Match Report


AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Neil ClelandN. Cleland53
G
captain1
G
44John DalglishJ. Dalglish
Garry McCoistG. McCoist69
D
2
D
46David GreigD. Greig
Brutil Van Der MeydeB. Van Der Meyde53
D
3captain
D
45Stuart NaysmithS. Naysmith
Stephen HansenS. Hansen48
D
4
D
43Craig CaldwellC. Caldwell
Duncan DavidsonD. Davidson47
D
5
D
42Neil HendryN. Hendry
Gavin McinnesG. Mcinnes54
M
6
M
49Callum GallacherC. Gallacher
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist45
M
7
M
46Billy MasonB. Mason
Alec NivenA. Niven41
M
8
M
42Scott HendryS. Hendry
Neil FergusonN. Ferguson41
M
9
M
42Matt ClelandM. Cleland
Kevin BremnerK. Bremner48
A
10
A
50Neil WhiteN. White
Duncan McinnesD. Mcinnes44
A
11
A
48Scott JohnstoneS. Johnstone
 
Billy SullivanB. Sullivan46
G
12
A
46Alec FergusonA. Ferguson
Dominic HutchisonD. Hutchison44
D
13
A
46David LawD. Law
Stuart McNeillS. McNeill41
D
14
D
40Paul WhiteP. White

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A crowd of 2,729 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Inverness Caledonian Thistle are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Morrison.


0.00
The whistle blows and Inverness Caledonian Thistle get the match underway!
28.00
Scott Hendry threads a neat ball through to Neil White. Neil White shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
36.11
Duncan Davidson pushes mid-way up the pitch. Duncan Davidson darts forward. Duncan Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.31
Stephen Hansen pushes mid-way up the pitch. Stephen Hansen passes the ball forward to Duncan Mcinnes. Duncan Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half. The Airdrieonians players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
47.18
Brutil Van Der Meyde threads a neat ball through to Gavin Mcinnes. Gavin Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.19
Gavin Mcinnes catches Matt Cleland on the ankles. Gavin Mcinnes is given a warning by the referee! Matt Cleland carries on, but is struggling a bit.
49.22
Duncan McCoist takes it forward alone. Duncan McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Caldwell.
51.09
Brutil Van Der Meyde flicks a high pass forward to Alec Niven who brings the ball under control. Alec Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Mcinnes. Duncan Mcinnes shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
53.19
Stephen Hansen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Mcinnes. Gavin Mcinnes hits a low pass to Duncan Mcinnes. Duncan Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
61.31
Billy Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Johnstone. Scott Johnstone knocks the ball forward to Neil White but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
71.32
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
72.13
Alec Niven knocks the ball forward to Duncan Mcinnes. Duncan Mcinnes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Naysmith.
77.44
Duncan McCoist makes an attacking run forward. Duncan McCoist shoots from long range. It curls slightly but John Dalglish manages to gather it comfortably.
78.30
Billy Mason runs straight at the opposition's defence. Billy Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Cleland who gathers it comfortably.
79.37
Duncan McCoist comes in with a late challenge on Scott Hendry. The referee calls over Duncan McCoist and shows him a yellow card! Scott Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.36
Duncan Davidson flicks a high ball forward to Duncan McCoist who takes it down. Duncan McCoist advances with the ball. Duncan McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Hendry.
89.21
Duncan Davidson threads a neat ball through to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner plays a one-two with Duncan Mcinnes and advances towards the goal... Stuart Naysmith comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Airdrieonians

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56%
44%
Play Area
28%
49.3%
22.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan McCoist of Airdrieonians

Match Ratings
1.Neil Cleland (GK)
6
2.Garry McCoist (DEF)
6
3.Brutil Van Der Meyde (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Hansen (DEF)
8
5.Duncan Davidson (DEF)
8
6.Gavin Mcinnes (MID)
6
7.Duncan McCoist (MID)yellow card
9
8.Alec Niven (MID)
6
9.Neil Ferguson (MID)
6
10.Kevin Bremner (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Mcinnes (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Sullivan (GK)
0
13.Dominic Hutchison (DEF)
0
14.Stuart McNeill (DEF)
0

1.John Dalglish (GK)
6
2.David Greig (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Naysmith (DEF)
6
4.Craig Caldwell (DEF)
7
5.Neil Hendry (DEF)
6
6.Callum Gallacher (MID)
8
7.Billy Mason (MID)
8
8.Scott Hendry (MID)
6
9.Matt Cleland (MID)
6
10.Neil White (ATT)
6
11.Scott Johnstone (ATT)
6
 
12.Alec Ferguson (ATT)
0
13.David Law (ATT)
0
14.Paul White (DEF)
0