Match Report
| Brechin | Brechin |  |  | Annan Athletic | Annan Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Greig | P. Greig |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Craig Caldwell | C. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Matt Ferguson | M. Ferguson | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Duncan Ritchie | D. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Roberto Caballero | R. Caballero |  | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Richard Ritchie | R. Ritchie | |||||||||
| John Gemmell | J. Gemmell | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Neil Mason | N. Mason | |||||||||
| Neil Gemmill | N. Gemmill | | 61 | M | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Dominic Inglis | D. Inglis | |||||||||
| Alex Gallacher | A. Gallacher | | 46 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Neil Naysmith | N. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Colin Mcallister | C. Mcallister | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Garry Glass | G. Glass | |||||||||
| Colin Ferguson | C. Ferguson | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Alec Strachan | A. Strachan | |||||||||
| Don Elliott | D. Elliott | | 36 | M | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Gavin Ritchie | G. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Stephen Kerr | S. Kerr |  | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Colin Thomson | C. Thomson | |||||||||
| Paul Inglis | P. Inglis | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Eddie Ljungberg | E. Ljungberg | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Glebe Park where Brechin play host to Annan Athletic. A crowd of 4,617 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Brechin are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Annan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Brechin are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Annan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Annan Athletic kicking off!
3.18
0-0Neil Gemmill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Kerr. Stephen Kerr shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
8.38
0-0Roberto Caballero barges into Gavin Ritchie. The referee calls over Roberto Caballero and warns him to calm down! Gavin Ritchie runs off the knock.
9.24
0-0Neil Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg shoots from 20 yards. Paul Greig easily smothers it.
18.35
Colin Mcallister comes in with a late challenge on Garry Glass. Colin Mcallister is warned by the referee! Garry Glass stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.35
0-0Alec Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Thomson. Colin Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.38
0-1Neil Mason makes a simple pass to Garry Glass. Garry Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Thomson. Colin Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Eddie Ljungberg scores for Annan Athletic!!
32.11
Alec Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie plays a perfect one-two with Eddie Ljungberg and rushes in on goal... Gavin Ritchie tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.41
Matt Ferguson kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Kerr. Stephen Kerr knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
36.47
0-1Alec Strachan catches Neil Gemmill on the ankles. Alec Strachan is shown the yellow card! Neil Gemmill grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
39.58
Roberto Caballero makes a simple pass to Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson sees a break and surges forward. Colin Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Kerr. Stephen Kerr connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.12
Colin Ferguson brings the ball forward. Colin Ferguson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Brechin kick off!
49.50
Alec Strachan threads the ball through to Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg makes a simple pass to Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.31
Colin Mcallister surges forward with the ball. Colin Mcallister tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
53.04
Neil Naysmith decides to run forward with the ball. Neil Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.27
1-1Annan Athletic are easily keeping Brechin at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
55.57
Neil Mason clumsily knocks into Paul Inglis. The referee calls over Neil Mason and warns him to calm down! Paul Inglis gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.05
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
63.58
Matt Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Gemmill. Neil Gemmill makes a simple pass to Stephen Kerr. Stephen Kerr whips in a cross ball towards Paul Inglis. Paul Inglis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paul Inglis!
66.00
John Gemmell threads the ball through to Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Kerr. Stephen Kerr sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.01
2-1Matt Ferguson barges into Alec Strachan. The referee calls over Matt Ferguson and shows him a yellow card! Alec Strachan runs off the knock.
72.31
Stephen Kerr clumsily knocks into Neil Mason. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Neil Mason runs off the knock.
75.52
2-1Richard Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Strachan. Alec Strachan makes a simple pass to Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg knocks the ball forward to Gavin Ritchie but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.22
Don Elliott threads the ball through to Paul Inglis. Paul Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Ritchie.
81.14
Roberto Caballero catches Garry Glass on the ankles. Roberto Caballero is shown the yellow card! Garry Glass hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.12
John Gemmell sees a break and surges forward. John Gemmell makes a simple pass to Stephen Kerr. Stephen Kerr lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Inglis. Paul Inglis flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.15
Matt Ferguson makes a simple pass to Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Kerr. Stephen Kerr lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Inglis. Paul Inglis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
30.1%
49.4%
20.5%
Scorers