Match Report


Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic     StranraerStranraer
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist53
G
captain1
G
69Billy GreigB. Greig
Stefan IachiniS. Iachini67
D
2
D
69Billy GemmillB. Gemmill
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim63
D
3captain
D
59Kevin McGroryK. McGrory
Guillermo MolinaG. Molina56
D
4
D
57Andy CollinsA. Collins
Seb KlosS. Klos56
D
5
M
62John CampbellJ. Campbell
Dominic HutchisonD. Hutchison68
M
6
M
61Kevin McGroryK. McGrory
Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish67
M
7
M
55John GallacherJ. Gallacher
Les ScowcroftL. Scowcroft66
M
8
M
53Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith
Dominic BurleyD. Burley64
A
9
A
59Billy ElliottB. Elliott
Stephen FergusonS. Ferguson59
A
10
A
58Paul McNeillP. McNeill
Alfons Van NistelrooyA. Van Nistelrooy57
A
11
A
58Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister
 
Neil TelferN. Telfer58
M
12
G
64Gavin ElliottG. Elliott
Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison51
A
13
D
57Craig HendryC. Hendry
Davy SierD. Sier50
G
14
A
53Colin HutchisonC. Hutchison

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Stranraer. A crowd of 9,116 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Morrison.


0.00
Alloa Athletic get the match underway!
2.12
Matt Naysmith makes a simple pass to Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott finds some space and shoots from distance. It's there!! Duncan McCoist has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.00
Kevin Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. Alfons Van Nistelrooy collects the pass. Alfons Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Greig who gathers it comfortably.
18.43
Seb Klos flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Dalglish collects the pass. Kevin Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.59
Les Scowcroft threads the ball through to Dominic Burley. Dominic Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Collins.
30.01
Cristiano Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson rushes past Andy Collins! Stephen Ferguson comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it flies just wide!
36.09
Les Scowcroft hits a low pass to Dominic Burley. Dominic Burley whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson flicks the ball with his head but somehow Billy Greig manages to keep it out.
38.32
Kevin McGrory darts forward. Kevin McGrory tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
39.26
John Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill shoots from outside the area but Duncan McCoist reads it well. Excellent save!
40.55
Kevin Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. Alfons Van Nistelrooy controls it well on his chest. Alfons Van Nistelrooy edges inside the box! Alfons Van Nistelrooy cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.53
John Campbell sees Billy Elliott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Elliott shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Stranraer also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Stranraer kicking off!
48.48
Dominic Hutchison knocks the ball forward to Alfons Van Nistelrooy. Alfons Van Nistelrooy plays a one-two with Dominic Burley and rushes in on goal... Alfons Van Nistelrooy looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.20
Billy Gemmill barges into Alfons Van Nistelrooy. Billy Gemmill is shown the yellow card! Alfons Van Nistelrooy hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.58
Guillermo Molina kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Hutchison. Dominic Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alfons Van Nistelrooy is offside!
57.11
Andy Collins passes the ball forward to John Gallacher. John Gallacher threads the ball through to Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Duncan McCoist gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
60.16
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Davy Sier replacing Dominic Burley .
63.34
Stefan Iachini catches Paul McNeill on the ankles. Stefan Iachini is warned by the referee! Paul McNeill stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.25
Kevin McGrory threads the ball through to Matt Naysmith. Matt Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to Paul McNeill who takes it down. Paul McNeill shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.03
Kevin Dalglish makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Dalglish shoots from outside the area but Billy Greig reads it well. He makes it look easy!
71.08
Stranraer are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
77.24
Alloa Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Neil Telfer replacing Cristiano Jardim and Gavin Morrison replacing Dominic Hutchison .Stranraer have made a substitution with Colin Hutchison replacing Billy Elliott .
78.25
With vision, John Campbell laces a through ball forward to Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister tries a spectacular long range effort but Duncan McCoist is on top of it.
87.33
Gavin Morrison threads a neat ball through to Alfons Van Nistelrooy. Alfons Van Nistelrooy shoots from long range but it flies wide!
89.23
Davy Sier barges into Kevin McGrory. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kevin McGrory runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Alloa Athletic

Stranraer
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
23.5%
45.6%
30.9%

Scorers
Billy Elliott 2
Paul McNeill 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul McNeill of Stranraer

Match Ratings
1.Duncan McCoist (GK)
7
2.Stefan Iachini (DEF)
5
3.Cristiano Jardim (DEF)
6
4.Guillermo Molina (DEF)
6
5.Seb Klos (DEF)
6
6.Dominic Hutchison (MID)
6
7.Kevin Dalglish (MID)
7
8.Les Scowcroft (MID)
7
9.Dominic Burley (ATT)
6
10.Stephen Ferguson (ATT)
7
11.Alfons Van Nistelrooy (ATT)
6
 
12.Neil Telfer (MID)
6
13.Gavin Morrison (ATT)
6
14.Davy Sier (GK)yellow card
5

1.Billy Greig (GK)
7
2.Billy Gemmill (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Kevin McGrory (DEF)
7
4.Andy Collins (DEF)
6
5.John Campbell (MID)
6
6.Kevin McGrory (MID)
6
7.John Gallacher (MID)
6
8.Matt Naysmith (MID)
8
9.Billy Elliott (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Paul McNeill (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Dominic Mcallister (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Elliott (GK)
0
13.Craig Hendry (DEF)
0
14.Colin Hutchison (ATT)
6