Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Rugby Park where Kilmarnock play host to Alloa Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Kilmarnock and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Ferguson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Alloa Athletic get the match underway!
2.24
Seeing a gap ahead, Alex Morton plays the ball forward to Alec McStay. Alec McStay chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell knocks in a cross ball towards Alec McStay. Alec McStay knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
4.04
Stephen McStay comes in with a late challenge on Tobias Röhlig. The referee calls over Stephen McStay and shows him a yellow card! Tobias Röhlig carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.04
Lee Summerbell flicks a high pass forward. Guglielmo Triuzzi collects the pass. Guglielmo Triuzzi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Pedro Veloso manages to gather it easily.
8.58
Lee Summerbell kicks a strong pass forward to Tarik Quintero. Tarik Quintero shoots from 25 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pedro Veloso with no chance!! Goal for Kilmarnock!
12.43
Flavio Mazzi flicks a high pass forward. Gary McNeill controls it well on his chest. Gary McNeill whips in a cross ball towards Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Silvio Distin reads it well. Good keeping!
14.27
Without breaking stride, Gary McNeill plays the ball forward to Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig knocks in a cross ball towards Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.08
Guglielmo Triuzzi receives the ball from a throw-in from Lee Summerbell. Guglielmo Triuzzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.25
Guillermo Reyes flicks a high pass forward. Tarik Quintero collects the pass. Tarik Quintero flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Caldwell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duncan Caldwell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.49
Colin Johnstone surges forward with the ball. Colin Johnstone sees space and advances. Colin Johnstone shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
33.59
Tarik Quintero sees Lee Summerbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lee Summerbell flicks a high pass forward. Tarik Quintero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tarik Quintero knocks the ball forward to Duncan Caldwell but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.07
Lee Summerbell threads the ball through to Tarik Quintero. Tarik Quintero shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
36.48
Alex McNeill plays the ball forward to Tarik Quintero. Tarik Quintero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay shoots from outside the area but is denied by Pedro Veloso. Excellent save.
42.39
Guglielmo Triuzzi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Guglielmo Triuzzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Veloso who gathers it comfortably.
44.22
Colin Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Röhlig holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tobias Röhlig darts forward. Tobias Röhlig passes the ball forward but Scott Young is offside!
45.00
Alex Morton makes a simple pass to Lee Summerbell. Lee Summerbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay plays a sublime one-two with Stephen Meiklejohn and races in on goal... Stephen McStay strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Kilmarnock appear unchanged since the first half. Alloa Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Alloa Athletic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Kilmarnock kicking off!
47.14
Callum Mccall sees Scott Young in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guillermo Reyes.
48.01
Tobias Röhlig makes a beautiful solo run. Tobias Röhlig shoots from long range. Silvio Distin gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
51.19
With a delightful solo run, Gary McNeill stretches the opposition's defence. Gary McNeill plays a one-two with Scott Young and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Gary McNeill provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Silvio Distin with no chance!! Goal for Alloa Athletic!
54.20
Gary McNeill catches Guglielmo Triuzzi on the ankles. The referee warns Gary McNeill to calm down! Guglielmo Triuzzi stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.45
Stephen McStay flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Caldwell who brings the ball under control. Duncan Caldwell tries a spectacular long range effort. Duncan Caldwell scores for Kilmarnock!!
61.45
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Neil Cleland replacing Gavin Hendry .
63.33
Stephen McStay takes it forward alone. Stephen McStay tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.54
Colin Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Neil Cleland easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Cleland brings the ball forward. Neil Cleland whips in a cross ball towards Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is miles over!
69.34
Colin Johnstone decides to run forward with the ball. With some swift thinking, Colin Johnstone plays the ball forward to Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
72.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Gary McNeill plays the ball forward to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex McNeill.
73.01
Tarik Quintero makes a beautiful solo run. Tarik Quintero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.36
Tobias Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. Matt Dickov controls it well on his chest. Matt Dickov whips in a cross ball towards Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist beats his man to it with a header but it slams into the crowd!
77.50
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Stuart Hansen replacing Gary McNeill .
81.01
Alex Morton sees Alec McStay in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With vision, Alec McStay plays the ball forward to Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen McStay. With a superhuman jump, Stephen McStay connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.40
David Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig threads a neat ball through to Scott Young. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Alex McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
9
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
29.2%
42.7%
28.1%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tarik Quintero of Kilmarnock

Match Ratings
1.Silvio Distin (GK)
6
2.Guillermo Reyes (DEF)
6
3.Alex McNeill (DEF)
6
4.Alex Morton (DEF)
6
5.Alec McStay (MID)
6
6.Tarik Quintero (MID)goal scored
9
7.Guglielmo Triuzzi (MID)
7
8.Lee Summerbell (MID)
7
9.Stephen McStay (ATT)yellow card
7
10.Stephen Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Caldwell (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Colin White (DEF)
0
13.Stuart Gemmill (ATT)
0
14.Gary Bloomer (ATT)
0

1.Pedro Veloso (GK)
6
2.Gavin Hendry (DEF)
6
3.Colin Johnstone (DEF)
8
4.David Greig (DEF)
6
5.Flavio Mazzi (MID)
7
6.Tobias Röhlig (MID)
8
7.Gary McNeill (MID)goal scored
9
8.Callum Mccall (MID)
6
9.Matt Dickov (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Scott Young (ATT)
6
11.Paul McCoist (ATT)
6
 
12.Alec Elliott (ATT)
0
13.Neil Cleland (ATT)
6
14.Stuart Hansen (DEF)
6