Match Report


LivingstonLivingston     Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical
Computer Player Computer Player Chris Frost Chris Frost
Danny JobsonD. Jobson75
G
captain1
G
73Victor RuizV. Ruiz
Mark FroggattM. Froggatt71
D
2
D
76Craig GallagherC. Gallagher
Carlos OrtizC. Ortiz71
D
3
D
71Richard NaysmithR. Naysmith
Kevin HansenK. Hansen69
D
4
D
73Glenn HendriksG. Hendriks
Paulo MendesP. Mendes68
D
5
M
82Steve BoltonS. Bolton
Gavin GlassG. Glass84
M
6captain
M
86Sven BuchwaldS. Buchwald
Radu PopescuR. Popescu82
M
7
M
89Gaspar VarelaG. Varela
Vincenzo LindemannV. Lindemann80
M
8
M
75Pedro PintoP. Pinto
Jason HowellsJ. Howells75
A
9
A
79Greg ParkerG. Parker
Adam BenjaminA. Benjamin72
A
10
A
75Stuart PeckhamS. Peckham
Ruby DelarocheR. Delaroche72
A
11
A
77Paquito Pires VieraP. Pires Viera
 
Davide EvangelistiD. Evangelisti79
M
12
D
72Dominique PetereynsD. Petereyns
Carl PowellC. Powell66
D
13
M
85Tomˆs SmitT. Smit
Louis DreefL. Dreef66
M
14
A
90Eduardo SernaE. Serna

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Almondvale Stadium where Livingston play host to Hamilton Academical. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Livingston are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Hendry.


0.00
The whistle blows and Livingston get the match underway!
2.03
Vincenzo Lindemann makes a simple pass to Adam Benjamin. Adam Benjamin makes a probing pass to Ruby Delaroche but he's offside!
8.44
Radu Popescu flicks a high pass forward. Jason Howells holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jason Howells controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
9.42
Adam Benjamin kicks a strong pass forward to Radu Popescu. Radu Popescu plays a sublime one-two with Ruby Delaroche and races in on goal... Radu Popescu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Radu Popescu scores for Livingston!!
12.20
Vincenzo Lindemann threads a neat ball through to Radu Popescu. Radu Popescu flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Howells. Jason Howells shoots from distance but is denied by Victor Ruiz. Excellent save.
16.10
Carlos Ortiz flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Lindemann collects the pass. Vincenzo Lindemann passes the ball forward to Jason Howells. Jason Howells controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Radu Popescu through on goal. Radu Popescu shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Victor Ruiz manages to keep it out.
18.50
Vincenzo Lindemann chips the ball to his team mate, Adam Benjamin. Adam Benjamin shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Victor Ruiz!
20.51
Sven Buchwald flicks a high pass forward to Gaspar Varela who brings the ball neatly under control. Gaspar Varela knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Ortiz.
21.52
Carlos Ortiz flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Lindemann collects the pass. Vincenzo Lindemann sees Ruby Delaroche in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruby Delaroche knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Victor Ruiz who gathers it comfortably.
27.58
Steve Bolton flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Peckham collects the pass. Stuart Peckham lofts in a cross ball towards Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
33.51
Carlos Ortiz threads the ball through to Adam Benjamin. Adam Benjamin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Victor Ruiz who gathers it comfortably.
34.12
Carlos Ortiz chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Howells. Jason Howells knocks the ball forward to Adam Benjamin. Adam Benjamin makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Ruby Delaroche. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ruby Delaroche provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
36.29
Gaspar Varela comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Ortiz. Gaspar Varela is warned by the referee! Carlos Ortiz stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.40
Sven Buchwald passes the ball forward to Steve Bolton. Steve Bolton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Livingston are in full control of this game.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Livingston appear unchanged since the first half. Hamilton Academical have changed their lineup with Tomˆs Smit replacing Gaspar Varela. The Hamilton Academical players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Hamilton Academical kick off!
47.37
Adam Benjamin knocks the ball forward to Ruby Delaroche. Ruby Delaroche controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
48.04
Livingston are in full control of this game.
54.43
Craig Gallagher catches Vincenzo Lindemann on the ankles. Craig Gallagher is shown the yellow card! Vincenzo Lindemann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.37
Steve Bolton plays the ball forward to Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Jobson who gathers it comfortably.
60.20
Hamilton Academical have made 2 substitutions with Dominique Petereyns replacing Craig Gallagher and Eduardo Serna replacing Greg Parker .
61.23
Tomˆs Smit threads a neat ball through to Sven Buchwald. Sven Buchwald makes a defence splitting pass to Stuart Peckham. Some silky footwork from Stuart Peckham provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Carlos Ortiz.
66.07
Radu Popescu threads a neat ball through to Jason Howells. Jason Howells plays a one-two with Ruby Delaroche and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Jason Howells provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.49
Paulo Mendes flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Hansen controls it well on his chest. Kevin Hansen kicks a strong pass forward to Ruby Delaroche. Ruby Delaroche lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Howells. Jason Howells connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
72.32
Richard Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Sven Buchwald collects the pass. Sven Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Serna controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Serna lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
73.16
Without breaking stride, Radu Popescu plays the ball forward to Adam Benjamin. Adam Benjamin shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
79.05
Richard Naysmith passes the ball forward to Tomˆs Smit. Tomˆs Smit flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Pinto controls it well on his chest. Pedro Pinto knocks in a cross ball towards Tomˆs Smit. Tomˆs Smit rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Tomˆs Smit scores for Hamilton Academical!!
84.13
Stuart Peckham threads a neat ball through to Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Paquito Pires Viera provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Danny Jobson. Excellent save.
87.14
Sven Buchwald flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Serna who takes it down. Eduardo Serna knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Sven Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Peckham controls it well on his chest. Stuart Peckham lofts in a cross ball towards Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Danny Jobson. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Livingston

Hamilton Academical
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.9%
44.1%
Play Area
26.5%
45.6%
27.9%

Scorers
Radu Popescu 9
Jason Howells 66, 69
Tomˆs Smit 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jason Howells of Livingston

Match Ratings
1.Danny Jobson (GK)
7
2.Mark Froggatt (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Ortiz (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Hansen (DEF)
6
5.Paulo Mendes (DEF)
6
6.Gavin Glass (MID)
6
7.Radu Popescu (MID)goal scored
8
8.Vincenzo Lindemann (MID)
7
9.Jason Howells (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Adam Benjamin (ATT)
6
11.Ruby Delaroche (ATT)
7
 
12.Davide Evangelisti (MID)
0
13.Carl Powell (DEF)
0
14.Louis Dreef (MID)
0

1.Victor Ruiz (GK)
7
2.Craig Gallagher (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Richard Naysmith (DEF)
6
4.Glenn Hendriks (DEF)
6
5.Steve Bolton (MID)
6
6.Sven Buchwald (MID)
6
7.Gaspar Varela (MID)
5
8.Pedro Pinto (MID)
6
9.Greg Parker (ATT)
6
10.Stuart Peckham (ATT)
6
11.Paquito Pires Viera (ATT)
6
 
12.Dominique Petereyns (DEF)
6
13.Tomˆs Smit (MID)goal scored
7
14.Eduardo Serna (ATT)
6