.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Montrose are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Greig.
0.00
The whistle blows and Dumbarton kick off!
6.54
Richard Campbell picks a pass forward to Richard Young. Richard Young finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.49
Alec Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Niven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With vision, Gavin Niven plays the ball forward to Richard Young. Richard Young knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Rae. Paul Rae directs the ball goalwards with his head but John Guppy is on top of it.
15.39
Duncan Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Young. Kevin Young shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
20.29
Scott Souness threads a neat ball through to Gavin Niven. With a delightful solo run, Gavin Niven stretches the opposition's defence. Gavin Niven shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.31
Duncan Elliott hits a low pass to Dominic Dickov. Dominic Dickov flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Young who takes it down. Kevin Young controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting John Morton through on goal. Some good footwork from John Morton provides some space. He shoots at goal. John Morton scores for Montrose!! That brings them back into the game!
36.23
Billy Morrison hits a low pass to Richard Campbell. Richard Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Paul Rae holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Rae knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Young. Richard Young jumps high and flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
39.54
Scott Cleland chips the ball to his team mate, John Morton. John Morton cuts inside the box! John Morton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.24
Ashley Cottee barges into Richard Campbell. The referee brings Ashley Cottee to one side and gives him a warning! Richard Campbell stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.53
Richard Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Gavin Niven who takes it down. Gavin Niven plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Dickov and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Gavin Niven provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.36
Richard Hendry sees Richard Campbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Campbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Niven. Gavin Niven rushes past Dominic Dickov! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Gavin Niven provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from John Guppy.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Montrose appear unchanged since the first half. Dumbarton have changed their lineup with David Hopkin replacing Paul Dickov. The Montrose players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Montrose kick off!
47.08
Showing composure, Scott Souness plays the ball forward to David Hopkin. David Hopkin darts forward. David Hopkin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.09
Dominic Dickov threads a neat ball through to Kevin Young. Kevin Young knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis rises majestically and gets a header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.46
David Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Young. Kevin Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.42
Scott Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Campbell. Richard Campbell passes the ball forward to Gavin Niven. Gavin Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.29
Dominic Dickov knocks the ball forward to Kevin Young. Kevin Young sees John Morton just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from John Morton provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.39
Ashley Cottee catches Richard Campbell on the ankles. Ashley Cottee is given another warning by the referee! Richard Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.55
Dumbarton have made a substitution with John Hutchison replacing Richard Campbell .
63.42
Kevin Young catches Billy Morrison on the ankles. The referee calls over Kevin Young and warns him to calm down! Billy Morrison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.10
Scott Cleland hacks John Hutchison from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Hutchison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.04
Richard Hendry clumsily knocks into John Morton. The referee calls over Richard Hendry and shows him a yellow card! John Morton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.33
Ashley Cottee knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Young. Kevin Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Morton but he's offside!
71.41
Scott Cleland makes a probing pass to David Young. David Young threads a neat, attacking ball through to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis shoots from just inside the box. Stephen Thomson gets down and covers it.
73.27
Alec Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to John Hutchison who gracefully takes it down. John Hutchison makes a simple pass to Stephen James. Stephen James sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.46
Dumbarton have made a substitution with Gavin Brady replacing Richard Hendry .
85.35
Scott Cleland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Young. Kevin Young lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
89.22
Dominic Dickov makes a simple pass to Scott Cleland. Scott Cleland threads a neat ball through to John Morton. John Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Cleland but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
John Hutchison comes in with a late challenge on Scott Cleland. John Hutchison is warned by the referee! Scott Cleland runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
22%
43.9%
34.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to John Morton of Montrose |
Match Ratings
| 1. | John Guppy (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Dominic Burley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Duncan Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Dickov (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | David Young (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Ashley Cottee (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Cleland (MID) | ![]() | 6 |
| 8. | Matt Campbell (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Richard Inglis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Kevin Young (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | John Morton (ATT) | ![]() | 9 |
| 12. | Craig Cleland (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Danny Marsden (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Andy Mason (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Stephen Thomson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Richard Hendry (DEF) | ![]() | 5 |
| 3. | Alec Naysmith (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Scott Souness (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Billy Morrison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gavin Niven (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Richard Campbell (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Paul Rae (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Paul Dickov (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stephen James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Richard Young (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
| 12. | Gavin Brady (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | John Hutchison (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | David Hopkin (GK) | 6 | |






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