Match Report
| East Stirling | East Stirling |  |  | St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Syd Hamilton | S. Hamilton |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Paul Hopkin | P. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Les Bolton | L. Bolton | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Gavin Booth | G. Booth | |||||||||
| Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Kevin Collins | K. Collins | |||||||||
| Duncan McStay | D. McStay | | 61 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 56 | | Don McCoist | D. McCoist | ||||||||
| Claude Angeletti | C. Angeletti |  | 58 | D | | 5 | | M | 68 |  | Hannes Dittmann | H. Dittmann | |||||||||
| David Marques | D. Marques |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | |||||||||
| Toni Vercoutre | T. Vercoutre | | 64 | M | | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Garry Matteo | G. Matteo | ||||||||
| Juan Castillo | J. Castillo |  | 72 | A | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Kevin Glass | K. Glass | |||||||||
| Joos Van Der Meer | J. Van Der Meer |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Gavin Cleland | G. Cleland | |||||||||
| Dambou Ferri | D. Ferri | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Alex Greig | A. Greig | |||||||||
| Dave Stockdale | D. Stockdale | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Neil Dickov | N. Dickov | |||||||||
| Craig Gemmell | C. Gemmell | | 59 | A | | 12 | | G | 65 | | Kevin Sullivan | K. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Dominic Hansen | D. Hansen | | 59 | M | | 13 | | M | 56 | | Kevin Law | K. Law | |||||||||
| David Telfer | D. Telfer | | 59 | M | | 14 | | M | 55 | | Callum Booth | C. Booth | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Ochilview Park where East Stirling play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 9,029 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
East Stirling are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Strachan.
The pitch is in good condition.
East Stirling are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Strachan.
0.00
0-0East Stirling kick off and get the match underway!
3.19
0-0David Marques catches Hannes Dittmann on the ankles. David Marques is given a warning by the referee! Hannes Dittmann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.26
0-0Garry Matteo threads the ball through to Alex Greig. Alex Greig knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Syd Hamilton who gathers it comfortably.
8.58
0-0Kevin Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov shoots from 20 yards. Syd Hamilton comfortably gets down and covers it.
9.03
0-0With vision, Don McCoist picks a pass forward to Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. Alex Greig is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
10.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Kevin Collins plays the ball forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo plays the ball forward to Alex Greig. Alex Greig controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
15.36
Neil Hendry threads the ball through to Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. Alex Greig makes a convincing header. Syd Hamilton gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
16.56
Gavin Booth sees space and advances. Gavin Booth flicks a high pass forward to Alex Greig who brings the ball under control. Alex Greig knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Les Bolton.
21.08
0-1Gavin Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry flicks a high ball forward to Neil Dickov who takes it down. Neil Dickov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.46
With vision, David Marques plays the ball forward to Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer whips in a cross ball towards Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
39.34
Gavin Booth flicks a high pass forward to Hannes Dittmann who brings the ball under control. Hannes Dittmann hits a low pass to Alex Greig. Alex Greig shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
42.13
Claude Angeletti catches Neil Dickov on the ankles. Claude Angeletti is given a warning by the referee! Neil Dickov stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.23
Don McCoist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Greig. Alex Greig knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. East Stirling appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
St. Johnstone kick off the second half!
51.44
Toni Vercoutre hits a low pass to Juan Castillo. Juan Castillo knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Stockdale. With a superhuman jump, Dave Stockdale connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies wide!
53.02
Kevin Glass flicks a high ball forward to Neil Dickov who takes it down. Neil Dickov tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
57.12
Hannes Dittmann threads a neat ball through to Alex Greig. Alex Greig lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
60.09
0-2East Stirling have made 2 substitutions with Dominic Hansen replacing David Marques and David Telfer replacing Dambou Ferri .
65.49
Kevin Collins threads a neat ball through to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo takes it forward alone. Garry Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Elliott.
67.05
Dominic Hansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
69.14
Kevin Collins sees Neil Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Hendry takes it forward alone. Neil Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Elliott.
73.19
Dominic Hansen receives the ball from a throw-in from Toni Vercoutre. Dominic Hansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Castillo. Juan Castillo shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
77.53
Garry Matteo flicks a high ball forward to Alex Greig who takes it down. Alex Greig knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Elliott.
81.55
Garry Matteo knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Toni Vercoutre knocks the ball forward to Dave Stockdale. Dave Stockdale threads a neat ball through to Joos Van Der Meer. Some silky footwork from Joos Van Der Meer provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Joos Van Der Meer!
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
| Joos Van Der Meer 91 | Neil Dickov 21, 44 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Syd Hamilton (GK)
7
2. Les Bolton (DEF)
6
3. Gavin Elliott (DEF)
6
4. Duncan McStay (DEF)
6
5. Claude Angeletti (DEF)
6
6. David Marques (MID)
6
7. Toni Vercoutre (MID)
7
8. Juan Castillo (ATT)
6
9. Joos Van Der Meer (ATT)
8
10. Dambou Ferri (ATT)
6
11. Dave Stockdale (ATT)
6
12. Craig Gemmell (ATT)
0
13. Dominic Hansen (MID)
6
14. David Telfer (MID)
6
1. Paul Hopkin (GK)
6
2. Gavin Booth (DEF)
7
3. Kevin Collins (DEF)
7
4. Don McCoist (DEF)
6
5. Hannes Dittmann (MID)
6
6. Neil Hendry (MID)
7
7. Garry Matteo (MID)
8
8. Kevin Glass (MID)
6
9. Gavin Cleland (ATT)
6
10. Alex Greig (ATT)
7
11. Neil Dickov (ATT)
9
12. Kevin Sullivan (GK)
0
13. Kevin Law (MID)
0
14. Callum Booth (MID)
0