Match Report


StranraerStranraer     Berwick RangersBerwick Rangers
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Billy GreigB. Greig69
G
1
G
69Alec MckinlayA. Mckinlay
Billy GemmillB. Gemmill69
D
2
D
75Kevin TelferK. Telfer
Kevin McGroryK. McGrory59
D
captain3
D
66Matt DalglishM. Dalglish
Andy CollinsA. Collins57
D
4
D
58Garry DalglishG. Dalglish
John CampbellJ. Campbell61
M
5
D
53Alec SounessA. Souness
John GallacherJ. Gallacher54
M
6
M
67Stephen McinnesS. Mcinnes
Nelson HellemonsN. Hellemons53
M
7
M
61Terry CookeT. Cooke
Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith52
M
8captain
M
59Paul RohrschneiderP. Rohrschneider
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister58
A
9
A
60Stephen MasonS. Mason
Paul McNeillP. McNeill57
A
10
A
59Sander Van Der ReeS. Van Der Ree
Colin HutchisonC. Hutchison53
A
11
A
58Pegguy ColleterP. Colleter
 
Craig HendryC. Hendry56
D
12
G
65Alex GemmillA. Gemmill
Eric BusseE. Busse55
G
13
M
58Craig HopkinC. Hopkin
Martin EngelsM. Engels52
D
14
M
57Matthew BeckhamM. Beckham

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Berwick Rangers. A crowd of 8,886 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Berwick Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Ferguson.


0.00
Stranraer kick off the first half!
2.58
Matt Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Terry Cooke. Terry Cooke passes the ball forward to Stephen Mason. Stephen Mason whips in a cross ball towards Pegguy Colleter. Pegguy Colleter makes a looping header on goal. Superb reactions from Billy Greig. What a save!
6.53
Andy Collins kicks a strong pass forward to John Campbell. John Campbell hits a low pass to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
9.51
Andy Collins flicks a high pass forward. John Gallacher controls it well on his chest. John Gallacher hits a low pass to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.31
Alec Souness flicks a high ball forward to Terry Cooke who takes it down. Terry Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Sander Van Der Ree controls it well on his chest. Sander Van Der Ree tries a spectacular long range effort. Billy Greig gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
15.45
Nelson Hellemons flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.28
John Gallacher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Alec Mckinlay.
17.41
Corner kick to Stranraer. John Campbell plays it out to the edge of the box. Paul Rohrschneider reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
18.05
Stephen Mcinnes threads a neat ball through to Sander Van Der Ree. Sander Van Der Ree whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Mason. Stephen Mason connects with a diving header but it flies just wide!
22.01
Stephen Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Sander Van Der Ree. Sander Van Der Ree edges inside the box! Sander Van Der Ree takes a shot at goal. Solid save from Billy Greig. What a great pair of hands!
32.58
Nelson Hellemons deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
34.07
Matt Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Mcinnes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sander Van Der Ree. Sander Van Der Ree flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Mason controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Stephen Mason cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
38.28
Billy Gemmill sees John Campbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Alec Mckinlay.
44.58
Kevin McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, John Campbell. John Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stranraer appear unchanged since the first half. Berwick Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Berwick Rangers kick off!
49.35
Stephen Mcinnes threads a neat ball through to Stephen Mason. Stephen Mason shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
51.20
Garry Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Paul Rohrschneider. Paul Rohrschneider decides to run forward with the ball. Paul Rohrschneider whips in a cross ball towards Sander Van Der Ree. Sander Van Der Ree whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Andy Collins. Excellent block.
54.46
Alec Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Rohrschneider. Paul Rohrschneider sees a break and surges forward. Paul Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.43
John Gallacher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister cuts inside the box! Dominic Mcallister side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
59.39
Billy Gemmill threads a neat ball through to John Gallacher. John Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Telfer.
60.25
Berwick Rangers have made 2 substitutions with Craig Hopkin replacing Stephen Mcinnes and Alex Gemmill replacing Sander Van Der Ree .
63.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Craig Hopkin picks a pass forward to Alex Gemmill. Alex Gemmill threads a neat, attacking ball through to Stephen Mason. Stephen Mason makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
67.59
Kevin McGrory threads a neat ball through to John Gallacher. John Gallacher threads the ball through to Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
72.47
Paul Rohrschneider flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Gemmill. Alex Gemmill tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.20
Stranraer are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
75.37
Andy Collins decides to run forward with the ball. Andy Collins hits a low pass to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill shoots from 25 yards but Alec Mckinlay reads it well. Fabulous stop!
79.14
Nelson Hellemons kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister makes a probing pass to Paul McNeill but he's offside!
81.13
John Campbell comes in with a late challenge on Paul Rohrschneider. The referee warns John Campbell to calm down! Paul Rohrschneider hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.32
Colin Hutchison catches Matt Dalglish on the ankles. The referee calls over Colin Hutchison and warns him to calm down! Matt Dalglish stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.37
John Campbell takes a short throw-in bringing Nelson Hellemons into play. Nelson Hellemons brings the ball forward. Nelson Hellemons knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alec Souness.
87.42
John Campbell brings the ball forward. John Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stranraer

Berwick Rangers
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54%
46%
Play Area
27.6%
42.5%
29.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Rohrschneider of Berwick Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Billy Greig (GK)
8
2.Billy Gemmill (DEF)
6
3.Kevin McGrory (DEF)
7
4.Andy Collins (DEF)
8
5.John Campbell (MID)
7
6.John Gallacher (MID)
8
7.Nelson Hellemons (MID)
8
8.Matt Naysmith (MID)
6
9.Dominic Mcallister (ATT)
6
10.Paul McNeill (ATT)
7
11.Colin Hutchison (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Hendry (DEF)
0
13.Eric Busse (GK)
0
14.Martin Engels (DEF)
0

1.Alec Mckinlay (GK)
9
2.Kevin Telfer (DEF)
6
3.Matt Dalglish (DEF)
6
4.Garry Dalglish (DEF)
6
5.Alec Souness (DEF)
7
6.Stephen Mcinnes (MID)
8
7.Terry Cooke (MID)
7
8.Paul Rohrschneider (MID)
9
9.Stephen Mason (ATT)
6
10.Sander Van Der Ree (ATT)
8
11.Pegguy Colleter (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Gemmill (GK)
6
13.Craig Hopkin (MID)
6
14.Matthew Beckham (MID)
0