Match Report


PeterheadPeterhead     Dundee UnitedDundee United
Jade PhillipsJade Phillips Computer Player Computer Player
Billy StrachanB. Strachan60
G
1
G
55Alec GallacherA. Gallacher
Stephen BradyS. Brady71
D
captain2
D
72Maxence HutteauM. Hutteau
Olivier LevetO. Levet66
D
3captain
D
68Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Alex LiddellA. Liddell66
D
4
D
63Gary McGroryG. McGrory
Richard McallisterR. Mcallister60
D
5
M
71Alec ElliottA. Elliott
John InglisJ. Inglis63
M
6
M
65David PlowrightD. Plowright
Rodolfo CamineroR. Caminero62
M
7
M
61Torsten BischoffT. Bischoff
Francesco FilippiniF. Filippini54
M
8
M
57Billy McallisterB. Mcallister
Craig McinnesC. Mcinnes52
M
9
A
67Thierry RivalT. Rival
Atam de HaanA. de Haan68
A
10
A
66Scott ClelandS. Cleland
Neil RitchieN. Ritchie66
A
11
A
63Gavin CollinsG. Collins
 
Paul McallisterP. Mcallister59
D
12
A
61Richard BradyR. Brady
Duncan McinnesD. Mcinnes59
A
13
D
59Paul ThomsonP. Thomson
Rodrigo LimaR. Lima57
G
14
A
58Matt McallisterM. Mcallister
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Balmoor Stadium where Peterhead play host to Dundee United. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Peterhead are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Dundee United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic McStay.


0.00
Dundee United get the match underway!
3.45
Stephen Brady controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Mcinnes. Craig Mcinnes threads a neat ball through to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
4.18
David Plowright threads the ball through to Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Bischoff. With a superhuman jump, Torsten Bischoff connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
8.33
Francesco Filippini comes in with a late challenge on Torsten Bischoff. Francesco Filippini is shown the yellow card! Torsten Bischoff hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.23
Francesco Filippini makes a simple pass to Atam de Haan. Atam de Haan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcinnes. Craig Mcinnes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Alec Gallacher. Excellent save.
15.25
David Plowright chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Mcallister. Billy Mcallister makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
22.55
Dominic Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Torsten Bischoff. Torsten Bischoff sees Gavin Collins in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Thierry Rival. Thierry Rival finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Billy Strachan gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
28.40
Torsten Bischoff makes a probing pass to Thierry Rival. Thierry Rival knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.36
Gary McGrory flicks a high ball forward to David Plowright who takes it down. David Plowright flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Bischoff controls it well on his chest. Torsten Bischoff whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
36.18
Torsten Bischoff chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Mcallister. Billy Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
38.52
Craig Mcinnes hacks Thierry Rival from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Thierry Rival hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.22
Rodolfo Caminero chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.25
Maxence Hutteau passes the ball forward to Billy Mcallister. Billy Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Scott Cleland holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Cleland tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.56
Torsten Bischoff changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Torsten Bischoff sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
Maxence Hutteau hacks Atam de Haan from behind! The referee calls over Maxence Hutteau and shows him a yellow card! Atam de Haan runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Peterhead appear unchanged since the first half. Dundee United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Peterhead kick off and get the second half underway!
51.27
David Plowright makes a simple pass to Scott Cleland. Scott Cleland shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
57.15
Dominic Meiklejohn knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Bischoff. Torsten Bischoff decides to run forward with the ball. Torsten Bischoff shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.13
Gary McGrory barges into Rodolfo Caminero. The referee calls over Gary McGrory and shows him a yellow card! Rodolfo Caminero stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.13
Atam de Haan flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Caminero collects the pass. Rodolfo Caminero knocks the ball forward to Neil Ritchie but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
71.51
Torsten Bischoff clumsily knocks into Rodolfo Caminero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rodolfo Caminero gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.30
Craig Mcinnes flicks a high ball forward to Francesco Filippini who gracefully takes it down. Francesco Filippini kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Meiklejohn.
78.21
Dominic Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Torsten Bischoff. Torsten Bischoff plays a scrappy one-two with Gavin Collins and advances towards the goal... Torsten Bischoff shoots from just inside the box. Richard Mcallister steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
85.07
Maxence Hutteau threads a neat ball through to Torsten Bischoff. Torsten Bischoff threads the ball through to Billy Mcallister. Billy Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
89.42
Billy Mcallister comes in with a late challenge on Olivier Levet. Billy Mcallister is shown the yellow card! Olivier Levet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Francesco Filippini flicks a high pass forward. Atam de Haan controls it well on his chest. Atam de Haan lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Peterhead

Dundee United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38%
62%
Play Area
31.6%
46.8%
21.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Torsten Bischoff of Dundee United

Match Ratings
1.Billy Strachan (GK)
8
2.Stephen Brady (DEF)
6
3.Olivier Levet (DEF)
7
4.Alex Liddell (DEF)
6
5.Richard Mcallister (DEF)
6
6.John Inglis (MID)
6
7.Rodolfo Caminero (MID)
6
8.Francesco Filippini (MID)yellow card
6
9.Craig Mcinnes (MID)yellow card
6
10.Atam de Haan (ATT)
7
11.Neil Ritchie (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Mcallister (DEF)
0
13.Duncan Mcinnes (ATT)
0
14.Rodrigo Lima (GK)
0

1.Alec Gallacher (GK)
6
2.Maxence Hutteau (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Dominic Meiklejohn (DEF)
8
4.Gary McGrory (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Alec Elliott (MID)
6
6.David Plowright (MID)
7
7.Torsten Bischoff (MID)yellow card
9
8.Billy Mcallister (MID)yellow card
5
9.Thierry Rival (ATT)
7
10.Scott Cleland (ATT)
6
11.Gavin Collins (ATT)
7
 
12.Richard Brady (ATT)
0
13.Paul Thomson (DEF)
0
14.Matt Mcallister (ATT)
0