Match Report


MotherwellMotherwell     East StirlingEast Stirling
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Laurent MarquetL. Marquet75
G
1
G
55Garry MorrisonG. Morrison
Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn70
D
2
D
65Jose GomesJ. Gomes
Andy BurleyA. Burley67
D
captain3
D
65Gavin ElliottG. Elliott
Daniel VieiraD. Vieira62
D
4
D
60Duncan McStayD. McStay
Colin StandingC. Standing75
M
5
D
58Claude AngelettiC. Angeletti
Teddy OliverT. Oliver71
M
6
M
67David MarquesD. Marques
Craig HopkinC. Hopkin61
M
7captain
M
65John BurleyJ. Burley
Kieron WardK. Ward61
M
8
A
72Juan CastilloJ. Castillo
Nigel NichollsN. Nicholls76
A
9
A
69Joos Van Der MeerJ. Van Der Meer
Yacine BarretY. Barret67
A
10
A
66Dambou FerriD. Ferri
Giorgio MarinoG. Marino63
A
11
A
65Dave StockdaleD. Stockdale
 
Fernando PintoF. Pinto63
G
12
M
63Toni VercoutreT. Vercoutre
Ricardo FernandezR. Fernandez62
D
13
A
61Matt DickovM. Dickov
Stuart LiddellS. Liddell61
A
14
A
59Craig GemmellC. Gemmell

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to East Stirling. A crowd of 14,698 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Motherwell are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Hutchison.


0.00
Motherwell start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.21
Colin Standing hits a low pass to Yacine Barret. Yacine Barret knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
6.12
Teddy Oliver sees Yacine Barret in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yacine Barret shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
8.49
Colin Standing flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls runs straight at the defence! Nigel Nicholls side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Garry Morrison manages to gather it.
12.24
Andy Burley hacks Dambou Ferri from behind! Andy Burley is shown the yellow card! Dambou Ferri stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.39
Craig Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls plays a sublime one-two with Giorgio Marino and races in on goal... Nigel Nicholls looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.15
Yacine Barret catches Duncan McStay on the ankles. The referee warns Yacine Barret to calm down! Duncan McStay runs off the knock.
21.33
With a delightful solo run, John Burley stretches the opposition's defence. John Burley rushes past Dominic Meiklejohn! John Burley shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.08
Duncan McStay threads a neat ball through to John Burley. John Burley sees Joos Van Der Meer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joos Van Der Meer lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Castillo. Juan Castillo outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.30
Teddy Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Giorgio Marino. Giorgio Marino sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
38.28
Claude Angeletti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Burley. John Burley threads a neat ball through to Juan Castillo. Juan Castillo knocks in a cross ball towards Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
39.57
Giorgio Marino catches Claude Angeletti on the ankles. Giorgio Marino is shown the yellow card! Claude Angeletti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
John Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer plays a scrappy one-two with Dave Stockdale and advances towards the goal... Joos Van Der Meer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Motherwell appear unchanged since the first half. East Stirling also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and East Stirling get the second half underway!
47.25
Gavin Elliott threads the ball through to John Burley. Seeing a gap ahead, John Burley plays the ball forward to Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer threads the ball through to Juan Castillo but he's offside!
51.29
Craig Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Yacine Barret holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yacine Barret skips past Gavin Elliott! Some silky footwork from Yacine Barret provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Garry Morrison manages to gather it.
57.49
Craig Hopkin decides to run forward with the ball. Craig Hopkin makes a probing pass to Giorgio Marino but he's offside!
60.22
East Stirling have made 2 substitutions with Matt Dickov replacing David Marques and Craig Gemmell replacing Dambou Ferri .
63.56
Colin Standing flicks a high pass forward. Yacine Barret controls it well on his chest. Yacine Barret knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
71.17
Matt Dickov comes in with a late challenge on Kieron Ward. Matt Dickov is given a warning by the referee! Kieron Ward grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.19
Matt Dickov sees a break and surges forward. Matt Dickov tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.34
John Burley decides to run forward with the ball. John Burley shoots from outside the area. John Burley scores for East Stirling!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Motherwell

East Stirling
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.2%
44.8%
Play Area
20.9%
43.3%
35.8%

Scorers
Nigel Nicholls 16
John Burley 21, 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Burley of East Stirling

Match Ratings
1.Laurent Marquet (GK)
6
2.Dominic Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3.Andy Burley (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Daniel Vieira (DEF)
6
5.Colin Standing (MID)
6
6.Teddy Oliver (MID)
6
7.Craig Hopkin (MID)
6
8.Kieron Ward (MID)
6
9.Nigel Nicholls (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Yacine Barret (ATT)
6
11.Giorgio Marino (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Fernando Pinto (GK)
0
13.Ricardo Fernandez (DEF)
0
14.Stuart Liddell (ATT)
0

1.Garry Morrison (GK)
6
2.Jose Gomes (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Duncan McStay (DEF)
6
5.Claude Angeletti (DEF)
6
6.David Marques (MID)
6
7.John Burley (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Juan Castillo (ATT)
6
9.Joos Van Der Meer (ATT)
6
10.Dambou Ferri (ATT)
6
11.Dave Stockdale (ATT)
6
 
12.Toni Vercoutre (MID)
0
13.Matt Dickov (ATT)
6
14.Craig Gemmell (ATT)
6