Match Report
| Dundee United | Dundee United |  |  | Arbroath | Arbroath | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Garry White | G. White |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 69 |  | Des Plowright | D. Plowright | ||||||||
| Manuele Signori | M. Signori |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Stephen Cooper | S. Cooper | |||||||||
| Steve Gray | S. Gray | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Fernando Jesus | F. Jesus | |||||||||
| Leon Hoeness | L. Hoeness |  | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Andy Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| Paul Hutchison | P. Hutchison | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | David McGrory | D. McGrory | |||||||||
| Youl Alidor Debec | Y. Debec |  | 73 | M | | 6 | | D | 42 | | Kevin Mason | K. Mason | |||||||||
| Callum Thomson | C. Thomson | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Alec Mccall | A. Mccall | |||||||||
| Stephen McCoist | S. McCoist | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Malte Hoeness | M. Hoeness | |||||||||
| Kevin Mcallister | K. Mcallister | | 51 | M | | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Rudy Kastendeuch | R. Kastendeuch | ||||||||
| Gavin Strachan | G. Strachan | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Alex Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| Don Naysmith | D. Naysmith | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Neil Thomson | N. Thomson | |||||||||
| Bruno Antunes | B. Antunes | | 57 | A | | 12 | | M | 62 | | Luca Borgobello | L. Borgobello | |||||||||
| David Niven | D. Niven | | 57 | A | | 13 | | A | 60 | | Shaun Vassell | S. Vassell | |||||||||
| Alex Glass | A. Glass | | 55 | A | | 14 | | M | 59 | | David Sousa | D. Sousa | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to Arbroath. A crowd of 9,064 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin McGrory.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin McGrory.
0.00
0-0Arbroath kick off the first half!
2.46
0-0Malte Hoeness threads the ball through to Rudy Kastendeuch. Rudy Kastendeuch knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry White who gathers it comfortably.
4.15
0-0Malte Hoeness clumsily knocks into Stephen McCoist. Malte Hoeness is shown the yellow card! Stephen McCoist hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.19
0-0Steve Gray flicks a high pass forward. Callum Thomson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Callum Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan shoots from distance but somehow Des Plowright manages to keep it out.
14.34
0-1Fernando Jesus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Mccall. Alec Mccall knocks the ball forward to Alex Mason. Alex Mason whips in a cross ball towards Rudy Kastendeuch. Rudy Kastendeuch whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.38
Youl Alidor Debec threads a neat ball through to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Des Plowright smothers it!
32.16
0-1Youl Alidor Debec flicks a high pass forward to Don Naysmith who brings the ball under control. Don Naysmith shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
36.30
Callum Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Des Plowright gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
39.04
0-1Malte Hoeness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Rudy Kastendeuch. Rudy Kastendeuch makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent block by Paul Hutchison!
44.26
Malte Hoeness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Mason. Alex Mason shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
45.00
Youl Alidor Debec decides to run forward with the ball. Youl Alidor Debec shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Arbroath appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Dundee United kick off!
60.02
0-1Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with Bruno Antunes replacing Gavin Strachan and Alex Glass replacing Paul Hutchison .Arbroath have made a substitution with Luca Borgobello replacing Stephen Cooper .
65.13
Alec Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Rudy Kastendeuch. Rudy Kastendeuch knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.56
Stephen McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
69.48
Youl Alidor Debec makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Antunes. Bruno Antunes shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.06
Alec Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Rudy Kastendeuch holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rudy Kastendeuch knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Mason. Alex Mason shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
73.29
0-1Alec Mccall barges into Callum Thomson. The referee calls over Alec Mccall and warns him to calm down! Callum Thomson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.36
Arbroath have made 2 substitutions with David Sousa replacing Malte Hoeness and Shaun Vassell replacing Andy Mason .
83.55
Alex Glass hits a low pass to Callum Thomson. Callum Thomson laces a weighted ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Des Plowright. Excellent save.
87.01
David Sousa passes the ball forward to Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry White who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Callum Thomson sees Don Naysmith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Don Naysmith finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.7%
43.3%
Play Area
23.3%
46.7%
30%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Des Plowright of Arbroath |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Garry White (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Manuele Signori (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Steve Gray (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Leon Hoeness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Paul Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Youl Alidor Debec (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Callum Thomson (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stephen McCoist (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Kevin Mcallister (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gavin Strachan (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Don Naysmith (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Bruno Antunes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | David Niven (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alex Glass (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Des Plowright (GK) | 9 | |
| 2. | Stephen Cooper (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Fernando Jesus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andy Mason (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | David McGrory (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kevin Mason (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alec Mccall (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Malte Hoeness (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | Rudy Kastendeuch (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Alex Mason (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Neil Thomson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Luca Borgobello (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Shaun Vassell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | David Sousa (MID) | 6 | |