Match Report
| Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic |  |  | Hibernian | Hibernian | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Smith | Thomas Smith | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Veloso | P. Veloso |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Eduardo Gomes | E. Gomes | |||||||||
| Colin Johnstone | C. Johnstone |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Craig Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Gary Mccall | G. Mccall | | 68 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 70 |  | Rainer Kuzorra | R. Kuzorra | ||||||||
| Gavin Hendry | G. Hendry | | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Giuseppe Da Rold | G. Da Rold | |||||||||
| Ralph Owen | R. Owen |  | 69 | M | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Dominic Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Flavio Mazzi | F. Mazzi | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 |  | Alejandro Castro | A. Castro | |||||||||
| Gary McNeill | G. McNeill | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Amedeo Cudini | A. Cudini | |||||||||
| Andy Thomson | A. Thomson | | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Tonino Gattuso | T. Gattuso | |||||||||
| Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | | 75 | A | | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Joao Santos | J. Santos | ||||||||
| Scott Young | S. Young | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Scott Mccall | S. Mccall | |||||||||
| Paul McCoist | P. McCoist | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Stephen McGrory | S. McGrory | |||||||||
| Alec Elliott | A. Elliott | | 62 | A | | 12 | | D | 63 | | Dave Benali | D. Benali | |||||||||
| Stuart Hansen | S. Hansen | | 54 | D | | 13 | | A | 56 | | Andy Thomson | A. Thomson | |||||||||
| Neil Cleland | N. Cleland | | 55 | A | | 14 | | M | 49 | | Andy Henderson | A. Henderson | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Hibernian. A crowd of 19,453 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hibernian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Rubio.
The pitch is in good condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hibernian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Rubio.
0.00
0-0Hibernian start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.54
0-0Ralph Owen kicks a strong pass forward to Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Gomes smothers it!
3.41
0-0Amedeo Cudini makes a probing pass to Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall cuts inside the box! Scott Mccall side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies wide!
4.29
0-0Alejandro Castro knocks the ball forward to Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Johnstone.
6.45
1-0Flavio Mazzi sees Matt Dickov in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Dickov plays a one-two with Gary McNeill and advances towards the goal... Matt Dickov takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
10.52
Gavin Hendry makes a simple pass to Colin Johnstone. Colin Johnstone kicks a strong pass forward to Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.21
1-0Alejandro Castro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory passes the ball forward but Joao Santos is offside!
15.15
Scott Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Castro controls it well on his chest. Alejandro Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.27
Gary Mccall makes a simple pass to Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi darts forward. Flavio Mazzi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Gomes comfortably smothers it!
18.24
Matt Dickov hits a low pass to Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.33
Gary McNeill knocks the ball forward to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giuseppe Da Rold.
22.52
Colin Johnstone makes a simple pass to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill takes it forward alone. Gary McNeill knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
24.46
2-0Giuseppe Da Rold clumsily knocks into Flavio Mazzi. Giuseppe Da Rold is shown the yellow card! Flavio Mazzi grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
26.48
Gary McNeill threads a neat ball through to Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist edges inside the box! Paul McCoist muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Eduardo Gomes with no chance!! Goal for Alloa Athletic!
30.20
Tonino Gattuso hits a low pass to Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
32.31
Amedeo Cudini makes a probing pass to Joao Santos. Joao Santos knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Tonino Gattuso is offside!
33.10
Dominic Law flicks a high pass forward. Tonino Gattuso controls it well on his chest. Tonino Gattuso darts forward. Tonino Gattuso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.35
Showing composure, Flavio Mazzi laces a through ball forward to Scott Young. Scott Young shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
36.53
Flavio Mazzi flicks a high pass forward. Paul McCoist controls it well on his chest. Paul McCoist tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.31
Amedeo Cudini sees Joao Santos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joao Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hibernian!
42.32
Gavin Hendry advances with the ball. Gavin Hendry threads a neat ball through to Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Matt Dickov!
45.00
Giuseppe Da Rold flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Castro. Alejandro Castro threads the ball through to Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory makes a probing pass to Joao Santos but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Hibernian also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Alloa Athletic kicking off!
47.09
Craig Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Amedeo Cudini. Amedeo Cudini hits a low pass to Tonino Gattuso. Tonino Gattuso knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall beats his man to it with a header. Pedro Veloso comfortably picks it out of the air!
48.39
Flavio Mazzi surges forward with the ball. Flavio Mazzi plays the ball forward to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.53
4-1Giuseppe Da Rold clumsily knocks into Matt Dickov. The referee calls over Giuseppe Da Rold and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Matt Dickov runs off the knock.
60.57
4-1Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Alec Elliott replacing Paul McCoist .Hibernian have made 2 substitutions with Andy Thomson replacing Amedeo Cudini and Andy Henderson replacing Joao Santos .
61.59
4-1Flavio Mazzi threads a neat ball through to Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Matt Dickov through on goal. Some silky footwork from Matt Dickov provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but is denied by Stephen McGrory. Excellent block.
63.17
Gary McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Ralph Owen. Ralph Owen knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.45
Alejandro Castro takes it forward alone. Alejandro Castro advances with the ball. Alejandro Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.19
Flavio Mazzi flicks a high pass forward. Gary McNeill controls it well on his chest. Gary McNeill cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Gary McNeill provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Eduardo Gomes had no chance!! Goal for Alloa Athletic!
77.34
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Neil Cleland replacing Gary McNeill .
78.36
Colin Johnstone threads the ball through to Scott Young. Scott Young flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Cleland. Neil Cleland runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Neil Cleland provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
85.09
5-1Neil Cleland runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Neil Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Elliott. Rainer Kuzorra comes in with a late challenge on Alec Elliott. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
87.06
Colin Johnstone threads a neat ball through to Ralph Owen. Ralph Owen threads the ball through to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Alec Elliott through on goal. Alec Elliott muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Eduardo Gomes. Excellent save.
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
| Matt Dickov 6, 42 Paul McCoist 18, 26 Gary McNeill 66 | Stephen McGrory 38 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Pedro Veloso (GK)
6
2. Colin Johnstone (DEF)
6
3. Gary Mccall (DEF)
6
4. Gavin Hendry (DEF)
6
5. Ralph Owen (MID)
6
6. Flavio Mazzi (MID)
7
7. Gary McNeill (MID)
8
8. Andy Thomson (MID)
6
9. Matt Dickov (ATT)
8
10. Scott Young (ATT)
6
11. Paul McCoist (ATT)
8
12. Alec Elliott (ATT)
6
13. Stuart Hansen (DEF)
0
14. Neil Cleland (ATT)
6
1. Eduardo Gomes (GK)
6
2. Craig Rae (DEF)
6
3. Rainer Kuzorra (DEF)
6
4. Giuseppe Da Rold (DEF)
3
5. Dominic Law (DEF)
6
6. Alejandro Castro (MID)
6
7. Amedeo Cudini (MID)
6
8. Tonino Gattuso (MID)
6
9. Joao Santos (ATT)
6
10. Scott Mccall (ATT)
6
11. Stephen McGrory (ATT)
7
12. Dave Benali (DEF)
0
13. Andy Thomson (ATT)
6
14. Andy Henderson (MID)
6