Match Report
| Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers |  |  | Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Glass | C. Glass |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Colin Mason | C. Mason | |||||||||
| Scott Brady | S. Brady | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Craig Inglis | C. Inglis | |||||||||
| Craig Souness | C. Souness | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Neil Mason | N. Mason | |||||||||
| Stuart Sullivan | S. Sullivan | | 61 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 49 | | Scott Hutchison | S. Hutchison | ||||||||
| Neil James | N. James | | 53 | D | | 5 | | M | 62 | | Matt Hutchison | M. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Gary Telfer | G. Telfer | | 46 | D | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Colin Hansen | C. Hansen | |||||||||
| David Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | | 59 | M | | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Kevin McGrory | K. McGrory | ||||||||
| Kevin Greig | K. Greig | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Don Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Colin Davidson | C. Davidson | | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Neil Bremner | N. Bremner | |||||||||
| Franco Zanoncelli | F. Zanoncelli |  | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Stephen Hansen | S. Hansen | |||||||||
| Alec Law | A. Law | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Garry Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Matt Telfer | M. Telfer | | 55 | M | | 12 | | G | 49 | | Colin Johnstone | C. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Ronnie Hesp | R. Hesp |  | 52 | G | | 13 | | A | 49 | | Alec James | A. James | |||||||||
| Stuart Collins | S. Collins | | 49 | M | | 14 | | D | 47 | | Gary Brady | G. Brady | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 4,865 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Raith Rovers are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Mccall.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Raith Rovers are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Mccall.
0.00
0-0Raith Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
9.01
0-0Colin Hansen flicks a high pass forward to Stephen Hansen who brings the ball under control. Stephen Hansen plays a scrappy one-two with Garry Strachan and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Stephen Hansen provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
15.17
0-0Scott Brady threads the ball through to Kevin Greig. Kevin Greig flicks a high ball forward to Alec Law who takes it down. Alec Law shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.22
0-0Neil Mason threads the ball through to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Garry Strachan collects the pass. Garry Strachan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Telfer.
21.29
Scott Hutchison threads the ball through to Don Law. Don Law makes a simple pass to Stephen Hansen. Stephen Hansen lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.43
0-1Neil Mason flicks a high pass forward to Colin Hansen who brings the ball under control. Colin Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Neil Bremner who takes it down. Neil Bremner knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Hansen. Stephen Hansen knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.35
David Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Franco Zanoncelli controls it well on his chest. Franco Zanoncelli finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.17
Scott Hutchison flicks a high pass forward to Don Law who brings the ball under control. Don Law flicks a high pass forward. Garry Strachan collects the pass. Garry Strachan finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Raith Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Airdrieonians also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Airdrieonians start the second half!
55.05
Neil James flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Greig comfortably collects the pass. Kevin Greig flicks a high ball forward to Franco Zanoncelli who takes it down. Franco Zanoncelli threads a neat ball through to Colin Davidson. Colin Davidson rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.23
0-1Colin Hansen clumsily knocks into Kevin Greig. The referee calls over Colin Hansen and shows him a yellow card! Kevin Greig stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.18
David Mckinlay threads a neat ball through to Alec Law. Alec Law plays a scrappy one-two with Franco Zanoncelli and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alec Law takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.20
0-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
72.48
David Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Greig controls it well on his chest. Kevin Greig shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.05
Kevin Greig flicks a high pass forward. Alec Law controls it well on his chest. Alec Law runs straight at the defence! Alec Law makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
75.54
Colin Hansen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Mason. Neil Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
77.01
With imagination, Craig Souness plays the ball forward to Kevin Greig. Kevin Greig whips in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law makes a convincing header but somehow Colin Mason manages to keep it out.
78.41
Neil Mason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Hansen. Stephen Hansen tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.01
With vision, David Mckinlay plays the ball forward to Franco Zanoncelli. Franco Zanoncelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.04
Matt Hutchison kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Hansen. Stephen Hansen lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies wide!
89.05
Scott Brady decides to run forward with the ball. Scott Brady sees Franco Zanoncelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Franco Zanoncelli runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Franco Zanoncelli provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
26.8%
49.3%
23.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Hansen of Airdrieonians |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Craig Glass (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Scott Brady (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Craig Souness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stuart Sullivan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil James (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gary Telfer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | David Mckinlay (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Kevin Greig (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Colin Davidson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Franco Zanoncelli (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alec Law (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Matt Telfer (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ronnie Hesp (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Stuart Collins (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Colin Mason (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Craig Inglis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Neil Mason (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Scott Hutchison (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Matt Hutchison (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Colin Hansen (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Kevin McGrory (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Don Law (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Neil Bremner (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Stephen Hansen (ATT) |  | 10 |
| 11. | Garry Strachan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Colin Johnstone (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alec James (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gary Brady (DEF) | 0 | |