Match Report
| Montrose | Montrose |  |  | Stranraer | Stranraer | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jacob Makin | J. Makin |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 |  | Gavin Mason | G. Mason | |||||||||
| Scott Bremner | S. Bremner | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | David Glass | D. Glass | |||||||||
| John James | J. James | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 |  | Artur Nunes | A. Nunes | |||||||||
| Billy Morton | B. Morton | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Scott Booth | S. Booth | |||||||||
| Scott Gallacher | S. Gallacher | | 51 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Matt Booth | M. Booth | |||||||||
| Stuart Brady | S. Brady | | 47 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 57 | | Garry Matteo | G. Matteo | ||||||||
| Alex Inglis | A. Inglis | | 41 | M | | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Stuart Greig | S. Greig | ||||||||
| Duncan Meiklejohn | D. Meiklejohn | | 40 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Alec Hopkin | A. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Gary Hansen | G. Hansen | | 56 | A | | 9 | | M | 37 | | Craig Gough | C. Gough | |||||||||
| David Mason | D. Mason | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Billy Law | B. Law | |||||||||
| Alex Johnstone | A. Johnstone | | 34 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Billy Naysmith | B. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Stuart Strachan | S. Strachan | | 48 | G | | 12 | | A | 49 | | Quim Fernandes | Q. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Duncan Booth | D. Booth | | 42 | D | | 13 | | D | 42 | | Callum Collins | C. Collins | |||||||||
| Miguel Ribeiro | M. Ribeiro | | 39 | D | | 14 | | G | 41 | | Matt Inglis | M. Inglis | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Links Park where Montrose play host to Stranraer. A crowd of 2,707 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Montrose are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Dalglish.
The pitch is in good condition.
Montrose are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Dalglish.
0.00
0-0Stranraer kick off and get the first half underway!
2.42
0-0Duncan Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen shoots from 20 yards. Gavin Mason gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
8.18
Billy Morton passes the ball forward to Alex Inglis. Seeing a gap ahead, Alex Inglis laces a weighted ball forward to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
9.42
0-0David Glass threads a neat ball through to Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig flicks a high ball forward to Billy Law who takes it down. Billy Law shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
10.51
0-0Stuart Greig flicks a high ball forward to Billy Law who takes it down. Billy Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.28
Alec Hopkin flicks a high pass forward to Billy Law who brings the ball under control. Billy Law controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
27.11
David Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Gough. Craig Gough flicks a high pass forward. Billy Naysmith controls it well on his chest. Billy Naysmith shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.22
Scott Gallacher makes a simple pass to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.29
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
34.44
Alec Hopkin threads the ball through to Billy Naysmith. Billy Naysmith knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Law. Billy Law shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
36.04
0-0John James flicks a high pass forward to Alex Inglis who brings the ball under control. Alex Inglis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Mason. David Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen makes a deft header but Scott Booth is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
40.54
1-0Stuart Brady laces a weighted ball forward to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen shoots from long range. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gary Hansen!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Montrose appear unchanged since the first half. Stranraer also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stranraer players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Montrose kicking off!
47.28
1-0With a delightful solo run, Craig Gough stretches the opposition's defence. Craig Gough passes the ball forward but Billy Law is offside!
49.34
1-0Alex Inglis catches Stuart Greig on the ankles. The referee calls over Alex Inglis and warns him to calm down! Stuart Greig runs off the knock.
51.22
Alex Johnstone hacks Scott Booth from behind! Alex Johnstone is given a warning by the referee! Scott Booth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.45
Stuart Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Naysmith. Billy Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Law. Billy Law is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
60.40
Stuart Brady flicks a high pass forward. David Mason holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.47
Alec Hopkin knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Naysmith. Billy Naysmith shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
73.52
Alec Hopkin hits a low pass to Billy Law. Billy Law sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
75.50
Alec Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Billy Law holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Law shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.34
2-1Montrose have made 3 substitutions with Stuart Strachan replacing Scott Bremner, Duncan Booth replacing David Mason and Miguel Ribeiro replacing Gary Hansen .
78.38
Stuart Greig sees Billy Law in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Law shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.04
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
83.27
Stuart Greig makes a simple pass to Billy Law. Billy Law plays a one-two with Billy Naysmith and rushes in on goal... Billy Law takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jacob Makin with no chance!! Goal for Stranraer!
87.57
Alec Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Billy Naysmith holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Naysmith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
With imagination, David Glass plays the ball forward to Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Naysmith. Billy Naysmith plays a scrappy one-two with Billy Law and stumbles forward towards the goal... Billy Naysmith looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jacob Makin with no chance!! Goal for Stranraer!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
0
8
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.4%
58.6%
Play Area
28.6%
51.4%
20%
Scorers
| Gary Hansen 41, 60 | Billy Naysmith 65, 90 Billy Law 83 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Billy Naysmith of Stranraer |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jacob Makin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Scott Bremner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John James (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Billy Morton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Scott Gallacher (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stuart Brady (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alex Inglis (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Duncan Meiklejohn (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gary Hansen (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | David Mason (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alex Johnstone (ATT) | 5 | |
| 12. | Stuart Strachan (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Duncan Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Miguel Ribeiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Gavin Mason (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | David Glass (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Artur Nunes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Scott Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Matt Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Garry Matteo (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Stuart Greig (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Alec Hopkin (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Craig Gough (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Billy Law (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Billy Naysmith (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Quim Fernandes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Callum Collins (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Matt Inglis (GK) | 0 | |