Match Report
| Albion Rovers | Albion Rovers |  |  | Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Lima | R. Lima |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Don Sullivan | D. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Alex Souness | A. Souness | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 79 |  | Gonçalo Guevara | G. Guevara | |||||||||
| John Naysmith | J. Naysmith | | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Peter Emerton | P. Emerton | |||||||||
| Philipp Helmer | P. Helmer |  | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 75 | | Edgar Oliveira | E. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Christie | N. Christie |  | 70 | M | | 5 | | M | 82 |  | Lamine Marchand | L. Marchand | |||||||||
| Anton Sachs | A. Sachs | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | Tonton Osmanowski | T. Osmanowski | |||||||||
| Gavin Greig | G. Greig | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 | | Bojan Pringle | B. Pringle | |||||||||
| Dominic McNeill | D. McNeill | | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 | | Don Mason | D. Mason | |||||||||
| Duncan Dickov | D. Dickov | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 78 | | Andy Gemmell | A. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Colin Collins | C. Collins | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 |  | Nikos Stefanidis | N. Stefanidis | |||||||||
| Oleg Oliver | O. Oliver | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 |  | Doru Fidatof | D. Fidatof | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Cliftonhill where Albion Rovers play host to Airdrieonians. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Albion Rovers and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Albion Rovers and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Albion Rovers get the match underway!
8.09
0-0Anton Sachs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver knocks the ball forward to Colin Collins but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.15
0-0Gavin Greig knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
18.52
1-0Anton Sachs threads the ball through to Colin Collins. Colin Collins shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.08
1-0Bojan Pringle passes the ball forward to Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell shoots from distance. Ricardo Lima easily smothers it.
22.55
1-0Colin Collins hacks Gonçalo Guevara from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gonçalo Guevara stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.11
Dominic McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Don Sullivan easily smothers it.
26.03
Gavin Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Collins. Colin Collins finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
28.29
Gavin Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Collins. Colin Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Don Sullivan is on top of it.
30.27
Gavin Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Don Sullivan easily smothers it.
32.26
Tonton Osmanowski passes the ball forward to Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Ricardo Lima easily smothers it.
33.33
Gavin Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver shoots from 25 yards. Don Sullivan easily smothers it.
36.46
1-0Gavin Greig makes a probing pass to Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
39.13
Bojan Pringle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell shoots from outside the area. Andy Gemmell scores for Airdrieonians!!
42.40
Alex Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anton Sachs. Anton Sachs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Collins. Colin Collins flicks the ball with his head. Don Sullivan manages to gather it comfortably.
44.09
Edgar Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Tonton Osmanowski. Tonton Osmanowski flicks the ball to his team mate, Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis whips in a cross ball towards Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Ricardo Lima is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Airdrieonians kicking off!
47.50
Nwankwo Christie chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Collins. Colin Collins shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Don Sullivan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.36
Peter Emerton chips the ball to his team mate, Bojan Pringle. Bojan Pringle makes a simple pass to Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof shoots from outside the area but somehow Ricardo Lima manages to keep it out.
53.07
Tonton Osmanowski surges forward with the ball. Tonton Osmanowski shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.30
Gavin Greig threads the ball through to Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Don Sullivan.
55.16
Tonton Osmanowski threads the ball through to Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Andy Gemmell!
59.26
Bojan Pringle passes the ball forward to Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof plays a perfect one-two with Andy Gemmell and rushes in on goal... Doru Fidatof shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
61.34
Anton Sachs barges into Bojan Pringle. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bojan Pringle hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.32
2-3The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
69.46
Philipp Helmer threads the ball through to Anton Sachs. Anton Sachs makes a simple pass to Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gonçalo Guevara.
73.54
Dominic McNeill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
75.45
Anton Sachs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Dickov but he's offside!
81.21
Gavin Greig passes the ball forward to Colin Collins. Colin Collins shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.16
Tonton Osmanowski advances with the ball. Tonton Osmanowski whips in a cross ball towards Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Doru Fidatof!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
10
7
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
19.5%
48.1%
32.5%
Scorers
| Colin Collins 19, 48 | Andy Gemmell 39, 44, 55 Doru Fidatof 87 |