Match Report


Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical     AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians
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Andy FergusonA. Ferguson58
G
1
G
71Don SullivanD. Sullivan
Dominic McStayD. McStay86
D
2
D
79Gonçalo GuevaraG. Guevara
Alex McGroryA. McGrory67
D
3
D
77Peter EmertonP. Emerton
Oliver WidmannO. Widmann61
D
4
D
75Edgar OliveiraE. Oliveira
Ronnie LockleyR. Lockley51
D
5
M
82Lamine MarchandL. Marchand
Duncan GemmellD. Gemmell71
M
6
M
77Tonton OsmanowskiT. Osmanowski
Christina RaschkeC. Raschke70
M
7
M
71Bojan PringleB. Pringle
Matt SounessM. Souness67
M
8
M
71Don MasonD. Mason
Garry ThomsonG. Thomson75
A
9
A
78Andy GemmellA. Gemmell
Alex CollinsA. Collins63
A
10
A
77Nikos StefanidisN. Stefanidis
Jon BenjaminJ. Benjamin61
A
11
A
76Doru FidatofD. Fidatof

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 19,823 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Hamilton Academical are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hamilton Academical kick off!
9.30
Peter Emerton knocks the ball to his team mate, Tonton Osmanowski. Tonton Osmanowski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis whips in a cross ball towards Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
10.59
Christina Raschke knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Collins. Alex Collins controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
12.26
Peter Emerton comes in with a late challenge on Christina Raschke. Peter Emerton is shown the yellow card! Christina Raschke stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.29
Bojan Pringle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.16
Bojan Pringle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell shoots from distance but it flies wide!
20.17
Alex McGrory passes the ball forward to Duncan Gemmell. Duncan Gemmell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
26.48
Tonton Osmanowski knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.38
Lamine Marchand comes in with a late challenge on Matt Souness. Lamine Marchand is warned by the referee! Matt Souness grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.58
Alex McGrory makes a probing pass to Duncan Gemmell. Duncan Gemmell threads the ball through to Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin knocks the ball forward to Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Don Sullivan!
34.47
Duncan Gemmell barges into Don Mason. Duncan Gemmell is warned by the referee! Don Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.39
Christina Raschke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin shoots from long range but somehow Don Sullivan manages to keep it out.
44.49
Dominic McStay knocks the ball forward to Christina Raschke. Christina Raschke makes a simple pass to Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin plays a perfect one-two with Alex Collins and rushes in on goal... Jon Benjamin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Airdrieonians start the second half!
51.45
Matt Souness threads the ball through to Alex Collins. Alex Collins shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.54
Duncan Gemmell makes a probing pass to Alex Collins. Alex Collins shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.39
Alex McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Gemmell. Duncan Gemmell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Collins. Alex Collins connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Don Sullivan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
63.46
Duncan Gemmell takes it forward alone. Duncan Gemmell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Don Sullivan had no chance!! Goal for Hamilton Academical!
69.46
Ronnie Lockley makes a simple pass to Duncan Gemmell. Duncan Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin shoots from outside the area. Don Sullivan easily smothers it.
72.39
Don Mason hacks Duncan Gemmell from behind! The referee calls over Don Mason and warns him to calm down! Duncan Gemmell grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
81.08
Lamine Marchand clumsily knocks into Matt Souness. Lamine Marchand is warned by the referee again! Matt Souness runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Gemmell of Hamilton Academical
Match Statistics
 

Hamilton Academical

Airdrieonians
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
0
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.2%
38.8%
Play Area
28.4%
46.3%
25.4%

Scorers
Jon Benjamin 44
Alex Collins 60
Duncan Gemmell 63