Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Livingston. A crowd of 18,182 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Airdrieonians and Livingston are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
6.10
Callum Hopkin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Moreno. Nicolas Moreno threads the ball through to Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri knocks in a cross ball towards Michael Brown. Michael Brown directs the ball goalwards with his head. Don Sullivan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
10.15
Tonton Osmanowski advances with the ball. Tonton Osmanowski shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.03
Edgar Oliveira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lamine Marchand. Lamine Marchand threads the ball through to Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.48
Matt Rae passes the ball forward to Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.10
Bruno Jesus catches Don Mason on the ankles. The referee calls over Bruno Jesus and shows him a yellow card! Don Mason carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.00
Neil Luzhny deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Brown. Michael Brown flicks the ball with his head but Don Sullivan is on top of it.
34.09
Matt Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.09
Edgar Oliveira decides to run forward with the ball. Edgar Oliveira sees a break and surges forward. Edgar Oliveira shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
42.32
Stephen Souness hacks Don Mason from behind! Stephen Souness is warned by the referee! Don Mason runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Livingston start the second half!
47.40
Don Mason sees a break and surges forward. Don Mason plays a perfect one-two with Doru Fidatof and rushes in on goal... Don Mason shoots from just inside the box but somehow Billy Cleland manages to keep it out.
49.12
Nicolas Moreno makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michael Brown. Michael Brown passes the ball forward to Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.35
Neil Luzhny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michael Brown. Michael Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.52
Nicolas Moreno catches Tonton Osmanowski on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tonton Osmanowski gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.10
Don Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
59.08
Neil Luzhny kicks a strong pass forward to Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri shoots from distance but Don Sullivan is on top of it.
61.01
Peter Emerton makes a simple pass to Tonton Osmanowski. Tonton Osmanowski knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis goes all the way! Nikos Stefanidis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.23
Neil Luzhny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michael Brown. Michael Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.51
Peter Emerton slams into Fabiano Balleri with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Fabiano Balleri runs off the knock.
67.49
Tonton Osmanowski clumsily knocks into Neil Luzhny. The referee calls over Tonton Osmanowski and shows him a yellow card! Neil Luzhny stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.55
Matt Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gonçalo Guevara.
72.09
Stephen Souness flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Moreno. Nicolas Moreno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Brown. Michael Brown shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.14
Tonton Osmanowski kicks a strong pass forward to Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
83.51
Neil Luzhny knocks the ball to his team mate, Michael Brown. Michael Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.09
Callum Hopkin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Moreno. Nicolas Moreno kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Craig Souness comes in with a late challenge on Andy Gemmell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andy Gemmell grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Michael Brown of Livingston

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 4
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 3
Red Cards
Red Cards: 1 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 48.1012658227848 vs 51.8987341772152
Play Area
Home team third: 30.38%, Midfield: 45.57%, Away team third: 24.05%

Scorers