Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Dundee United | Dundee United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don Sullivan | D. Sullivan |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 | | Matt Niven | M. Niven | |||||||||
| Gonçalo Guevara | G. Guevara |  | 79 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Andy Henderson | A. Henderson | |||||||||
| Peter Emerton | P. Emerton |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Paul Inglis | P. Inglis | |||||||||
| Edgar Oliveira | E. Oliveira |  | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Hannes Meidt | H. Meidt | |||||||||
| Lamine Marchand | L. Marchand |  | 82 | M | | 5 | | M | 63 | | Paul Hopkin | P. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Tonton Osmanowski | T. Osmanowski |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Andy Telfer | A. Telfer | |||||||||
| Bojan Pringle | B. Pringle | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Callum McStay | C. McStay | |||||||||
| Don Mason | D. Mason | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Richard Henderson | R. Henderson | |||||||||
| Andy Gemmell | A. Gemmell | | 78 | A | | 9 | | A | 80 | | Duncan Hutchison | D. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Nikos Stefanidis | N. Stefanidis |  | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Scott White | S. White | |||||||||
| Doru Fidatof | D. Fidatof |  | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 |  | Luuk Van Fessem | L. Van Fessem | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Green Towers Spa |
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 17,012 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Airdrieonians and Dundee United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Airdrieonians and Dundee United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Airdrieonians kick off!
2.46
0-0Andy Telfer catches Bojan Pringle on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bojan Pringle hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.21
Hannes Meidt hacks Doru Fidatof from behind! The referee calls over Hannes Meidt and shows him a yellow card! Doru Fidatof stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.59
1-0Peter Emerton makes a probing pass to Bojan Pringle. Bojan Pringle kicks a strong pass forward to Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis plays a perfect one-two with Doru Fidatof and rushes in on goal... Nikos Stefanidis shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nikos Stefanidis!
14.12
1-0Richard Henderson makes a beautiful solo run. Richard Henderson shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.29
Tonton Osmanowski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell knocks in a cross ball towards Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
27.15
Don Mason knocks the ball forward to Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.19
1-0Lamine Marchand threads the ball through to Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell powers a header at goal. Matt Niven manages to gather it comfortably.
34.35
Andy Henderson makes a simple pass to Andy Telfer. Andy Telfer makes a probing pass to Scott White. Scott White kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Hutchison. Duncan Hutchison shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.19
Paul Hopkin surges forward with the ball. Paul Hopkin shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
40.34
Andy Telfer decides to run forward with the ball. Andy Telfer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Andy Telfer scores for Dundee United!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Dundee United get the second half underway!
51.20
Gonçalo Guevara knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Mason. Don Mason threads the ball through to Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof shoots from outside the area but somehow Matt Niven manages to keep it out.
55.10
Andy Telfer threads the ball through to Scott White. Scott White lofts in a cross ball towards Luuk Van Fessem. Luuk Van Fessem is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Don Sullivan easily smothers it.
59.13
Tonton Osmanowski makes a simple pass to Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.42
Andy Telfer makes a probing pass to Duncan Hutchison. Duncan Hutchison goes all the way! Duncan Hutchison cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.28
1-1Edgar Oliveira barges into Luuk Van Fessem. Edgar Oliveira is given a warning by the referee! Luuk Van Fessem gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.41
Bojan Pringle kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell shoots from long range. Matt Niven easily smothers it.
73.09
1-1Callum McStay sees space and advances. Callum McStay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gonçalo Guevara.
77.22
Peter Emerton knocks the ball to his team mate, Tonton Osmanowski. Tonton Osmanowski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell shoots from long range but it flies wide!
78.29
1-1Bojan Pringle knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis threads the ball through to Doru Fidatof but he's offside!
84.59
Don Mason knocks the ball forward to Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.57
Tonton Osmanowski chips the ball to his team mate, Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof knocks the ball forward to Nikos Stefanidis but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
89.13
Bojan Pringle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof whips in a cross ball towards Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis directs the ball goalwards with his head but Matt Niven is on top of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.8%
44.2%
Play Area
23.4%
46.8%
29.9%
Scorers