Match Report
| Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath |  |  | Albion Rovers | Albion Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Matteo | P. Matteo |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Ricardo Lima | R. Lima | |||||||||
| Colin Davidson | C. Davidson | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Alex Souness | A. Souness | |||||||||
| Paul Collins | P. Collins | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | John Naysmith | J. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Neil Rae | N. Rae | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 |  | Philipp Helmer | P. Helmer | |||||||||
| Alec Burley | A. Burley | | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 70 |  | Nwankwo Christie | N. Christie | |||||||||
| Sebastian Krüger | S. Krüger | | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Anton Sachs | A. Sachs | |||||||||
| Scott Young | S. Young | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Gavin Greig | G. Greig | |||||||||
| Kwami Benon | K. Benon |  | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Dominic McNeill | D. McNeill | |||||||||
| Giovanni Franken | G. Franken |  | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Duncan Dickov | D. Dickov | |||||||||
| Colin Rae | C. Rae | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Colin Collins | C. Collins | |||||||||
| Alex Dickov | A. Dickov | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Oleg Oliver | O. Oliver | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Central Park where Cowdenbeath play host to Albion Rovers. A crowd of 20,879 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Cowdenbeath are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Albion Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Cowdenbeath are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Albion Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Albion Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.51
0-0Anton Sachs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
6.40
Alex Souness knocks the ball forward to Dominic McNeill. Dominic McNeill passes the ball forward to Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
12.57
Nwankwo Christie flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.10
John Naysmith sees space and advances. John Naysmith knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.57
Colin Davidson advances with the ball. Colin Davidson flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Dickov. Alex Dickov goes all the way! Alex Dickov shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.38
Gavin Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov goes all the way! Duncan Dickov tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.19
0-0Alex Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic McNeill. Dominic McNeill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Paul Matteo manages to gather it comfortably.
26.03
0-0Albion Rovers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
28.43
1-0Colin Davidson passes the ball forward to Sebastian Krüger. Sebastian Krüger threads the ball through to Colin Rae. Colin Rae lofts in a cross ball towards Giovanni Franken. Giovanni Franken flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
34.27
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
38.18
Cowdenbeath are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
44.10
Philipp Helmer knocks the ball forward to Anton Sachs. Anton Sachs knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
45.00
Anton Sachs makes a simple pass to Colin Collins. Colin Collins shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Colin Collins!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Cowdenbeath kick off!
48.28
1-1Paul Collins hits it upfield. Colin Rae kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Dickov but the referee indicates it's offside!
49.40
Paul Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Krüger. Sebastian Krüger kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Dickov. Alex Dickov controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.11
Anton Sachs passes the ball forward to Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.41
Scott Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Rae. Colin Rae knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Franken. Giovanni Franken is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Ricardo Lima manages to keep it out.
63.55
Sebastian Krüger threads the ball through to Giovanni Franken. Giovanni Franken passes the ball forward but Colin Rae is offside!
66.43
Gavin Greig knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Paul Matteo manages to keep it out.
72.14
Alec Burley threads the ball through to Scott Young. Scott Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Dickov. Alex Dickov finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.26
John Naysmith threads the ball through to Anton Sachs. Anton Sachs decides to run forward with the ball. Anton Sachs shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.16
Anton Sachs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.10
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
89.18
Sebastian Krüger knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Rae. Colin Rae tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
8
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
28.8%
42.5%
28.8%
Scorers