Match Report
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| East Stirling | East Stirling |  |  | Stirling Albion | Stirling Albion | ||||||||||||||||
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| Paul Vassell | P. Vassell |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 |  | Garry Collins | G. Collins | |||||||||
| Massimo Maiuri | M. Maiuri |  | 58 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Callum Strachan | C. Strachan | ||||||||
| Sebastiao Moutinho | S. Moutinho |  | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 47 | | Alec Meiklejohn | A. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Nico Dehm | N. Dehm |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Alec Sullivan | A. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Paolo Mangone | P. Mangone | | 56 | M | | 5 | | M | 50 | | Don Johnstone | D. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Andy Ferguson | A. Ferguson | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 45 |  | Rody Meijer | R. Meijer | |||||||||
| Alec Hopkin | A. Hopkin | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Dominic Naysmith | D. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Neil Souness | N. Souness | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Dominic Brady | D. Brady | |||||||||
| Billy Liddell | B. Liddell | | 57 | A | | 9 | | | A | 52 | | Edward Green | E. Green | ||||||||
| Scott Carragher | S. Carragher | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Duncan Young | D. Young | |||||||||
| Andy Gough | A. Gough | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 41 | | Garry Souness | G. Souness | |||||||||
| David Rae | D. Rae | | 48 | M | | 12 | | M | 43 | | Alec Booth | A. Booth | |||||||||
| Alex Booth | A. Booth | | 45 | M | | 13 | | D | 43 | | Craig Cleland | C. Cleland | |||||||||
| Paul Perry | P. Perry | | 42 | D | | 14 | | M | 41 | | Paul Thomson | P. Thomson | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ochilview Park where East Stirling play host to Stirling Albion. A crowd of 4,653 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both East Stirling and Stirling Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Mckinlay.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both East Stirling and Stirling Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Mckinlay.
0.00
0-0Stirling Albion kick off and get the first half underway!
6.20
0-0Dominic Brady threads the ball through to Duncan Young. Duncan Young tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
8.36
Dominic Naysmith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Young. Duncan Young rushes past Nico Dehm! Duncan Young looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
9.15
1-0Alec Hopkin sees space and advances. Alec Hopkin shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.39
Andy Ferguson passes the ball forward to Andy Gough. Andy Gough cuts inside the box! Andy Gough looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.10
2-0Nico Dehm deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Scott Carragher collects the pass. Scott Carragher runs straight at the defence! Scott Carragher side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but somehow Alec Sullivan happens to be in the right place to block it.
22.13
2-0Sebastiao Moutinho chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Souness. Neil Souness flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Andy Gough is offside!
24.09
Massimo Maiuri flicks a high pass forward. Alec Hopkin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Hopkin sees space and advances. Alec Hopkin makes a great pass forward. Scott Carragher runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
26.22
From the throw-in, Paolo Mangone picks out Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Gough. Andy Gough puts a great ball through. Billy Liddell runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
27.51
Alec Hopkin sees Scott Carragher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Carragher runs straight at the defence! Scott Carragher shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.45
Alec Hopkin sees a break and surges forward. Alec Hopkin cuts inside the box! Alec Hopkin shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Alec Hopkin scores for East Stirling!!
32.22
Sebastiao Moutinho pushes mid-way up the pitch. Sebastiao Moutinho kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Gough. Andy Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Carragher. With a superhuman jump, Scott Carragher connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper, Garry Collins, sees it late!! Goal for East Stirling!
39.43
Don Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Garry Souness controls it well on his chest. Garry Souness whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Young. Duncan Young directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
44.27
Alec Hopkin passes the ball forward to Scott Carragher. Scott Carragher threads a neat, attacking ball through to Andy Gough. Andy Gough tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Andy Ferguson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Gough but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. East Stirling appear unchanged since the first half. Stirling Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and East Stirling kick off!
48.31
Nico Dehm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paolo Mangone. Paolo Mangone chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell knocks the ball forward to Scott Carragher but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.11
4-0Don Johnstone barges into Nico Dehm. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nico Dehm stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.25
Alec Hopkin knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell threads a neat ball through to Scott Carragher. Scott Carragher side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.06
4-0With imagination, Dominic Naysmith laces a through ball forward to Duncan Young. Duncan Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.20
4-0Dominic Brady chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Souness. Garry Souness knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Young. Duncan Young outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Paul Vassell manages to keep it out.
57.38
Don Johnstone changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Don Johnstone lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Souness. Garry Souness connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Paul Vassell picks it out of the air!
59.11
Massimo Maiuri chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Mangone. Paolo Mangone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Carragher. Scott Carragher shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
60.45
Massimo Maiuri flicks a high ball forward to Andy Ferguson who takes it down. Andy Ferguson sees Billy Liddell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Liddell makes a great pass forward. Andy Gough runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
63.06
Neil Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Carragher. Scott Carragher plays a one-two with Billy Liddell and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Scott Carragher provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Garry Collins. Excellent save.
66.33
Rody Meijer brings the ball forward. Rody Meijer lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Young. Duncan Young jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Paul Vassell easily picks it out of the air!
67.44
Paolo Mangone makes a beautiful solo run. Paolo Mangone lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Gough. Andy Gough jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
69.55
Callum Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Rody Meijer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rody Meijer makes a probing pass to Edward Green. Edward Green lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Souness. Garry Souness heads the ball goalwards but it's well over the bar!
71.02
Rody Meijer surges forward with the ball. Rody Meijer knocks in a cross ball towards Edward Green. Edward Green rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
81.07
Andy Ferguson threads the ball through to Scott Carragher. Scott Carragher shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
83.47
Alec Hopkin threads a neat ball through to Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell edges inside the box! Billy Liddell shoots from just inside the box. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. East Stirling are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
90.00
Alec Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Rody Meijer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rody Meijer kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Souness. Garry Souness makes a great pass forward. Duncan Young runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
6
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.5%
34.5%
Play Area
23%
42.5%
34.5%
Scorers
| Alec Hopkin 9, 28 Andy Gough 12 Scott Carragher 32 | Edward Green 71 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alec Hopkin of East Stirling |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paul Vassell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Massimo Maiuri (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sebastiao Moutinho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nico Dehm (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Paolo Mangone (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Andy Ferguson (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alec Hopkin (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Neil Souness (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Billy Liddell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Scott Carragher (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Andy Gough (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | David Rae (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alex Booth (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Paul Perry (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Garry Collins (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Callum Strachan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alec Meiklejohn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alec Sullivan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Don Johnstone (MID) |  | 6 |
| 6. | Rody Meijer (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Dominic Naysmith (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Dominic Brady (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Edward Green (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Duncan Young (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Garry Souness (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alec Booth (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Craig Cleland (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Paul Thomson (MID) | 0 | |