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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play host to Forfar Athletic. A crowd of 18,805 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Hamilton Academical and Forfar Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with Hamilton Academical kicking off!
3.18
Gavin Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Dickov. Richard Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kaito Watanabe. Kaito Watanabe sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
4.42
Andy Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Law. Andy Law passes the ball forward to Eric Paisley. Eric Paisley shoots from just inside the box but Helder Fernandes is on top of it.
9.16
Gavin Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Dickov. Richard Dickov knocks the ball forward to Evans Brevi. Evans Brevi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Law.
10.47
Richard Dickov flicks the ball to his team mate, Evans Brevi. Evans Brevi finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.11
Richard Dickov makes a probing pass to Gerhard Haller. Gerhard Haller finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
20.41
Andy Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel King. Daniel King shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
21.08
Alje van der Hoek knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Haller. Gerhard Haller goes all the way! Gerhard Haller makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
22.11
Andy Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Paisley. Eric Paisley finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
24.18
Alec Gough makes a simple pass to Andy Gallacher. Andy Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Law. Andy Law plays a perfect one-two with Daniel King and rushes in on goal... Andy Law shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
26.40
Gavin Young chips the ball to his team mate, David Fernandes. David Fernandes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kaito Watanabe. Kaito Watanabe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Brady who gathers it comfortably.
28.58
Andy Gallacher takes it forward alone. Andy Gallacher kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Paisley. Eric Paisley shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Helder Fernandes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.27
Stuart Dickov threads the ball through to David Dickov. David Dickov passes the ball forward to Daniel King. Daniel King tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Helder Fernandes manages to keep it out.
33.03
Gavin Young makes a simple pass to David Fernandes. David Fernandes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Haller. Gerhard Haller shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Stuart Brady manages to gather it comfortably.
36.58
Forfar Athletic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
39.58
Andy Mcinnes catches Andy McStay on the ankles. Andy Mcinnes is warned by the referee! Andy McStay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.45
Matt Law flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Gallacher. Andy Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel King. Daniel King shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.02
David Fernandes makes a simple pass to Kaito Watanabe. Kaito Watanabe lofts in a cross ball towards Evans Brevi. Evans Brevi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Forfar Athletic get the second half underway!
47.09
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
48.36
David Fernandes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kaito Watanabe. Kaito Watanabe whips in a cross ball towards Gerhard Haller. Gerhard Haller directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gerhard Haller!
51.50
Andy Mcinnes passes the ball forward to Andy Law. Andy Law goes all the way! Andy Law takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.05
Alec Gough knocks the ball forward to David Dickov. David Dickov makes a probing pass to Andy Law. Andy Law whips in a cross ball towards Daniel King. Daniel King connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.18
Matt Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Dickov. David Dickov takes it forward alone. David Dickov kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel King. Daniel King tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Helder Fernandes manages to gather it comfortably.
66.00
Andy McStay makes a beautiful solo run. Andy McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Evans Brevi. Evans Brevi whips in a cross ball towards Gerhard Haller. Gerhard Haller powers a header at goal. Stuart Brady manages to gather it comfortably.
67.54
Richard Dickov flicks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Haller. Gerhard Haller knocks the ball forward to Kaito Watanabe. Kaito Watanabe takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.18
Richard Dickov chips the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Haller. Gerhard Haller knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Law.
71.36
Andy McStay threads the ball through to Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo knocks the ball to his team mate, Kaito Watanabe. Kaito Watanabe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Brady who gathers it comfortably.
72.10
Alje van der Hoek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo threads the ball through to Gerhard Haller. Gerhard Haller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.25
Richard Dickov makes a probing pass to Gerhard Haller. Gerhard Haller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.40
David Dickov kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Law. Andy Law knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy McStay.
83.11
David Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Paisley. Eric Paisley lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel King. Daniel King is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.02
David Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel King. Daniel King makes a probing pass to Andy Law but he's offside!
89.07
Andy Gallacher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Paisley. Eric Paisley goes all the way! Eric Paisley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Matt Law knocks the ball forward to David Dickov. David Dickov advances with the ball. David Dickov goes all the way! David Dickov takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Helder Fernandes easily smothers it!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Eric Paisley of Hamilton Academical

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 8 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 6
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 50 vs 50
Play Area
Home team third: 27.55%, Midfield: 43.88%, Away team third: 28.57%