Match Report


Albion RoversAlbion Rovers     BrechinBrechin
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Andre PinheiroA. Pinheiro59
G
1
G
57Federico Di MeglioF. Di Meglio
Stefano VasariS. Vasari59
D
captain2
D
57Eduardo RibeiroE. Ribeiro
Mauricio PastorM. Pastor57
D
3
D
53Andy CaldwellA. Caldwell
Duncan CaldwellD. Caldwell51
D
4
D
53Craig HendersonC. Henderson
Edmundo GimenezE. Gimenez50
D
5
M
68Gregorio CruzG. Cruz
Gavin JamesG. James66
M
6
M
60Jean-Christophe DeschampsJ. Deschamps
Craig MatteoC. Matteo64
M
7captain
M
58Damiano LappaneseD. Lappanese
George WiseG. Wise59
M
8
M
57Craig McGroryC. McGrory
Marc SchefflerM. Scheffler66
A
9
A
62Andy MccallA. Mccall
Andy DickovA. Dickov59
A
10
A
58Oleg EadieO. Eadie
Cesare Di VaioC. Di Vaio54
A
11
A
57Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
 
Massimo BedinM. Bedin58
M
12
M
57Colin McCoistC. McCoist
Gianluca DalmatG. Dalmat57
M
13
A
53Dominic HendryD. Hendry
Craig SounessC. Souness56
M
14
D
52Juri ApolloniJ. Apolloni

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Cliftonhill where Albion Rovers play host to Brechin. A crowd of 9,295 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Albion Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Brechin appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Rae.


0.00
Brechin kick off!
4.07
Andy Caldwell breaks forward. Andy Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Andy Mccall controls it well on his chest. Andy Mccall whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Andre Pinheiro manages to keep it out.
6.21
Andy Caldwell receives the ball from a throw-in from Eduardo Ribeiro. Andy Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig McGrory. Craig McGrory brings the ball forward. Craig McGrory shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Brechin!
9.04
Damiano Lappanese sees space and advances. Damiano Lappanese lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
10.31
Oleg Eadie flicks a high pass forward. Andy Mccall collects the pass. Andy Mccall knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Deschamps. Jean-Christophe Deschamps flicks the ball with his head but somehow Andre Pinheiro manages to keep it out.
12.16
Craig Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Eadie collects the pass. Oleg Eadie whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.03
Gregorio Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Christophe Deschamps collects the pass. Jean-Christophe Deschamps knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Caldwell.
15.03
Damiano Lappanese makes a simple pass to Oleg Eadie. Oleg Eadie knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Deschamps. Jean-Christophe Deschamps connects with a diving header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.37
Stefano Vasari barges into Andy Mccall. The referee warns Stefano Vasari to calm down! Andy Mccall hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.19
Andy Caldwell hacks Marc Scheffler from behind! The referee brings Andy Caldwell to one side and gives him a warning! Marc Scheffler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.19
Duncan Caldwell makes a probing pass to George Wise. George Wise chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Scheffler. Marc Scheffler plays a scrappy one-two with Cesare Di Vaio and advances towards the goal... Andy Caldwell catches Marc Scheffler on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
24.48
Stefano Vasari darts forward. Stefano Vasari whips in a cross ball towards Gavin James. With a superhuman jump, Gavin James connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just wide!
26.06
Andy Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Deschamps. Jean-Christophe Deschamps controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Mccall. Andy Mccall knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Deschamps. Jean-Christophe Deschamps knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Andre Pinheiro punches it away to safety.
32.09
Edmundo Gimenez comes in with a late challenge on Dominic Meiklejohn. The referee warns Edmundo Gimenez to calm down! Dominic Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.04
Jean-Christophe Deschamps chips the ball to his team mate, Damiano Lappanese. Damiano Lappanese hits a low pass to Andy Mccall. Some good footwork from Andy Mccall provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Albion Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Brechin also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Albion Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
49.53
Mauricio Pastor sees Marc Scheffler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marc Scheffler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Federico Di Meglio who gathers it comfortably.
51.25
Eduardo Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Deschamps. Jean-Christophe Deschamps sees Dominic Meiklejohn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Meiklejohn shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.42
Gavin James flicks a high pass forward to Cesare Di Vaio who brings the ball under control. Cesare Di Vaio knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Scheffler. Marc Scheffler makes a convincing header but it is tipped over by Federico Di Meglio.
58.18
It's a corner kick. Craig Matteo kicks a low ball out wide. George Wise takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.10
Albion Rovers have made 2 substitutions with Massimo Bedin replacing Cesare Di Vaio and Gianluca Dalmat replacing Andy Dickov .Brechin have made a substitution with Colin McCoist replacing Eduardo Ribeiro .
61.15
Colin McCoist darts forward. Colin McCoist chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Eadie. Oleg Eadie shoots from outside the area but Andre Pinheiro is on top of it.
65.25
Duncan Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Stefano Vasari collects the pass. Without breaking stride, Stefano Vasari plays the ball forward to Gavin James. Gavin James sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
66.08
Dominic Meiklejohn decides to run forward with the ball. Dominic Meiklejohn whips in a cross ball towards Andy Mccall. Andy Mccall gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
67.27
Duncan Caldwell threads a neat ball through to Gavin James. Gavin James deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Massimo Bedin. Massimo Bedin shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
69.07
Gavin James threads a neat ball through to Marc Scheffler. Marc Scheffler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.35
Albion Rovers have made a substitution with Craig Souness replacing Edmundo Gimenez .
78.39
Duncan Caldwell runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Duncan Caldwell finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.39
Damiano Lappanese knocks the ball forward to Craig McGrory. Craig McGrory shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.44
Mauricio Pastor flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell passes the ball forward to Gavin James. Gavin James lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Scheffler. Marc Scheffler heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marc Scheffler!
89.13
With vision, Stefano Vasari laces a weighted ball forward to Craig Matteo. Showing composure, Craig Matteo plays the ball forward to George Wise. George Wise knocks in a cross ball towards Massimo Bedin. Massimo Bedin directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Albion Rovers

Brechin
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.6%
56.4%
Play Area
27.7%
42.6%
29.8%

Scorers
Duncan Caldwell 78
Marc Scheffler 84
Craig McGrory 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Caldwell of Albion Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Andre Pinheiro (GK)
7
2.Stefano Vasari (DEF)
7
3.Mauricio Pastor (DEF)
6
4.Duncan Caldwell (DEF)goal scored
9
5.Edmundo Gimenez (DEF)
5
6.Gavin James (MID)
7
7.Craig Matteo (MID)
6
8.George Wise (MID)
6
9.Marc Scheffler (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Andy Dickov (ATT)
6
11.Cesare Di Vaio (ATT)
6
 
12.Massimo Bedin (MID)
6
13.Gianluca Dalmat (MID)
6
14.Craig Souness (MID)
6

1.Federico Di Meglio (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Ribeiro (DEF)
6
3.Andy Caldwell (DEF)
7
4.Craig Henderson (DEF)
7
5.Gregorio Cruz (MID)
6
6.Jean-Christophe Deschamps (MID)
7
7.Damiano Lappanese (MID)
7
8.Craig McGrory (MID)goal scored
8
9.Andy Mccall (ATT)
6
10.Oleg Eadie (ATT)
6
11.Dominic Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin McCoist (MID)
6
13.Dominic Hendry (ATT)
0
14.Juri Apolloni (DEF)
0