Match Report
| Forfar Athletic | Forfar Athletic |  |  | St Mirren | St Mirren | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Campos | A. Campos |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 |  | Hannes Arendt | H. Arendt | |||||||||
| Don Hutchison | D. Hutchison |  | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Neil McGrory | N. McGrory | |||||||||
| Gary Hopkin | G. Hopkin | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 |  | Victor Ciechelsi | V. Ciechelsi | |||||||||
| Dominic Mason | D. Mason | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Tiago Semedo | T. Semedo | |||||||||
| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Thomas Jaschke | T. Jaschke | |||||||||
| Scott McNeill | S. McNeill | | 66 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 67 | | Victor Abidal | V. Abidal | ||||||||
| Colin Dickov | C. Dickov | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Sylvain Richards | S. Richards | |||||||||
| Ian Carragher | I. Carragher | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Gavin Hendry | G. Hendry | |||||||||
| Neil Booth | N. Booth | | 56 | M | | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Stephen McNeill | S. McNeill | ||||||||
| Joos Seedorf | J. Seedorf |  | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Kevin James | K. James | |||||||||
| Stuart Johnstone | S. Johnstone | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Oliver Schrader | O. Schrader | |||||||||
| Gary Gemmell | G. Gemmell | | 62 | G | | 12 | | M | 59 | | William Rouxel | W. Rouxel | |||||||||
| Vasco Lima | V. Lima | | 55 | A | | 13 | | D | 54 | | Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | |||||||||
| Garry McGrory | G. McGrory | | 53 | A | | 14 | | M | 53 | | Paul Law | P. Law | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Station Park where Forfar Athletic play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 9,633 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Forfar Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Mcinnes.
The pitch is in good condition.
Forfar Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Mcinnes.
0.00
0-0Forfar Athletic kick off and get the first half underway!
12.34
0-0Neil McGrory pushes up the pitch. With vision, Neil McGrory plays the ball forward to Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill makes a probing pass to Oliver Schrader but he's offside!
14.11
Colin Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone makes a probing pass to Joos Seedorf but he's offside!
24.59
0-0Sylvain Richards flicks a high ball forward to Stephen McNeill who takes it down. Stephen McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.01
0-0Victor Ciechelsi sees Gavin Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Hendry flicks a high ball forward to Stephen McNeill who takes it down. Stephen McNeill shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
33.24
Neil Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.04
Victor Ciechelsi threads a neat ball through to Victor Abidal. Victor Abidal threads a neat ball through to Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.13
Dominic Mason flicks a high pass forward to Colin Dickov who brings the ball under control. Colin Dickov threads a neat ball through to Joos Seedorf. Joos Seedorf knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.36
Victor Abidal flicks a high ball forward to Stephen McNeill who takes it down. Stephen McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.19
0-1Tiago Semedo plays the ball forward to Victor Abidal. With a delightful solo run, Victor Abidal stretches the opposition's defence. Victor Abidal lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Sylvain Richards flicks a high pass forward. Kevin James collects the pass. Kevin James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Mason.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Forfar Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. St Mirren also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with St Mirren kicking off!
47.30
Gary Hopkin flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Carragher. Ian Carragher runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ian Carragher lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Stuart Johnstone scores for Forfar Athletic!! That brings them back into the game!
51.42
Victor Ciechelsi darts forward. Without breaking stride, Victor Ciechelsi plays the ball forward to Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
57.32
Sylvain Richards passes the ball forward to Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill shoots from long range. Alberto Campos is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.45
1-2Forfar Athletic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
60.45
Neil Booth makes a simple pass to Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.25
Colin Dickov darts forward. Colin Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Johnstone. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Stuart Johnstone provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.49
Gavin Hendry darts forward. Gavin Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Kevin James controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Kevin James muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.47
Gavin Hendry runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gavin Hendry finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
77.10
1-3Sylvain Richards knocks the ball forward to Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader whips in a cross ball towards Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Alberto Campos.
78.47
Victor Abidal takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Thomas Jaschke. Thomas Jaschke side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.18
1-4Gary Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Dickov. Colin Dickov sees a break and surges forward. Colin Dickov plays a scrappy one-two with Joos Seedorf and advances towards the goal... Colin Dickov muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Neil McGrory.
84.25
1-4It's a corner kick. Ian Carragher loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Stuart Johnstone side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
87.41
Without breaking stride, Scott McNeill plays the ball forward to Joos Seedorf. Joos Seedorf knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Victor Ciechelsi.
89.28
90.00
With some swift thinking, Victor Abidal plays the ball forward to Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Mason.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Stuart Johnstone 47 | Stephen McNeill 42, 57 Kevin James 66 Thomas Jaschke 78 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Alberto Campos (GK)
6
2. Don Hutchison (DEF)
6
3. Gary Hopkin (DEF)
6
4. Dominic Mason (DEF)
6
5. Neil Hendry (DEF)
6
6. Scott McNeill (MID)
6
7. Colin Dickov (MID)
7
8. Ian Carragher (MID)
7
9. Neil Booth (MID)
6
10. Joos Seedorf (ATT)
6
11. Stuart Johnstone (ATT)
7
12. Gary Gemmell (GK)
0
13. Vasco Lima (ATT)
0
14. Garry McGrory (ATT)
0
1. Hannes Arendt (GK)
6
2. Neil McGrory (DEF)
6
3. Victor Ciechelsi (DEF)
7
4. Tiago Semedo (DEF)
6
5. Thomas Jaschke (DEF)
8
6. Victor Abidal (MID)
8
7. Sylvain Richards (MID)
7
8. Gavin Hendry (MID)
7
9. Stephen McNeill (ATT)
9
10. Kevin James (ATT)
7
11. Oliver Schrader (ATT)
6
12. William Rouxel (MID)
0
13. Matt Dickov (DEF)
0
14. Paul Law (MID)
0