Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical
Elwyn CopeElwyn Cope Chris Frost Chris Frost
Stuart BradyS. Brady66
G
1
G
77Santiago ChaconS. Chacon
Fadel KossogonovF. Kossogonov69
D
2
D
70Scott YoungS. Young
Simon GranvilleS. Granville72
D
3
D
75Oleg OakesO. Oakes
Yazid BolivardY. Bolivard72
D
4
D
70Ricardo CarvalhoR. Carvalho
Rafael NavarroR. Navarro69
D
5
M
76Peter WrightP. Wright
Francisco ReyesF. Reyes72
M
6captain
M
75Pedro PintoP. Pinto
Scott DalglishS. Dalglish76
M
captain7
M
83Fabio De PalmaF. De Palma
Pedro TorresP. Torres65
A
8
M
81Carlos DijkstraC. Dijkstra
Jose Javier HernandezJ. Hernandez73
A
9
A
90Eduardo SernaE. Serna
Kevin HendryK. Hendry68
A
10
A
75Stuart PeckhamS. Peckham
Don MatteoD. Matteo62
A
11
A
77Paquito Pires VieraP. Pires Viera
 
Enrique GarciaE. Garcia69
D
12
D
76Craig GallagherC. Gallagher
Jonas ScholzJ. Scholz71
M
13
M
82Jason UnsworthJ. Unsworth
Daniel KingD. King69
M
14
A
79Greg ParkerG. Parker

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Hamilton Academical. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Rae.


0.00
Hamilton Academical get the match underway!
2.35
Simon Granville flicks a high pass forward. Scott Dalglish collects the pass. Scott Dalglish makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Hernandez. Jose Javier Hernandez passes the ball forward but Scott Dalglish is offside!
6.06
Francisco Reyes makes a probing pass to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.33
Pedro Pinto chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.25
Francisco Reyes comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Dijkstra. The referee brings Francisco Reyes to one side and gives him a warning! Carlos Dijkstra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.03
Peter Wright changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Peter Wright shoots from distance but Stuart Brady is on top of it.
20.10
Scott Young flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Dijkstra controls it well on his chest. Carlos Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
22.41
With great vision, Carlos Dijkstra plays the ball forward to Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
24.04
Francisco Reyes receives the ball from a throw-in from Scott Dalglish. Francisco Reyes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Reyes. Scott Young catches Francisco Reyes on the ankles. Francisco Reyes appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
26.19
Fabio De Palma flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Serna holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Serna shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.27
Oleg Oakes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabio De Palma. Fabio De Palma makes a simple pass to Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
28.09
Simon Granville passes the ball forward to Fadel Kossogonov. Fadel Kossogonov flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Hendry collects the pass. Kevin Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Hernandez. Jose Javier Hernandez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a woeful effort!
30.19
Fabio De Palma sees Stuart Peckham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Peckham shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
32.46
Peter Wright flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Serna who takes it down. Eduardo Serna whips in a cross ball towards Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
34.45
Seeing a gap ahead, Scott Young picks a pass forward to Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna hits a low pass to Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Wright. Peter Wright flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
39.16
Peter Wright brings the ball forward. Peter Wright shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
42.37
Paquito Pires Viera hits a low pass to Fabio De Palma. Fabio De Palma lofts in a cross ball towards Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Hamilton Academical have changed their lineup with Craig Gallagher replacing Oleg Oakes, Jason Unsworth replacing Fabio De Palma and Greg Parker replacing Paquito Pires Viera. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and St Mirren get the second half underway!
49.44
Jason Unsworth passes the ball forward to Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Dijkstra. Carlos Dijkstra gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Stuart Brady gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
51.44
Fadel Kossogonov barges into Stuart Peckham. The referee calls over Fadel Kossogonov and shows him a yellow card! Stuart Peckham gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
53.28
Peter Wright kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Granville.
55.46
Francisco Reyes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Matteo. Don Matteo shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.21
St Mirren have made a substitution with Daniel King replacing Jose Javier Hernandez .
66.37
Craig Gallagher sees Greg Parker in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Greg Parker sees Eduardo Serna in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Serna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.46
Fadel Kossogonov flicks a high ball forward to Daniel King who takes it down. Daniel King plays a quick one-two with Don Matteo and rushes in on goal... Daniel King strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.29
Scott Young brings the ball forward. Scott Young lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Stuart Brady. Excellent save.
73.18
Pedro Pinto makes a simple pass to Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
78.04
Francisco Reyes barges into Peter Wright. The referee brings Francisco Reyes to one side and gives him another warning! Peter Wright stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.03
Fadel Kossogonov darts forward. Fadel Kossogonov flicks a high pass forward to Francisco Reyes who brings the ball under control. Francisco Reyes tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
81.36
Carlos Dijkstra flicks a high pass forward. Peter Wright collects the pass. Peter Wright shoots from outside the area but somehow Stuart Brady manages to keep it out.
84.02
Fadel Kossogonov flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Hendry controls it well on his chest. Kevin Hendry shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Hamilton Academical
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
31.6%
68.4%
Play Area
32.9%
48.7%
18.4%

Scorers
Pedro Torres 6
Daniel King 69
Paquito Pires Viera 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Brady of St Mirren

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Brady (GK)
9
2.Fadel Kossogonov (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Simon Granville (DEF)
6
4.Yazid Bolivard (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Navarro (DEF)
6
6.Francisco Reyes (MID)
6
7.Scott Dalglish (MID)
7
8.Pedro Torres (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Jose Javier Hernandez (ATT)
6
10.Kevin Hendry (ATT)
6
11.Don Matteo (ATT)
6
 
12.Enrique Garcia (DEF)
0
13.Jonas Scholz (MID)
0
14.Daniel King (MID)goal scored
8

1.Santiago Chacon (GK)
6
2.Scott Young (DEF)
7
3.Oleg Oakes (DEF)
6
4.Ricardo Carvalho (DEF)
6
5.Peter Wright (MID)
7
6.Pedro Pinto (MID)
6
7.Fabio De Palma (MID)
7
8.Carlos Dijkstra (MID)
7
9.Eduardo Serna (ATT)
6
10.Stuart Peckham (ATT)
6
11.Paquito Pires Viera (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Craig Gallagher (DEF)
6
13.Jason Unsworth (MID)
6
14.Greg Parker (ATT)
6