Match Report


Dundee UnitedDundee United     StenhousemuirStenhousemuir
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Duncan LiddellD. Liddell58
G
1
G
56Miguel OliveiraM. Oliveira
Kevin WhiteK. White65
D
2
D
53Gary MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn
Billy ThomsonB. Thomson57
D
3
D
52Fatik VolmerF. Volmer
Andy ClelandA. Cleland57
D
4
D
51John CampbellJ. Campbell
Kevin HopkinK. Hopkin59
M
5
D
45Matjaz GamberiniM. Gamberini
Vitor CastroV. Castro53
M
captain6
M
54Duncan NivenD. Niven
Craig SounessC. Souness52
M
7
M
48Andy SounessA. Souness
Kevin BremnerK. Bremner51
M
8
M
48Maksym SeleznenkoM. Seleznenko
Kevin HopkinK. Hopkin60
A
9
M
48Edward NichollsE. Nicholls
Stephane PinnaS. Pinna58
A
10captain
A
59Stuart MortonS. Morton
Colin CaldwellC. Caldwell53
A
11
A
56Francesco ParisF. Paris
 
Craig GemmellC. Gemmell56
G
12
A
52Kemal CollymoreK. Collymore
Don LawD. Law56
D
13
A
49Bakary RohrschneiderB. Rohrschneider
Nick GreeningN. Greening51
M
14
M
47Jamie MillsJ. Mills

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to Stenhousemuir. A crowd of 8,284 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stenhousemuir appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Elliott.


0.00
The first half starts with Stenhousemuir kicking off!
3.39
Craig Souness hits a low pass to Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin knocks the ball forward to Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.20
Edward Nicholls flicks a high pass forward. Francesco Paris holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francesco Paris rushes past Andy Cleland! Some silky footwork from Francesco Paris provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! Duncan Liddell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
9.58
Kevin White darts forward. Kevin White threads a neat ball through to Stephane Pinna. Stephane Pinna finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.38
Kevin White makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin White flicks a high pass forward. Stephane Pinna collects the pass. Stephane Pinna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.39
Maksym Seleznenko chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Morton. Stuart Morton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Cleland.
18.54
Gary Meiklejohn barges into Craig Souness. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Craig Souness gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.43
Maksym Seleznenko makes a probing pass to Stuart Morton. Stuart Morton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
22.14
Vitor Castro advances with the ball. Vitor Castro runs straight at the defence! Vitor Castro muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.32
Kevin White pushes mid-way up the pitch. Kevin White flicks a high pass forward. Colin Caldwell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Caldwell lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin directs the ball goalwards with his head. Miguel Oliveira manages to gather it easily.
28.20
Colin Caldwell catches Gary Meiklejohn on the ankles. Colin Caldwell is shown the yellow card! Gary Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.17
Andy Cleland flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Bremner who takes it down. Kevin Bremner passes the ball forward to Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.15
Kevin Hopkin flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
39.31
Kevin Bremner comes in with a late challenge on Gary Meiklejohn. Kevin Bremner is shown the yellow card! Gary Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.42
Vitor Castro knocks the ball forward to Stephane Pinna. Stephane Pinna deftly passes the ball to Kevin Hopkin, releasing him through on goal. Kevin Hopkin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball is deflected off John Campbell and goes out of play.
43.09
Corner kick to Dundee United. Vitor Castro plays it short to Kevin White. Kevin White flicks the ball on with his first touch. Gary Meiklejohn reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
44.26
Maksym Seleznenko threads a neat ball through to Stuart Morton. Stuart Morton makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Francesco Paris. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Francesco Paris provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
45.00
Billy Thomson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell threads a neat ball through to Stephane Pinna. Stephane Pinna whips in a cross ball towards Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear unchanged since the first half. Stenhousemuir also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Dundee United kick off!
47.24
Vitor Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin Bremner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Kevin Hopkin shoots from just inside the box but Miguel Oliveira reads it well. Quality keeping!
51.02
Vitor Castro threads a neat ball through to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.58
Vitor Castro runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vitor Castro shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Vitor Castro!
60.42
Dundee United have made a substitution with Don Law replacing Craig Souness .
61.47
Billy Thomson kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin knocks the ball forward to Stephane Pinna. Stephane Pinna cuts inside the box! Stephane Pinna tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.36
Maksym Seleznenko comes in with a late challenge on Vitor Castro. The referee calls over Maksym Seleznenko and shows him a yellow card! Vitor Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.34
Andy Cleland hits a low pass to Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin plays the ball forward to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
71.06
Francesco Paris makes a probing pass to Stuart Morton. Stuart Morton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.12
Stuart Morton runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stuart Morton makes a defence splitting pass to Andy Souness. Andy Souness rockets a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
79.47
Andy Souness makes an attacking run forward. Andy Souness whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Morton. Stuart Morton directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Duncan Liddell.
81.24
Vitor Castro makes a beautiful solo run. Vitor Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miguel Oliveira who gathers it comfortably.
83.37
Fatik Volmer chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Souness. Andy Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Morton. Stuart Morton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.07
Stuart Morton clumsily knocks into Kevin White. Stuart Morton is given a warning by the referee! Kevin White stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Dundee United

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

Possession
64.8%
35.2%
Play Area
27.3%
42%
30.7%

Scorers
Vitor Castro 54
Colin Caldwell 66
Francesco Paris 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vitor Castro of Dundee United

Match Ratings
1.Duncan Liddell (GK)
6
2.Kevin White (DEF)
8
3.Billy Thomson (DEF)
6
4.Andy Cleland (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Hopkin (MID)
7
6.Vitor Castro (MID)goal scored
9
7.Craig Souness (MID)
6
8.Kevin Bremner (MID)yellow card
6
9.Kevin Hopkin (ATT)
6
10.Stephane Pinna (ATT)
7
11.Colin Caldwell (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Craig Gemmell (GK)
0
13.Don Law (DEF)
6
14.Nick Greening (MID)
0

1.Miguel Oliveira (GK)
6
2.Gary Meiklejohn (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Fatik Volmer (DEF)
6
4.John Campbell (DEF)
6
5.Matjaz Gamberini (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Niven (MID)
6
7.Andy Souness (MID)
6
8.Maksym Seleznenko (MID)yellow card
6
9.Edward Nicholls (MID)
6
10.Stuart Morton (ATT)
6
11.Francesco Paris (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Kemal Collymore (ATT)
0
13.Bakary Rohrschneider (ATT)
0
14.Jamie Mills (MID)
0