Match Report
| Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical |  |  | Stranraer | Stranraer | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Antonio Pinto | A. Pinto |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Paul Liddell | P. Liddell | |||||||||
| Fernando Semedo | F. Semedo | | 79 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Richard Glass | R. Glass | | 79 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Stephen Glass | S. Glass | |||||||||
| Alex James | A. James | | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Richard Glass | R. Glass | |||||||||
| Graham Henry | G. Henry |  | 70 | M | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Billy James | B. James | |||||||||
| Lorenzo Longo | L. Longo |  | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Stephen James | S. James | |||||||||
| Alejandro Hidalgo | A. Hidalgo |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Kevin McCoist | K. McCoist | |||||||||
| Paul Mckinlay | P. Mckinlay | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Alec Matteo | A. Matteo | |||||||||
| Oscar Helguera | O. Helguera | | 69 | A | | 9 | | M | 65 | | Alex Sullivan | A. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Kwame Goossen | K. Goossen |  | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Gavin Law | G. Law | |||||||||
| Scott Sullivan | S. Sullivan | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Martin Ramirez | M. Ramirez | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play host to Stranraer. A crowd of 16,004 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Hamilton Academical are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Hamilton Academical are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Hamilton Academical start the match!
2.58
0-0Alec Matteo threads the ball through to Martin Ramirez. Martin Ramirez shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
3.06
0-0Graham Henry catches Alex Sullivan on the ankles. Graham Henry is given a warning by the referee! Alex Sullivan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.50
Richard Glass surges forward with the ball. Richard Glass threads the ball through to Kwame Goossen. Kwame Goossen knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Sullivan. Scott Sullivan directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
9.14
Alejandro Hidalgo flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera whips in a cross ball towards Scott Sullivan. Scott Sullivan heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
22.01
Paul Mckinlay chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Sullivan. Scott Sullivan tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.45
0-0Paul Mckinlay decides to run forward with the ball. Paul Mckinlay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Ferguson.
33.37
Lorenzo Longo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Sullivan. Scott Sullivan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy James.
34.26
0-0Kevin McCoist clumsily knocks into Alex James. Kevin McCoist is warned by the referee! Alex James carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.05
Kevin McCoist sees a break and surges forward. Kevin McCoist plays a perfect one-two with Gavin Law and rushes in on goal... Kevin McCoist cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.17
Alex Sullivan decides to run forward with the ball. Alex Sullivan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.11
Kevin McCoist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Ramirez. Martin Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Glass.
45.00
Stephen Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Matteo. Alec Matteo knocks the ball forward to Martin Ramirez. Martin Ramirez lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Law. Gavin Law heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Stranraer kick off the second half!
47.09
Lorenzo Longo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Liddell who gathers it comfortably.
48.46
0-0Graham Henry flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Sullivan. Scott Sullivan lofts in a cross ball towards Kwame Goossen. Kwame Goossen directs the ball goalwards with his head but Paul Liddell is on top of it.
49.32
Stephen Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Matteo. Alec Matteo makes a simple pass to Gavin Law. Gavin Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.47
Alec Matteo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Ramirez. Martin Ramirez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.36
1-0Lorenzo Longo makes a probing pass to Scott Sullivan. Scott Sullivan whips in a cross ball towards Kwame Goossen. Kwame Goossen powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kwame Goossen!
60.44
Lorenzo Longo surges forward with the ball. Lorenzo Longo goes all the way! Lorenzo Longo tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
61.10
Alec Matteo surges forward with the ball. Alec Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.35
Stephen James chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Law. Gavin Law knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Ramirez. Martin Ramirez flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.24
Lorenzo Longo passes the ball forward to Kwame Goossen. Kwame Goossen knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Sullivan. Scott Sullivan heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.13
Alex Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Martin Ramirez. Martin Ramirez knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Law. Gavin Law flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.27
Alex James kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Henry. Graham Henry threads the ball through to Kwame Goossen. Kwame Goossen shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.52
Richard Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Henry. Graham Henry makes a simple pass to Kwame Goossen. Kwame Goossen lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Sullivan. Scott Sullivan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.26
Alex James flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Hidalgo. Alejandro Hidalgo threads the ball through to Kwame Goossen. Kwame Goossen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy James.
78.14
Richard Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Hidalgo. Alejandro Hidalgo advances with the ball. Alejandro Hidalgo lofts in a cross ball towards Kwame Goossen. Kwame Goossen flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
83.47
Richard Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Matteo. Alec Matteo knocks the ball forward to Gavin Law. Gavin Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
26.1%
48.9%
25%
Scorers
| Kwame Goossen 57 | Gavin Law 69 |