Match Report


AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians     MotherwellMotherwell
David JacobsDavid Jacobs Noel Henry Noel Henry
Ivan JavorcicI. Javorcic78
G
1
G
77Julian LaCroneJ. LaCrone
Andy SullivanA. Sullivan76
D
2
D
76Luis RenierL. Renier
Niccolo BoltonN. Bolton75
D
3
D
75Mateus PassoM. Passo
Richard StrachanR. Strachan80
D
4
D
71Yassine AbdellaouiY. Abdellaoui
Morten NielsenM. Nielsen79
M
5
D
72Benedetto TacchiB. Tacchi
Dominic BradyD. Brady82
M
captain6
M
78Guy SabinG. Sabin
David LindnerD. Lindner77
M
7captain
M
78Alen CvitanovicA. Cvitanovic
Simon MooreS. Moore80
M
8
A
76Alec LawA. Law
Don BurleyD. Burley83
A
9
A
74Francis LestinF. Lestin
Jeroen KnopperJ. Knopper75
A
10
A
75Colin FergusonC. Ferguson
Yaroslav SobolyevY. Sobolyev84
A
11
A
78Manuel QuintanaM. Quintana
 
Craig MccallC. Mccall77
D
12
D
76Jorge VelosoJ. Veloso
Stephen HendryS. Hendry78
M
13
M
77Ben BishopB. Bishop
Mario MartinoM. Martino71
A
14
M
79Gianmatteo GinestraG. Ginestra

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Motherwell. A crowd of 17,036 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Motherwell appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Scott White.


