Match Report


Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic     Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Pedro VelosoP. Veloso68
G
1
G
62Patricio GomezP. Gomez
Gavin HendryG. Hendry68
D
2
D
52Glynn MintoG. Minto
Colin JohnstoneC. Johnstone64
D
3captain
D
51Dominic CaldwellD. Caldwell
David GreigD. Greig56
D
4
D
50Billy GallacherB. Gallacher
Flavio MazziF. Mazzi71
M
5
D
48Daniel RamboD. Rambo
Tobias RöhligT. Röhlig70
M
6
M
56John SullivanJ. Sullivan
Gary McNeillG. McNeill66
M
7
M
53Alex ConteA. Conte
Callum MccallC. Mccall54
M
8
M
52Paul HelmerP. Helmer
Matt DickovM. Dickov74
A
captain9
A
61Thierry LumsdonT. Lumsdon
Scott YoungS. Young71
A
10
A
59Garry ElliottG. Elliott
Paul McCoistP. McCoist64
A
11
A
58Danny LaycockD. Laycock
 
Alec ElliottA. Elliott62
A
12
G
61Alessio MantelliA. Mantelli
Neil ClelandN. Cleland55
A
13
G
58Ledley CotteeL. Cottee
Stuart HansenS. Hansen54
D
14
A
53Billy ClelandB. Cleland

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Dunfermline Athletic. A crowd of 9,173 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary White.


0.00
Alloa Athletic start the match!
2.24
Callum Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Gary McNeill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary McNeill makes a defence splitting pass to Scott Young. Scott Young tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Patricio Gomez had no chance!! Goal for Alloa Athletic!
10.50
Tobias Röhlig makes a probing pass to Scott Young. Scott Young shoots from long range but Patricio Gomez is on top of it.
14.24
Gary McNeill sees Matt Dickov in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Dickov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.58
John Sullivan takes it forward alone. John Sullivan edges inside the box! John Sullivan strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies just off target!
16.17
Garry Elliott threads a neat ball through to Danny Laycock. Danny Laycock controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
21.22
Gary McNeill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig makes a convincing header but it is deflected wide by Paul Helmer.
24.54
Alex Conte flicks a high pass forward to Garry Elliott who brings the ball under control. Garry Elliott skips past David Greig! Some good footwork from Garry Elliott provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Dunfermline Athletic!
27.37
Garry Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.46
Garry Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Thierry Lumsdon controls it well on his chest. Thierry Lumsdon plays a one-two with Garry Elliott and rushes in on goal... Thierry Lumsdon shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
34.22
Gary McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Scott Young collects the pass. Scott Young whips in a cross ball towards Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist makes a convincing header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
39.02
Gary McNeill makes a probing pass to Scott Young. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball towards Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Dunfermline Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Dunfermline Athletic kick off!
48.16
Colin Johnstone threads a neat ball through to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill passes the ball forward to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov threads a neat, attacking ball through to Paul McCoist. Some good footwork from Paul McCoist provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! That's his third!
53.22
Alex Conte threads the ball through to Danny Laycock. Danny Laycock whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon makes a looping header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
54.23
Flavio Mazzi flicks a high pass forward. Paul McCoist collects the pass. Paul McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Young. Scott Young heads the ball goalwards. Patricio Gomez punches it away to safety.
55.26
Dominic Caldwell clumsily knocks into Scott Young. The referee calls over Dominic Caldwell and shows him a yellow card! Scott Young hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.39
Callum Mccall brings the ball forward. Callum Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Patricio Gomez who gathers it comfortably.
60.04
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Alec Elliott replacing Paul McCoist .
61.06
Callum Mccall flicks a high pass forward to Gary McNeill who brings the ball under control. Gary McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.37
Flavio Mazzi makes a simple pass to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill makes a deft header but Patricio Gomez reads it well. Nice keeping!
65.32
David Greig knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Mccall. Callum Mccall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
66.17
Dominic Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Helmer. Paul Helmer plays a sublime one-two with Thierry Lumsdon and races in on goal... Paul Helmer tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
71.44
John Sullivan makes a simple pass to Danny Laycock. Danny Laycock whips in a cross ball towards Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The shot is on target but blocked by Gavin Hendry. That should have been a goal!
73.41
John Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.18
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Stuart Hansen replacing Gary McNeill .
79.58
Paul Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Danny Laycock controls it well on his chest. Danny Laycock advances inside the box! Danny Laycock muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
89.53
Gavin Hendry clumsily knocks into Garry Elliott. The referee calls over Gavin Hendry and shows him a yellow card! Garry Elliott gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Alloa Athletic

Dunfermline Athletic
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
25%
47.2%
27.8%

Scorers
Scott Young 2
Paul McCoist 34, 39, 48
Garry Elliott 25

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul McCoist of Alloa Athletic

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

1.Patricio Gomez (GK)
6
2.Glynn Minto (DEF)
6
3.Dominic Caldwell (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Billy Gallacher (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Rambo (DEF)
6
6.John Sullivan (MID)
6
7.Alex Conte (MID)
7
8.Paul Helmer (MID)
6
9.Thierry Lumsdon (ATT)
6
10.Garry Elliott (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Danny Laycock (ATT)
6
 
12.Alessio Mantelli (GK)
0
13.Ledley Cottee (GK)
0
14.Billy Cleland (ATT)
0