Match Report
| Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic |  |  | Ross County | Ross County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Veloso | P. Veloso |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Craig Morton | C. Morton | |||||||||
| Gavin Hendry | G. Hendry | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Linus Weigel | L. Weigel | |||||||||
| Colin Johnstone | C. Johnstone | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Craig Booth | C. Booth | |||||||||
| David Greig | D. Greig | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Matt Glass | M. Glass | |||||||||
| Flavio Mazzi | F. Mazzi |  | 71 | M | | 5 | |  | M | 62 | | Matt Davidson | M. Davidson | ||||||||
| Tobias Röhlig | T. Röhlig | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Craig McCoist | C. McCoist | |||||||||
| Gary McNeill | G. McNeill | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 |  | Mauricio Rodriguez | M. Rodriguez | |||||||||
| Callum Mccall | C. Mccall | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Matt Greig | M. Greig | |||||||||
| Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | | 74 | A | | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Billy Matteo | B. Matteo | ||||||||
| Scott Young | S. Young | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Duncan Mcallister | D. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Paul McCoist | P. McCoist | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Alex Liddell | A. Liddell | |||||||||
| Alec Elliott | A. Elliott | | 62 | A | | 12 | | M | 54 | | Don Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Neil Cleland | N. Cleland | | 55 | A | | 13 | | M | 53 | | Don Souness | D. Souness | |||||||||
| Stuart Hansen | S. Hansen | | 54 | D | | 14 | | G | 52 | | David Brady | D. Brady | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Ross County. A crowd of 8,574 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Alloa Athletic and Ross County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Rae.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Alloa Athletic and Ross County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Rae.
0.00
0-0Alloa Athletic kick off and get the first half underway!
2.22
0-0David Greig laces a through ball forward to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry knocks the ball forward to Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov flicks the ball with his head. Craig Morton effortlessly punches it away to safety.
4.36
David Greig darts forward. With vision, David Greig laces a through ball forward to Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi connects with a diving header. Craig Morton didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
14.57
Matt Glass plays the ball forward to Matt Davidson. Matt Davidson flicks a high ball forward to Mauricio Rodriguez who takes it down. Mauricio Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Pedro Veloso is on top of it.
16.35
0-0Without breaking stride, Craig Booth plays the ball forward to Matt Glass. Matt Glass flicks a high pass forward. Billy Matteo collects the pass. Billy Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.59
Matt Greig plays the ball forward to Duncan Mcallister. Duncan Mcallister sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Pedro Veloso!
22.33
Colin Johnstone kicks a strong pass forward to Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Craig Morton gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
24.15
0-0Duncan Mcallister hacks Gavin Hendry from behind! Duncan Mcallister is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.44
David Greig makes a beautiful solo run. David Greig whips in a cross ball towards Matt Dickov. With a superhuman jump, Matt Dickov connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
28.34
1-0Colin Johnstone hits a low pass to Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig threads a neat ball through to Scott Young. Scott Young lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhlig. With a superhuman jump, Tobias Röhlig connects with the ball and heads it goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.10
1-0Colin Johnstone threads the ball through to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill plays the ball forward to Callum Mccall. Callum Mccall runs straight at the defence! Linus Weigel comes in with a late challenge on Callum Mccall. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
33.54
1-0David Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
34.08
Gary McNeill threads the ball through to Scott Young. Scott Young lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig makes a convincing header. Craig Morton manages to gather it easily.
36.12
Tobias Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. Matt Dickov collects the pass. Matt Dickov controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Craig Morton manages to keep it out.
38.40
1-0Linus Weigel comes in with a late challenge on Paul McCoist. Linus Weigel is shown the yellow card! Paul McCoist stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Mauricio Rodriguez plays the ball forward to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Ross County also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Ross County kick off!
53.57
Gavin Hendry plays the ball forward to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Scott Young collects the pass. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball towards Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi beats his man to it with a header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.03
Matt Davidson passes the ball forward to Duncan Mcallister. Duncan Mcallister tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
60.39
1-0Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Alec Elliott replacing Paul McCoist .
61.44
Gary McNeill makes a simple pass to Scott Young. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
63.34
Matt Glass flicks a high ball forward to Mauricio Rodriguez who takes it down. Mauricio Rodriguez hits a low pass to Craig McCoist. Craig McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Greig. Matt Greig knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
65.06
Mauricio Rodriguez kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Mcallister. Duncan Mcallister controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.47
Craig McCoist chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Davidson. Matt Davidson darts forward. Matt Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.24
David Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi darts forward. Flavio Mazzi tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
71.19
Gavin Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott takes it forward alone. Alec Elliott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Craig Morton manages to keep it out.
72.39
Gary McNeill knocks the ball forward to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Linus Weigel.
77.23
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Stuart Hansen replacing Gary McNeill .
78.29
Gavin Hendry makes a simple pass to Scott Young. Scott Young finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
79.36
Tobias Röhlig flicks a high ball forward to Alec Elliott who takes it down. Alec Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
85.53
Stuart Hansen runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stuart Hansen shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
87.11
Duncan Mcallister advances with the ball. Duncan Mcallister finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.49
Mauricio Rodriguez flicks a high pass forward. Billy Matteo controls it well on his chest. Billy Matteo whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Mcallister. Duncan Mcallister whips the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61%
39%
Play Area
25.6%
42.7%
31.7%
Scorers
| Tobias Röhlig 28 Matt Dickov 79 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Tobias Röhlig of Alloa Athletic |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Veloso (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gavin Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Colin Johnstone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | David Greig (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Flavio Mazzi (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tobias Röhlig (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Gary McNeill (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Callum Mccall (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Matt Dickov (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Scott Young (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Paul McCoist (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alec Elliott (ATT) | 7 | |
| 13. | Neil Cleland (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Stuart Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Craig Morton (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Linus Weigel (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Craig Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Matt Glass (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Matt Davidson (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Craig McCoist (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mauricio Rodriguez (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Matt Greig (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Billy Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Duncan Mcallister (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alex Liddell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Don Mckinlay (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Don Souness (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Brady (GK) | 0 | |