Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Arbroath | Arbroath | ||||||||||||||||
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| Alex Naysmith | A. Naysmith |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | |||||||||
| Matt Brady | M. Brady | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 |  | Gianfranco Galli | G. Galli | |||||||||
| Gary Souness | G. Souness | | 59 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 53 | | Andy Hendry | A. Hendry | |||||||
| Max Jobson | M. Jobson |  | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Garry Cleland | G. Cleland | |||||||||
| Callum White | C. White | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Billy Morton | B. Morton | |||||||||
| Colin Dalglish | C. Dalglish | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | David Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Stuart Liddell | S. Liddell | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Neil Mckinlay | N. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Alec Brady | A. Brady | | 51 | M | | 8 | | A | 61 | | Gary Hansen | G. Hansen | |||||||||
| Richard James | R. James | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Gian Luca Rutzittu | G. Rutzittu | |||||||||
| Richard Gallacher | R. Gallacher | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | John Liddell | J. Liddell | |||||||||
| Callum Hendry | C. Hendry | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Alec McCoist | A. McCoist | |||||||||
| Scott Thomson | S. Thomson | | 58 | G | | 12 | | M | 58 | | Craig Morton | C. Morton | |||||||||
| Antonio Antunes | A. Antunes |  | 54 | D | | 13 | | G | 54 | | Dominic Gemmell | D. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Craig McCoist | C. McCoist | | 50 | M | | 14 | | M | 52 |  | Anton Hermann | A. Hermann | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Arbroath. A crowd of 4,894 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Mckinlay.
The pitch is in good condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Mckinlay.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Arbroath kick off!
3.57
0-0Colin Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Richard James. Richard James tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
6.01
1-0Max Jobson knocks the ball forward to Stuart Liddell. Stuart Liddell advances with the ball. Stuart Liddell cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Stuart Liddell provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.53
1-0Andy Hendry flicks a high ball forward to David Law who takes it down. David Law makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Brady.
15.56
Neil Mckinlay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gian Luca Rutzittu. Gian Luca Rutzittu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Max Jobson.
16.48
David Law kicks a strong pass forward to Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist whips in a cross ball towards John Liddell. John Liddell makes a looping header on goal but it rises well off target!
18.55
Stuart Liddell flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
20.33
1-0Neil Mckinlay threads the ball through to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Gian Luca Rutzittu. Gian Luca Rutzittu jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Callum White. Excellent block.
27.59
Neil Mckinlay flicks the ball to his team mate, Gian Luca Rutzittu. Gian Luca Rutzittu whips in a cross ball towards Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen makes a looping header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
30.37
Alec Brady makes a probing pass to Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.16
1-0Alec Brady makes a simple pass to Richard James. Richard James deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum Hendry but the linesman indicates offside!
36.00
Andy Hendry takes a short throw-in bringing Garry Cleland into play. Garry Cleland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Law. David Law knocks the ball forward to John Liddell. John Liddell tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.41
1-1Max Jobson hacks Alec McCoist from behind! The referee brings Max Jobson to one side and gives him a warning! Alec McCoist gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.02
Neil Mckinlay makes a probing pass to John Liddell. John Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Alec McCoist controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Alec McCoist shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
44.27
Gianfranco Galli surges forward with the ball. Gianfranco Galli kicks a strong pass forward to John Liddell. John Liddell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum White.
45.00
Alec Brady knocks the ball forward to Callum Hendry. Callum Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Richard James but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Arbroath also appear unchanged since the first half. The Airdrieonians players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Airdrieonians kick off and get the second half underway!
48.17
Garry Cleland kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Alec McCoist holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards John Liddell. With a superhuman jump, John Liddell connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
55.22
1-2Neil Mckinlay clumsily knocks into Stuart Liddell. Neil Mckinlay is shown the yellow card! Stuart Liddell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.37
Stuart Liddell threads a neat ball through to Richard James. Richard James puts a great ball through. Callum Hendry runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
65.19
Stuart Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard James. Richard James plays a one-two with Richard Gallacher and advances towards the goal... Richard James muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Billy Morton.
66.41
1-2It's a corner kick. Richard James kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. David Law reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
67.54
1-2David Law passes the ball forward to Gian Luca Rutzittu. Gian Luca Rutzittu lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Good keeping from Alex Naysmith as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
77.37
1-2Airdrieonians have made a substitution with Craig McCoist replacing Callum Hendry and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
79.54
Callum White barges into Alec McCoist. Callum White is shown the yellow card! Alec McCoist runs off the knock.
81.03
Colin Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Craig McCoist. Craig McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Brady. Alec Brady is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.04
Garry Cleland threads the ball through to Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay makes an attacking run forward. Neil Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum White.
85.53
Neil Mckinlay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
89.22
Garry Cleland flicks a high ball forward to David Law who takes it down. David Law threads a neat ball through to John Liddell. John Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen makes a convincing header. Alex Naysmith is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
28.7%
46.2%
25%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to John Liddell of Arbroath |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alex Naysmith (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Matt Brady (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gary Souness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Max Jobson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Callum White (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 6. | Colin Dalglish (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Stuart Liddell (MID) |  | 8 |
| 8. | Alec Brady (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Richard James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Richard Gallacher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Callum Hendry (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Scott Thomson (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Antonio Antunes (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Craig McCoist (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Dominic Henderson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gianfranco Galli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Andy Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Garry Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Billy Morton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | David Law (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Neil Mckinlay (MID) | | 7 |
| 8. | Gary Hansen (ATT) | | 8 |
| 9. | Gian Luca Rutzittu (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | John Liddell (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Alec McCoist (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Craig Morton (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Dominic Gemmell (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Anton Hermann (MID) | 0 | |