Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians
Computer Player Computer Player David Jacobs David Jacobs
Guillermo MorenoG. Moreno67
G
1
G
76Mathew SippolaM. Sippola
Scott BoothS. Booth72
D
2
D
71Gary GemmellG. Gemmell
Matt HopkinM. Hopkin68
D
3
D
73Niccolo BoltonN. Bolton
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone67
D
4
D
76Richard StrachanR. Strachan
Garry McallisterG. Mcallister63
M
5
M
78Morten NielsenM. Nielsen
Matt BradyM. Brady61
M
captain6
M
77Stephen HendryS. Hendry
David BurleyD. Burley60
M
7captain
M
80Dominic BradyD. Brady
Gavin RaeG. Rae60
M
8
M
78Simon MooreS. Moore
John MasonJ. Mason68
A
9
A
82Don BurleyD. Burley
Neil MatteoN. Matteo65
A
10
A
83Yaroslav SobolyevY. Sobolyev
Felice BiagioniF. Biagioni60
A
11
A
70Marino LobontM. Lobont
 
Billy DavidsonB. Davidson65
G
12
D
74Stephan EmeryS. Emery
Gavin NivenG. Niven65
D
13
M
76David LindnerD. Lindner
Guido AmbrosinoG. Ambrosino64
D
14
A
73Jeroen KnopperJ. Knopper

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 18,588 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Gemmell.


0.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
10.55
Gary Gemmell hacks Neil Matteo from behind! Gary Gemmell is warned by the referee! Neil Matteo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.04
Richard Strachan threads a neat ball through to Marino Lobont. Marino Lobont passes the ball forward to Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev plays a quick one-two with Dominic Brady and rushes in on goal... Yaroslav Sobolyev shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.29
Stephen Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Marino Lobont collects the pass. Marino Lobont whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Guillermo Moreno had no chance!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
21.41
Niccolo Bolton flicks a high ball forward to Yaroslav Sobolyev who takes it down. Yaroslav Sobolyev shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Guillermo Moreno manages to gather it.
22.04
Dominic Brady advances with the ball. Dominic Brady plays a quick one-two with Don Burley and rushes in on goal... Dominic Brady looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
26.57
Matt Brady chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister makes a defence splitting pass to Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo shoots from just inside the box but it flies just off target!
30.42
With intelligent vision, Matt Hopkin plays the ball forward to Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.34
Stephen Hendry passes the ball forward to Morten Nielsen. Morten Nielsen shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
33.49
Stephen Hendry passes the ball forward to Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev cuts inside the box! Yaroslav Sobolyev side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.20
Neil Matteo makes a simple pass to Felice Biagioni. Felice Biagioni shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
39.15
Dominic Brady threads a neat ball through to Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev shoots from long range which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Niccolo Bolton flicks a high ball forward to Don Burley who takes it down. Don Burley tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Airdrieonians also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle start the second half!
48.04
Richard Strachan makes a simple pass to Don Burley. Don Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Booth.
49.01
With imagination, Matt Hopkin plays the ball forward to Matt Brady. Seeing a gap ahead, Matt Brady plays the ball forward to Gavin Rae. Gavin Rae plays a perfect one-two with Neil Matteo and rushes in on goal... Gavin Rae takes a shot at goal. Solid save from Mathew Sippola. What a great pair of hands!
51.35
Stephen Hendry makes an attacking run forward. Stephen Hendry deftly passes the ball to Yaroslav Sobolyev, releasing him through on goal. Yaroslav Sobolyev looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
54.16
David Burley kicks a strong pass forward to Felice Biagioni. Felice Biagioni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Matteo but he's offside!
60.16
Airdrieonians have made a substitution with David Lindner replacing Stephen Hendry .
75.25
David Lindner flicks a high ball forward to Simon Moore who takes it down. Simon Moore knocks in a cross ball towards Marino Lobont. Marino Lobont beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
77.08
Airdrieonians have made 2 substitutions with Stephan Emery replacing Richard Strachan and Jeroen Knopper replacing Yaroslav Sobolyev .
85.19
Scott Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Rae. Gavin Rae hits a low pass to Garry Mcallister. With some swift thinking, Garry Mcallister plays the ball forward to John Mason who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from John Mason provides some space. He shoots at goal. Mathew Sippola is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Airdrieonians
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
34.3%
45.7%
20%

Scorers
John Mason 85
Dominic Brady 18
Yaroslav Sobolyev 33, 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yaroslav Sobolyev of Airdrieonians

Match Ratings
1.Guillermo Moreno (GK)
7
2.Scott Booth (DEF)
6
3.Matt Hopkin (DEF)
6
4.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
6
5.Garry Mcallister (MID)
6
6.Matt Brady (MID)
6
7.David Burley (MID)
6
8.Gavin Rae (MID)
6
9.John Mason (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Neil Matteo (ATT)
6
11.Felice Biagioni (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Davidson (GK)
0
13.Gavin Niven (DEF)
0
14.Guido Ambrosino (DEF)
0

1.Mathew Sippola (GK)
6
2.Gary Gemmell (DEF)
5
3.Niccolo Bolton (DEF)
6
4.Richard Strachan (DEF)
6
5.Morten Nielsen (MID)
6
6.Stephen Hendry (MID)
7
7.Dominic Brady (MID)goal scored
9
8.Simon Moore (MID)
6
9.Don Burley (ATT)
6
10.Yaroslav Sobolyev (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Marino Lobont (ATT)
7
 
12.Stephan Emery (DEF)
6
13.David Lindner (MID)
6
14.Jeroen Knopper (ATT)
6