Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Elgin CityElgin City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stuart McinnesS. Mcinnes69
G
1
G
75Duncan NivenD. Niven
Antonio FernandesA. Fernandes74
D
2
D
70Gavin MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn
Matt MckinlayM. Mckinlay67
D
3
D
55Giampietro MemmoG. Memmo
Don RaeD. Rae54
D
4
D
50Simon ProctorS. Proctor
Garry ElliottG. Elliott67
M
5
M
62Alex YoungA. Young
Raymond Van De HorR. Van De Hor56
M
6
M
60Julian CanoJ. Cano
Alec HutchisonA. Hutchison55
M
7
M
59Jermaine LoweJ. Lowe
Gavin HendryG. Hendry52
M
captain8
M
58Francis LightfootF. Lightfoot
Gavin InglisG. Inglis70
A
9
A
69Stuart JamesS. James
Paul DalglishP. Dalglish56
A
10captain
A
63Alex MatteoA. Matteo
Cleto PieriniC. Pierini56
A
11
A
57Glynn GriffinG. Griffin
 
David HutchisonD. Hutchison56
A
12
G
67Andy NivenA. Niven
Matthias FriedmannM. Friedmann53
A
13
M
53Paul WhiteP. White
Craig CollinsC. Collins52
G
14
M
52Alex McStayA. McStay

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Elgin City. A crowd of 9,214 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both St Mirren and Elgin City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Ritchie.


0.00
Elgin City kick off!
4.04
Alex Young knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart James. Stuart James knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Mcinnes who gathers it comfortably.
9.46
Gavin Hendry takes it forward alone. Gavin Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Meiklejohn.
14.14
Alec Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Paul Dalglish collects the pass. Paul Dalglish knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Niven who gathers it comfortably.
16.28
Raymond Van De Hor threads a neat ball through to Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
18.06
Raymond Van De Hor surges forward with the ball. Raymond Van De Hor whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis whips the ball goalwards with his head. Duncan Niven gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
20.15
Alec Hutchison runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alec Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Meiklejohn.
21.09
Julian Cano chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Matteo. Alex Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Glynn Griffin!
24.32
Don Rae sees Alec Hutchison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Hutchison flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Inglis who brings the ball under control. Gavin Inglis runs straight at the defence! Gavin Inglis comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.49
Julian Cano threads a neat ball through to Alex Matteo. Alex Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.11
Alex Young makes a beautiful solo run. Alex Young whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Stuart Mcinnes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.23
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.36
Matt Mckinlay advances with the ball. Matt Mckinlay knocks the ball to his team mate, Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
44.10
Jermaine Lowe threads a neat ball through to Stuart James. Stuart James shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
Jermaine Lowe knocks the ball forward to Stuart James. Stuart James rushes past Antonio Fernandes! Some good footwork from Stuart James provides some space. He shoots at goal but Stuart Mcinnes is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates 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. Elgin City appear unchanged since the first half. The St Mirren players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
St Mirren kick off!
47.56
Francis Lightfoot kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart James. Stuart James knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Don Rae.
48.28
Alec Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Paul Dalglish holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Dalglish knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.42
Alec Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Niven who gathers it comfortably.
61.49
Giampietro Memmo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Young. Alex Young flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart James. Stuart James lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Matteo. Alex Matteo outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stuart Mcinnes with no chance!! Goal for Elgin City!
67.17
Gavin Inglis passes the ball forward to Paul Dalglish. Paul Dalglish whips in a cross ball towards Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Duncan Niven gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
71.01
Gavin Inglis threads a neat ball through to Paul Dalglish. Paul Dalglish whips in a cross ball towards Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini makes a looping header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
77.44
Elgin City have made a substitution with Paul White replacing Francis Lightfoot .
81.42
Julian Cano flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Matteo. Alex Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Elliott.
83.32
Paul White flicks a high pass forward to Alex Matteo who brings the ball under control. Alex Matteo whips in a cross ball towards Stuart James. Stuart James finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Stuart Mcinnes.
84.25
Jermaine Lowe takes a quick corner, playing it short to Alex Young. Alex Young flicks the ball across the goal. Stuart Mcinnes scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
85.56
Alec Hutchison takes it forward alone. Alec Hutchison knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Dalglish. Paul Dalglish finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Elgin City
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
27.1%
50.8%
22%

Scorers
Gavin Inglis 24
Glynn Griffin 21, 34
Alex Matteo 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Glynn Griffin of Elgin City

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

1.Duncan Niven (GK)
6
2.Gavin Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3.Giampietro Memmo (DEF)
6
4.Simon Proctor (DEF)
6
5.Alex Young (MID)
7
6.Julian Cano (MID)
6
7.Jermaine Lowe (MID)
6
8.Francis Lightfoot (MID)
6
9.Stuart James (ATT)
7
10.Alex Matteo (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Glynn Griffin (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Andy Niven (GK)
0
13.Paul White (MID)
6
14.Alex McStay (MID)
0