Match Report
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| East Stirling | East Stirling |  |  | Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath | ||||||||||||||||
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| Paul Vassell | P. Vassell |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Noel White | N. White | |||||||||
| Massimo Maiuri | M. Maiuri |  | 58 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | David Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | ||||||||
| Sebastiao Moutinho | S. Moutinho |  | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Colin Hendry | C. Hendry | |||||||||
| Nico Dehm | N. Dehm |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Arturo Butragueno | A. Butragueno | |||||||||
| Paolo Mangone | P. Mangone | | 56 | M | | 5 | | M | 57 | | Colin Mcinnes | C. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Andy Ferguson | A. Ferguson | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Duncan Naysmith | D. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Alec Hopkin | A. Hopkin | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Neil White | N. White | |||||||||
| Neil Souness | N. Souness | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Matt Henderson | M. Henderson | |||||||||
| Billy Liddell | B. Liddell | | 57 | A | | 9 | | | A | 56 | | Garry Hendry | G. Hendry | ||||||||
| Scott Carragher | S. Carragher | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Scott Ferguson | S. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Andy Gough | A. Gough | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Craig McStay | C. McStay | |||||||||
| David Rae | D. Rae | | 48 | M | | 12 | | G | 53 | | Rafael Rubio | R. Rubio | |||||||||
| Alex Booth | A. Booth | | 45 | M | | 13 | | D | 52 | | Stephen Gough | S. Gough | |||||||||
| Paul Perry | P. Perry | | 42 | D | | 14 | | D | 51 | | Richard Matteo | R. Matteo | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ochilview Park where East Stirling play host to Cowdenbeath. A crowd of 4,523 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both East Stirling and Cowdenbeath are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Campbell.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both East Stirling and Cowdenbeath are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Campbell.
0.00
0-0East Stirling kick off!
2.32
0-0Massimo Maiuri threads a neat ball through to Neil Souness. Neil Souness hits a low pass to Andy Gough. Andy Gough plays a scrappy one-two with Billy Liddell and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Mckinlay barges into Andy Gough. Penalty not given!!
8.46
0-0David Mckinlay pushes mid-way up the pitch. David Mckinlay threads a neat ball through to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Paul Vassell.
9.26
0-0Matt Henderson takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. David Mckinlay looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
10.08
0-0Alec Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Gough. Andy Gough sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
12.55
David Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Colin Mcinnes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cowdenbeath are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
16.16
Sebastiao Moutinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Billy Liddell collects the pass. Billy Liddell rushes past David Mckinlay! Some superb footwork from Billy Liddell provides some space. He shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
24.13
0-0Alec Hopkin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alec Hopkin passes the ball forward but Scott Carragher is offside!
28.55
Massimo Maiuri sees Andy Ferguson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andy Ferguson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Carragher. Scott Carragher shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
32.50
Paolo Mangone makes a beautiful solo run. Paolo Mangone shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.45
Matt Henderson runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Matt Henderson shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
44.02
0-0Andy Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Scott Carragher controls it well on his chest. Scott Carragher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. East Stirling appear unchanged since the first half. Cowdenbeath also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Cowdenbeath kick off!
48.53
Neil Souness passes the ball forward to Andy Gough. Andy Gough shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.35
Arturo Butragueno makes a probing pass to Duncan Naysmith. Duncan Naysmith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.09
0-0Nico Dehm barges into Scott Ferguson. Nico Dehm is warned by the referee! Scott Ferguson stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.02
Duncan Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Paul Vassell.
61.30
0-0Corner kick to Cowdenbeath. Matt Henderson chips it to the near post. Neil Souness chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
65.57
0-0Garry Hendry clumsily knocks into Nico Dehm. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nico Dehm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.44
Andy Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Carragher. Scott Carragher shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
69.35
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
73.21
Colin Mcinnes threads a neat ball through to Craig McStay. Craig McStay whips in a cross ball towards Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
75.05
Arturo Butragueno advances with the ball. Arturo Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Craig McStay holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.12
Alec Hopkin threads a neat ball through to Andy Gough. Andy Gough hits a low pass to Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell tries a spectacular strike but it flies well off target!
85.06
Massimo Maiuri makes a simple pass to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson threads a neat ball through to Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Gough. Andy Gough makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
8
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65%
35%
Play Area
27.5%
40%
32.5%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alec Hopkin of East Stirling |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paul Vassell (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Massimo Maiuri (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | Sebastiao Moutinho (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Nico Dehm (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Paolo Mangone (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Andy Ferguson (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Alec Hopkin (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Neil Souness (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Billy Liddell (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Scott Carragher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Andy Gough (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | David Rae (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alex Booth (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Paul Perry (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Noel White (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | David Mckinlay (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Colin Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Arturo Butragueno (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Colin Mcinnes (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Duncan Naysmith (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Neil White (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Matt Henderson (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Garry Hendry (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 10. | Scott Ferguson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Craig McStay (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Rafael Rubio (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen Gough (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Richard Matteo (DEF) | 0 | |