Match Report
| Dumbarton | Dumbarton |  |  | Dundee United | Dundee United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Liddell | B. Liddell |  | 63 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 66 | | Billy Gemmell | B. Gemmell | ||||||||
| Dominic White | D. White | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 86 | | Gavin Souness | G. Souness | |||||||||
| Reinder Monteiro | R. Monteiro |  | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 | | Alex Hansen | A. Hansen | |||||||||
| Kevin Strachan | K. Strachan | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Stephen Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Andy Elliott | A. Elliott | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Billy McNeill | B. McNeill | |||||||||
| Scott Hendry | S. Hendry | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | Djezon Monterrubio | D. Monterrubio | |||||||||
| Richard Henderson | R. Henderson | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 75 |  | Noah Schramm | N. Schramm | |||||||||
| Paul McNeill | P. McNeill | | 76 | A | | 8 | | M | 74 | | David Dickov | D. Dickov | |||||||||
| Craig Dickov | C. Dickov | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Colin Dickov | C. Dickov | |||||||||
| Neil Matteo | N. Matteo | | 58 | A | | 10 | | | A | 72 | | Damir Malm | D. Malm | ||||||||
| Scott James | S. James | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 |  | Francisco Marques | F. Marques | |||||||||
| Gary McCoist | G. McCoist | | 68 | M | | 12 | | G | 62 | | Francois Suarez | F. Suarez | |||||||||
| Julian Carmona | J. Carmona |  | 62 | M | | 13 | | A | 62 | | Billy Liddell | B. Liddell | |||||||||
| Matthias Freund | M. Freund | | 60 | G | | 14 | | D | 54 | | David Rae | D. Rae | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at C & G Systems Stadium where Dumbarton play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 18,050 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dumbarton are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Dundee United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Mcinnes.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dumbarton are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Dundee United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Mcinnes.
0.00
0-0Dumbarton kick off and get the first half underway!
2.27
0-0Reinder Monteiro plays the ball forward to Scott Hendry. Scott Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Scott James controls it well on his chest. Scott James lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Gavin Souness. Excellent block.
4.41
0-0Richard Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Scott James holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott James lofts in a cross ball towards Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Billy Gemmell.
5.38
0-0Scott Hendry takes a quick corner, playing it short to Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov knocks the ball into the box. David Dickov jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
10.48
0-0Djezon Monterrubio flicks a high pass forward to Damir Malm who brings the ball under control. Damir Malm shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.05
Djezon Monterrubio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Dickov. Colin Dickov shoots from long range but Billy Liddell is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
15.13
0-0Damir Malm barges into Reinder Monteiro. The referee calls over Damir Malm and warns him to calm down! Reinder Monteiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.51
Stephen Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Noah Schramm. Noah Schramm threads a neat ball through to Francisco Marques. Francisco Marques shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Billy Liddell manages to gather it.
21.31
1-0Scott Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott James. Scott James lofts in a cross ball towards Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.41
Djezon Monterrubio flicks the ball to his team mate, Damir Malm. Damir Malm hits a low pass to Francisco Marques. Francisco Marques muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
28.31
1-0Scott Hendry comes in with a late challenge on Djezon Monterrubio. The referee calls over Scott Hendry and warns him to calm down! Djezon Monterrubio grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.13
Richard Henderson threads the ball through to Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov plays a scrappy one-two with Scott James and advances towards the goal... Craig Dickov cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. Billy Gemmell gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
33.16
Showing composure, Dominic White laces a weighted ball forward to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Paul McNeill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul McNeill tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Billy Gemmell.
34.18
Scott Hendry takes a quick corner, playing it short to Scott James. Gavin Souness comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
36.04
Noah Schramm kicks a strong pass forward to Damir Malm. Damir Malm rushes past Reinder Monteiro! Damir Malm looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Billy Liddell gets down and covers it.
39.05
Richard Henderson hits a low pass to Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo whips in a cross ball towards Scott James. With a superhuman jump, Scott James connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Billy Gemmell!
44.28
Richard Henderson brings the ball forward. Richard Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Dumbarton appear unchanged since the first half. Dundee United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Dundee United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.41
2-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
48.48
Reinder Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson threads a neat ball through to Scott James. Scott James lofts in a cross ball towards Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Billy Gemmell had no chance!! Goal for Dumbarton!
53.56
3-0Kevin Strachan catches Colin Dickov on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Colin Dickov stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.37
Djezon Monterrubio plays the ball forward to Damir Malm. Damir Malm makes a defence splitting pass to Colin Dickov. Some silky footwork from Colin Dickov provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! Billy Liddell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.56
3-1Dundee United have made a substitution with Francois Suarez replacing Francisco Marques .
61.63
David Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Dickov. Colin Dickov whips in a cross ball towards Damir Malm. Damir Malm makes a convincing header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
63.49
3-1Richard Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Gemmell who gathers it comfortably.
65.32
Reinder Monteiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson threads the ball through to Scott James. Scott James knocks in a cross ball towards Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Billy Gemmell.
67.45
Kevin Strachan flicks a high ball forward to Scott Hendry who takes it down. Scott Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
72.15
David Dickov hacks Richard Henderson from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Henderson runs off the knock.
73.30
Richard Henderson makes a simple pass to Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill flicks the ball with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.23
Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with Billy Liddell replacing Djezon Monterrubio and David Rae replacing Damir Malm .
79.30
Kevin Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Gemmell who gathers it comfortably.
81.09
Billy McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, David Dickov. David Dickov sees David Rae in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Rae deftly passes the ball to Francois Suarez, releasing him through on goal. Francois Suarez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Billy Liddell!
89.23
Kevin Strachan breaks forward. Kevin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Paul McNeill collects the pass. Paul McNeill finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
10
6
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
34.6%
39.5%
25.9%
Scorers
| Paul McNeill 21, 48 Neil Matteo 44 | Colin Dickov 55 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Paul McNeill of Dumbarton |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Billy Liddell (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Dominic White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Reinder Monteiro (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Kevin Strachan (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Andy Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Scott Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Richard Henderson (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Paul McNeill (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Craig Dickov (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Neil Matteo (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Scott James (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Gary McCoist (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Julian Carmona (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Matthias Freund (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Billy Gemmell (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gavin Souness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alex Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stephen Niven (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Billy McNeill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Djezon Monterrubio (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Noah Schramm (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | David Dickov (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Colin Dickov (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Damir Malm (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Francisco Marques (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Francois Suarez (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Billy Liddell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | David Rae (DEF) | 6 | |