Match Report
| Albion Rovers | Albion Rovers |  |  | Dundee United | Dundee United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Lima | R. Lima |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Matt Niven | M. Niven | |||||||||
| Alex Souness | A. Souness | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Andy Henderson | A. Henderson | |||||||||
| John Naysmith | J. Naysmith | | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Paul Inglis | P. Inglis | |||||||||
| Philipp Helmer | P. Helmer |  | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Hannes Meidt | H. Meidt | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Christie | N. Christie |  | 70 | M | | 5 | | M | 63 | | Paul Hopkin | P. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Anton Sachs | A. Sachs | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Andy Telfer | A. Telfer | |||||||||
| Gavin Greig | G. Greig | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Callum McStay | C. McStay | |||||||||
| Dominic McNeill | D. McNeill | | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Richard Henderson | R. Henderson | |||||||||
| Duncan Dickov | D. Dickov | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 80 | | Duncan Hutchison | D. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Colin Collins | C. Collins | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Scott White | S. White | |||||||||
| Oleg Oliver | O. Oliver | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 |  | Luuk Van Fessem | L. Van Fessem | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Cliftonhill where Albion Rovers play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 17,976 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Albion Rovers and Dundee United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Albion Rovers and Dundee United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Albion Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.57
0-0Paul Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Hutchison. Duncan Hutchison plays a perfect one-two with Luuk Van Fessem and rushes in on goal... Duncan Hutchison tries a spectacular strike. Ricardo Lima easily smothers it.
9.57
0-0Gavin Greig knocks the ball forward to Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Collins. Colin Collins powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.07
1-0Gavin Greig knocks the ball forward to Colin Collins. Colin Collins knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.51
Anton Sachs kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.01
2-0Dominic McNeill hacks Paul Hopkin from behind! Dominic McNeill is warned by the referee! Paul Hopkin gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.01
2-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
28.23
John Naysmith makes a simple pass to Anton Sachs. Anton Sachs passes the ball forward to Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.35
John Naysmith makes a probing pass to Anton Sachs. Anton Sachs knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Collins. Colin Collins connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
34.00
Richard Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott White. Scott White goes all the way! Scott White rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.38
Callum McStay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Hutchison. Duncan Hutchison plays a perfect one-two with Luuk Van Fessem and rushes in on goal... Duncan Hutchison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Ricardo Lima easily smothers it.
38.38
Paul Inglis knocks the ball forward to Andy Telfer. Andy Telfer kicks a strong pass forward to Scott White. Scott White plays a perfect one-two with Luuk Van Fessem and rushes in on goal... Scott White takes a shot at goal but Ricardo Lima is on top of it.
39.30
Gavin Greig threads the ball through to Colin Collins. Colin Collins shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Colin Collins!
42.32
3-0Andy Telfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott White. Scott White knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Naysmith.
44.33
3-0Alex Souness clumsily knocks into Callum McStay. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Callum McStay runs off the knock.
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!
47.17
Paul Hopkin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luuk Van Fessem. Luuk Van Fessem goes all the way! Luuk Van Fessem shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Ricardo Lima is on top of it.
48.13
Gavin Greig sees a break and surges forward. Gavin Greig whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
51.35
Alex Souness makes a simple pass to Gavin Greig. Gavin Greig makes a probing pass to Colin Collins. Colin Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
54.54
Anton Sachs makes a simple pass to Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Matt Niven had no chance!! Goal for Albion Rovers!
57.41
Anton Sachs passes the ball forward to Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.34
Anton Sachs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Matt Niven.
61.23
Alex Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Greig. Gavin Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Dickov. Duncan Dickov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
67.13
Andy Telfer passes the ball forward to Scott White. Scott White plays a perfect one-two with Luuk Van Fessem and rushes in on goal... Scott White shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Ricardo Lima manages to keep it out.
84.48
Anton Sachs chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Collins. Colin Collins plays a perfect one-two with Oleg Oliver and rushes in on goal... Colin Collins shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.00
Anton Sachs advances with the ball. Anton Sachs lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Oliver. Oleg Oliver directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Matt Niven has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
7
0
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
23.2%
47.8%
29%
Scorers
| Duncan Dickov 16, 21, 51, 61 Colin Collins 39 Oleg Oliver 55, 87 |