Match Report


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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play host to Clyde. A crowd of 4,213 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hamilton Academical are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Clyde appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Morrison.


0.00
Hamilton Academical kick off and get the first half underway!
2.34
Paul Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Armstrong controls it well on his chest. Eoin Armstrong threads a neat ball through to Gary Booth. Gary Booth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
3.40
Stefan Bierhoff chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Thielemann. Steffen Thielemann threads a neat ball through to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
4.41
Eoin Armstrong flicks a high pass forward. Gary Booth controls it well on his chest. Gary Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy White.
8.06
Lars Frieser pushes up the pitch. Lars Frieser threads a neat ball through to John Mccall. John Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
16.02
Lars Frieser makes a probing pass to Steffen Thielemann. Steffen Thielemann takes it forward alone. Steffen Thielemann makes a probing pass between the defence to John Mccall. John Mccall tries a spectacular strike. Kevin Hendry is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
22.31
Lars Frieser flicks a high ball forward to Steffen Thielemann who takes it down. Steffen Thielemann threads a neat ball through to Neil Burley. Neil Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Dickov.
24.08
Alex Mccall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
26.48
Stefan Bierhoff makes a strong solo run forward. Stefan Bierhoff takes it forward alone. Stefan Bierhoff sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Kevin Hendry reads it well. Nice keeping!
30.58
Billy Cleland flicks a high pass forward. John Mccall collects the pass. John Mccall knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Burley. Neil Burley whips the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
32.15
Billy Cleland threads a neat ball through to John Mccall. John Mccall rushes past Don Ferguson! John Mccall makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Kevin Hendry!
33.13
Gavin Davidson threads a neat ball through to Gary Booth. Gary Booth whips in a cross ball towards Callum Liddell. Callum Liddell is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.56
Stephen Bremner hacks Garry Matteo from behind! The referee calls over Stephen Bremner and warns him to calm down! Garry Matteo stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.25
Steffen Thielemann kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
42.03
Eoin Armstrong advances with the ball. Eoin Armstrong knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Matteo. Stuart Matteo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Billy White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steffen Thielemann. Steffen Thielemann flicks the ball to his team mate, John Mccall. John Mccall sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Kevin Hendry.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamilton Academical appear unchanged since the first half. Clyde also appear unchanged since the first half. The Clyde players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Clyde get the second half underway!
49.17
David Greig flicks a high ball forward to Billy Cleland who takes it down. Billy Cleland knocks the ball forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
53.12
Lars Frieser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Cleland. Billy Cleland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Burley. Neil Burley shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
54.13
Steffen Thielemann flicks a high pass forward to Garry Matteo who brings the ball neatly under control. Garry Matteo finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.25
Gavin Davidson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gavin Davidson tries a spectacular long range effort. Duncan McGrory comfortably gets down and covers it.
57.45
Billy Cleland flicks a high ball forward to Neil Burley who takes it down. Neil Burley shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
59.03
Hamilton Academical are in full control of this game.
60.35
Gavin Davidson comes in with a late challenge on Alex Mccall. Gavin Davidson is given a warning by the referee! Alex Mccall grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.58
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
77.32
Hamilton Academical have made 3 substitutions with Duncan Caldwell replacing Billy White, Callum Morton replacing Billy Cleland and Paul Bremner replacing John Mccall .
78.39
Callum Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Bremner. Paul Bremner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
84.22
Duncan Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Alex Mccall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Mccall chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Bremner. Paul Bremner takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.31
Eoin Armstrong makes a simple pass to Callum Liddell. Callum Liddell edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Callum Liddell provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Callum Liddell scores for Clyde!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.2%
34.8%
Play Area
28.1%
42.7%
29.2%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Callum Liddell of Clyde

Match Ratings
1.Duncan McGrory (GK)
6
2.Lars Frieser (DEF)
7
3.Stefan Bierhoff (DEF)
7
4.Billy White (DEF)
6
5.David Greig (DEF)
6
6.Billy Cleland (MID)
7
7.Steffen Thielemann (MID)
8
8.Alex Mccall (MID)
6
9.Neil Burley (ATT)
6
10.John Mccall (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Garry Matteo (ATT)
6
 
12.Duncan Caldwell (ATT)
6
13.Callum Morton (GK)
6
14.Paul Bremner (DEF)
6

1.Kevin Hendry (GK)
7
2.Garry Niven (DEF)
6
3.Paul Dickov (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Bremner (DEF)
6
5.Don Ferguson (DEF)
6
6.Gavin Davidson (MID)
6
7.Martin Van De Looi (MID)
6
8.Eoin Armstrong (MID)
8
9.Gary Booth (ATT)
7
10.Stuart Matteo (ATT)
6
11.Callum Liddell (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Richard Law (DEF)
0
13.Gavin Mccall (MID)
0
14.Colin James (DEF)
0