Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Glebe Park where Brechin play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 10,074 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Brechin and Dundee United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Liddell.


0.00
Brechin kick off the first half!
3.45
Scott Mccall knocks the ball forward to John Hopkin. John Hopkin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Meiklejohn.
6.22
Matt Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Darius Southgate controls it well on his chest. Darius Southgate makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Hopkin. John Hopkin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Cruz.
9.54
Alec Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Thomson. Alex Thomson threads the ball through to Uwe Bischoff. Uwe Bischoff knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Mason who gathers it comfortably.
10.25
With imagination, Scott Mccall plays the ball forward to Uwe Bischoff. Uwe Bischoff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Meiklejohn.
12.34
Scott Mccall receives the ball from a throw-in from Matt Strachan. Scott Mccall makes a probing pass to Craig Ferguson. Craig Ferguson flicks a high pass forward to Darius Southgate who brings the ball neatly under control. Darius Southgate knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Mason who gathers it comfortably.
20.53
Scott Mccall knocks the ball forward to John Hopkin. John Hopkin lofts in a cross ball towards Uwe Bischoff. Uwe Bischoff knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.58
Ivan Cruz flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Stephen Thomson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.37
Kevin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Morton controls it well on his chest. Stuart Morton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Gemmill.
34.22
Matt Strachan makes a simple pass to Craig Ferguson. Craig Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. John Hopkin controls it well on his chest. John Hopkin shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Stephen Mason effortlessly smothers it!
36.56
Craig Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Hendry collects the pass. Kevin Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Morton but the referee indicates it's offside!
38.03
Stephen Thomson hacks Matt Strachan from behind! The referee brings Stephen Thomson to one side and gives him a warning! Matt Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Darius Southgate makes an attacking run forward. Darius Southgate lofts in a cross ball towards John Hopkin. John Hopkin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brechin appear unchanged since the first half. Dundee United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Dundee United kicking off!
48.27
Dominic Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Strachan collects the pass. Kevin Strachan sees space and advances. Kevin Strachan plays a one-two with Stephen Thomson and rushes in on goal... Kevin Strachan looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kevin Strachan!
53.07
Stephen Ferguson threads a neat ball through to Callum Davidson. Callum Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
57.36
Scott Mccall knocks the ball forward to John Hopkin. John Hopkin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Mason who gathers it comfortably.
59.38
Scott Mccall sees Uwe Bischoff in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Uwe Bischoff plays a one-two with John Hopkin and advances towards the goal... Uwe Bischoff shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
60.52
Matt Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to John Hopkin. John Hopkin flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Mccall. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Scott Mccall provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.37
Kevin Strachan hits a low pass to Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.31
Stephen Ferguson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Stephen Ferguson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Naysmith who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Scott Mccall surges forward with the ball. Scott Mccall shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 62.1951219512195 vs 37.8048780487805
Play Area
Home team third: 31.71%, Midfield: 46.34%, Away team third: 21.95%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Strachan of Dundee United

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Stuart Mccall (DEF)
6
3. Callum Mason (DEF)
6
4. Matt Strachan (DEF)
7
5. Alec Gemmill (DEF)
6
6
7. Alex Thomson (MID)
6
8. Scott Mccall (MID)
8
10. John Hopkin (ATT)
9
11. Uwe Bischoff (ATT)
6

12. Alec Gemmill (GK)
0
0
14. Alex Liddell (DEF)
0

6
2. Craig Liddell (DEF)
6
4. Ivan Cruz (DEF)
6
7
9
6
10. Stuart Morton (ATT)
6
11. Kevin Hendry (ATT)
6

12. Alex Burley (DEF)
0
0
14. Callum Sullivan (DEF)
0