Match Report


Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic     Elgin CityElgin City
Maikel De VriesMaikel De Vries Computer Player Computer Player
Stuart ElliottS. Elliott38
G
1captain
G
43Alec GreigA. Greig
Luigi RavanelliL. Ravanelli41
D
2
D
49Alex HendryA. Hendry
Andy BoothA. Booth41
D
3
D
42Stuart MccallS. Mccall
Alex ThomsonA. Thomson39
D
4
D
41Paul MorrisonP. Morrison
Richard MortonR. Morton43
M
captain5
D
39Andy MckinlayA. Mckinlay
Stuart MccallS. Mccall36
M
6
M
51David GemmellD. Gemmell
Gavin McNeillG. McNeill37
M
7
M
43Duncan SullivanD. Sullivan
Matt LiddellM. Liddell36
M
8
M
42Garry GreigG. Greig
Scott InglisS. Inglis52
M
9
A
47Gary YoungG. Young
Matt RitchieM. Ritchie44
A
10
A
45Dominic HendersonD. Henderson
Alex McStayA. McStay47
A
11
A
38Gavin RitchieG. Ritchie
 
Gavin HendersonG. Henderson38
D
12
M
39David SounessD. Souness
Gary FergusonG. Ferguson36
M
13
M
39Alexander JackA. Jack
Billy McCoistB. McCoist39
A
14
M
39Don GlassD. Glass

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Elgin City. A crowd of 2,892 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Gemmill.


0.00
The whistle blows and Alloa Athletic kick off!
8.12
With great vision, Alex Thomson plays the ball forward to Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell makes a probing pass to Alex McStay. Alex McStay shoots from long range. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
12.53
Stuart Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Matt Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Matt Ritchie shoots from distance but Alec Greig is on top of it.
15.13
Garry Greig flicks a high pass forward. Gary Young controls it well on his chest. Gary Young rushes past Alex Thomson! Gary Young makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
16.31
Andy Mckinlay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Gemmell. David Gemmell makes a simple pass to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.15
David Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Young. Gary Young rises majestically and gets a header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.51
Stuart Mccall knocks the ball forward to Alex McStay. Alex McStay runs straight at the defence! Alex McStay muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
27.15
Andy Booth flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Mccall who takes it down. Stuart Mccall changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Stuart Mccall plays a one-two with Alex McStay and advances towards the goal... Stuart Mccall shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Alec Greig.
28.45
It's a corner kick. Gavin McNeill kicks a low ball out wide. Matt Liddell looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
38.14
Alex Thomson catches Dominic Henderson on the ankles. The referee calls over Alex Thomson and warns him to calm down! Dominic Henderson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
39.39
Gavin McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie passes the ball forward to Alex McStay. Alex McStay takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
42.51
Garry Greig sees a break and surges forward. Garry Greig finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Stuart Elliott.
44.45
Garry Greig takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Scott Inglis gets to the ball and clears it up field.
45.00
Stuart Mccall laces a through ball forward to Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie runs straight at the defence! Matt Ritchie shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic have changed their lineup with Gavin Henderson replacing Luigi Ravanelli, Gary Ferguson replacing Gavin McNeill and Billy McCoist replacing Alex McStay. Elgin City have changed their lineup with David Souness replacing Alex Hendry and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. The Elgin City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Elgin City kick off and get the second half underway!
55.49
Gavin Henderson threads the ball through to Stuart Mccall. Stuart Mccall darts forward. Stuart Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Morrison.
60.40
Elgin City have made a substitution with Don Glass replacing Dominic Henderson .
63.06
Stuart Mccall passes the ball forward to Duncan Sullivan. Duncan Sullivan makes a simple pass to Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Henderson.
65.47
Gary Ferguson sees space and advances. Gary Ferguson plays a one-two with Billy McCoist and advances towards the goal... Gary Ferguson side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
66.45
David Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.03
Paul Morrison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Sullivan. Duncan Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
73.38
Alex Thomson threads a neat ball through to Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist threads a neat, attacking ball through to Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
75.54
David Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Sullivan. Duncan Sullivan flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Ritchie who brings the ball under control. Gavin Ritchie shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.53
Elgin City have made a substitution with Alexander Jack replacing Garry Greig .
79.27
Billy McCoist catches Stuart Mccall on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.53
Duncan Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Don Glass. Don Glass finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Alloa Athletic

Elgin City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
26%
42.5%
31.5%

Scorers
Alex McStay 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alex McStay of Alloa Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Elliott (GK)
6
2.Luigi Ravanelli (DEF)
6
3.Andy Booth (DEF)
6
4.Alex Thomson (DEF)
8
5.Richard Morton (MID)
6
6.Stuart Mccall (MID)
8
7.Gavin McNeill (MID)
6
8.Matt Liddell (MID)
7
9.Scott Inglis (MID)
7
10.Matt Ritchie (ATT)
7
11.Alex McStay (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Gavin Henderson (DEF)
6
13.Gary Ferguson (MID)
6
14.Billy McCoist (ATT)yellow card
5

1.Alec Greig (GK)
8
2.Alex Hendry (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Mccall (DEF)
6
4.Paul Morrison (DEF)
6
5.Andy Mckinlay (DEF)
6
6.David Gemmell (MID)
6
7.Duncan Sullivan (MID)
7
8.Garry Greig (MID)
7
9.Gary Young (ATT)
6
10.Dominic Henderson (ATT)
6
11.Gavin Ritchie (ATT)
6
 
12.David Souness (MID)
6
13.Alexander Jack (MID)
6
14.Don Glass (MID)
6