Match Report


ArbroathArbroath     CowdenbeathCowdenbeath
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
John HutchisonJ. Hutchison71
G
1
G
54Noel WhiteN. White
Stefan FerranteS. Ferrante58
D
captain2
D
60David MckinlayD. Mckinlay
Nuno QuaresmaN. Quaresma56
D
3
D
59Colin HendryC. Hendry
Dries Van WonderenD. Van Wonderen55
D
4
D
52Arturo ButraguenoA. Butragueno
Don ElliottD. Elliott64
M
5
M
58Colin McinnesC. Mcinnes
Richard McallisterR. Mcallister57
M
6
M
55Duncan NaysmithD. Naysmith
Dominic DalglishD. Dalglish54
M
7
M
53Neil WhiteN. White
Colin GemmillC. Gemmill53
M
8
M
50Matt HendersonM. Henderson
Sebastiao TavaresS. Tavares54
A
9captain
A
57Garry HendryG. Hendry
Craig NaysmithC. Naysmith53
A
10
A
49Scott FergusonS. Ferguson
Neil CampbellN. Campbell48
A
11
A
46Craig McStayC. McStay
 
Simon KühnS. Kühn55
D
12
G
53Rafael RubioR. Rubio
Gavin StrachanG. Strachan52
D
13
D
52Stephen GoughS. Gough
Matt HutchisonM. Hutchison48
M
14
D
51Richard MatteoR. Matteo

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Gayfield where Arbroath play host to Cowdenbeath. A crowd of 4,584 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Arbroath and Cowdenbeath are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Ritchie.


0.00
Arbroath kick off!
3.03
Dries Van Wonderen hits a low pass to Richard Mcallister. Richard Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Neil Campbell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Campbell shoots from 20 yards but somehow Noel White manages to keep it out.
8.49
Richard Mcallister knocks the ball forward to Neil Campbell. Neil Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith directs the ball goalwards with his head. Noel White punches it away to safety.
10.38
Richard Mcallister hits a low pass to Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Tavares. Sebastiao Tavares makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.10
Colin Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Neil Campbell controls it well on his chest. Neil Campbell finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
15.04
Dries Van Wonderen makes a simple pass to Richard Mcallister. Richard Mcallister flicks a high ball forward to Sebastiao Tavares who takes it down. Sebastiao Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Neil Campbell. Neil Campbell gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Noel White manages to keep it out.
16.55
David Mckinlay passes the ball forward to Neil White. Neil White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig McStay. Craig McStay tries a spectacular long range effort but John Hutchison reads it well. Quality keeping!
20.21
Duncan Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
26.26
Matt Henderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.23
Neil White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
38.35
Richard Mcallister flicks a high ball forward to Craig Naysmith who takes it down. Craig Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Campbell. Neil Campbell gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Solid save from Noel White.
42.25
Don Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arturo Butragueno.
44.35
Duncan Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow John Hutchison manages to keep it out.
45.00
Arturo Butragueno sees Duncan Naysmith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan Naysmith decides to run forward with the ball. Duncan Naysmith shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arbroath appear unchanged since the first half. Cowdenbeath also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Cowdenbeath get the second half underway!
47.38
Dries Van Wonderen makes a simple pass to Richard Mcallister. Richard Mcallister hits a low pass to Neil Campbell. Neil Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Mckinlay.
48.32
Duncan Naysmith plays the ball forward to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
49.12
Neil White hits a low pass to Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
51.15
Nuno Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Richard Mcallister holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Neil Campbell. Neil Campbell whips the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.13
Scott Ferguson clumsily knocks into Nuno Quaresma. Scott Ferguson is shown the yellow card! Nuno Quaresma runs off the knock.
54.06
Neil White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig McStay. Craig McStay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
59.59
Matt Henderson surges forward with the ball. Matt Henderson cuts inside the box! Matt Henderson shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
60.47
David Mckinlay decides to run forward with the ball. David Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward to Craig McStay who brings the ball under control. Craig McStay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Hutchison who gathers it comfortably.
63.51
Dominic Dalglish makes a simple pass to Sebastiao Tavares. Sebastiao Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arturo Butragueno.
67.19
Matt Henderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig McStay. Craig McStay makes a defence splitting pass to Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by John Hutchison.
68.21
Colin Mcinnes takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Don Elliott reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
71.02
Matt Henderson threads a neat ball through to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
72.07
David Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Matt Henderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Henderson passes the ball forward to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. John Hutchison effortlessly picks it out of the air!
73.40
Richard Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Campbell. Neil Campbell connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.36
Richard Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Craig Naysmith collects the pass. Craig Naysmith tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Noel White has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
78.04
Dominic Dalglish plays the ball forward to Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Tavares. Sebastiao Tavares makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Noel White!
85.56
Richard Mcallister makes an attacking run forward. Richard Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith heads the ball goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
87.37
With great vision, Richard Mcallister plays the ball forward to Neil Campbell. Neil Campbell shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Arbroath

Cowdenbeath
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
5
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
27.3%
45.5%
27.3%

Scorers
Craig Naysmith 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Mcallister of Arbroath

Match Ratings
1.John Hutchison (GK)
8
2.Stefan Ferrante (DEF)
6
3.Nuno Quaresma (DEF)
6
4.Dries Van Wonderen (DEF)
6
5.Don Elliott (MID)
6
6.Richard Mcallister (MID)
9
7.Dominic Dalglish (MID)
6
8.Colin Gemmill (MID)
6
9.Sebastiao Tavares (ATT)
6
10.Craig Naysmith (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Neil Campbell (ATT)
7
 
12.Simon Kühn (DEF)
0
13.Gavin Strachan (DEF)
0
14.Matt Hutchison (MID)
0

1.Noel White (GK)
8
2.David Mckinlay (DEF)
6
3.Colin Hendry (DEF)
6
4.Arturo Butragueno (DEF)
6
5.Colin Mcinnes (MID)
6
6.Duncan Naysmith (MID)
6
7.Neil White (MID)
7
8.Matt Henderson (MID)
7
9.Garry Hendry (ATT)
6
10.Scott Ferguson (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Craig McStay (ATT)
6
 
12.Rafael Rubio (GK)
0
13.Stephen Gough (DEF)
0
14.Richard Matteo (DEF)
0