Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Shielfield Park where Berwick Rangers play host to Ross County. A crowd of 15,267 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Berwick Rangers and Ross County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Gough.


0.00
Ross County start the match!
4.34
Karim Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Davidson. John Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
6.20
Enrique Ferrer flicks a high pass forward. Gary McNeill collects the pass. Gary McNeill kicks a strong pass forward to Abubakari Vandenbroeck. Abubakari Vandenbroeck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.49
John Young clumsily knocks into Komian Ferron. The referee brings John Young to one side and gives him a warning! Komian Ferron runs off the knock.
14.54
Stuart McCoist sees a break and surges forward. Stuart McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Romero P. Marcelino has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.22
Marino Staffolani sees space and advances. Marino Staffolani flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Thomson who brings the ball under control. Duncan Thomson makes a probing pass to Kai Lindemann but he's offside!
22.03
Scott Bremner flicks a high ball forward to Kai Lindemann who takes it down. Kai Lindemann threads a neat ball through to Duncan Thomson. Some good footwork from Duncan Thomson provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
26.50
Stuart McCoist sees a break and surges forward. Stuart McCoist cuts inside the box! Stuart McCoist side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball ricochets off Enrique Ferrer and flashes wide of the near post.
27.17
It's a corner kick which Duncan Thomson takes quickly, playing the ball short to Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks the ball into the box. Abubakari Vandenbroeck chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
30.26
Enrique Ferrer threads a neat ball through to Duncan McStay. Duncan McStay threads the ball through to Billy Gemmill. Billy Gemmill knocks in a cross ball towards Abubakari Vandenbroeck. Abubakari Vandenbroeck beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Stephen Gough!
33.15
Dominic Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Komian Ferron. Komian Ferron flicks a high pass forward. Billy Gemmill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Gemmill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.33
Rafael Merino plays the ball forward to John Davidson. John Davidson knocks the ball forward to Billy Morton. Billy Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kai Lindemann but he's offside!
39.40
John Young threads a neat ball through to Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.04
Wes Dodd chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Gemmill. Billy Gemmill knocks in a cross ball towards David Mason. David Mason makes a looping header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.03
John Young makes a probing pass to Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Billy Morton controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Billy Morton takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Romero P. Marcelino.
43.07
Corner kick to Ross County. Duncan Thomson plays it to the far post. Romero P. Marcelino drops low and scoops up the ball.
45.00
Stuart McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Kai Lindemann controls it well on his chest. Kai Lindemann whips in a cross ball towards Billy Morton. Billy Morton flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Romero P. Marcelino has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Berwick Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. Ross County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Berwick Rangers kick off!
47.20
Karim Fernandes laces a through ball forward to Scott Bremner. Scott Bremner makes a probing pass to Billy Morton. Billy Morton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kai Lindemann but the linesman indicates offside!
49.15
Guy Zaidan flicks a high pass forward. Wes Dodd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wes Dodd knocks the ball forward to Abubakari Vandenbroeck. Abubakari Vandenbroeck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.26
Marino Staffolani threads a neat ball through to John Davidson. John Davidson makes an attacking run forward. John Davidson kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Thomson but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.38
Duncan McStay threads a neat ball through to David Mason. David Mason knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marino Staffolani.
61.12
Wes Dodd catches John Davidson on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Davidson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.39
Duncan McStay makes an attacking run forward. Duncan McStay lofts in a cross ball towards David Mason. David Mason beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Stephen Gough has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.26
Marino Staffolani barges into Abubakari Vandenbroeck. Marino Staffolani is warned by the referee! Abubakari Vandenbroeck stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.27
John Davidson flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Morton. Billy Morton shoots from 20 yards but somehow Romero P. Marcelino manages to keep it out.
69.36
Dominic Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Dodd. Wes Dodd threads a neat ball through to David Mason. David Mason knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Merino.
73.35
Wes Dodd takes it forward alone. Wes Dodd passes the ball forward to Billy Gemmill. Marino Staffolani hacks Billy Gemmill from behind! Penalty not given!!
77.53
Wes Dodd passes the ball forward to David Mason. David Mason shoots from 20 yards. Stephen Gough gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
79.06
John Young plays the ball forward to Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guy Zaidan.
81.24
Duncan McStay kicks a strong pass forward to Abubakari Vandenbroeck. Abubakari Vandenbroeck lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Gemmill. Billy Gemmill rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Stephen Gough is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
84.23
John Davidson flicks a high pass forward. Billy Morton controls it well on his chest. Billy Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Thomson but the referee indicates it's offside!
89.28
John Davidson flicks a high pass forward. Kai Lindemann controls it well on his chest. Kai Lindemann plays a one-two with Billy Morton and rushes in on goal... Kai Lindemann shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 3
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 7
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 5
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 37.5 vs 62.5
Play Area
Home team third: 30.00%, Midfield: 42.50%, Away team third: 27.50%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Morton of Ross County

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Guy Zaidan (DEF)
6
6
4. Dominic Booth (DEF)
6
5. Komian Ferron (MID)
6
6. Duncan McStay (MID)
7
7. Wes Dodd (MID)
7
8. Gary McNeill (MID)
6
9. David Mason (ATT)
8
11. Billy Gemmill (ATT)
8

12. Chris James (ATT)
0
13. Colin Inglis (MID)
0
14. Michele Moro (ATT)
0

7
6
4. Rafael Merino (DEF)
6
8
6. John Davidson (MID)
7
7. John Young (MID)
6
8. Scott Bremner (MID)
7
9. Billy Morton (ATT)
9
10. Kai Lindemann (ATT)
9
11. Duncan Thomson (ATT)
8

0
0
14. Paolo Stewart (DEF)
0