Match Report
| Livingston | Livingston |  |  | Stenhousemuir | Stenhousemuir | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Mason | R. Mason |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Romero P. Arias | R. Arias | |||||||||
| Nils Kneissl | N. Kneissl |  | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Kevin Dalglish | K. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Don Campbell | D. Campbell | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Alec Matteo | A. Matteo | |||||||||
| Brian Tiler | B. Tiler |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Fatik Volmer | F. Volmer | |||||||||
| Richard Brady | R. Brady | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Kevin Thomson | K. Thomson | |||||||||
| David Dickov | D. Dickov | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Duncan Niven | D. Niven | |||||||||
| Alex Naysmith | A. Naysmith | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Garry Mcallister | G. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Vitor Castro | V. Castro |  | 51 | M | | 8 | |  | M | 47 | | Jamie Mills | J. Mills | ||||||||
| Alex Morton | A. Morton | | 44 | M | | | 9 | | M | 44 | | Alex Mason | A. Mason | ||||||||
| David Gemmill | D. Gemmill | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Stuart Morton | S. Morton | |||||||||
| Eduardo Lopes | E. Lopes | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Scott McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Andy Ritchie | A. Ritchie | | 54 | A | | 12 | | A | 54 |  | Francesco Paris | F. Paris | |||||||||
| Paul James | P. James | | 49 | D | | 13 | | A | 52 | | Kemal Collymore | K. Collymore | |||||||||
| Don Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | | 49 | A | | 14 | | A | 49 | | Bakary Rohrschneider | B. Rohrschneider | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Almondvale Stadium where Livingston play host to Stenhousemuir in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Livingston and Stenhousemuir are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Thomson.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Livingston and Stenhousemuir are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Thomson.
0.00
0-0Livingston kick off the first half!
3.52
0-0Vitor Castro chips the ball to his team mate, David Gemmill. David Gemmill lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Morton. With a superhuman jump, Alex Morton connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
6.23
0-0Brian Tiler makes a simple pass to Alex Morton. Alex Morton plays the ball forward to David Gemmill. David Gemmill knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
8.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Vitor Castro plays the ball forward to Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.53
Richard Brady flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Castro controls it well on his chest. Vitor Castro flicks a high pass forward. Alex Naysmith collects the pass. Alex Naysmith edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Alex Naysmith provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
22.12
0-1Garry Mcallister passes the ball forward to Alex Mason. Alex Mason whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Morton. Stuart Morton rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.23
0-1Jamie Mills barges into Vitor Castro. The referee calls over Jamie Mills and shows him a yellow card! Vitor Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.04
0-1Scott McCoist barges into Don Campbell. Scott McCoist is given a warning by the referee! Don Campbell stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Livingston appear unchanged since the first half. Stenhousemuir also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Stenhousemuir kick off!
49.01
Alex Naysmith sees a break and surges forward. Alex Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
55.21
0-1Duncan Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Scott McCoist. Scott McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.09
Vitor Castro hits a low pass to Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Romero P. Arias manages to keep it out.
59.29
0-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
63.11
Brian Tiler threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes deftly passes the ball to Alex Morton, releasing him through on goal. Alex Morton comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
66.27
Jamie Mills decides to run forward with the ball. Jamie Mills knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.44
Garry Mcallister clumsily knocks into Vitor Castro. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vitor Castro runs off the knock.
71.05
Stuart Morton makes a simple pass to Scott McCoist. Scott McCoist tries a spectacular long range effort but Richard Mason is on top of it.
77.37
0-1Don Campbell hits a low pass to Alex Naysmith. Alex Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes plays a scrappy one-two with David Gemmill and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alec Matteo clumsily knocks into Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
83.54
Stuart Morton threads a neat ball through to Scott McCoist. Scott McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Jamie Mills. Jamie Mills jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Richard Mason is on top of his game. Fabulous stop!
89.11
Jamie Mills clumsily knocks into Alex Naysmith. The referee warns Jamie Mills to calm down! Alex Naysmith stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.6%
32.4%
Play Area
25%
48.5%
26.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Morton of Stenhousemuir |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Richard Mason (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Nils Kneissl (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Don Campbell (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Brian Tiler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Richard Brady (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | David Dickov (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alex Naysmith (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Vitor Castro (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Alex Morton (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | David Gemmill (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Eduardo Lopes (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Andy Ritchie (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul James (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Don Mckinlay (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Romero P. Arias (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Kevin Dalglish (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alec Matteo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fatik Volmer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Kevin Thomson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Duncan Niven (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Garry Mcallister (MID) |  | 5 |
| 8. | Jamie Mills (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Alex Mason (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Stuart Morton (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Scott McCoist (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Francesco Paris (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kemal Collymore (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Bakary Rohrschneider (ATT) | 0 | |