Match Report
| St Mirren | St Mirren |  |  | Forfar Athletic | Forfar Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hannes Arendt | H. Arendt |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Alberto Campos | A. Campos | |||||||||
| Neil McGrory | N. McGrory |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Gary Hopkin | G. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Victor Ciechelsi | V. Ciechelsi |  | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Don Hutchison | D. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Tiago Semedo | T. Semedo | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | |||||||||
| Thomas Jaschke | T. Jaschke | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Scott Mccall | S. Mccall | |||||||||
| Sylvain Richards | S. Richards |  | 67 | M |  | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Scott McNeill | S. McNeill | ||||||||
| Victor Abidal | V. Abidal | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Neil Booth | N. Booth | |||||||||
| Gavin Hendry | G. Hendry | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Michael Charlton | M. Charlton | |||||||||
| Stephen McNeill | S. McNeill | | 60 | A | | 9 | | | M | 45 | | Alec Gemmill | A. Gemmill | ||||||||
| Kevin James | K. James | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 |  | Joos Seedorf | J. Seedorf | |||||||||
| Oliver Schrader | O. Schrader | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Stuart Johnstone | S. Johnstone | |||||||||
| William Rouxel | W. Rouxel | | 60 | M | | 12 | | G | 62 | | Gary Gemmell | G. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | | 54 | D | | 13 | | A | 55 | | Vasco Lima | V. Lima | |||||||||
| Paul Law | P. Law | | 53 | M | | 14 | | A | 53 | | Garry McGrory | G. McGrory | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Hanami |
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Forfar Athletic. A crowd of 9,439 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Forfar Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Strachan.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Forfar Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Strachan.
0.00
0-0St Mirren kick off!
9.18
0-0Neil Booth sees Joos Seedorf in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joos Seedorf knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
16.36
0-0Victor Ciechelsi kicks a strong pass forward to Sylvain Richards. Sylvain Richards darts forward. Sylvain Richards finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
20.28
Victor Ciechelsi makes a probing pass to Victor Abidal. Victor Abidal chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from Alberto Campos. What a save!
26.24
Gavin Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin James. Kevin James controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
27.33
0-0Victor Abidal comes in with a late challenge on Michael Charlton. The referee warns Victor Abidal to calm down! Michael Charlton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.14
0-0Tiago Semedo passes the ball forward to Victor Abidal. Victor Abidal makes a simple pass to Kevin James. Kevin James knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Gary Hopkin. Excellent block.
30.36
0-0Victor Abidal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Mccall.
33.07
1-0Thomas Jaschke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Abidal. With some swift thinking, Victor Abidal plays the ball forward to Kevin James. Kevin James knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.14
1-0Scott McNeill advances with the ball. Scott McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joos Seedorf but he's offside!
39.55
Victor Abidal makes a probing pass to Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.03
Victor Ciechelsi knocks the ball to his team mate, Victor Abidal. Victor Abidal threads the ball through to Kevin James. Kevin James lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Scott McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone runs straight at the defence! Stuart Johnstone cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Forfar Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Forfar Athletic kick off!
48.30
1-1Thomas Jaschke clumsily knocks into Joos Seedorf. The referee warns Thomas Jaschke to calm down! Joos Seedorf carries on, but is struggling a bit.
49.50
Alec Gemmill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.24
Gary Hopkin chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Booth. Neil Booth threads a neat ball through to Joos Seedorf. Joos Seedorf plays a scrappy one-two with Stuart Johnstone and advances towards the goal... Joos Seedorf comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Hannes Arendt. Excellent save.
55.16
Thomas Jaschke threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Richards. Sylvain Richards threads the ball through to Kevin James. Kevin James shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Alberto Campos!
57.20
Gavin Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McNeill controls it well on his chest. Stephen McNeill knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Hendry.
60.23
1-1Forfar Athletic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
60.23
Neil Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joos Seedorf. Joos Seedorf deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Johnstone but the linesman indicates offside!
66.51
Neil McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Richards. Sylvain Richards advances with the ball. Sylvain Richards controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
73.22
Sylvain Richards darts forward. Sylvain Richards lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
75.12
With a delightful solo run, Michael Charlton stretches the opposition's defence. Michael Charlton shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
77.11
Michael Charlton hits a low pass to Joos Seedorf. Joos Seedorf knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Thomas Jaschke steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
81.17
Alec Gemmill makes a beautiful solo run. Alec Gemmill knocks in a cross ball towards Joos Seedorf. Joos Seedorf jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
84.26
Neil Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Charlton. Michael Charlton makes a simple pass to Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.34
Sylvain Richards flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Schrader holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oliver Schrader shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.26
Don Hutchison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Gemmill. Alec Gemmill passes the ball forward to Joos Seedorf. Joos Seedorf shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
90.00
Victor Abidal flicks a high ball forward to Stephen McNeill who takes it down. Stephen McNeill cuts inside the box! Stephen McNeill tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alberto Campos with no chance!! Goal for St Mirren!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.6%
48.4%
Play Area
27.4%
45.3%
27.4%
Scorers
| Oliver Schrader 33, 85 Stephen McNeill 91 | Stuart Johnstone 45 Joos Seedorf 81 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Oliver Schrader of St Mirren |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Hannes Arendt (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Neil McGrory (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Victor Ciechelsi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Tiago Semedo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Thomas Jaschke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sylvain Richards (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Victor Abidal (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Gavin Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stephen McNeill (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Kevin James (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Oliver Schrader (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | William Rouxel (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matt Dickov (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Paul Law (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alberto Campos (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gary Hopkin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Don Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Neil Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Scott Mccall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Scott McNeill (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Neil Booth (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Michael Charlton (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alec Gemmill (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Joos Seedorf (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Stuart Johnstone (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Gary Gemmell (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Vasco Lima (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Garry McGrory (ATT) | 0 | |