Match Report
| St Mirren | St Mirren |  |  | Ross County | Ross County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Hannes Arendt | H. Arendt |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Enrique Suarez | E. Suarez | |||||||||
| Neil McGrory | N. McGrory |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Karim Fernandes | K. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Victor Ciechelsi | V. Ciechelsi | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 |  | Marino Staffolani | M. Staffolani | |||||||||
| Tiago Semedo | T. Semedo |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Rafael Merino | R. Merino | |||||||||
| Thomas Jaschke | T. Jaschke | | 56 | D | | 5 | | M | 72 | | Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Sylvain Richards | S. Richards |  | 67 | M |  | | 6 | | | M | 67 | | Stephen Johnstone | S. Johnstone | |||||||
| Victor Abidal | V. Abidal | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | John Young | J. Young | |||||||||
| Gavin Hendry | G. Hendry | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Scott Bremner | S. Bremner | |||||||||
| Stephen McNeill | S. McNeill | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 80 | | Billy Morton | B. Morton | |||||||||
| Oliver Schrader | O. Schrader | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Kai Lindemann | K. Lindemann | |||||||||
| Garry Morrison | G. Morrison | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Duncan Thomson | D. Thomson | |||||||||
| William Rouxel | W. Rouxel | | 60 | M | | 12 | | M | 53 | | Alex Gemmell | A. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | | 54 | D | | 13 | | G | 53 | | Richard Elliott | R. Elliott | |||||||||
| Paul Law | P. Law | | 53 | M | | 14 | | D | 51 | | Paolo Stewart | P. Stewart | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Ross County. A crowd of 9,104 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Hendry.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Hendry.
0.00
0-0St Mirren kick off the first half!
3.00
0-0Stephen Johnstone makes a simple pass to Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson makes a probing pass to Billy Morton but he's offside!
6.20
0-0Karim Fernandes passes the ball forward to John Young. John Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
10.48
Stuart McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Morton. Billy Morton shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Ross County are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
12.44
0-0With some swift thinking, Stuart McCoist plays the ball forward to Kai Lindemann. Kai Lindemann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Semedo.
18.22
Victor Ciechelsi surges forward with the ball. Victor Ciechelsi flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Schrader collects the pass. Oliver Schrader lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Morrison. Garry Morrison outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.54
0-0Victor Abidal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
22.07
John Young threads a neat ball through to Billy Morton. Billy Morton shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.44
0-0Billy Morton comes in with a late challenge on Thomas Jaschke. Billy Morton is given a warning by the referee! Thomas Jaschke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.03
Without breaking stride, Scott Bremner plays the ball forward to Billy Morton. Billy Morton finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
33.06
Scott Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Kai Lindemann controls it well on his chest. Kai Lindemann knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Duncan Thomson is offside!
34.57
0-0Kai Lindemann hacks Tiago Semedo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tiago Semedo stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.55
Tiago Semedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Victor Abidal. Victor Abidal knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Morrison. Garry Morrison lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
38.58
1-0Tiago Semedo flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Hendry who brings the ball under control. Gavin Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McNeill collects the pass. Stephen McNeill advances inside the box! Stephen McNeill makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Enrique Suarez had no chance!! Goal for St Mirren!
44.55
Scott Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Billy Morton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Morton knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Ross County also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Ross County get the second half underway!
47.08
Sylvain Richards sees Garry Morrison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garry Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Karim Fernandes.
49.04
Gavin Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McNeill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.36
Scott Bremner kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Morton. Billy Morton finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.50
Stuart McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Thomson collects the pass. Duncan Thomson deftly passes the ball to Kai Lindemann, releasing him through on goal. Kai Lindemann shoots from just inside the box. Hannes Arendt is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
65.20
Victor Abidal threads a neat ball through to Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.36
Victor Ciechelsi flicks a high pass forward to Victor Abidal who brings the ball under control. Victor Abidal threads the ball through to Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for St Mirren!
72.29
Thomas Jaschke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Garry Morrison who brings the ball neatly under control. Garry Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.22
Sylvain Richards chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader makes a convincing header but it slams into the crowd!
81.29
John Young threads a neat ball through to Billy Morton. Billy Morton plays a scrappy one-two with Duncan Thomson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Billy Morton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Hannes Arendt reads it well. Superb keeping!
83.47
Scott Bremner clumsily knocks into Sylvain Richards. The referee warns Scott Bremner to calm down! Sylvain Richards hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.38
Stuart McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Morton. Billy Morton edges inside the box! Billy Morton looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.58
Stephen Johnstone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Morton. Billy Morton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Semedo.
90.00
Rafael Merino surges forward with the ball. Rafael Merino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Morton. Billy Morton finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Stephen McNeill 39 Oliver Schrader 66 | Billy Morton 54, 85 Kai Lindemann 60 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Hannes Arendt (GK)
6
2. Neil McGrory (DEF)
6
3. Victor Ciechelsi (DEF)
6
4. Tiago Semedo (DEF)
6
5. Thomas Jaschke (DEF)
6
6. Sylvain Richards (MID)
6
7. Victor Abidal (MID)
6
8. Gavin Hendry (MID)
7
9. Stephen McNeill (ATT)
8
10. Oliver Schrader (ATT)
7
11. Garry Morrison (ATT)
6
12. William Rouxel (MID)
0
13. Matt Dickov (DEF)
0
14. Paul Law (MID)
0
1. Enrique Suarez (GK)
6
2. Karim Fernandes (DEF)
6
3. Marino Staffolani (DEF)
6
4. Rafael Merino (DEF)
6
5. Stuart McCoist (MID)
7
6. Stephen Johnstone (MID)
6
7. John Young (MID)
7
8. Scott Bremner (MID)
7
9. Billy Morton (ATT)
9
10. Kai Lindemann (ATT)
7
11. Duncan Thomson (ATT)
6
12. Alex Gemmell (MID)
0
13. Richard Elliott (GK)
0
14. Paolo Stewart (DEF)
0