Match Report
| Stirling Albion | Stirling Albion |  |  | Dundee United | Dundee United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Booth | K. Booth |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Callum Strachan | C. Strachan | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Gary Naysmith | G. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Alec Meiklejohn | A. Meiklejohn | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Kevin McGrory | K. McGrory | |||||||||
| Alec Sullivan | A. Sullivan | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Richard Henderson | R. Henderson | |||||||||
| Gary Burley | G. Burley | | 75 | M | | 5 | | M | 61 | | Matt Mcinnes | M. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Don Johnstone | D. Johnstone | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Stephen Rae | S. Rae | |||||||||
| Rody Meijer | R. Meijer |  | 45 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 50 | | Alex Dickov | A. Dickov | ||||||||
| Dominic Naysmith | D. Naysmith | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Matt Gemmill | M. Gemmill | |||||||||
| David McStay | D. McStay | | 63 | A | | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Alec Telfer | A. Telfer | ||||||||
| Garry Mccall | G. Mccall | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Matt Bremner | M. Bremner | |||||||||
| Thomas Pater | T. Pater | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 |  | Samuel Campos | S. Campos | |||||||||
| Duncan Young | D. Young | | 46 | A | | 12 | | D | 58 | | Callum Sullivan | C. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Dominic Brady | D. Brady | | 44 | M | | 13 | | D | 56 | | Colin Caldwell | C. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Craig Cleland | C. Cleland | | 43 | D | | 14 | | D | 55 | | Duncan White | D. White | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Forthbank where Stirling Albion play Dundee United in this league cup game. A crowd of 7,604 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stirling Albion and Dundee United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Gemmill.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stirling Albion and Dundee United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Gemmill.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Stirling Albion kicking off!
3.16
0-0Matt Mcinnes hits a low pass to Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
6.21
Alex Dickov chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
12.07
0-0Gary Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Mccall. Garry Mccall knocks in a cross ball towards David McStay. David McStay heads the ball goalwards. Stuart McCoist gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
15.21
Rody Meijer hits a low pass to Thomas Pater. Thomas Pater plays a scrappy one-two with Garry Mccall and advances towards the goal... Thomas Pater tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.07
0-0Richard Henderson hacks Garry Mccall from behind! The referee brings Richard Henderson to one side and gives him a warning! Garry Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.14
Matt Gemmill brings the ball forward. Matt Gemmill shoots from outside the area. Kevin Booth comfortably gets down and covers it.
26.51
0-0Rody Meijer flicks a high ball forward to Garry Mccall who takes it down. Garry Mccall knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin McGrory.
27.19
Rody Meijer flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Pater holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Pater whips in a cross ball towards David McStay. David McStay whips the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Stuart McCoist as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
28.44
0-0Dominic Naysmith takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Richard Henderson reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
30.17
Alex Dickov threads a neat ball through to Alec Telfer. Alec Telfer shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.39
Rody Meijer flicks a high pass forward. Garry Mccall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garry Mccall shoots from long range. Wonderful reactions from Stuart McCoist keeps it out!
36.38
1-0Alec Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Rody Meijer controls it well on his chest. Rody Meijer threads the ball through to David McStay. David McStay edges inside the box! David McStay strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Stuart McCoist is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
39.01
Callum Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Burley. Gary Burley sees Thomas Pater in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Pater lofts in a cross ball towards David McStay. David McStay beats his man to it with a header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.49
Richard Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Bremner. Matt Bremner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.53
Matt Mcinnes flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Campos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuel Campos shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
44.03
Alex Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Campos controls it well on his chest. Samuel Campos shoots from long range but Kevin Booth reads it well. Great keeping!
45.00
Alex Dickov chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Bremner. Matt Bremner shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stirling Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Dundee United have changed their lineup with Duncan White replacing Matt Bremner.
45.00
The second half starts with Dundee United kicking off!
48.08
Don Johnstone chips the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Stuart McCoist manages to gather it comfortably.
54.55
Matt Mcinnes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan White. Duncan White lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.18
Callum Strachan makes a simple pass to Rody Meijer. Rody Meijer flicks a high pass forward. David McStay controls it well on his chest. David McStay lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Mccall. Garry Mccall gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Stuart McCoist is on top of it.
66.19
Callum Strachan knocks the ball forward to Rody Meijer. Rody Meijer makes a probing pass to David McStay. David McStay shoots from 25 yards but Stuart McCoist is on top of it.
67.21
Alec Sullivan flicks the ball to his team mate, Rody Meijer. Rody Meijer threads a neat ball through to Thomas Pater. Thomas Pater advances inside the box! Thomas Pater comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.53
Alex Dickov makes a probing pass to Duncan White. Duncan White sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
73.57
Alex Dickov threads the ball through to Alec Telfer. Alec Telfer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
79.10
Alec Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Rody Meijer. Rody Meijer flicks a high pass forward. David McStay holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David McStay shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.17
Richard Henderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Dickov. Alex Dickov makes a probing pass to Duncan White. Duncan White lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Telfer. Alec Telfer makes a convincing header. Solid save from Kevin Booth. What a great pair of hands!
84.36
Gary Naysmith makes a simple pass to Alex Dickov. Alex Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Alec Telfer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Telfer shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.42
Callum Strachan flicks a high ball forward to Rody Meijer who takes it down. Rody Meijer knocks the ball forward to Garry Mccall. Garry Mccall shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Kevin Booth (GK)
7
2. Callum Strachan (DEF)
6
3. Alec Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
4. Alec Sullivan (DEF)
6
5. Gary Burley (MID)
6
6. Don Johnstone (MID)
6
7. Rody Meijer (MID)
9
8. Dominic Naysmith (MID)
6
9. David McStay (ATT)
9
10. Garry Mccall (ATT)
6
11. Thomas Pater (ATT)
8
12. Duncan Young (ATT)
0
13. Dominic Brady (MID)
0
14. Craig Cleland (DEF)
0
1. Stuart McCoist (GK)
8
2. Gary Naysmith (DEF)
6
3. Kevin McGrory (DEF)
6
4. Richard Henderson (DEF)
6
5. Matt Mcinnes (MID)
6
6. Stephen Rae (MID)
6
7. Alex Dickov (MID)
7
8. Matt Gemmill (MID)
6
9. Alec Telfer (ATT)
6
10. Matt Bremner (ATT)
6
11. Samuel Campos (ATT)
7
12. Callum Sullivan (DEF)
0
13. Colin Caldwell (DEF)
0
14. Duncan White (DEF)
6