Match Report
| Ross County | Ross County |  |  | Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Morton | C. Morton |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | David White | D. White | |||||||||
| Linus Weigel | L. Weigel |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Alex Cleland | A. Cleland | |||||||||
| Ernest Arveladze | E. Arveladze |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | John Hansen | J. Hansen | |||||||||
| Craig Booth | C. Booth | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Carlos Lopes | C. Lopes | |||||||||
| Matt Davidson | M. Davidson | | 62 | M |  | | 5 | | | D | 54 | | Duncan Booth | D. Booth | |||||||
| Mauricio Rodriguez | M. Rodriguez |  | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Dominic Thomson | D. Thomson | |||||||||
| Matt Greig | M. Greig | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Billy Booth | B. Booth | |||||||||
| Don Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Craig Bremner | C. Bremner | |||||||||
| Matt Hopkin | M. Hopkin | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Richard Young | R. Young | |||||||||
| Andy Morton | A. Morton | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Alec Souness | A. Souness | |||||||||
| Billy Matteo | B. Matteo | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 |  | Martin Deane | M. Deane | |||||||||
| David Morrison | D. Morrison | | 56 | A | | 12 | | G | 62 | | Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Carrasco | J. Carrasco | | 56 | G | | 13 | | M | 53 | | Billy Hutchison | B. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Alex Liddell | A. Liddell | | 55 | A | | 14 | | D | 52 | | Gary Gemmill | G. Gemmill | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Specialized |
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Victoria Park where Ross County play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 7,850 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ross County are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen McNeill.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ross County are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen McNeill.
0.00
0-0Ross County start the match!
2.16
0-0John Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Billy Booth who takes it down. Billy Booth laces a weighted ball forward to Richard Young. Richard Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Craig Morton is on top of it.
4.43
Dominic Thomson threads a neat ball through to Craig Bremner. Craig Bremner finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Craig Morton comfortably smothers it!
8.31
0-0Ernest Arveladze barges into Dominic Thomson. The referee calls over Ernest Arveladze and shows him a yellow card! Dominic Thomson stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.55
Don Mckinlay hacks Dominic Thomson from behind! The referee calls over Don Mckinlay and shows him a yellow card! Dominic Thomson runs off the knock.
12.13
0-0Billy Booth threads the ball through to Richard Young. Richard Young shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
20.38
Richard Young threads a neat ball through to Dominic Thomson. Dominic Thomson advances inside the box! Dominic Thomson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
21.31
Don Mckinlay flicks a high ball forward to Billy Matteo who takes it down. Billy Matteo finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.47
0-0Carlos Lopes threads a neat ball through to Billy Booth. Billy Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Souness. Alec Souness knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Linus Weigel.
30.20
Matt Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Rodriguez. Mauricio Rodriguez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.04
Craig Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Mauricio Rodriguez. Mauricio Rodriguez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Davidson. Matt Davidson lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
33.41
Craig Bremner pushes mid-way up the pitch. Craig Bremner threads a neat ball through to Martin Deane. Martin Deane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.14
Mauricio Rodriguez threads the ball through to Matt Greig. Matt Greig knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just off target!
39.57
Dominic Thomson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dominic Thomson shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
40.06
Duncan Booth hacks Mauricio Rodriguez from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mauricio Rodriguez stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.27
Craig Bremner knocks the ball forward to Richard Young. Richard Young shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ross County appear unchanged since the first half. Airdrieonians also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Airdrieonians kicking off!
48.06
Dominic Thomson threads a neat ball through to Alec Souness. Alec Souness shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Craig Morton smothers it!
49.49
Ernest Arveladze flicks a high pass forward. Linus Weigel collects the pass. Linus Weigel threads the ball through to Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David White who gathers it comfortably.
51.06
Carlos Lopes plays the ball forward to Richard Young. Richard Young shoots from outside the area but Craig Morton is on top of it.
53.48
Craig Bremner makes an attacking run forward. Craig Bremner shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.54
0-0John Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Craig Bremner controls it well on his chest. With vision, Craig Bremner picks a pass forward to Martin Deane. Martin Deane passes the ball forward but Richard Young is offside!
55.32
Alex Cleland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Deane. Martin Deane shoots from outside the area but is denied by Craig Morton. Excellent save.
59.49
0-1Alex Cleland hits a low pass to Craig Bremner. Craig Bremner kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Young. Richard Young lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Bremner. Craig Bremner makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Craig Morton had no chance!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
65.41
Linus Weigel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Greig. Matt Greig flicks a high pass forward. Matt Hopkin controls it well on his chest. Matt Hopkin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Booth.
66.14
Billy Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Souness. Alec Souness controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
67.37
Linus Weigel flicks a high pass forward. Craig Booth controls it well on his chest. Craig Booth makes an attacking run forward. Craig Booth plays a scrappy one-two with Matt Hopkin and stumbles forward towards the goal... Craig Booth tries a spectacular strike. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
69.53
Craig Bremner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Deane. Martin Deane sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
72.39
Billy Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Matt Hopkin collects the pass. Matt Hopkin lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Morton. Andy Morton beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
75.43
Linus Weigel knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Rodriguez. Mauricio Rodriguez makes a simple pass to Billy Matteo. Billy Matteo finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.48
Craig Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Greig. Matt Greig makes a probing pass to Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.41
Mauricio Rodriguez makes a simple pass to Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David White who gathers it comfortably.
84.15
Craig Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Alec Souness holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Souness lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Deane. Martin Deane makes a deft header. Craig Morton manages to gather it easily.
85.14
Ernest Arveladze plays the ball forward to Matt Greig. Matt Greig flicks a high pass forward. Matt Hopkin controls it well on his chest. Matt Hopkin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Dominic Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Booth. Billy Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Deane. With a superhuman jump, Martin Deane connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Craig Morton!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
9
Shots off Target
8
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.6%
60.4%
Play Area
29.7%
42.9%
27.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Craig Bremner of Airdrieonians |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Craig Morton (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Linus Weigel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ernest Arveladze (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Craig Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Matt Davidson (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Mauricio Rodriguez (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Matt Greig (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Don Mckinlay (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Matt Hopkin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Andy Morton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Billy Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Morrison (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jose Javier Carrasco (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alex Liddell (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | David White (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alex Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carlos Lopes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Duncan Booth (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Dominic Thomson (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Billy Booth (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Craig Bremner (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Richard Young (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Alec Souness (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Martin Deane (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Neil Hendry (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Billy Hutchison (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gary Gemmill (DEF) | 0 | |