Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Ochilview Park where Stenhousemuir play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 4,258 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stenhousemuir are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Morrison.


0.00
Stenhousemuir kick off and get the first half underway!
2.33
Alec Mcallister sees John Henderson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Henderson brings the ball forward. John Henderson kicks a strong pass forward to Don Burley but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.04
Don Caldwell runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Don Caldwell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.13
Garry Telfer catches Don Burley on the ankles. Garry Telfer is shown the yellow card! Don Burley stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.30
Valeriy Kostiuk chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
28.34
Valeriy Kostiuk clumsily knocks into Stephen Liddell. Valeriy Kostiuk is shown the yellow card! Stephen Liddell stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.50
Don Caldwell passes the ball forward to Scott Mckinlay. Scott Mckinlay shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
44.13
Valeriy Kostiuk chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Paul Ritchie. Some silky footwork from Paul Ritchie provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stenhousemuir appear unchanged since the first half. Dumbarton have changed their lineup with Darius Benali replacing Don Caldwell and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.

45.00
The whistle blows and Dumbarton get the second half underway!
47.31
Stephen Inglis flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Andres. Oscar Andres flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.24
Darius Benali sees Duncan Niven in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan Niven knocks in a cross ball towards Don Burley. Don Burley beats his man to it with a header. Noah Ouindi steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
65.08
Stephen Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Don Burley. Don Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Telfer.
67.20
Darius Benali kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Mckinlay. Scott Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.16
Malcolm Fortune kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone advances inside the box! Gavin Johnstone shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.38
Alec Mcallister pushes up the pitch. Alec Mcallister kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Mckinlay. Scott Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.08
Paul Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darius Benali. Darius Benali runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Darius Benali lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Mckinlay. Scott Mckinlay makes a convincing header but it flies wide!
83.30
Stephen Inglis flicks a high ball forward to Oscar Andres who takes it down. Oscar Andres hits a low pass to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Ritchie and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gavin Johnstone side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.16
Stephen Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Scott Mckinlay collects the pass. Scott Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

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

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
26.9%
50%
23.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Inglis of Stenhousemuir

Match Ratings
1.Duncan Rae (GK)
6
2.Don Gemmill (DEF)
6
3.Stephen Inglis (DEF)
8
4.Noah Ouindi (DEF)
7
5.Stuart Hutchison (DEF)
6
6.Garry Telfer (DEF)yellow card
5
7.Valeriy Kostiuk (MID)yellow card
5
8.Malcolm Fortune (MID)
8
9.Oscar Andres (MID)
8
10.Paul Ritchie (ATT)
6
11.Gavin Johnstone (ATT)
8
 
12.Colin Johnstone (ATT)
0
13.Don Caldwell (MID)
0
14.Richard Mcallister (ATT)
0

1.Aniello Cordone (GK)
6
2.David Barros (DEF)
6
3.Paul Meiklejohn (DEF)
7
4.Albrecht Augstein (DEF)
6
5.Alec Mcallister (DEF)
8
6.Don Caldwell (MID)
7
7.John Henderson (MID)
6
8.Stephen Liddell (MID)
7
9.Duncan Niven (ATT)
6
10.Scott Mckinlay (ATT)
6
11.Don Burley (ATT)
6
 
12.John Gemmell (GK)
0
13.Darius Benali (MID)
8
14.Tony Mahouvé (MID)
0