Match Report
| Elgin City | Elgin City |  |  | Arbroath | Arbroath | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Niven | D. Niven |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Dominic Gemmell | D. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Gavin Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Richard McGrory | R. McGrory | |||||||||
| Giampietro Memmo | G. Memmo |  | 55 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 57 | | Gianfranco Galli | G. Galli | ||||||||
| Simon Proctor | S. Proctor |  | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Andy Hendry | A. Hendry | |||||||||
| Alex Young | A. Young | | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Garry Cleland | G. Cleland | |||||||||
| Julian Cano | J. Cano |  | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | David Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Jermaine Lowe | J. Lowe | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Neil Mckinlay | N. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Francis Lightfoot | F. Lightfoot | | 58 | M | | 8 | | A | 61 | | Gary Hansen | G. Hansen | |||||||||
| Stuart James | S. James | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Gian Luca Rutzittu | G. Rutzittu | |||||||||
| Alex Matteo | A. Matteo | | 63 | A | | | 10 | | A | 57 |  | Philippe Banchelli | P. Banchelli | ||||||||
| Glynn Griffin | G. Griffin | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | John Liddell | J. Liddell | |||||||||
| Andy Niven | A. Niven | | 67 | G | | 12 | | M | 58 | | Craig Morton | C. Morton | |||||||||
| Paul White | P. White | | 53 | M | | 13 | | G | 54 | | Garry Niven | G. Niven | |||||||||
| Alex McStay | A. McStay | | 52 | M | | 14 | | M | 53 |  | Anton Hermann | A. Hermann | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Borough Briggs where Elgin City play host to Arbroath. A crowd of 9,464 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Elgin City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Gallacher.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Elgin City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Gallacher.
0.00
0-0Elgin City kick off and get the match underway!
6.44
0-0Alex Young chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart James. Stuart James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.19
0-0Neil Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Gary Hansen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Hansen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
16.12
Francis Lightfoot receives the ball from a throw-in from Jermaine Lowe. Francis Lightfoot sees a break and surges forward. Francis Lightfoot sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
18.49
With great vision, Gavin Meiklejohn plays the ball forward to Jermaine Lowe. Jermaine Lowe makes a simple pass to Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart James. Stuart James gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
20.15
Julian Cano flicks a high pass forward. Stuart James collects the pass. Stuart James lofts in a cross ball towards Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just wide!
21.30
Julian Cano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart James. Stuart James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Hendry.
28.42
0-0Richard McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Law. David Law makes a probing pass to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
33.46
1-0Jermaine Lowe sees Glynn Griffin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Glynn Griffin lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart James. Stuart James makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stuart James!
39.30
David Law threads the ball through to Gian Luca Rutzittu. Gian Luca Rutzittu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Niven who gathers it comfortably.
40.09
Neil Mckinlay advances with the ball. Neil Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Meiklejohn.
44.11
1-0Julian Cano sees a break and surges forward. Julian Cano whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin flicks the ball with his head. The ball strikes Gianfranco Galli's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
45.00
1-0It's a corner kick which Jermaine Lowe takes quickly, playing the ball short to Simon Proctor. Simon Proctor is dispossessed by a tackle from Gianfranco Galli.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Elgin City appear unchanged since the first half. Arbroath also appear unchanged since the first half. The Arbroath players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Arbroath get the second half underway!
47.22
1-0Garry Cleland clumsily knocks into Alex Matteo. Garry Cleland is shown the yellow card! Alex Matteo stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.39
Neil Mckinlay makes a beautiful solo run. Neil Mckinlay whips in a cross ball towards John Liddell. John Liddell rises majestically and gets a header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
53.22
Andy Hendry threads a neat ball through to David Law. David Law chips the ball to his team mate, Philippe Banchelli. Philippe Banchelli shoots from distance but it flies wide!
55.47
Garry Cleland receives the ball from a throw-in from Andy Hendry. Garry Cleland chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Liddell. John Liddell tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
57.01
Julian Cano knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart James. Stuart James sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
60.51
Jermaine Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Griffin controls it well on his chest. Glynn Griffin lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Matteo. Alex Matteo powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
65.41
Gavin Meiklejohn sees Jermaine Lowe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jermaine Lowe flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Matteo. Alex Matteo shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.26
Without breaking stride, Neil Mckinlay plays the ball forward to Gian Luca Rutzittu. Gian Luca Rutzittu whips in a cross ball towards Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.19
1-1Elgin City have made a substitution with Paul White replacing Francis Lightfoot .
78.27
David Law makes a simple pass to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
81.17
Jermaine Lowe clumsily knocks into Neil Mckinlay. Jermaine Lowe is shown the yellow card! Neil Mckinlay runs off the knock.
83.24
Stuart James hacks Andy Hendry from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andy Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
21.8%
44.9%
33.3%
Scorers
| Stuart James 33 | Gary Hansen 71 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Julian Cano of Elgin City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Duncan Niven (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gavin Meiklejohn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Giampietro Memmo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Simon Proctor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alex Young (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Julian Cano (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Jermaine Lowe (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Francis Lightfoot (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stuart James (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Alex Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Glynn Griffin (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Andy Niven (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul White (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alex McStay (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Dominic Gemmell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Richard McGrory (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gianfranco Galli (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Andy Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Garry Cleland (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | David Law (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Neil Mckinlay (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Gary Hansen (ATT) | | 8 |
| 9. | Gian Luca Rutzittu (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Philippe Banchelli (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | John Liddell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Craig Morton (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Garry Niven (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Anton Hermann (MID) | 0 | |