Match Report
| Arbroath | Arbroath |  |  | Dundee | Dundee | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don White | D. White |  | 55 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Stefan Kistner | S. Kistner | ||||||||
| Rudy Kastendeuch | R. Kastendeuch |  | 66 | A |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Toifilou Duchemin | T. Duchemin | |||||||||
| Stephen Cooper | S. Cooper |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Richard Gough | R. Gough | |||||||||
| Paul James | P. James | | 56 | A | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Stuart McNeill | S. McNeill | |||||||||
| Andy Mason | A. Mason | | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 | | David Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| David McGrory | D. McGrory | | 48 | D | | 6 | | M | 64 |  | Marcos Marcelino | M. Marcelino | |||||||||
| David Sousa | D. Sousa |  | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Mickael Vanvynckt | M. Vanvynckt | |||||||||
| Ruben Fernandes | R. Fernandes | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Lionel Ecker | L. Ecker | |||||||||
| Alex Mason | A. Mason | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Gavin Brady | G. Brady | |||||||||
| Neil Thomson | N. Thomson | | 63 | A | | 10 | | | A | 65 |  | Fabrizio Caini | F. Caini | ||||||||
| Shaun Vassell | S. Vassell | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Hugo Rodriquez | H. Rodriquez | |||||||||
| Des Plowright | D. Plowright | | 69 | G | | 12 | | A | 63 | | Garry McNeill | G. McNeill | |||||||||
| Alec Mccall | A. Mccall | | 66 | M | | 13 | | A | 61 | | Scott Strachan | S. Strachan | |||||||||
| Malte Hoeness | M. Hoeness | | 62 | M | | 14 | | G | 54 | | Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Gayfield where Arbroath play host to Dundee. A crowd of 9,269 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Arbroath are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Dundee appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Liddell.
The pitch is in good condition.
Arbroath are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Dundee appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Liddell.
0.00
0-0Dundee kick off!
2.05
0-0David McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Fernandes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ruben Fernandes plays the ball forward to Shaun Vassell. Shaun Vassell whips in a cross ball towards Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is miles over!
3.52
Richard Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Mickael Vanvynckt. Mickael Vanvynckt knocks the ball forward to Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
8.21
0-0Ruben Fernandes hits a low pass to Shaun Vassell. Shaun Vassell knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Mason. Alex Mason is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Stefan Kistner. Excellent save.
9.57
Ruben Fernandes flicks a high ball forward to Alex Mason who takes it down. Alex Mason shoots from distance. Good keeping from Stefan Kistner as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
11.32
0-0It's a corner kick. David McGrory kicks a low ball out wide. Stuart McNeill reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
15.24
0-0Paul James flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Fernandes controls it well on his chest. Ruben Fernandes flicks a high ball forward to Alex Mason who takes it down. Alex Mason puts a great ball through. Neil Thomson runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
18.07
David Sousa decides to run forward with the ball. David Sousa whips in a cross ball towards Alex Mason. Alex Mason makes a deft header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.52
Stuart McNeill threads the ball through to Marcos Marcelino. Marcos Marcelino knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
22.12
David Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Brady collects the pass. Gavin Brady shoots from distance but somehow Don White manages to keep it out.
24.13
Ruben Fernandes makes a simple pass to Shaun Vassell. Shaun Vassell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Stefan Kistner!
26.53
1-0Ruben Fernandes makes a simple pass to Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Vassell. With a superhuman jump, Shaun Vassell connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.57
Stephen Cooper threads a neat ball through to Ruben Fernandes. Ruben Fernandes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ruben Fernandes knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Vassell. Shaun Vassell heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.54
Ruben Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Shaun Vassell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Shaun Vassell whips in a cross ball towards Alex Mason. Alex Mason makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
42.26
Richard Gough hits a low pass to David Caldwell. David Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Rodriquez. Hugo Rodriquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Ruben Fernandes flicks a high pass forward to Shaun Vassell who brings the ball under control. Shaun Vassell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Stefan Kistner as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
45.00
3-0Corner kick to Arbroath. David McGrory plays it out to the edge of the box. Shaun Vassell strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Arbroath appear unchanged since the first half. Dundee also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Arbroath kick off!
51.29
3-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
53.35
Ruben Fernandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Vassell. Shaun Vassell tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
55.24
Toifilou Duchemin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lionel Ecker. Lionel Ecker flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Rodriquez controls it well on his chest. Hugo Rodriquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabrizio Caini. Fabrizio Caini shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Fabrizio Caini!
60.49
3-1Arbroath have made a substitution with Des Plowright replacing Rudy Kastendeuch .
63.01
Marcos Marcelino brings the ball forward. Marcos Marcelino sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
67.26
3-1David Sousa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.55
David McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Fernandes. Ruben Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Alex Mason collects the pass. Alex Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Vassell. Shaun Vassell jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Arbroath! The crowd cheers as the young Englishman celebrates his hattrick!
73.43
Mickael Vanvynckt hits a low pass to Fabrizio Caini. Fabrizio Caini shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
75.41
4-1David McGrory comes in with a late challenge on Hugo Rodriquez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hugo Rodriquez stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.35
Arbroath have made 2 substitutions with Malte Hoeness replacing Ruben Fernandes and Alec Mccall replacing Paul James .
78.37
4-1Lionel Ecker changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Lionel Ecker plays a quick one-two with Fabrizio Caini and rushes in on goal... Des Plowright hacks Lionel Ecker from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
85.16
Mickael Vanvynckt hits a low pass to Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Don White effortlessly smothers it!
87.20
Malte Hoeness flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson knocks the ball forward to Alex Mason but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
20.8%
47.2%
31.9%
Scorers
| Shaun Vassell 27, 35, 70 Alex Mason 39 | Fabrizio Caini 55 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Shaun Vassell of Arbroath |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Don White (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Rudy Kastendeuch (ATT) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen Cooper (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Paul James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 5. | Andy Mason (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | David McGrory (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 7. | David Sousa (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ruben Fernandes (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Alex Mason (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 10. | Neil Thomson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Shaun Vassell (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Des Plowright (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alec Mccall (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Malte Hoeness (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Stefan Kistner (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Toifilou Duchemin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Richard Gough (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stuart McNeill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | David Caldwell (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Marcos Marcelino (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mickael Vanvynckt (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Lionel Ecker (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gavin Brady (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Fabrizio Caini (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Hugo Rodriquez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Garry McNeill (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Scott Strachan (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gavin Elliott (GK) | 0 | |