Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical | ||||||||||||||||
| Kieran Rufus | Kieran Rufus | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Victor Soler | V. Soler |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Duncan Campbell | D. Campbell | |||||||||
| Billy Hopkin | B. Hopkin | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Billy McStay | B. McStay | |||||||||
| Neil Greig | N. Greig | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Elvis Altomare | E. Altomare | |||||||||
| Luke Plowright | L. Plowright |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Duncan Greig | D. Greig | |||||||||
| Scott Henderson | S. Henderson | | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | David Morton | D. Morton | |||||||||
| Alex Niven | A. Niven | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Neil Henderson | N. Henderson | |||||||||
| Richard Law | R. Law | | 77 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Andy Young | A. Young | |||||||||
| Lee Maclean | L. Maclean | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | David Niven | D. Niven | |||||||||
| Don McCoist | D. McCoist | | 60 | A | | 9 | | M | 56 | | Stephen Gemmill | S. Gemmill | |||||||||
| David Tavares | D. Tavares |  | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Matt Mccall | M. Mccall | |||||||||
| Alan Ferdinand | A. Ferdinand | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Neil Young | N. Young | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 19,284 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Hamilton Academical kick off and get the first half underway!
9.10
0-0Neil Greig barges into Matt Mccall. Neil Greig is given a warning by the referee! Matt Mccall grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.04
0-0Lee Maclean makes a simple pass to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand lofts in a cross ball towards David Tavares. David Tavares is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
14.10
0-0Alex Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don McCoist. Don McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Duncan Campbell!
22.53
0-0Elvis Altomare decides to run forward with the ball. Elvis Altomare controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Mccall. Matt Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Victor Soler who gathers it comfortably.
26.39
Neil Henderson chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Mccall. Matt Mccall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.21
Lee Maclean deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Campbell who gathers it comfortably.
36.32
Lee Maclean makes a simple pass to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
47.27
Luke Plowright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lee Maclean. Lee Maclean brings the ball forward. Lee Maclean knocks in a cross ball towards Don McCoist. Don McCoist is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.17
Alex Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don McCoist. Don McCoist whips in a cross ball towards David Tavares. David Tavares connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Duncan Campbell easily picks it out of the air!
51.07
Richard Law threads the ball through to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.36
1-0Lee Maclean threads the ball through to Don McCoist. Don McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Duncan Campbell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
61.21
Neil Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Niven. Alex Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Tavares. David Tavares lofts in a cross ball towards Don McCoist. Don McCoist powers a header at goal. Don McCoist scores for Airdrieonians!!
65.10
Richard Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Don McCoist. Don McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Elvis Altomare.
66.38
David Morton makes a probing pass to David Niven. David Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Young. Neil Young goes all the way! Neil Young shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Victor Soler manages to gather it comfortably.
75.43
Luke Plowright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Tavares. David Tavares shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Duncan Campbell!
78.26
David Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Young. Neil Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.21
Lee Maclean kicks a strong pass forward to David Tavares. David Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Campbell who gathers it comfortably.
81.01
Billy McStay passes the ball forward to Stephen Gemmill. Stephen Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Neil Young. Neil Young knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Greig.
84.34
2-0Elvis Altomare clumsily knocks into Scott Henderson. Elvis Altomare is shown the yellow card! Scott Henderson stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.04
Lee Maclean kicks a strong pass forward to David Tavares. David Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand powers a header at goal. Duncan Campbell manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
68.4%
31.6%
Play Area
22.4%
48.7%
28.9%
Scorers