Match Report
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| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Dumbarton | Dumbarton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David White | D. White |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Arno Arnold | A. Arnold | |||||||||
| John Hansen | J. Hansen | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 |  | Stefano Fabrie | S. Fabrie | |||||||||
| Carlos Lopes | C. Lopes |  | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Stephen Sullivan | S. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Garry Gallacher | G. Gallacher | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 |  | Claudio Romero | C. Romero | |||||||||
| Duncan Booth | D. Booth | | 54 | D |  | | 5 | | M | 60 | | Alex Elliott | A. Elliott | ||||||||
| Omer Green | O. Green |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Colin Lumsdon | C. Lumsdon | |||||||||
| Billy Booth | B. Booth | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | David Berg | D. Berg | |||||||||
| Billy Hutchison | B. Hutchison | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | John McNeill | J. McNeill | |||||||||
| Richard Young | R. Young | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Craig Strachan | C. Strachan | |||||||||
| Craig Mcinnes | C. Mcinnes | | 60 | A | | 10 | | | A | 54 | | Kevin Liddell | K. Liddell | ||||||||
| Martin Deane | M. Deane | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 |  | Florian Calabuig | F. Calabuig | |||||||||
| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | | 62 | G | | 12 | | G | 52 |  | Ciro Baronchelli | C. Baronchelli | |||||||||
| Gary Gemmill | G. Gemmill | | 53 | D | | 13 | | G | 51 | | Marino Amoruso | M. Amoruso | |||||||||
| Garry Burley | G. Burley | | 52 | A | | 14 | | A | 49 | | Stan Lockley | S. Lockley | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Graphic Ace |
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 4,505 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Dickov.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Dickov.
0.00
0-0Dumbarton kick off and get the match underway!
2.41
0-0Stefano Fabrie flicks a high pass forward. Florian Calabuig holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Florian Calabuig flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Liddell collects the pass. Kevin Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.36
0-0Alex Elliott threads a neat ball through to Florian Calabuig. Florian Calabuig knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Liddell. Kevin Liddell finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
14.45
David Berg plays the ball forward to Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan whips in a cross ball towards David Berg. David Berg makes a convincing header. David White manages to gather it easily.
18.32
1-0Billy Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Young. Richard Young knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Deane. Martin Deane makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.33
1-0Omer Green clumsily knocks into John McNeill. The referee warns Omer Green to calm down! John McNeill runs off the knock.
26.41
1-0John Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Omer Green who takes it down. Omer Green flicks a high pass forward. Richard Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Young shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
27.29
Alex Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Florian Calabuig collects the pass. Florian Calabuig controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
32.41
1-0Claudio Romero threads a neat ball through to David Berg. David Berg flicks a high pass forward. Florian Calabuig controls it well on his chest. Florian Calabuig whips in a cross ball towards Craig Strachan. Billy Booth barges into Craig Strachan. Penalty not given!!
34.06
Carlos Lopes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Hutchison. Billy Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Richard Young collects the pass. Richard Young lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Deane. Martin Deane beats his man to it with a header. Arno Arnold is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
39.49
2-0Billy Hutchison hacks Alex Elliott from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alex Elliott runs off the knock.
45.00
Omer Green barges into David Berg. Omer Green is given another warning by the referee! David Berg stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Dumbarton also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Airdrieonians kick off the second half!
53.14
2-0John McNeill comes in with a late challenge on Omer Green. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Omer Green gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.56
2-0Stephen Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Stefano Fabrie. Stefano Fabrie kicks a strong pass forward to David Berg. David Berg lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Calabuig. Garry Gallacher clumsily knocks into Florian Calabuig. Penalty not given!!
59.52
Omer Green flicks a high pass forward. Martin Deane holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Deane tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
63.36
Garry Gallacher hits a low pass to Omer Green. Omer Green shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
65.35
With a delightful solo run, David Berg stretches the opposition's defence. David Berg whips in a cross ball towards Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.53
Richard Young clumsily knocks into Craig Strachan. The referee brings Richard Young to one side and gives him a warning! Craig Strachan runs off the knock.
72.54
Stephen Sullivan kicks a strong pass forward to John McNeill. John McNeill flicks the ball to his team mate, Florian Calabuig. Florian Calabuig whips in a cross ball towards Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan makes a convincing header but it flies just wide!
78.50
Richard Young flicks a high pass forward. Craig Mcinnes controls it well on his chest. Craig Mcinnes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefano Fabrie.
81.12
Alex Elliott flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Liddell who brings the ball under control. Kevin Liddell whips in a cross ball towards David Berg. David Berg finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
84.29
Billy Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Martin Deane collects the pass. Martin Deane shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.28
Billy Hutchison knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcinnes. Craig Mcinnes shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Colin Lumsdon plays the ball forward to Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Elliott. Alex Elliott finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
35.4%
64.6%
Play Area
26.6%
45.6%
27.8%
Scorers
| Martin Deane 18, 34 | Craig Strachan 65 Alex Elliott 89 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Martin Deane of Airdrieonians |
Match Ratings
| 1. | David White (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | John Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Carlos Lopes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Garry Gallacher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Duncan Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Omer Green (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Billy Booth (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Billy Hutchison (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | Richard Young (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Craig Mcinnes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Martin Deane (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Neil Hendry (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gary Gemmill (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Garry Burley (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Arno Arnold (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Stefano Fabrie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen Sullivan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Claudio Romero (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alex Elliott (MID) | | 8 |
| 6. | Colin Lumsdon (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | David Berg (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | John McNeill (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Craig Strachan (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Kevin Liddell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Florian Calabuig (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ciro Baronchelli (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Marino Amoruso (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Stan Lockley (ATT) | 0 | |