Match Report
| Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic |  |  | Elgin City | Elgin City | ||||||||||||||||
| Maikel De Vries | Maikel De Vries | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Elliott | S. Elliott |  | 38 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 43 | | Alec Greig | A. Greig | ||||||||
| Luigi Ravanelli | L. Ravanelli |  | 41 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 | | Alex Hendry | A. Hendry | |||||||||
| Damien Sinclair | D. Sinclair |  | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Craig Mcallister | C. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Andy Booth | A. Booth | | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 42 | | Stuart Mccall | S. Mccall | |||||||||
| Richard Morton | R. Morton | | 43 | M | | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Andy Mckinlay | A. Mckinlay | ||||||||
| Craig Morton | C. Morton | | 34 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | John Souness | J. Souness | |||||||||
| Stuart Mccall | S. Mccall | | 36 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Colin Gallacher | C. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Alex Brady | A. Brady | | 37 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | David Gemmell | D. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Gary Ferguson | G. Ferguson | | 37 | M | | 9 | | A | 47 | | Gary Young | G. Young | |||||||||
| Matt Ritchie | M. Ritchie | | 44 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | |||||||||
| Alex McStay | A. McStay | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 38 | | Gavin Ritchie | G. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Richard Burley | R. Burley | | 35 | D | | 12 | | M | 44 | | Duncan Sullivan | D. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Alessio Ruotolo | A. Ruotolo | | 43 | M | | 13 | | M | 39 | | Don Glass | D. Glass | |||||||||
| Billy McCoist | B. McCoist | | 40 | A | | 14 | | G | 38 | | Richard Mason | R. Mason | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Elgin City. A crowd of 2,540 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Mcinnes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Mcinnes.
0.00
0-0Alloa Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
3.29
1-0Richard Morton flicks a high pass forward to Matt Ritchie who brings the ball under control. Matt Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Alex McStay. Alex McStay makes a deft header. Alex McStay scores for Alloa Athletic!!
6.20
1-0Andy Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher threads the ball through to Gary Young. Gary Young shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
12.19
Craig Morton knocks the ball forward to Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie shoots from outside the area. Alec Greig is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.19
David Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
18.26
2-0Colin Gallacher hacks Alex Brady from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alex Brady runs off the knock.
27.12
Stuart Mccall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Gemmell. David Gemmell decides to run forward with the ball. David Gemmell advances inside the box! Some awkward footwork from David Gemmell provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The keeper, Stuart Elliott, sees it late!! Goal for Elgin City!
30.13
2-1Damien Sinclair flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Morton. Craig Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie makes a probing pass to Alex McStay but he's offside!
32.17
Craig Mcallister makes a probing pass to John Souness. John Souness flicks a high pass forward. Gary Young controls it well on his chest. Gary Young tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.02
David Gemmell flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Young. Gary Young shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
38.03
2-1John Souness catches Alex Brady on the ankles. The referee calls over John Souness and warns him to calm down! Alex Brady stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Damien Sinclair plays the ball forward to Craig Morton. Craig Morton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie runs straight at the defence! Matt Ritchie takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Alec Greig had no chance!! Goal for Alloa Athletic!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic have changed their lineup with Richard Burley replacing Luigi Ravanelli, Alessio Ruotolo replacing Stuart Mccall and Billy McCoist replacing Alex McStay. Elgin City have changed their lineup with Duncan Sullivan replacing Alex Hendry and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. The Elgin City players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Elgin City kick off!
49.04
3-1Andy Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Souness. John Souness makes an attacking run forward. John Souness shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Stuart Elliott. Excellent save.
51.57
3-1Matt Ritchie comes in with a late challenge on Andy Mckinlay. The referee calls over Matt Ritchie and warns him to calm down! Andy Mckinlay gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.57
Stuart Mccall knocks the ball forward to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher knocks the ball forward to Gary Young. Gary Young shoots from long range but Stuart Elliott is on top of it.
60.35
3-1Elgin City have made a substitution with Richard Mason replacing Dominic Henderson .
63.58
Stuart Mccall threads a neat ball through to John Souness. John Souness flicks a high pass forward to Gary Young who brings the ball under control. Gary Young plays a one-two with Richard Mason and rushes in on goal... Some awkward footwork from Gary Young provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Stuart Elliott gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
65.20
With a delightful solo run, Alex Brady stretches the opposition's defence. Alex Brady finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
67.54
Alex Brady threads a neat ball through to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
71.26
Colin Gallacher plays the ball forward to Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
73.23
Duncan Sullivan knocks the ball to his team mate, John Souness. John Souness makes a probing pass to Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Gary Young but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.42
Elgin City have made a substitution with Don Glass replacing David Gemmell .
84.34
John Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Young. Gary Young tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
87.24
Andy Mckinlay hacks Craig Morton from behind! Andy Mckinlay is shown the yellow card! Craig Morton runs off the knock.
90.00
Damien Sinclair makes a beautiful solo run. Damien Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Billy McCoist holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy McCoist skips past Craig Mcallister! Some silky footwork from Billy McCoist provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Alex McStay 3 Matt Ritchie 12, 39 | David Gemmell 27 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Stuart Elliott (GK)
7
2. Luigi Ravanelli (DEF)
6
3. Damien Sinclair (DEF)
7
4. Andy Booth (DEF)
6
5. Richard Morton (MID)
6
6. Craig Morton (MID)
7
7. Stuart Mccall (MID)
6
8. Alex Brady (MID)
6
9. Gary Ferguson (MID)
6
10. Matt Ritchie (ATT)
9
11. Alex McStay (ATT)
7
12. Richard Burley (DEF)
6
13. Alessio Ruotolo (MID)
6
14. Billy McCoist (ATT)
6
1. Alec Greig (GK)
6
2. Alex Hendry (DEF)
6
3. Craig Mcallister (DEF)
6
4. Stuart Mccall (DEF)
6
5. Andy Mckinlay (DEF)
5
6. John Souness (MID)
6
7. Colin Gallacher (MID)
6
8. David Gemmell (MID)
8
9. Gary Young (ATT)
6
10. Dominic Henderson (ATT)
6
11. Gavin Ritchie (ATT)
6
12. Duncan Sullivan (MID)
6
13. Don Glass (MID)
6
14. Richard Mason (GK)
6