Match Report


StranraerStranraer     Elgin CityElgin City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Billy GreigB. Greig69
G
1
G
66Andy NivenA. Niven
Billy GemmillB. Gemmill69
D
2
D
70Gavin MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn
Kevin McGroryK. McGrory59
D
captain3
D
55Giampietro MemmoG. Memmo
Andy CollinsA. Collins57
D
4
D
53Steve Le SauxS. Le Saux
John CampbellJ. Campbell61
M
5
M
62Alex YoungA. Young
John GallacherJ. Gallacher54
M
6
M
59Jermaine LoweJ. Lowe
Nelson HellemonsN. Hellemons53
M
7
M
58Francis LightfootF. Lightfoot
Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith52
M
8
M
52Garry MorrisonG. Morrison
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister58
A
9
A
69Stuart JamesS. James
Paul McNeillP. McNeill57
A
10captain
A
58Jose LozanoJ. Lozano
Colin HutchisonC. Hutchison53
A
11
A
57Glynn GriffinG. Griffin
 
Craig HendryC. Hendry56
D
12
M
52Alex McStayA. McStay
Eric BusseE. Busse55
G
13
M
52Paul WhiteP. White
Martin EngelsM. Engels52
D
14
D
50Simon ProctorS. Proctor

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Elgin City. A crowd of 9,664 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Stranraer and Elgin City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Naysmith.


0.00
Stranraer start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.57
John Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
4.45
Francis Lightfoot sees Jose Lozano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Lozano threads the ball through into the box. Stuart James looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stuart James!
8.18
Giampietro Memmo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Young. Alex Young flicks a high pass forward to Glynn Griffin who brings the ball under control. Glynn Griffin whips in a cross ball towards Jose Lozano. Jose Lozano gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
12.46
Francis Lightfoot threads the ball through to Stuart James. Stuart James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin McGrory.
15.48
John Gallacher sees Colin Hutchison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giampietro Memmo.
21.57
Steve Le Saux threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Lowe. Jermaine Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Griffin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Glynn Griffin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Gemmill.
22.36
Francis Lightfoot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin skips past Billy Gemmill! Glynn Griffin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
26.20
Francis Lightfoot advances with the ball. Francis Lightfoot lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart James. Stuart James shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
28.01
Kevin McGrory sees John Campbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Mcallister controls it well on his chest. Dominic Mcallister shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
32.19
Matt Naysmith brings the ball forward. Matt Naysmith shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
33.45
Nelson Hellemons flicks a high pass forward. Paul McNeill controls it well on his chest. Paul McNeill shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.16
Steve Le Saux makes a probing pass to Francis Lightfoot. Francis Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Griffin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Glynn Griffin whips in a cross ball towards Stuart James. Stuart James heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stuart James!
44.19
Steve Le Saux flicks a high pass forward. Garry Morrison collects the pass. Garry Morrison threads the ball through to Stuart James. Stuart James knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin McGrory.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stranraer appear unchanged since the first half. Elgin City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stranraer players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Elgin City kick off the second half!
47.03
John Campbell changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. John Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Hutchison but he's offside!
48.12
Giampietro Memmo breaks forward. Giampietro Memmo flicks a high pass forward. Jose Lozano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Lozano shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
49.25
Giampietro Memmo pushes mid-way up the pitch. Giampietro Memmo flicks a high pass forward. Jose Lozano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Lozano lofts in a cross ball towards Glynn Griffin. Andy Collins catches Glynn Griffin on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
51.36
Nelson Hellemons receives the ball from a throw-in from Matt Naysmith. Nelson Hellemons makes a probing pass to Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.18
Jermaine Lowe comes in with a late challenge on Nelson Hellemons. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nelson Hellemons stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.06
Without breaking stride, Matt Naysmith plays the ball forward to Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Niven who gathers it comfortably.
57.37
John Gallacher decides to run forward with the ball. John Gallacher shoots from long range. Andy Niven gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
60.24
Billy Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to John Gallacher. John Gallacher passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Giampietro Memmo plays the ball forward to Jermaine Lowe. Jermaine Lowe passes the ball forward to Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Collins.
65.10
Alex Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart James. Stuart James whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Billy Greig. Excellent save.
66.15
Jose Lozano catches Andy Collins on the ankles. Jose Lozano is shown the yellow card! Andy Collins runs off the knock.
67.53
Jermaine Lowe sees a break and surges forward. Jermaine Lowe shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
69.48
Steve Le Saux kicks a strong pass forward to Francis Lightfoot. Francis Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Griffin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Glynn Griffin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.37
John Campbell sees Colin Hutchison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Hutchison finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Andy Niven. Excellent save.
77.56
Elgin City have made a substitution with Paul White replacing Garry Morrison .
78.58
Kevin McGrory threads the ball through to Nelson Hellemons. Showing composure, Nelson Hellemons plays the ball forward to Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Andy Niven!
79.12
Billy Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Hellemons collects the pass. Nelson Hellemons flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Colin Hutchison scores for Stranraer!!
84.30
Francis Lightfoot kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Lozano. Jose Lozano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
85.30
Nelson Hellemons clumsily knocks into Gavin Meiklejohn. Nelson Hellemons is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.14
With a delightful solo run, Nelson Hellemons stretches the opposition's defence. Nelson Hellemons knocks in a cross ball towards Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Giampietro Memmo threads the ball through to Francis Lightfoot. Francis Lightfoot advances with the ball. Francis Lightfoot shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stranraer

Elgin City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
25.8%
41.9%
32.3%

Scorers
Colin Hutchison 79
Stuart James 4, 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart James of Elgin City

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

1.Andy Niven (GK)
8
2.Gavin Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3.Giampietro Memmo (DEF)
8
4.Steve Le Saux (DEF)
6
5.Alex Young (MID)
6
6.Jermaine Lowe (MID)yellow card
6
7.Francis Lightfoot (MID)
8
8.Garry Morrison (MID)
6
9.Stuart James (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Jose Lozano (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Glynn Griffin (ATT)
7
 
12.Alex McStay (MID)
0
13.Paul White (MID)
6
14.Simon Proctor (DEF)
0