Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Samba Loko | S. Loko |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Antonio Ribeiro | A. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Martin Bastin | M. Bastin |  | 80 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 81 |  | Neil Burley | N. Burley | |||||||||
| Billy Matteo | B. Matteo | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 | | Youl Bancarel | Y. Bancarel | |||||||||
| Duncan Hendry | D. Hendry | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Colin Strachan | C. Strachan | |||||||||
| Scott Telfer | S. Telfer | | 76 | M | | 5 | | M | 73 | | Scott Davidson | S. Davidson | |||||||||
| Dario Peyrlade | D. Peyrlade | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Dominic Greig | D. Greig | |||||||||
| Alex McCoist | A. McCoist | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Gary Mccall | G. Mccall | |||||||||
| Alec Thomson | A. Thomson | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Paul Mason | P. Mason | |||||||||
| Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | | 74 | A | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Scott Liddell | S. Liddell | |||||||||
| Lee Cutler | L. Cutler | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Paul Thomson | P. Thomson | |||||||||
| Jermaine Carragher | J. Carragher | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Sebastiao Marques | S. Marques | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Raith Rovers. A crowd of 18,213 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Raith Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Raith Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Airdrieonians kick off!
12.16
0-0Youl Bancarel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Mason. Paul Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Bastin.
18.15
0-1Youl Bancarel chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Greig. Dominic Greig makes a probing pass to Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Samba Loko had no chance!! Goal for Raith Rovers!
21.31
0-1Alex McCoist passes the ball forward to Lee Cutler. Lee Cutler kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.04
Duncan Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Thomson. Alec Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Lee Cutler. Lee Cutler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Burley.
26.52
0-1Duncan Hendry barges into Sebastiao Marques. The referee calls over Duncan Hendry and shows him a yellow card! Sebastiao Marques grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.22
0-1Alex McCoist makes a probing pass to Lee Cutler. Lee Cutler shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Antonio Ribeiro!
28.17
Colin Strachan makes a probing pass to Paul Mason. Paul Mason brings the ball forward. Paul Mason knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Bastin.
32.04
0-1Scott Liddell barges into Dario Peyrlade. Scott Liddell is warned by the referee! Dario Peyrlade stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.38
0-1Jermaine Carragher catches Colin Strachan on the ankles. Jermaine Carragher is shown the yellow card! Colin Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.13
Alex McCoist sees a break and surges forward. Alex McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Jermaine Carragher. Jermaine Carragher powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.41
0-1Airdrieonians are easily keeping Raith Rovers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
42.10
Colin Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques whips in a cross ball towards Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Raith Rovers kicking off!
49.44
Scott Davidson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Matteo.
54.38
Paul Mason makes a simple pass to Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Hendry.
55.06
Paul Thomson catches Martin Bastin on the ankles. Paul Thomson is warned by the referee! Martin Bastin stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.15
Scott Telfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.54
Dominic Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
65.37
Scott Telfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Lee Cutler. Lee Cutler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Strachan.
69.46
Scott Davidson makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samba Loko who gathers it comfortably.
71.11
Colin Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Mason. Paul Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
72.00
Gary Mccall kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Bastin.
73.14
Jermaine Carragher barges into Youl Bancarel. Jermaine Carragher is given a warning by the referee! Youl Bancarel stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.13
Youl Bancarel kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Mason. Paul Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.07
Duncan Hendry passes the ball forward to Dario Peyrlade. Dario Peyrlade knocks the ball forward to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Jermaine Carragher. Jermaine Carragher flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
81.19
Airdrieonians are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Raith Rovers's defence.
83.31
Scott Davidson threads the ball through to Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Samba Loko easily smothers it!
87.20
Paul Mason takes it forward alone. Paul Mason lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
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