Match Report


StranraerStranraer     Ross CountyRoss County
Clyde WoottonClyde Wootton Computer Player Computer Player
Neil CaldwellN. Caldwell59
G
1
G
60Craig MortonC. Morton
Don LiddellD. Liddell51
D
captain2
D
60Craig BoothC. Booth
David LiddellD. Liddell39
D
3
D
53Matt GlassM. Glass
Ernesto FerrerE. Ferrer68
D
4
D
45Alexander EberleA. Eberle
Marcus Le TissierM. Le Tissier51
D
5captain
M
63Craig McCoistC. McCoist
Nicola SesiaN. Sesia44
M
6
M
58Mauricio RodriguezM. Rodriguez
Duncan StrachanD. Strachan50
M
7
M
57Gavin GreigG. Greig
Jeroen TobiassenJ. Tobiassen67
M
8
M
55Stuart GreigS. Greig
Paul BackesP. Backes49
M
9
A
65Billy MatteoB. Matteo
Francis QuinteroF. Quintero55
A
10
A
63Duncan McallisterD. Mcallister
Erwin BoumaE. Bouma52
A
11
A
56Alex LiddellA. Liddell
 
Simon LangeS. Lange52
A
12
G
53Don CampbellD. Campbell
Nuno PinheiroN. Pinheiro52
G
13
G
52David BradyD. Brady
Craig DavidsonC. Davidson73
D
14
M
52Richard McNeillR. McNeill

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Ross County. A crowd of 4,670 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Dalglish.


0.00
Ross County start the match!
2.46
David Liddell flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Strachan who brings the ball under control. Duncan Strachan threads a neat ball through to Nicola Sesia. Nicola Sesia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.42
David Liddell sees Jeroen Tobiassen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jeroen Tobiassen passes the ball forward to Francis Quintero. Francis Quintero knocks the ball forward to Erwin Bouma but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.19
Seeing a gap ahead, Nicola Sesia plays the ball forward to Erwin Bouma. Erwin Bouma rushes past Craig Booth! Erwin Bouma comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out his aim is horrendously poor!
9.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Ernesto Ferrer plays the ball forward to Jeroen Tobiassen. Jeroen Tobiassen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Erwin Bouma. Erwin Bouma knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Quintero. Francis Quintero makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.40
David Liddell threads a neat ball through to Jeroen Tobiassen. Jeroen Tobiassen knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Quintero. Francis Quintero outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just wide!
14.35
Craig Booth threads a neat ball through to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.35
Craig McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Mcallister collects the pass. Duncan Mcallister edges inside the box! Duncan Mcallister rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.48
Stuart Greig hits a low pass to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell shoots from long range but it flies wide!
20.50
Gavin Greig flicks a high pass forward. Alex Liddell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Greig. Gavin Greig flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
21.12
David Liddell hacks Alexander Eberle from behind! David Liddell is given a warning by the referee! Alexander Eberle hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.14
Stuart Greig knocks the ball forward to Duncan Mcallister. Duncan Mcallister shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Neil Caldwell manages to gather it.
24.55
Nicola Sesia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Erwin Bouma. Erwin Bouma whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Craig Morton!
27.00
Matt Glass makes a probing pass to Gavin Greig. Gavin Greig hits a low pass to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Don Liddell.
30.27
Matt Glass threads the ball through to Mauricio Rodriguez. Mauricio Rodriguez kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Mcallister. Duncan Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ernesto Ferrer.
33.57
Erwin Bouma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francis Quintero. Francis Quintero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.33
Craig Booth flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Rodriguez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mauricio Rodriguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Matteo. Billy Matteo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Neil Caldwell!
39.29
Matt Glass brings the ball forward. Matt Glass shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
40.24
Craig Booth flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Greig collects the pass. Gavin Greig threads the ball through to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Greig. Gavin Greig makes a deft header. Magnificent block by Ernesto Ferrer!
42.12
David Liddell threads a neat ball through to Paul Backes. Paul Backes makes a probing pass to Francis Quintero. Francis Quintero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Glass.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stranraer have changed their lineup with Simon Lange replacing Francis Quintero. Ross County appear unchanged since the first half. The Stranraer players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Stranraer kick off the second half!
48.16
Ernesto Ferrer threads a neat ball through to Jeroen Tobiassen. Jeroen Tobiassen makes a simple pass to Simon Lange. Simon Lange knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Morton who gathers it comfortably.
51.48
Matt Glass makes a simple pass to Mauricio Rodriguez. Mauricio Rodriguez advances with the ball. Mauricio Rodriguez shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
55.09
Jeroen Tobiassen chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Glass.
57.19
Duncan Strachan threads a neat ball through to Erwin Bouma. Erwin Bouma knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Booth.
61.17
Duncan Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeroen Tobiassen. Jeroen Tobiassen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.07
Erwin Bouma flicks a high pass forward. Simon Lange holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Lange shoots from 20 yards. Craig Morton gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
65.57
Duncan Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Jeroen Tobiassen collects the pass. Jeroen Tobiassen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Booth.
66.47
Don Liddell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Lange. Simon Lange knocks in a cross ball towards Erwin Bouma. Erwin Bouma gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's there!! Craig Morton has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
73.46
David Liddell hits a low pass to Jeroen Tobiassen. Jeroen Tobiassen advances with the ball. Jeroen Tobiassen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.40
Craig McCoist clumsily knocks into Paul Backes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Backes stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.30
Mauricio Rodriguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Mcallister. Duncan Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Don Liddell.
83.58
Matt Glass pushes mid-way up the pitch. Seeing a gap ahead, Matt Glass plays the ball forward to Duncan Mcallister. Duncan Mcallister shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.12
Paul Backes plays the ball forward to Simon Lange. Simon Lange knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Stranraer

Ross County
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.6%
48.4%
Play Area
28%
43%
29%

Scorers
Francis Quintero 9
Erwin Bouma 66
Duncan Mcallister 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Erwin Bouma of Stranraer

Match Ratings
1.Neil Caldwell (GK)
7
2.Don Liddell (DEF)
6
3.David Liddell (DEF)
7
4.Ernesto Ferrer (DEF)
7
5.Marcus Le Tissier (DEF)
6
6.Nicola Sesia (MID)
6
7.Duncan Strachan (MID)
7
8.Jeroen Tobiassen (MID)
7
9.Paul Backes (MID)
6
10.Francis Quintero (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Erwin Bouma (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Simon Lange (ATT)
7
13.Nuno Pinheiro (GK)
0
14.Craig Davidson (DEF)
0

1.Craig Morton (GK)
6
2.Craig Booth (DEF)
6
3.Matt Glass (DEF)
8
4.Alexander Eberle (DEF)
7
5.Craig McCoist (MID)yellow card
6
6.Mauricio Rodriguez (MID)
7
7.Gavin Greig (MID)
6
8.Stuart Greig (MID)
6
9.Billy Matteo (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Mcallister (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Alex Liddell (ATT)
6
 
12.Don Campbell (GK)
0
13.David Brady (GK)
0
14.Richard McNeill (MID)
0