Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Raith RoversRaith Rovers
Computer Player Computer Player James Morrison James Morrison
Zbigniew KozminskiZ. Kozminski76
G
1captain
G
74Copain SchultzC. Schultz
Simon GranvilleS. Granville72
D
2
D
72Leon WardL. Ward
Yazid BolivardY. Bolivard72
D
3
D
77Gavin McNeillG. McNeill
Enrique GarciaE. Garcia70
D
4
D
75Don GlassD. Glass
Rafael NavarroR. Navarro69
D
5
M
77Arno Van HaarenA. Van Haaren
Scott DalglishS. Dalglish76
M
6
M
83Niccolo WrightN. Wright
Francisco ReyesF. Reyes72
M
captain7
M
72Regillio Van HelmondR. Van Helmond
Jonas ScholzJ. Scholz71
M
8
M
85Eerik CarlbohmE. Carlbohm
Jose Javier HernandezJ. Hernandez74
A
9
A
78Billy WhiteB. White
Kevin HendryK. Hendry69
A
10
A
76Marcel WidmannM. Widmann
Pedro TorresP. Torres65
A
11
A
78David SimonssonD. Simonsson
 
Daniel KingD. King70
M
12
A
72Scott PearceS. Pearce
Fadel KossogonovF. Kossogonov69
D
13
D
71Ernesto FloresE. Flores
Alessandro GiacchettaA. Giacchetta67
D
14
A
70Ben HurstB. Hurst

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Raith Rovers. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Raith Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Young.


0.00
The first half starts with Raith Rovers kicking off!
2.52
Simon Granville flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Hernandez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Javier Hernandez threads a neat ball through to Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish powers a header at goal. Copain Schultz didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
4.31
Jonas Scholz sees a break and surges forward. Jonas Scholz whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry makes a looping header on goal but it rises well off target!
6.19
Regillio Van Helmond threads a neat ball through to Billy White. Billy White finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
12.03
Leon Ward passes the ball forward to Don Glass. Don Glass hits a low pass to Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
14.51
Kevin Hendry catches Arno Van Haaren on the ankles. Kevin Hendry is warned by the referee! Arno Van Haaren runs off the knock.
15.45
Leon Ward flicks a high pass forward. Arno Van Haaren collects the pass. Arno Van Haaren deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy White. Billy White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.39
Jose Javier Hernandez threads the ball through to Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Copain Schultz picks it out of the air!
20.01
Enrique Garcia sees a break and surges forward. Enrique Garcia darts forward. Enrique Garcia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
26.29
Regillio Van Helmond makes a simple pass to David Simonsson. David Simonsson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.23
Kevin Hendry takes it forward alone. Kevin Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Hernandez. Jose Javier Hernandez directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Leon Ward happens to be in the right place to block it.
45.00
Enrique Garcia runs forward with the ball. Enrique Garcia makes a probing pass to Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Copain Schultz who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Raith Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with St Mirren kicking off!
47.16
Rafael Navarro flicks a high pass forward. Scott Dalglish collects the pass. Scott Dalglish passes the ball forward to Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
49.56
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
57.42
Niccolo Wright hits a low pass to David Simonsson. David Simonsson lofts in a cross ball towards Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.24
St Mirren have made a substitution with Alessandro Giacchetta replacing Jose Javier Hernandez .
66.31
Eerik Carlbohm threads a neat ball through to David Simonsson. David Simonsson knocks in a cross ball towards Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Zbigniew Kozminski easily picks it out of the air!
67.32
Eerik Carlbohm makes an attacking run forward. Eerik Carlbohm knocks in a cross ball towards Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Marcel Widmann scores for Raith Rovers!!
71.34
Simon Granville flicks a high ball forward to Jonas Scholz who takes it down. Jonas Scholz flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Giacchetta holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alessandro Giacchetta controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.17
With vision, Gavin McNeill plays the ball forward to Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright makes a beautiful solo run. Niccolo Wright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
73.26
Jonas Scholz catches Leon Ward on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Leon Ward stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.40
Leon Ward knocks the ball forward to Arno Van Haaren. Arno Van Haaren flicks a high pass forward. Billy White holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy White knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yazid Bolivard.
83.20
Don Glass sees Regillio Van Helmond in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Regillio Van Helmond whips in a cross ball towards Billy White. Billy White whips the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Zbigniew Kozminski as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
84.56
It's a corner kick which Eerik Carlbohm takes quickly, playing the ball short to Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.26
Simon Granville knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish makes a probing pass to Alessandro Giacchetta. Alessandro Giacchetta plays a quick one-two with Pedro Torres and rushes in on goal... Alessandro Giacchetta muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Raith Rovers
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.2%
61.8%
Play Area
25%
42.1%
32.9%

Scorers
David Simonsson 26
Marcel Widmann 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Simonsson of Raith Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Zbigniew Kozminski (GK)
7
2.Simon Granville (DEF)
6
3.Yazid Bolivard (DEF)
6
4.Enrique Garcia (DEF)
8
5.Rafael Navarro (DEF)
6
6.Scott Dalglish (MID)
6
7.Francisco Reyes (MID)
6
8.Jonas Scholz (MID)yellow card
6
9.Jose Javier Hernandez (ATT)
6
10.Kevin Hendry (ATT)
6
11.Pedro Torres (ATT)
6
 
12.Daniel King (MID)
0
13.Fadel Kossogonov (DEF)
0
14.Alessandro Giacchetta (DEF)
6

1.Copain Schultz (GK)
7
2.Leon Ward (DEF)
8
3.Gavin McNeill (DEF)
7
4.Don Glass (DEF)
6
5.Arno Van Haaren (MID)
6
6.Niccolo Wright (MID)
7
7.Regillio Van Helmond (MID)
7
8.Eerik Carlbohm (MID)
8
9.Billy White (ATT)
6
10.Marcel Widmann (ATT)goal scored
8
11.David Simonsson (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Scott Pearce (ATT)
0
13.Ernesto Flores (DEF)
0
14.Ben Hurst (ATT)
0