Match Report
| Brechin | Brechin |  |  | Ross County | Ross County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Brady | A. Brady |  | 46 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 51 | | Alec Hansen | A. Hansen | ||||||||
| Andy Sullivan | A. Sullivan | | 49 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | |||||||||
| Dominic Liddell | D. Liddell | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 |  | Rodrigo Nascimento | R. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Alex Souness | A. Souness | | 46 | D | | | 4 | | D | 47 |  | Niccolo Pearce | N. Pearce | ||||||||
| Alec Mckinlay | A. Mckinlay | | 50 | M | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Harvey Mendonca | H. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Alex Elliott | A. Elliott | | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 49 | | Dominic Gough | D. Gough | |||||||||
| Stuart Hansen | S. Hansen | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Duncan Cole | D. Cole | |||||||||
| Stuart Elliott | S. Elliott | | 45 | M | | 8 | | A | 64 | | Paul Matteo | P. Matteo | |||||||||
| Paul Greig | P. Greig | | 53 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Richard Gemmill | R. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Alex Caldwell | A. Caldwell | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Don Inglis | D. Inglis | |||||||||
| Kevin Cleland | K. Cleland | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Paul Rae | P. Rae | |||||||||
| Neil Greig | N. Greig | | 46 | D | | 12 | | D | 45 |  | Ger Gronkjaer | G. Gronkjaer | |||||||||
| Stephen Mason | S. Mason | | 44 | M | | 13 | | D | 45 | | Stephen Burley | S. Burley | |||||||||
| Billy Cleland | B. Cleland | | 43 | G | | 14 | | M | 43 | | Luis Ribeiro | L. Ribeiro | |||||||||
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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Glebe Park where Brechin play host to Ross County. A crowd of 2,742 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Brechin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Morton.
The pitch is in good condition.
Brechin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Morton.
0.00
0-0Ross County start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.14
0-0Duncan Cole sees Don Inglis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Don Inglis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.17
0-0Dominic Liddell hacks Paul Rae from behind! The referee calls over Dominic Liddell and warns him to calm down! Paul Rae carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.31
Alex Souness flicks a high pass forward. Alec Mckinlay collects the pass. Alec Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Cleland collects the pass. Kevin Cleland shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
10.28
1-0Alex Souness flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Hansen collects the pass. Stuart Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Greig. Paul Greig cuts inside the box! Paul Greig shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Paul Greig scores for Brechin!!
21.18
Stuart Hansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland makes a defence splitting pass to Alex Caldwell. Alex Caldwell strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
27.37
Stuart Elliott passes the ball forward to Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland shoots from 25 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
33.45
Without breaking stride, Alex Elliott plays the ball forward to Paul Greig. Paul Greig lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Caldwell. Alex Caldwell finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.30
4-0Duncan Cole flicks a high pass forward to Paul Rae who brings the ball under control. Paul Rae edges inside the box! Paul Rae cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Andy Brady is on top of it.
39.26
Dominic Gough flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Matteo. Paul Matteo makes a probing pass between the defence to Richard Gemmill. Richard Gemmill cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
40.55
4-0Niccolo Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Cole holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duncan Cole chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Gemmill. Richard Gemmill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.41
Dominic Gough knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Rae. Paul Rae cuts inside the box! Some superb footwork from Paul Rae provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Brechin appear unchanged since the first half. Ross County also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Brechin kick off and get the second half underway!
51.46
Duncan Cole flicks a high pass forward. Paul Rae controls it well on his chest. Paul Rae tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
54.07
Dominic Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Gemmill. Richard Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Paul Rae. Paul Rae is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
59.45
Niccolo Pearce knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Cole. Duncan Cole threads a neat ball through to Don Inglis. Don Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Rae. Paul Rae rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's a lousy effort!
65.51
Duncan Cole darts forward. Without breaking stride, Duncan Cole plays the ball forward to Paul Rae who has made a great run into the box. Paul Rae strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
78.10
Duncan Cole chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Gemmill. Richard Gemmill plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Matteo and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Richard Gemmill provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.27
Duncan Cole flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Rae. Paul Rae lofts in a cross ball towards Don Inglis. Don Inglis heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
31.7%
43.3%
25%
Scorers
| Paul Greig 10 Alex Caldwell 21, 33 Kevin Cleland 27 | Paul Rae 42 Richard Gemmill 78 Don Inglis 84 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alex Caldwell of Brechin |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Andy Brady (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andy Sullivan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dominic Liddell (DEF) | 5 | |
| 4. | Alex Souness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alec Mckinlay (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alex Elliott (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Stuart Hansen (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stuart Elliott (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Paul Greig (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Alex Caldwell (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Kevin Cleland (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Neil Greig (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen Mason (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Billy Cleland (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alec Hansen (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gavin Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Rodrigo Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Niccolo Pearce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Harvey Mendonca (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dominic Gough (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Duncan Cole (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Paul Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Richard Gemmill (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Don Inglis (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Paul Rae (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Ger Gronkjaer (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen Burley (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Luis Ribeiro (MID) | 0 | |