Match Report
| Stranraer | Stranraer |  |  | Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Callum Caldwell | C. Caldwell |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Dominic Niven | D. Niven | |||||||||
| Scott Burley | S. Burley | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Andy Hendry | A. Hendry | |||||||||
| Billy Dickov | B. Dickov | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | John Cleland | J. Cleland | |||||||||
| Callum Booth | C. Booth | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Duncan Dalglish | D. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Pablo Ferrer | P. Ferrer |  | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Andy Sullivan | A. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Callum Brady | C. Brady | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Callum Sullivan | C. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Dominic Caldwell | D. Caldwell | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Stuart Gemmell | S. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Callum McStay | C. McStay | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 |  | Milan Berck Van Der Gaag | M. Van Der Gaag | |||||||||
| Colin Gallacher | C. Gallacher | | 50 | M | | 9 | | M | 47 | | Kevin Niven | K. Niven | |||||||||
| Garry Matteo | G. Matteo | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Alec Hopkin | A. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Craig McNeill | C. McNeill | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Garry Gough | G. Gough | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 9,399 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Stranraer and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Stranraer and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Heart of Midlothian kick off and get the first half underway!
4.48
0-0Milan Berck Van Der Gaag makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Gough. Garry Gough plays a perfect one-two with Alec Hopkin and rushes in on goal... Garry Gough tries a spectacular strike but Callum Caldwell is on top of it.
8.05
0-0Colin Gallacher passes the ball forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.01
Dominic Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.40
1-0Colin Gallacher makes a simple pass to Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Garry Matteo scores for Stranraer!!
24.16
Callum McStay makes a beautiful solo run. Callum McStay plays a perfect one-two with Garry Matteo and rushes in on goal... Callum McStay makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Dominic Niven.
27.53
1-0Milan Berck Van Der Gaag kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.15
Andy Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Gemmell. Stuart Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Gough. Garry Gough shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
34.16
1-0Stranraer are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
38.06
Callum McStay kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic Niven who gathers it comfortably.
39.23
Callum Brady sees space and advances. Callum Brady threads the ball through to Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Dominic Niven!
45.00
Kevin Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Stranraer kick off!
48.24
Milan Berck Van Der Gaag surges forward with the ball. Milan Berck Van Der Gaag knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Dickov.
57.19
Milan Berck Van Der Gaag threads the ball through to Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.57
1-0Billy Dickov threads the ball through to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher surges forward with the ball. Colin Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Matteo but he's offside!
63.21
Milan Berck Van Der Gaag passes the ball forward to Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
67.11
Andy Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Milan Berck Van Der Gaag. Milan Berck Van Der Gaag makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Gough. Garry Gough shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
73.16
John Cleland makes a probing pass to Kevin Niven. Kevin Niven knocks the ball forward to Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
75.12
Callum Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Caldwell. Dominic Caldwell sees a break and surges forward. Dominic Caldwell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Dominic Niven easily smothers it!
77.47
1-0Dominic Caldwell barges into Milan Berck Van Der Gaag. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Milan Berck Van Der Gaag runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.8%
52.2%
Play Area
27.5%
50.7%
21.7%
Scorers
| Garry Matteo 18 |