Match Report


Dundee UnitedDundee United     Forfar AthleticForfar Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Garry WhiteG. White60
G
1
G
71David HopkinD. Hopkin
Manuele SignoriM. Signori68
D
2
D
68Garry GreigG. Greig
Steve GrayS. Gray65
D
3
D
68Alec ElliottA. Elliott
Leon HoenessL. Hoeness59
D
4
D
67Carl LofthouseC. Lofthouse
Paul HutchisonP. Hutchison56
D
5
D
60Garry StrachanG. Strachan
Youl Alidor DebecY. Debec73
M
6
M
69Joao AlvesJ. Alves
Callum ThomsonC. Thomson66
M
7
M
65Nicolas CalvoN. Calvo
Stephen McCoistS. McCoist60
M
8
A
60Scott CampbellS. Campbell
Kevin McallisterK. Mcallister51
M
captain9
A
60David McCoistD. McCoist
Gavin StrachanG. Strachan74
A
10
A
52Kevin BremnerK. Bremner
Don NaysmithD. Naysmith74
A
11captain
A
49Stephen InglisS. Inglis
 
Bruno AntunesB. Antunes57
A
12
G
65John MeiklejohnJ. Meiklejohn
David NivenD. Niven57
A
13
G
62Alex MortonA. Morton
Alex GlassA. Glass55
A
14
D
59Dominic NaysmithD. Naysmith

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to Forfar Athletic. A crowd of 9,546 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Forfar Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin McGrory.


0.00
Forfar Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.09
Garry Greig hacks Gavin Strachan from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gavin Strachan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.07
Steve Gray flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Mcallister. Kevin Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith makes a convincing header but it flies wide!
8.57
Gavin Strachan hacks Carl Lofthouse from behind! The referee warns Gavin Strachan to calm down! Carl Lofthouse runs off the knock.
12.03
Steve Gray threads a neat ball through to Kevin Mcallister. Kevin Mcallister flicks a high ball forward to Gavin Strachan who takes it down. Gavin Strachan finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
14.17
Callum Thomson comes in with a late challenge on Nicolas Calvo. The referee calls over Callum Thomson and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Calvo runs off the knock.
16.04
Nicolas Calvo catches Stephen McCoist on the ankles. Nicolas Calvo is shown the yellow card! Stephen McCoist hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.02
Carl Lofthouse flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Calvo. Nicolas Calvo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.20
Nicolas Calvo threads the ball through to Stephen Inglis. Stephen Inglis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.46
With some swift thinking, Nicolas Calvo plays the ball forward to Stephen Inglis. Stephen Inglis tries a spectacular long range effort. Good keeping from Garry White as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
28.20
It's a corner kick. Nicolas Calvo kicks a low ball out wide. Don Naysmith reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
38.36
Steve Gray clumsily knocks into Scott Campbell. Steve Gray is shown the yellow card! Scott Campbell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Forfar Athletic appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Dundee United kick off and get the second half underway!
55.13
Nicolas Calvo makes a probing pass to Scott Campbell. Scott Campbell deftly passes the ball to David McCoist, releasing him through on goal. David McCoist shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Garry White had no chance!! Goal for Forfar Athletic!
60.27
Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with Bruno Antunes replacing Gavin Strachan and Alex Glass replacing Paul Hutchison .
61.36
Nicolas Calvo hacks Stephen McCoist from behind! Nicolas Calvo is given a warning by the referee! Stephen McCoist grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.22
Joao Alves makes a simple pass to Stephen Inglis. Stephen Inglis advances inside the box! Stephen Inglis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
66.35
Nicolas Calvo sees space and advances. Nicolas Calvo edges inside the box! Nicolas Calvo shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Garry White. Excellent save.
67.26
Joao Alves flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Garry White. Excellent save.
69.18
Manuele Signori flicks a high pass forward. Youl Alidor Debec holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Youl Alidor Debec controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Strachan.
75.03
Scott Campbell comes in with a late challenge on Alex Glass. The referee warns Scott Campbell to calm down! Alex Glass carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.24
Leon Hoeness threads the ball through to Callum Thomson. Callum Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith plays a scrappy one-two with Bruno Antunes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Don Naysmith looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
84.12
Alec Elliott flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Calvo who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Calvo passes the ball forward to David McCoist. David McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Glass.
89.55
Carl Lofthouse threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Calvo. Nicolas Calvo chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Campbell. Scott Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Steve Gray flicks a high ball forward to Callum Thomson who takes it down. With imagination, Callum Thomson plays the ball forward to Bruno Antunes. Bruno Antunes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Strachan.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Dundee United

Forfar Athletic
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
28.4%
45.7%
25.9%

Scorers
David McCoist 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David McCoist of Forfar Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Garry White (GK)
8
2.Manuele Signori (DEF)
6
3.Steve Gray (DEF)yellow card
7
4.Leon Hoeness (DEF)
7
5.Paul Hutchison (DEF)
6
6.Youl Alidor Debec (MID)
6
7.Callum Thomson (MID)yellow card
7
8.Stephen McCoist (MID)
6
9.Kevin Mcallister (MID)
6
10.Gavin Strachan (ATT)
6
11.Don Naysmith (ATT)
7
 
12.Bruno Antunes (ATT)
6
13.David Niven (ATT)
0
14.Alex Glass (ATT)
6

1.David Hopkin (GK)
6
2.Garry Greig (DEF)yellow card
4
3.Alec Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Carl Lofthouse (DEF)
6
5.Garry Strachan (DEF)
6
6.Joao Alves (MID)
7
7.Nicolas Calvo (MID)yellow card
9
8.Scott Campbell (ATT)
7
9.David McCoist (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Kevin Bremner (ATT)
6
11.Stephen Inglis (ATT)
7
 
12.John Meiklejohn (GK)
0
13.Alex Morton (GK)
0
14.Dominic Naysmith (DEF)
0