Match Report
| Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock |  |  | Montrose | Montrose | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Thomson | A. Thomson |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 |  | Niccolo Brown | N. Brown | |||||||||
| Scott Meiklejohn | S. Meiklejohn | | 50 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | John Davidson | J. Davidson | ||||||||
| David McNeill | D. McNeill | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 |  | Uwe Schacht | U. Schacht | |||||||||
| Kevin Naysmith | K. Naysmith | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Alex Thomson | A. Thomson | |||||||||
| Craig Telfer | C. Telfer | | 41 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | |||||||||
| Gavin Liddell | G. Liddell | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Alec Gemmell | A. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Gavin Gough | G. Gough | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Gary McStay | G. McStay | |||||||||
| Duncan Cleland | D. Cleland | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | John Souness | J. Souness | |||||||||
| Don Law | D. Law | | 44 | M | | 9 | | M | 39 | | Don McStay | D. McStay | |||||||||
| Mervin Weaver | M. Weaver | | 53 | A | | 10 | | | A | 54 | | Kevin Burley | K. Burley | ||||||||
| Craig Niven | C. Niven | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 41 | | Don Burley | D. Burley | |||||||||
| Billy Souness | B. Souness | | 45 | A | | 12 | | D | 46 | | Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Gavin Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn | | 42 | A | | 13 | | G | 45 | | Duncan Gough | D. Gough | |||||||||
| Stuart Morrison | S. Morrison | | 42 | G | | 14 | | D | 44 | | David Britton | D. Britton | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Rugby Park where Kilmarnock play host to Montrose. A crowd of 2,558 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Kilmarnock and Montrose are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Telfer.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Kilmarnock and Montrose are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Telfer.
0.00
0-0Montrose start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.18
0-0Kevin Burley hacks Scott Meiklejohn from behind! Kevin Burley is shown the yellow card! Scott Meiklejohn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.37
0-0Duncan Cleland flicks a high pass forward. Craig Niven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Niven shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
6.35
1-0Gavin Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Niven. Craig Niven runs straight at the defence! Craig Niven makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
28.23
Gary McStay laces a through ball forward to Kevin Burley. Kevin Burley shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
30.14
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.21
1-0Scott Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell makes a probing pass to Mervin Weaver. Mervin Weaver knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Niccolo Brown who gathers it comfortably.
33.15
David McNeill threads a neat ball through to Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland threads the ball through to Mervin Weaver. Mervin Weaver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.59
1-0Gavin Gough runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gavin Gough passes the ball forward but Craig Niven is offside!
39.06
Scott Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Gavin Gough. Gavin Gough hits a low pass to Mervin Weaver. Mervin Weaver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.23
John Souness advances with the ball. John Souness shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Kilmarnock appear unchanged since the first half. Montrose also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look much more laid back than they were at the start of the game.
45.00
Kilmarnock kick off the second half!
47.48
John Souness makes a probing pass to Kevin Burley. Kevin Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.04
Gavin Gough hits a low pass to Craig Niven. Craig Niven plays a one-two with Mervin Weaver and rushes in on goal... Craig Niven takes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
60.58
2-0Kilmarnock have made 3 substitutions with Billy Souness replacing Gavin Gough, Gavin Meiklejohn replacing Duncan Cleland and Stuart Morrison replacing Mervin Weaver .
69.24
David McNeill clumsily knocks into Don Burley. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Don Burley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.00
Alec Gemmell decides to run forward with the ball. Alec Gemmell shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
73.04
Uwe Schacht makes a simple pass to Gary McStay. Gary McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Burley. Kevin Burley shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.49
2-0Kilmarnock appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-2-1 formation.
78.27
Gavin Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Don Law. Don Law shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
79.41
Without breaking stride, Gary McStay plays the ball forward to Kevin Burley. Kevin Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Don Burley. Don Burley connects with a diving header. What a cracker!! Andy Thomson had no chance!! Goal for Montrose!
83.55
Don McStay decides to run forward with the ball. Don McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.47
John Souness flicks a high pass forward to Don Burley who brings the ball under control. Don Burley shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
90.00
Gary McStay flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Burley who takes it down. Kevin Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Don Burley. Don Burley makes a deft header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
34.7%
47.2%
18.1%
Scorers
| Craig Niven 6, 53 | Don Burley 79 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Craig Niven of Kilmarnock |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Andy Thomson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Scott Meiklejohn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David McNeill (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Kevin Naysmith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Craig Telfer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gavin Liddell (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Gavin Gough (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Duncan Cleland (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Don Law (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Mervin Weaver (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Craig Niven (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Billy Souness (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gavin Meiklejohn (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Stuart Morrison (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Niccolo Brown (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | John Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Uwe Schacht (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alex Thomson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Matt Strachan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alec Gemmell (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gary McStay (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | John Souness (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Don McStay (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Kevin Burley (ATT) | | 6 |
| 11. | Don Burley (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Callum Gemmill (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Duncan Gough (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Britton (DEF) | 0 | |