Match Report
| Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic |  |  | Hibernian | Hibernian | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Smith | Thomas Smith | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Veloso | P. Veloso |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Eduardo Gomes | E. Gomes | |||||||||
| David Greig | D. Greig |  | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Rainer Kuzorra | R. Kuzorra | |||||||||
| Stuart Hansen | S. Hansen | | 54 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 63 | | Dominic Law | D. Law | ||||||||
| Colin Johnstone | C. Johnstone | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Don Hansen | D. Hansen | |||||||||
| Callum Mccall | C. Mccall | | 54 | M | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Dominic Rae | D. Rae | |||||||||
| Tobias Röhlig | T. Röhlig | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Alejandro Castro | A. Castro | |||||||||
| Gary McNeill | G. McNeill | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Amedeo Cudini | A. Cudini | |||||||||
| Flavio Mazzi | F. Mazzi | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Anselmo Sarli | A. Sarli | |||||||||
| Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | | 74 | A | | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Andy Liddell | A. Liddell | ||||||||
| Scott Young | S. Young | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Scott Mccall | S. Mccall | |||||||||
| Alec Elliott | A. Elliott | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 |  | Tim Dublin | T. Dublin | |||||||||
| Colin Matteo | C. Matteo | | 53 | M | | 12 | | G | 66 | | Henry Benjamin | H. Benjamin | |||||||||
| Paul McCoist | P. McCoist | | 64 | A | | 13 | | A | 58 | | Stephen McGrory | S. McGrory | |||||||||
| Neil Cleland | N. Cleland | | 55 | A | | 14 | | M | 56 | | Billy Bremner | B. Bremner | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Green Towers Spa |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Hibernian. A crowd of 9,395 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hibernian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Brady.
The pitch is in great condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hibernian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Brady.
0.00
0-0Alloa Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
2.45
0-0Amedeo Cudini catches Stuart Hansen on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Hansen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.04
0-0Don Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Amedeo Cudini who takes it down. Amedeo Cudini flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Castro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Castro passes the ball forward but Tim Dublin is offside!
6.01
Alec Elliott threads a neat ball through to Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig passes the ball forward but Callum Mccall is offside!
10.48
1-0Alec Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill makes a convincing header. Gary McNeill scores for Alloa Athletic!!
15.35
Dominic Rae catches David Greig on the ankles. Dominic Rae is shown the yellow card! David Greig stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.49
1-0Anselmo Sarli makes a probing pass to Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Liddell. Andy Liddell rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's well over the bar!
32.41
1-0Seeing a gap ahead, Callum Mccall plays the ball forward to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Callum Mccall. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Callum Mccall provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Gomes comfortably smothers it!
38.10
Alejandro Castro makes a simple pass to Tim Dublin. Tim Dublin whips in a cross ball towards Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Scott Mccall!
45.00
1-1Gary McNeill comes in with a late challenge on Scott Mccall. The referee calls over Gary McNeill and warns him to calm down! Scott Mccall runs off the knock.
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. Hibernian also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Hibernian kicking off!
53.44
Stuart Hansen plays the ball forward to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill laces a through ball forward to Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Eduardo Gomes is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
54.27
Scott Mccall hacks David Greig from behind! Scott Mccall is warned by the referee! David Greig stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.48
Stuart Hansen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Mccall. Callum Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Young. Scott Young shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
59.11
Alejandro Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.45
Flavio Mazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig shoots from distance. Solid save from Eduardo Gomes. What a great pair of hands!
65.21
Colin Johnstone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Greig. David Greig threads a neat ball through to Callum Mccall. Callum Mccall tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Eduardo Gomes.
66.47
Callum Mccall passes the ball forward to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
69.53
Alejandro Castro threads the ball through to Anselmo Sarli. Anselmo Sarli flicks a high pass forward. Scott Mccall collects the pass. Scott Mccall advances inside the box! Scott Mccall makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
71.02
Colin Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Alec Elliott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Elliott plays a quick one-two with Matt Dickov and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Alec Elliott provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.31
3-1Rainer Kuzorra hacks Scott Young from behind! The referee brings Rainer Kuzorra to one side and gives him a warning! Scott Young grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.49
3-1Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Neil Cleland replacing Gary McNeill .
83.16
Callum Mccall makes a simple pass to Scott Young. Scott Young shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Eduardo Gomes.
87.50
Colin Johnstone flicks a high ball forward to Matt Dickov who takes it down. Matt Dickov passes the ball forward to Scott Young. Scott Young hits a low pass to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Gomes effortlessly smothers it!
90.00
Neil Cleland hacks Alejandro Castro from behind! The referee calls over Neil Cleland and shows him a yellow card! Alejandro Castro runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.1%
33.9%
Play Area
28.6%
42.9%
28.6%
Scorers
| Gary McNeill 10, 66 Alec Elliott 71 | Scott Mccall 38 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gary McNeill of Alloa Athletic |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Veloso (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | David Greig (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stuart Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Colin Johnstone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Callum Mccall (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Tobias Röhlig (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gary McNeill (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Flavio Mazzi (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Matt Dickov (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Scott Young (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alec Elliott (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Colin Matteo (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul McCoist (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Neil Cleland (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 1. | Eduardo Gomes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Rainer Kuzorra (DEF) | 5 | |
| 3. | Dominic Law (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Don Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dominic Rae (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Alejandro Castro (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Amedeo Cudini (MID) | | 5 |
| 8. | Anselmo Sarli (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Andy Liddell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Scott Mccall (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Tim Dublin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Henry Benjamin (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen McGrory (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Billy Bremner (MID) | 0 | |