Match Report


StranraerStranraer     DumbartonDumbarton
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Billy GreigB. Greig69
G
1captain
G
62Billy LiddellB. Liddell
Billy GemmillB. Gemmill69
D
2
D
71Dominic WhiteD. White
Kevin McGroryK. McGrory59
D
captain3
D
71Reinder MonteiroR. Monteiro
Andy CollinsA. Collins57
D
4
D
66Kevin StrachanK. Strachan
John CampbellJ. Campbell61
M
5
D
61Andy ElliottA. Elliott
John GallacherJ. Gallacher54
M
6
M
71Scott HendryS. Hendry
Nelson HellemonsN. Hellemons53
M
7
M
70Richard HendersonR. Henderson
Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith52
M
8
A
75Paul McNeillP. McNeill
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister58
A
9
A
58Don TelferD. Telfer
Paul McNeillP. McNeill57
A
10
A
58Neil MatteoN. Matteo
Colin HutchisonC. Hutchison53
A
11
A
44Scott JamesS. James
 
Craig HendryC. Hendry56
D
12
M
68Gary McCoistG. McCoist
Eric BusseE. Busse55
G
13
M
62Julian CarmonaJ. Carmona
Martin EngelsM. Engels52
D
14
G
60Matthias FreundM. Freund

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 9,306 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Naysmith.


0.00
Stranraer kick off and get the first half underway!
4.45
Kevin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Scott Hendry controls it well on his chest. Scott Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Scott James. With a superhuman jump, Scott James connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a woeful effort!
6.16
Andy Collins flicks a high pass forward. John Gallacher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Gallacher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
8.16
Nelson Hellemons catches Richard Henderson on the ankles. The referee brings Nelson Hellemons to one side and gives him a warning! Richard Henderson stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.59
John Campbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it rises well off target!
12.44
Without breaking stride, Richard Henderson plays the ball forward to Scott James. Scott James lofts in a cross ball towards Don Telfer. Don Telfer knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
16.46
Scott Hendry takes it forward alone. Scott Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Gemmill.
21.08
John Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Colin Hutchison collects the pass. Colin Hutchison lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister heads the ball goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
22.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Kevin Strachan plays the ball forward to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.29
Scott Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Neil Matteo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
28.28
Seeing a gap ahead, John Gallacher plays the ball forward to Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
33.57
John Gallacher hits a low pass to Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
36.58
Richard Henderson passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Don Telfer. Don Telfer whips in a cross ball towards Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
38.04
Scott Hendry surges forward with the ball. Scott Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo whips the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
39.26
Kevin Strachan receives the ball from a throw-in from Andy Elliott. Kevin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Richard Henderson controls it well on his chest. Richard Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but slams it into the crowd!
42.28
John Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
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. Dumbarton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stranraer players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Dumbarton kicking off!
51.43
Andy Elliott gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Scott James whips in a cross ball towards Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo makes a looping header on goal but it flies well off target!
55.48
Richard Henderson flicks a high pass forward to Neil Matteo who brings the ball under control. Neil Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Greig who gathers it comfortably.
57.40
Richard Henderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill lofts in a cross ball towards Scott James. Scott James is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.10
Scott Hendry knocks the ball forward to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
63.05
Richard Henderson passes the ball forward to Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
65.54
Dominic Mcallister barges into Kevin Strachan. Dominic Mcallister is warned by the referee! Kevin Strachan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.22
John Gallacher makes a probing pass to Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.15
Billy Gemmill threads a neat ball through to Nelson Hellemons. Nelson Hellemons knocks the ball forward to Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Billy Liddell had no chance!! Goal for Stranraer!
72.00
Scott Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Telfer. Don Telfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.01
Scott Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Scott James. Scott James lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
78.33
Nelson Hellemons sees Dominic Mcallister in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Mcallister knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Billy Liddell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
85.13
Reinder Monteiro hits a low pass to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson threads a neat ball through to Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo skips past Billy Gemmill! Neil Matteo takes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Dumbarton are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
87.05
Matt Naysmith comes in with a late challenge on Scott Hendry. The referee warns Matt Naysmith to calm down! Scott Hendry runs off the knock.
89.31
Dominic White threads a neat ball through to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Scott James holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott James advances inside the box! Scott James comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stranraer

Dumbarton
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
6
14
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
33.7%
46.5%
19.8%

Scorers
Colin Hutchison 69, 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Hutchison of Stranraer

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

1.Billy Liddell (GK)
6
2.Dominic White (DEF)
6
3.Reinder Monteiro (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Strachan (DEF)
6
5.Andy Elliott (DEF)
6
6.Scott Hendry (MID)
8
7.Richard Henderson (MID)
8
8.Paul McNeill (ATT)
6
9.Don Telfer (ATT)
6
10.Neil Matteo (ATT)
7
11.Scott James (ATT)
7
 
12.Gary McCoist (MID)
0
13.Julian Carmona (MID)
0
14.Matthias Freund (GK)
0