Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to East Stirling. A crowd of 15,178 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Mckinlay.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Mckinlay.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and St Mirren get the match underway!
4.24
0-0Madjid Le Garrec sees Bill Bower in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bill Bower tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Garry Morrison.
5.50
0-0Corner kick to St Mirren. Bill Bower plays it to the far post. David Marques gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
8.31
0-0Jean-Philippe Giublesi clumsily knocks into David Marques. The referee brings Jean-Philippe Giublesi to one side and gives him a warning! David Marques runs off the knock.
9.39
0-0Alec Hendry takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Craig Kasper. Craig Kasper flicks a high pass forward. Dagui Oulmers controls it well on his chest. Dagui Oulmers flicks a high pass forward. Davide Di Cara controls it well on his chest. Davide Di Cara tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
10.43
1-0Dagui Oulmers flicks a high pass forward. Joachim Sogliano collects the pass. Joachim Sogliano whips in a cross ball towards Bill Bower. Bill Bower makes a looping header on goal. Garry Morrison is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.00
Duncan McStay threads the ball through to Toni Vercoutre. Toni Vercoutre darts forward. Toni Vercoutre lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Castillo. Juan Castillo powers a header at goal but Scott Mccann is on top of it.
16.04
Gavin Elliott threads a neat ball through to Toni Vercoutre. Toni Vercoutre threads the ball through to Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Scott Mccann gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
18.48
Cleto Cauet flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Philippe Giublesi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-Philippe Giublesi flicks a high pass forward. Bill Bower holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bill Bower knocks in a cross ball towards Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
22.57
2-0St Mirren are in full control of this game.
26.55
Toni Vercoutre flicks a high ball forward to Juan Castillo who gracefully takes it down. Juan Castillo advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Juan Castillo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies wide!
27.41
Jean-Philippe Giublesi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Bower. Bill Bower whips in a cross ball towards Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.06
Dagui Oulmers clumsily knocks into David Marques. Dagui Oulmers is given a warning by the referee! David Marques runs off the knock.
34.43
Cleto Cauet knocks the ball to his team mate, Dagui Oulmers. Dagui Oulmers sees Joachim Sogliano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joachim Sogliano finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.17
With some swift thinking, Cleto Cauet plays the ball forward to Madjid Le Garrec. Madjid Le Garrec threads a neat ball through to Bill Bower. Bill Bower shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
3-0Jean-Philippe Giublesi kicks a strong pass forward to Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. East Stirling also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
East Stirling kick off the second half!
47.33
Gavin Elliott threads the ball through to David Marques. With a delightful solo run, David Marques stretches the opposition's defence. David Marques shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
48.45
Dagui Oulmers flicks the ball to his team mate, Bill Bower. Bill Bower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
51.16
Dagui Oulmers threads a neat ball through to Joachim Sogliano. Joachim Sogliano lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Bower. Bill Bower directs the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.13
Les Bolton pushes up the pitch. Les Bolton makes a beautiful solo run. Les Bolton skips past Craig Kasper! Les Bolton takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
59.13
Toni Vercoutre kicks a strong pass forward to Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri lofts in a cross ball towards Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a woeful effort!
60.24
3-0East Stirling have made 2 substitutions with Craig Gemmell replacing David Marques and Dominic Hansen replacing Dambou Ferri .
65.46
Dagui Oulmers darts forward. Dagui Oulmers knocks in a cross ball towards Joachim Sogliano. Joachim Sogliano knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.02
3-0Juan Castillo hacks Alec Hendry from behind! Juan Castillo is shown the yellow card! Alec Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.52
3-0Dagui Oulmers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joachim Sogliano. Joachim Sogliano whips in a cross ball towards Bill Bower. Bill Bower rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Gavin Elliott. That should have been a goal!
79.43
Craig Kasper receives the ball from a throw-in from Alec Hendry. Craig Kasper makes a probing pass to Jean-Philippe Giublesi. Jean-Philippe Giublesi plays the ball forward to Bill Bower. Bill Bower knocks in a cross ball towards Joachim Sogliano. Joachim Sogliano outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Cleto Cauet hits a low pass to Dagui Oulmers. Dagui Oulmers sees a break and surges forward. Dagui Oulmers lofts in a cross ball towards Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! That's his third!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Bill Bower 10 Davide Di Cara 18, 27, 91 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Scott Mccann (GK)
6
2. Nuno Semedo (DEF)
6
3. Cleto Cauet (DEF)
7
4. Alec Hendry (DEF)
6
5. Craig Kasper (DEF)
6
6. Dagui Oulmers (MID)
8
7. Madjid Le Garrec (MID)
6
8. Jean-Philippe Giublesi (MID)
6
9. Joachim Sogliano (ATT)
6
10. Davide Di Cara (ATT)
9
11. Bill Bower (ATT)
8
12. Garry Cleland (ATT)
0
13. Gavin James (GK)
0
14. Stephen Mcallister (MID)
0
1. Garry Morrison (GK)
6
2. Les Bolton (DEF)
6
3. Jose Gomes (DEF)
6
4. Gavin Elliott (DEF)
6
5. Duncan McStay (DEF)
6
6. David Marques (MID)
6
7. Toni Vercoutre (MID)
6
8. Juan Castillo (ATT)
6
9. Joos Van Der Meer (ATT)
6
10. Dambou Ferri (ATT)
6
11. Dave Stockdale (ATT)
6
12. Matt Dickov (ATT)
0
13. Craig Gemmell (ATT)
6
14. Dominic Hansen (MID)
6