Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Forfar AthleticForfar Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stuart McinnesS. Mcinnes68
G
1
G
64Alec DickovA. Dickov
Antonio FernandesA. Fernandes74
D
2
D
58Neil HansenN. Hansen
Eduardo MendezE. Mendez63
D
3
D
57Andy WhiteA. White
Don CaldwellD. Caldwell61
D
4
D
56John ClelandJ. Cleland
Garry ElliottG. Elliott66
M
5
M
63Colin HendersonC. Henderson
Raymond Van De HorR. Van De Hor56
M
6captain
M
55Garcia Duque StendardoG. Stendardo
David DalglishD. Dalglish55
M
7
M
55Cosimo MasperoC. Maspero
Alec HutchisonA. Hutchison54
M
captain8
M
46Neil MatteoN. Matteo
David HutchisonD. Hutchison56
A
9
A
64Stephen YoungS. Young
Cleto PieriniC. Pierini55
A
10
A
62Stephen NaysmithS. Naysmith
Paul DalglishP. Dalglish55
A
11
A
60Duncan McinnesD. Mcinnes
 
Matthias FriedmannM. Friedmann53
A
12
A
55Don McGroryD. McGrory
Craig CollinsC. Collins52
G
13
G
52Eric Van WanrooyE. Van Wanrooy
Gavin HendryG. Hendry52
M
14
G
51Duncan HendersonD. Henderson

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Forfar Athletic. A crowd of 4,725 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both St Mirren and Forfar Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Gallacher.


0.00
Forfar Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
2.42
Garcia Duque Stendardo clumsily knocks into Alec Hutchison. Garcia Duque Stendardo is shown the yellow card! Alec Hutchison stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.35
Neil Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Garcia Duque Stendardo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garcia Duque Stendardo threads a neat ball through to Duncan Mcinnes. Duncan Mcinnes makes a great pass forward. Stephen Young runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
4.56
Neil Hansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Henderson. Colin Henderson hits a low pass to Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Young. Stephen Young flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
6.41
Garcia Duque Stendardo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Mcinnes. Duncan Mcinnes plays a quick one-two with Stephen Naysmith and rushes in on goal... Duncan Mcinnes rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
9.13
Antonio Fernandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Raymond Van De Hor. Raymond Van De Hor flicks a high ball forward to David Hutchison who takes it down. David Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Paul Dalglish. Paul Dalglish rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but Neil Hansen blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
15.27
Don Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Raymond Van De Hor controls it well on his chest. Raymond Van De Hor flicks a high pass forward to Cleto Pierini who brings the ball under control. Cleto Pierini threads the ball through to Paul Dalglish but he's offside!
18.50
Seeing a gap ahead, Andy White plays the ball forward to Garcia Duque Stendardo. Garcia Duque Stendardo sees Stephen Naysmith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.24
Raymond Van De Hor flicks a high pass forward to Paul Dalglish who brings the ball under control. Paul Dalglish knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.35
John Cleland barges into Cleto Pierini. The referee brings John Cleland to one side and gives him a warning! Cleto Pierini runs off the knock.
27.05
With a delightful solo run, Colin Henderson stretches the opposition's defence. Colin Henderson knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Mcinnes. With a superhuman jump, Duncan Mcinnes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
28.17
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
33.39
Alec Hutchison flicks a high pass forward to Cleto Pierini who brings the ball under control. Cleto Pierini chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Dalglish. Some silky footwork from Paul Dalglish provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Alec Dickov is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.47
Neil Matteo makes a probing pass to Stephen Young. Stephen Young sees Stephen Naysmith just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Naysmith shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Stuart Mcinnes. Excellent save.
40.28
Cosimo Maspero makes a simple pass to Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith rushes past Don Caldwell! Stephen Naysmith comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. It curls slightly but Stuart Mcinnes manages to gather it.
44.48
Garcia Duque Stendardo makes a simple pass to Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Cosimo Maspero flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Mcinnes who brings the ball under control. Duncan Mcinnes edges inside the box! Duncan Mcinnes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Forfar Athletic have changed their lineup with Don McGrory replacing Cosimo Maspero. The St Mirren players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and St Mirren get the second half underway!
49.00
David Dalglish chips the ball to his team mate, Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
53.15
David Hutchison flicks a high ball forward to Paul Dalglish who takes it down. Paul Dalglish shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.12
Forfar Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Eric Van Wanrooy replacing John Cleland and Duncan Henderson replacing Duncan Mcinnes .
61.14
Eric Van Wanrooy flicks a high pass forward to Colin Henderson who brings the ball under control. Colin Henderson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Colin Henderson finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Stuart Mcinnes manages to gather it.
65.34
Antonio Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. David Dalglish holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Dalglish flicks a high ball forward to Cleto Pierini who takes it down. Cleto Pierini knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Dalglish. Paul Dalglish finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Alec Dickov is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
69.01
Paul Dalglish clumsily knocks into Andy White. Paul Dalglish is warned by the referee! Andy White hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.01
Garcia Duque Stendardo flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Young controls it well on his chest. Stephen Young shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
81.40
Eduardo Mendez makes a simple pass to David Dalglish. David Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. Paul Dalglish holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Dalglish shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
83.33
David Dalglish makes a beautiful solo run. David Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini makes a deft header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.42
Don Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Dalglish. David Dalglish makes a beautiful solo run. David Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it rises well off target!
89.01
Raymond Van De Hor threads a neat ball through to Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini whips in a cross ball towards Paul Dalglish. Paul Dalglish jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Alec Dickov had no chance!! Goal for St Mirren!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Forfar Athletic
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.7%
38.3%
Play Area
30.9%
45.7%
23.5%

Scorers
Paul Dalglish 33, 53, 65, 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Dalglish of St Mirren

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Mcinnes (GK)
6
2.Antonio Fernandes (DEF)
6
3.Eduardo Mendez (DEF)
6
4.Don Caldwell (DEF)
6
5.Garry Elliott (MID)
6
6.Raymond Van De Hor (MID)
6
7.David Dalglish (MID)
7
8.Alec Hutchison (MID)
6
9.David Hutchison (ATT)
6
10.Cleto Pierini (ATT)
7
11.Paul Dalglish (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
10
 
12.Matthias Friedmann (ATT)
0
13.Craig Collins (GK)
0
14.Gavin Hendry (MID)
0

1.Alec Dickov (GK)
6
2.Neil Hansen (DEF)
6
3.Andy White (DEF)
6
4.John Cleland (DEF)
5
5.Colin Henderson (MID)
6
6.Garcia Duque Stendardo (MID)yellow card
6
7.Cosimo Maspero (MID)
6
8.Neil Matteo (MID)
6
9.Stephen Young (ATT)
6
10.Stephen Naysmith (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Mcinnes (ATT)
6
 
12.Don McGrory (ATT)
6
13.Eric Van Wanrooy (GK)
6
14.Duncan Henderson (GK)
6