0.00
The whistle blows and Motherwell kick off!
3.52
Yassine Abdellaoui chips the ball to his team mate, Alen Cvitanovic. Alen Cvitanovic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guy Sabin. Guy Sabin lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
6.35
Andy Sullivan hits a low pass to Simon Moore. Simon Moore passes the ball forward to Don Burley. Don Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev powers a header at goal. The ball comes off Yassine Abdellaoui and the loose ball is cleared up field.
9.58
Seeing a gap ahead, Dominic Brady laces a through ball forward to Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper threads the ball through to Morten Nielsen but he's offside!
18.34
Dominic Brady chips the ball to his team mate, Morten Nielsen. Morten Nielsen lofts in a cross ball towards Don Burley. Don Burley powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.40
Alen Cvitanovic knocks the ball to his team mate, Guy Sabin. Guy Sabin whips in a cross ball towards Francis Lestin. Francis Lestin heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Ivan Javorcic has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.54
Yaroslav Sobolyev hacks Mateus Passo from behind! Yaroslav Sobolyev is given a warning by the referee! Mateus Passo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.03
Alen Cvitanovic threads the ball through to Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Ferguson. Dominic Brady catches Colin Ferguson on the ankles. Colin Ferguson appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
28.20
Benedetto Tacchi chips the ball to his team mate, Alen Cvitanovic. Alen Cvitanovic runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alen Cvitanovic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.15
Niccolo Bolton flicks a high pass forward. Morten Nielsen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Morten Nielsen flicks a high pass forward. Jeroen Knopper holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jeroen Knopper plays a scrappy one-two with Yaroslav Sobolyev and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Jeroen Knopper provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Julian LaCrone had no chance!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
36.46
Yassine Abdellaoui makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alen Cvitanovic. Alen Cvitanovic runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alen Cvitanovic shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
39.48
Francis Lestin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guy Sabin. Guy Sabin knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Lestin. Francis Lestin whips the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.48
Guy Sabin flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Quintana who brings the ball under control. Manuel Quintana controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Jeroen Knopper flicks a high pass forward. David Lindner controls it well on his chest. David Lindner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Motherwell also appear unchanged since the first half. The Airdrieonians players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
48.39
Alen Cvitanovic chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Law. Alec Law whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
49.13
Yassine Abdellaoui flicks a high pass forward to Alen Cvitanovic who brings the ball under control. Alen Cvitanovic threads a neat ball through to Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana whips in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Richard Strachan hacks Alec Law from behind! Penalty not given!!
51.07
Alen Cvitanovic flicks a high pass forward to Guy Sabin who brings the ball under control. Guy Sabin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Ivan Javorcic reads it well. Quality keeping!
53.20
Alen Cvitanovic plays the ball forward to Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niccolo Bolton.
59.26
Yassine Abdellaoui flicks a high pass forward. Alen Cvitanovic collects the pass. Alen Cvitanovic makes a probing pass to Guy Sabin. Guy Sabin knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Lestin. Francis Lestin fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
60.49
Airdrieonians have made 2 substitutions with Craig Mccall replacing Richard Strachan and Stephen Hendry replacing David Lindner .
61.55
Andy Sullivan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Andy Sullivan shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.21
Simon Moore kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
69.38
Benedetto Tacchi passes the ball forward to Guy Sabin. With wonderful vision, Guy Sabin picks a pass forward to Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson makes a looping header on goal but it's well over the bar!
73.47
Jeroen Knopper clumsily knocks into Mateus Passo. The referee calls over Jeroen Knopper and shows him a yellow card! Mateus Passo is taking some rough treatment out there!
75.52
Dominic Brady threads a neat ball through to Simon Moore. Simon Moore shoots from 20 yards but Julian LaCrone is on top of it.
78.53
Dominic Brady flicks a high pass forward. Yaroslav Sobolyev controls it well on his chest. Yaroslav Sobolyev makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Moore but he's offside!
79.18
Alen Cvitanovic makes a simple pass to Guy Sabin. Guy Sabin lofts in a cross ball towards Alen Cvitanovic. Alen Cvitanovic makes a deft header. Ivan Javorcic comfortably picks it out of the air!
81.21
Stephen Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev plays a scrappy one-two with Don Burley and advances towards the goal... Yaroslav Sobolyev makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Julian LaCrone. Excellent save.
83.24
Guy Sabin passes the ball forward to Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Sullivan.
84.10
Yaroslav Sobolyev knocks the ball to his team mate, Morten Nielsen. Morten Nielsen threads the ball through into the box. Stephen Hendry shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Julian LaCrone had no chance!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
87.23
Yassine Abdellaoui makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alen Cvitanovic. Alen Cvitanovic sees Manuel Quintana in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manuel Quintana finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Ivan Javorcic had no chance!! Goal for Motherwell!
90.00
Niccolo Bolton sees Dominic Brady in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Brady lofts in a cross ball towards Don Burley. Don Burley connects with a diving header but Julian LaCrone is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Airdrieonians

Motherwell
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
28%
42.7%
29.3%

Scorers
Don Burley 18
Jeroen Knopper 30
Stephen Hendry 84
Manuel Quintana 4, 87
Francis Lestin 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manuel Quintana of Motherwell

Match Ratings
1.Ivan Javorcic (GK)
6
2.Andy Sullivan (DEF)
6
3.Niccolo Bolton (DEF)
7
4.Richard Strachan (DEF)
6
5.Morten Nielsen (MID)
7
6.Dominic Brady (MID)
6
7.David Lindner (MID)
6
8.Simon Moore (MID)
6
9.Don Burley (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Jeroen Knopper (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Yaroslav Sobolyev (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Mccall (DEF)
6
13.Stephen Hendry (MID)goal scored
7
14.Mario Martino (ATT)
0

1.Julian LaCrone (GK)
6
2.Luis Renier (DEF)
6
3.Mateus Passo (DEF)
6
4.Yassine Abdellaoui (DEF)
7
5.Benedetto Tacchi (DEF)
6
6.Guy Sabin (MID)
8
7.Alen Cvitanovic (MID)
9
8.Alec Law (ATT)
6
9.Francis Lestin (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Colin Ferguson (ATT)
6
11.Manuel Quintana (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Jorge Veloso (DEF)
0
13.Ben Bishop (MID)
0
14.Gianmatteo Ginestra (MID)
0