Match Report


Stirling AlbionStirling Albion     KilmarnockKilmarnock
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Colin MasonC. Mason50
G
1
G
54Andy ThomsonA. Thomson
Callum ClelandC. Cleland52
D
2captain
D
50Scott MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn
Giampaolo RocchiG. Rocchi50
D
3
D
50David McNeillD. McNeill
Gary GemmellG. Gemmell39
D
4
D
45Kevin NaysmithK. Naysmith
Craig HopkinC. Hopkin47
M
5
D
41Craig TelferC. Telfer
Callum LawC. Law47
M
6
M
61Gavin LiddellG. Liddell
Kieron RoyceK. Royce46
M
captain7
M
57Gavin GoughG. Gough
Stuart JamesS. James42
M
8
M
54Duncan ClelandD. Cleland
Richard FergusonR. Ferguson55
A
9
M
44Don LawD. Law
Kevin GemmellK. Gemmell54
A
10
A
53Mervin WeaverM. Weaver
Colin MckinlayC. Mckinlay51
A
11
A
52Craig NivenC. Niven
 
Gavin ThomsonG. Thomson48
A
12
A
45Billy SounessB. Souness
Neil JohnstoneN. Johnstone44
G
13
A
42Gavin MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn
John HendersonJ. Henderson41
M
14
G
42Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Forthbank where Stirling Albion play host to Kilmarnock. A crowd of 2,836 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stirling Albion are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Kilmarnock appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Inglis.


0.00
Kilmarnock start the match!
2.32
Gavin Gough hacks Callum Law from behind! Gavin Gough is shown the yellow card! Callum Law hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.24
Gary Gemmell passes the ball forward to Kieron Royce. Kieron Royce makes a simple pass to Kevin Gemmell. Kevin Gemmell plays a one-two with Colin Mckinlay and advances towards the goal... Kevin Gemmell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball ricochets off David McNeill and flashes wide of the far post.
10.17
Stuart James takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Giampaolo Rocchi tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
12.24
Gavin Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mervin Weaver. Mervin Weaver cuts inside the box! Mervin Weaver side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Callum Cleland is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
16.06
Kieron Royce kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Mckinlay. Colin Mckinlay makes a probing pass between the defence to Richard Ferguson. Richard Ferguson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
20.46
Duncan Cleland comes in with a late challenge on Craig Hopkin. The referee warns Duncan Cleland to calm down! Craig Hopkin runs off the knock.
26.53
Gary Gemmell flicks a high pass forward. Callum Law controls it well on his chest. Callum Law threads the ball through to Kevin Gemmell. Kevin Gemmell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Thomson who gathers it comfortably.
27.33
Gary Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Callum Law. Callum Law flicks a high pass forward to Colin Mckinlay who brings the ball under control. Colin Mckinlay flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Ferguson. Richard Ferguson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
28.42
Callum Law plays the ball forward to Richard Ferguson. Richard Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Colin Mckinlay. Colin Mckinlay makes a deft header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
36.33
Gavin Gough flicks a high pass forward. Craig Niven collects the pass. Craig Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.48
Kilmarnock are playing very defensively.
39.53
Don Law sees Mervin Weaver in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mervin Weaver edges inside the box! Mervin Weaver takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
42.42
Craig Hopkin sees Richard Ferguson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Ferguson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.40
Craig Telfer clumsily knocks into Colin Mckinlay. The referee warns Craig Telfer to calm down! Colin Mckinlay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Giampaolo Rocchi comes in with a late challenge on Mervin Weaver. The referee calls over Giampaolo Rocchi and shows him a yellow card! Mervin Weaver stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stirling Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Kilmarnock also appear unchanged since the first half. The Kilmarnock players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Stirling Albion start the second half!
54.32
Kieron Royce flicks a high pass forward. Colin Mckinlay controls it well on his chest. Colin Mckinlay rushes past Scott Meiklejohn! Colin Mckinlay cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.29
Callum Cleland knocks the ball forward to Kieron Royce. Kieron Royce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Ferguson. Richard Ferguson plays a one-two with Kevin Gemmell and advances towards the goal... Richard Ferguson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Andy Thomson.
56.49
Stuart James takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Callum Law. Callum Law side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.18
Kilmarnock have made 3 substitutions with Billy Souness replacing Gavin Gough, Gavin Meiklejohn replacing Duncan Cleland and Stuart Morrison replacing Mervin Weaver .
61.22
Gavin Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Morrison controls it well on his chest. Stuart Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Mason who gathers it comfortably.
63.13
Giampaolo Rocchi flicks a high ball forward to Kieron Royce who takes it down. Kieron Royce flicks a high pass forward to Richard Ferguson who brings the ball under control. Richard Ferguson skips past Craig Telfer! Richard Ferguson comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
67.43
Callum Law makes a simple pass to Colin Mckinlay. Colin Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.17
Giampaolo Rocchi flicks a high pass forward. Callum Law controls it well on his chest. Callum Law threads a neat ball through to Kevin Gemmell. Kevin Gemmell shoots from outside the area but somehow Andy Thomson manages to keep it out.
75.48
David McNeill makes a probing pass to Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Niven. Craig Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Colin Mason is on top of it.
77.45
Stirling Albion have made a substitution with Neil Johnstone replacing Callum Cleland .
79.33
Scott Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Liddell who brings the ball under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Gavin Liddell plays the ball forward to Craig Niven. Craig Niven whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison beats his man to it with a header. Colin Mason is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.35
Gavin Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
84.02
Giampaolo Rocchi hits a low pass to Stuart James. Stuart James chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Mckinlay. Colin Mckinlay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Andy Thomson reads it well. Nice save!
85.40
Neil Johnstone threads a neat ball through to Craig Hopkin. Craig Hopkin plays the ball forward to Richard Ferguson. Richard Ferguson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Mckinlay but the linesman indicates offside!
87.07
Billy Souness flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Morrison collects the pass. Stuart Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.13
Billy Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Niven. Craig Niven shoots from long range. What a cracker!! Colin Mason had no chance!! Goal for Kilmarnock!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Stirling Albion

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

Possession
60.2%
39.8%
Play Area
30.1%
44.6%
25.3%

Scorers
Callum Law 56
Stuart Morrison 79
Craig Niven 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Niven of Kilmarnock

Match Ratings
1.Colin Mason (GK)
6
2.Callum Cleland (DEF)
7
3.Giampaolo Rocchi (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Gary Gemmell (DEF)
6
5.Craig Hopkin (MID)
7
6.Callum Law (MID)goal scored
9
7.Kieron Royce (MID)
7
8.Stuart James (MID)
6
9.Richard Ferguson (ATT)
7
10.Kevin Gemmell (ATT)
6
11.Colin Mckinlay (ATT)
7
 
12.Gavin Thomson (ATT)
0
13.Neil Johnstone (GK)
6
14.John Henderson (MID)
0

1.Andy Thomson (GK)
8
2.Scott Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3.David McNeill (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Naysmith (DEF)
6
5.Craig Telfer (DEF)
5
6.Gavin Liddell (MID)
6
7.Gavin Gough (MID)yellow card
6
8.Duncan Cleland (MID)
6
9.Don Law (MID)
7
10.Mervin Weaver (ATT)
7
11.Craig Niven (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Billy Souness (ATT)
7
13.Gavin Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
14.Stuart Morrison (GK)goal scored
8