Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Livingston | Livingston | ||||||||||||||||
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| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 70 |  | Jan Vennegoor Prommayon | J. Prommayon | ||||||||
| Carlos Lopes | C. Lopes |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Carl Powell | C. Powell | |||||||||
| Matthias Engels | M. Engels |  | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Paulo Mendes | P. Mendes | |||||||||
| Gary Gemmill | G. Gemmill | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Arturo Carmona | A. Carmona | |||||||||
| Neil McStay | N. McStay | | 47 | D | | | 5 | | D | 61 |  | Emmanuel Ribeiro | E. Ribeiro | ||||||||
| Kevin Sullivan | K. Sullivan | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Louis Dreef | L. Dreef | |||||||||
| Billy Booth | B. Booth | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Scott James | S. James | |||||||||
| Scott McCoist | S. McCoist | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Henry Blind | H. Blind | |||||||||
| Colin Mcinnes | C. Mcinnes | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Scott Lawrence | S. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Stuart Niven | S. Niven | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Alexander Köpke | A. Köpke | |||||||||
| Dominic Rae | D. Rae | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Stan Wise | S. Wise | |||||||||
| Craig Glass | C. Glass | | 58 | A | | 12 | | G | 66 | | Ashley Bramble | A. Bramble | |||||||||
| Colin Mckinlay | C. Mckinlay | | 57 | G | | 13 | | M | 63 | | John Burley | J. Burley | |||||||||
| Billy Hutchison | B. Hutchison | | 55 | M | | 14 | | A | 60 | | Cristiano Semedo | C. Semedo | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Livingston. A crowd of 8,729 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Livingston are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Collins.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Livingston are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Collins.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
3.30
0-1Henry Blind flicks a high ball forward to Scott Lawrence who takes it down. Scott Lawrence runs straight at the defence! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Scott Lawrence provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. Scott Lawrence scores for Livingston!!
6.28
0-1Scott McCoist comes in with a late challenge on Louis Dreef. The referee calls over Scott McCoist and shows him a yellow card! Louis Dreef runs off the knock.
9.57
0-1Scott McCoist barges into Paulo Mendes. Scott McCoist is given a warning by the referee! Paulo Mendes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.43
0-1Kevin Sullivan decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Sullivan shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
14.02
Paulo Mendes flicks a high pass forward. Louis Dreef comfortably collects the pass. Louis Dreef flicks a high ball forward to Henry Blind who takes it down. Henry Blind knocks the ball forward, putting Louis Dreef through on goal. Some silky footwork from Louis Dreef provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
15.34
Scott McCoist threads the ball through to Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
22.14
0-1Billy Booth passes the ball forward to Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
24.23
Stuart Niven catches Paulo Mendes on the ankles. The referee brings Stuart Niven to one side and gives him a warning! Paulo Mendes stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.38
Henry Blind knocks the ball forward to Scott James. Scott James advances inside the box! Scott James comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
27.17
Kevin Sullivan barges into Stan Wise. Kevin Sullivan is given a warning by the referee! Stan Wise stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.12
Matthias Engels flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Sullivan who brings the ball under control. Kevin Sullivan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kevin Sullivan shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.12
Neil McStay threads a neat ball through to Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott McCoist. Scott McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Livingston also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Livingston kick off!
49.42
Carlos Lopes kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Niven. With great vision, Stuart Niven plays the ball forward to Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
55.49
Gary Gemmill makes a simple pass to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven flicks a high pass forward to Dominic Rae who brings the ball under control. Dominic Rae shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
57.29
1-1Kevin Sullivan makes a simple pass to Billy Booth. With vision, Billy Booth plays the ball forward to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Booth. Scott James clumsily knocks into Billy Booth. Penalty not given!!
59.18
Gary Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to Neil McStay. Neil McStay surges forward with the ball. Neil McStay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.11
1-1Livingston have made a substitution with Ashley Bramble replacing Alexander Köpke .
61.16
Colin Mcinnes sees Kevin Sullivan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Sullivan lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven beats his man to it with a header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.55
Arturo Carmona makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Louis Dreef. Louis Dreef knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Lawrence. Scott Lawrence shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Neil Hendry. What a great pair of hands!
77.16
Scott McCoist threads a neat ball through to Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Jan Vennegoor Prommayon had no chance!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
85.51
Gary Gemmill sees Billy Booth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.8%
36.2%
Play Area
29%
44.9%
26.1%
Scorers
| Colin Mcinnes 40, 77 Stuart Niven 61 | Scott Lawrence 3 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Colin Mcinnes of Airdrieonians |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Neil Hendry (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Carlos Lopes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matthias Engels (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gary Gemmill (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Neil McStay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kevin Sullivan (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Billy Booth (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Scott McCoist (MID) |  | 7 |
| 9. | Colin Mcinnes (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Stuart Niven (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Dominic Rae (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Craig Glass (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Colin Mckinlay (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Billy Hutchison (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Jan Vennegoor Prommayon (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Carl Powell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paulo Mendes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Arturo Carmona (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Emmanuel Ribeiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Louis Dreef (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott James (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Henry Blind (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Scott Lawrence (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Alexander Köpke (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Stan Wise (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ashley Bramble (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | John Burley (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Cristiano Semedo (ATT) | 0 | |