Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Raith Rovers. A crowd of 9,809 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Stranraer and Raith Rovers are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Raith Rovers get the match underway!
3.23
Callum Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Callum McStay. Callum McStay makes a probing pass to Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill plays a perfect one-two with Garry Matteo and rushes in on goal... Craig McNeill tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.29
Kevin Bremner advances with the ball. Kevin Bremner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.06
Colin Gallacher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Greig.
12.15
Callum McStay threads the ball through to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Bremner.
16.29
Sammy De Neff makes a beautiful solo run. Sammy De Neff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Ritchie but he's offside!
18.13
Stuart Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.45
Alex Liddell sees a break and surges forward. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.53
Matt Brady threads the ball through to Garry White. Garry White brings the ball forward. Garry White tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.10
Sammy De Neff hacks Alex Liddell from behind! Sammy De Neff is given a warning by the referee! Alex Liddell runs off the knock.
32.31
Billy Dickov makes a probing pass to Callum McStay. Callum McStay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill plays a perfect one-two with Garry Matteo and rushes in on goal... Craig McNeill takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Craig McNeill!
36.48
Craig McNeill hacks Garry Greig from behind! Craig McNeill is given a warning by the referee! Garry Greig runs off the knock.
38.15
Callum Booth knocks the ball forward to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher makes a simple pass to Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Greig.
39.05
Sammy De Neff knocks the ball forward to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Craig McNeill comes in with a late challenge on David Davidson. Craig McNeill is given another warning by the referee! David Davidson stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Stranraer start the second half!
60.58
Paolo Smoje threads the ball through to John Bremner. John Bremner whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.44
Callum Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum McStay. Callum McStay kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.24
Billy Dickov makes a simple pass to Callum McStay. Callum McStay makes a probing pass to Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.40
Callum Booth knocks the ball forward to Callum McStay. Callum McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill shoots from 25 yards but Richard McNeill is on top of it.
72.47
Billy Dickov makes a simple pass to Callum McStay. Callum McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo goes all the way! Garry Matteo shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
75.28
Matt Brady threads the ball through to Sammy De Neff. Sammy De Neff controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Bremner. John Bremner lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.51
Colin Gallacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.32
Alex Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo powers a header at goal. It's there!! Richard McNeill has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Craig McNeill of Stranraer
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
24.1%
45.6%
30.4%