Match Report


Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical     AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Computer Player Computer Player
Zbigniew JoswiakZ. Joswiak48
G
1
G
60Alex NaysmithA. Naysmith
Francisco PazF. Paz53
D
2
D
59Matt BradyM. Brady
Richard HendersonR. Henderson51
D
3captain
D
59Gary SounessG. Souness
Nico HamannN. Hamann53
D
4
D
55Antonio AntunesA. Antunes
Kevin FergusonK. Ferguson47
D
5
D
54Max JobsonM. Jobson
Enrique SanchezE. Sanchez59
M
6
M
57Craig BradyC. Brady
Jacob DeanJ. Dean52
M
7
M
55Colin DalglishC. Dalglish
Gavin NaysmithG. Naysmith54
A
captain8
M
52Felipe SantosF. Santos
Adam WalshA. Walsh51
A
9
A
60Craig InglisC. Inglis
Raymond KarnebeekR. Karnebeek58
A
10
A
54Craig ThomsonC. Thomson
Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison47
A
11
A
48Richard GallacherR. Gallacher
 
Dominic RaeD. Rae50
D
12
D
49Steffen WieczorekS. Wieczorek
Steffen IversenS. Iversen32
A
13
G
47Craig RaeC. Rae
Craig McNeillC. McNeill41
A
14
A
46Callum HendryC. Hendry

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 4,340 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hamilton Academical are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Ritchie.


0.00
Hamilton Academical kick off!
2.15
Craig Brady kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson cuts inside the box! Craig Thomson side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but is deflected over the bar by Francisco Paz.
3.15
Corner kick to Airdrieonians. Colin Dalglish plays it to the far post. Gary Souness takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
6.32
Craig Brady kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson threads a neat, attacking ball through to Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is tipped over by Zbigniew Joswiak.
7.30
Craig Inglis takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Adam Walsh reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
9.51
Francisco Paz flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Sanchez collects the pass. Enrique Sanchez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Raymond Karnebeek. Raymond Karnebeek puts a great ball through. Gavin Naysmith runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
12.52
Nico Hamann flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Dean. Jacob Dean controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Raymond Karnebeek. Raymond Karnebeek knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
15.37
Antonio Antunes makes a probing pass to Felipe Santos. Felipe Santos surges forward with the ball. Felipe Santos plays a sublime one-two with Craig Thomson and races in on goal... Felipe Santos muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Zbigniew Joswiak.
16.24
It's a corner kick. Colin Dalglish kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Some silky footwork from Craig Inglis provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
27.01
Jacob Dean hacks Craig Brady from behind! The referee calls over Jacob Dean and warns him to calm down! Craig Brady stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.17
Kevin Ferguson runs forward with the ball. Kevin Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Raymond Karnebeek. Raymond Karnebeek connects with a diving header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.38
Craig Brady sees Craig Thomson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Thomson shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
40.15
Enrique Sanchez hits a low pass to Raymond Karnebeek. Raymond Karnebeek passes the ball forward but Gavin Morrison is offside!
42.05
Showing composure, Antonio Antunes plays the ball forward to Craig Brady. Craig Brady deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher advances inside the box! Nico Hamann comes in with a late challenge on Richard Gallacher. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
45.00
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamilton Academical have changed their lineup with Craig McNeill replacing Raymond Karnebeek. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. The Airdrieonians players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Airdrieonians kick off the second half!
54.06
Craig Brady comes in with a late challenge on Jacob Dean. The referee calls over Craig Brady and shows him a yellow card! Jacob Dean runs off the knock.
60.40
Hamilton Academical have made 2 substitutions with Dominic Rae replacing Francisco Paz and Steffen Iversen replacing Jacob Dean .
61.41
Dominic Rae takes the throw-in. Richard Henderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Iversen. Steffen Iversen sees Adam Walsh in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adam Walsh lofts in a cross ball towards Craig McNeill. Craig McNeill is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.49
Felipe Santos flicks a high pass forward. Craig Thomson collects the pass. Craig Thomson advances inside the box! Craig Thomson side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
75.32
Colin Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.05
Antonio Antunes hacks Craig McNeill from behind! The referee calls over Antonio Antunes and shows him a yellow card! Craig McNeill runs off the knock.
84.33
Gary Souness flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Santos collects the pass. Felipe Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Inglis. Craig Inglis finds some space and shoots from distance but Zbigniew Joswiak is on top of it.
85.26
Craig Brady surges forward with the ball. Craig Brady skips past Nico Hamann! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Craig Brady provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it flies just wide!
89.20
Antonio Antunes makes a simple pass to Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. Craig Thomson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Thomson knocks the ball forward to Richard Gallacher but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Hamilton Academical

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

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
33.3%
44.4%
22.2%

Scorers
Craig Thomson 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Thomson of Airdrieonians

Match Ratings
1.Zbigniew Joswiak (GK)
7
2.Francisco Paz (DEF)
6
3.Richard Henderson (DEF)
8
4.Nico Hamann (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Ferguson (DEF)
6
6.Enrique Sanchez (MID)
6
7.Jacob Dean (MID)
6
8.Gavin Naysmith (ATT)
6
9.Adam Walsh (ATT)
6
10.Raymond Karnebeek (ATT)
6
11.Gavin Morrison (ATT)
6
 
12.Dominic Rae (DEF)
6
13.Steffen Iversen (ATT)
6
14.Craig McNeill (ATT)
6

1.Alex Naysmith (GK)
6
2.Matt Brady (DEF)
6
3.Gary Souness (DEF)
6
4.Antonio Antunes (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Max Jobson (DEF)
6
6.Craig Brady (MID)yellow card
7
7.Colin Dalglish (MID)
7
8.Felipe Santos (MID)
8
9.Craig Inglis (ATT)
6
10.Craig Thomson (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Richard Gallacher (ATT)
6
 
12.Steffen Wieczorek (DEF)
0
13.Craig Rae (GK)
0
14.Callum Hendry (ATT)
0