Match Report
| Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath |  |  | Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Matteo | P. Matteo |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Andy Ferguson | A. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Colin Davidson | C. Davidson | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 86 | | Dominic McStay | D. McStay | |||||||||
| Paul Collins | P. Collins | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Alex McGrory | A. McGrory | |||||||||
| Neil Rae | N. Rae | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Oliver Widmann | O. Widmann | |||||||||
| Alec Burley | A. Burley | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 |  | Ronnie Lockley | R. Lockley | |||||||||
| Sebastian Krüger | S. Krüger | | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Duncan Gemmell | D. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Scott Young | S. Young | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Matt Souness | M. Souness | |||||||||
| Kwami Benon | K. Benon |  | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 |  | Diogo Rego | D. Rego | |||||||||
| Giovanni Franken | G. Franken |  | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Garry Thomson | G. Thomson | |||||||||
| Colin Rae | C. Rae | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Alex Collins | A. Collins | |||||||||
| Alex Dickov | A. Dickov | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Jon Benjamin | J. Benjamin | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Central Park where Cowdenbeath play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 20,900 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Cowdenbeath and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Cowdenbeath and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Hamilton Academical get the match underway!
3.12
0-0Diogo Rego passes the ball forward to Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson takes a shot at goal but somehow Paul Matteo manages to keep it out.
9.53
0-0Paul Collins kicks a strong pass forward to Kwami Benon. Kwami Benon brings the ball forward. Kwami Benon whips in a cross ball towards Giovanni Franken. Giovanni Franken is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.06
Paul Collins makes a probing pass to Sebastian Krüger. Sebastian Krüger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Dickov. Alex Dickov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Andy Ferguson easily smothers it!
14.57
0-0Diogo Rego catches Sebastian Krüger on the ankles. The referee calls over Diogo Rego and shows him a yellow card! Sebastian Krüger stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.02
Matt Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson heads the ball goalwards. Paul Matteo easily smothers it.
18.41
24.38
Neil Rae decides to run forward with the ball. Neil Rae deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Franken. Giovanni Franken shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.39
Oliver Widmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Souness. Matt Souness decides to run forward with the ball. Matt Souness goes all the way! Matt Souness shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.25
0-0Paul Collins threads the ball through to Sebastian Krüger. Sebastian Krüger chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Rae. Colin Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic McStay.
36.45
0-0Sebastian Krüger hacks Diogo Rego from behind! Sebastian Krüger is warned by the referee! Diogo Rego runs off the knock.
38.00
0-1Dominic McStay flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Gemmell. Duncan Gemmell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin shoots from long range. What a cracker!! Paul Matteo had no chance!! Goal for Hamilton Academical!
42.26
44.46
Matt Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Collins. Alex Collins tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Paul Matteo manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Cowdenbeath kicking off!
48.31
Giovanni Franken catches Oliver Widmann on the ankles. Giovanni Franken is given a warning by the referee! Oliver Widmann runs off the knock.
54.27
Duncan Gemmell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Paul Matteo had no chance!! Goal for Hamilton Academical!
59.53
Matt Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin plays a perfect one-two with Garry Thomson and rushes in on goal... Jon Benjamin takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
63.08
Oliver Widmann passes the ball forward to Duncan Gemmell. Duncan Gemmell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Paul Matteo.
65.17
0-2The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
71.36
0-2Paul Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kwami Benon. Kwami Benon makes a probing pass to Giovanni Franken. Giovanni Franken knocks the ball forward to Colin Rae but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.24
Paul Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Young. Scott Young passes the ball forward to Colin Rae. Colin Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Ferguson who gathers it comfortably.
85.08
Kwami Benon flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Dickov. Alex Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Rae. Colin Rae flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.35
Duncan Gemmell clumsily knocks into Kwami Benon. Duncan Gemmell is given a warning by the referee! Kwami Benon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
28.6%
48.1%
23.4%
Scorers
| Jon Benjamin 38, 54 |