Match Report
| Stranraer | Stranraer |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul McCoist | P. McCoist |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Kevin Rae | K. Rae | |||||||||
| Billy Collins | B. Collins | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Gunnar Bratseth | G. Bratseth | |||||||||
| Craig Strachan | C. Strachan | | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Matt Cleland | M. Cleland | |||||||||
| Callum Mckinlay | C. Mckinlay | | 69 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 60 |  | Francisco Cruz | F. Cruz | ||||||||
| Alec Booth | A. Booth | | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Garry Gough | G. Gough | |||||||||
| Scott Glass | S. Glass | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Callum Morrison | C. Morrison | |||||||||
| Cesar Loureiro | C. Loureiro |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 |  | Mario Blanc | M. Blanc | |||||||||
| Julian Boyd | J. Boyd |  | 59 | M | | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Philipe Chaveriat | P. Chaveriat | ||||||||
| Sebastiao Varela | S. Varela | | 56 | M | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Kevin Burley | K. Burley | |||||||||
| John Booth | J. Booth | | 81 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Herve Chalier | H. Chalier | |||||||||
| Stephen Niven | S. Niven | | 81 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Peter Mcleod | P. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Duncan James | D. James | | 65 | A | | 12 | | A | 69 | | Nuno Nunes | N. Nunes | |||||||||
| Matt Mcallister | M. Mcallister | | 65 | A | | 13 | | A | 64 | | John Morton | J. Morton | |||||||||
| Alec Meiklejohn | A. Meiklejohn | | 64 | A | | 14 | | G | 59 | | Colin Niven | C. Niven | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 16,817 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stranraer and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Mccall.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stranraer and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Mccall.
0.00
0-0Aberdeen get the match underway!
2.52
0-0Philipe Chaveriat controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Herve Chalier. Herve Chalier knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Collins.
3.13
With imagination, Callum Morrison laces a weighted ball forward to Herve Chalier. Herve Chalier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.14
0-0Cesar Loureiro clumsily knocks into Philipe Chaveriat. Cesar Loureiro is given a warning by the referee! Philipe Chaveriat hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.31
1-0Callum Mckinlay flicks a high ball forward to Scott Glass who takes it down. Scott Glass knocks the ball forward to Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven plays a quick one-two with John Booth and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Stephen Niven provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
14.03
Philipe Chaveriat clumsily knocks into Cesar Loureiro. Philipe Chaveriat is warned by the referee! Cesar Loureiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.34
1-0Philipe Chaveriat kicks a strong pass forward to Herve Chalier. Herve Chalier finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.36
Francisco Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Mario Blanc controls it well on his chest. Mario Blanc knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Mcleod. Peter Mcleod knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Collins.
40.23
Callum Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Glass. Scott Glass sees John Booth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Rae who gathers it comfortably.
42.30
Scott Glass threads the ball through to John Booth. John Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.31
Kevin Burley makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Burley shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
With a delightful solo run, Mario Blanc stretches the opposition's defence. Mario Blanc knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stranraer appear unchanged since the first half. Aberdeen also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Stranraer kick off!
48.28
Julian Boyd barges into Mario Blanc. The referee warns Julian Boyd to calm down! Mario Blanc runs off the knock.
49.27
Philipe Chaveriat runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Philipe Chaveriat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.58
Craig Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Boyd. Julian Boyd flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Niven collects the pass. Stephen Niven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Cleland.
59.10
Seeing a gap ahead, Cesar Loureiro plays the ball forward to John Booth. John Booth shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
60.51
1-0Aberdeen have made a substitution with Colin Niven replacing Peter Mcleod .
69.04
1-0Billy Collins pushes mid-way up the pitch. Billy Collins makes a beautiful solo run. Billy Collins finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Kevin Rae!
71.39
Kevin Burley knocks the ball forward to Herve Chalier. Herve Chalier knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Niven. Colin Niven gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it curls horrendously wide!
73.16
Cesar Loureiro flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Niven collects the pass. Stephen Niven knocks in a cross ball towards John Booth. John Booth makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
79.21
Mario Blanc flicks the ball to his team mate, Herve Chalier. Herve Chalier shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.7%
43.3%
Play Area
37.3%
44.8%
17.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Niven of Stranraer |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paul McCoist (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Billy Collins (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Craig Strachan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Callum Mckinlay (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Alec Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Scott Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Cesar Loureiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Julian Boyd (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Sebastiao Varela (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | John Booth (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Stephen Niven (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Duncan James (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matt Mcallister (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alec Meiklejohn (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Kevin Rae (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gunnar Bratseth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matt Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Francisco Cruz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Garry Gough (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Callum Morrison (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mario Blanc (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Philipe Chaveriat (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Kevin Burley (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Herve Chalier (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Peter Mcleod (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nuno Nunes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | John Morton (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Colin Niven (GK) | 6 | |