Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     KilmarnockKilmarnock
Sean Clayton Sean Clayton Grant Bennion Grant Bennion
Garry GraavenG. Graaven60
G
1
G
60Gerhard KistnerG. Kistner
Gavin JamesG. James53
D
2
D
62David WhiteD. White
Frederico MarquitosF. Marquitos52
D
3captain
D
65Callum JamesC. James
Ivan MarcosI. Marcos63
D
4
D
68Amedeo TattiA. Tatti
Jose CostaJ. Costa50
D
5
D
67Garry McinnesG. Mcinnes
Dave HoekstraD. Hoekstra71
M
6
M
75Gilles MasonG. Mason
Gareth SinclairG. Sinclair56
M
captain7
M
63Ferdinando BinottoF. Binotto
Moreno FabrisM. Fabris51
M
8
A
68Mario NelisseM. Nelisse
Shaun SmithS. Smith49
A
9
M
68Scott RaeS. Rae
Scott ClelandS. Cleland58
A
10
A
57Bakary KoschmiederB. Koschmieder
Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell49
M
11
A
67Andy SounessA. Souness
 
Alex GemmillA. Gemmill62
G
12
D
56Amdy TourselA. Toursel
Arthur MersonA. Merson56
D
13
M
56Alex JamesA. James
Duncan ThomsonD. Thomson64
D
14
A
59Dominic GemmillD. Gemmill

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Kilmarnock. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Kilmarnock appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Curtis Carsley.


0.00
The whistle blows and Kilmarnock get the match underway!
3.57
Scott Rae threads a neat ball through to Bakary Koschmieder. Bakary Koschmieder whips in a cross ball towards Andy Souness. Andy Souness finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
6.06
Moreno Fabris threads a neat ball through to Shaun Smith. Shaun Smith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.32
Dave Hoekstra flicks a high pass forward to Scott Cleland who brings the ball under control. Scott Cleland shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.36
Gareth Sinclair darts forward. Gareth Sinclair makes a defence splitting pass to Matt Caldwell. Matt Caldwell rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.29
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.32
Jose Costa makes a simple pass to Gareth Sinclair. Gareth Sinclair kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Caldwell. Matt Caldwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.47
Gareth Sinclair threads a neat ball through to Shaun Smith. Shaun Smith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.58
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.37
Ivan Marcos advances with the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Ivan Marcos picks a pass forward to Dave Hoekstra. Dave Hoekstra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.58
Gareth Sinclair flicks a high pass forward to Scott Cleland who brings the ball under control. Scott Cleland controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Gerhard Kistner manages to gather it effortlessly.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Kilmarnock also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
St Mirren kick off and get the second half underway!
48.54
Andy Souness flicks a high pass forward. Scott Rae holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Rae shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.27
Dave Hoekstra chips the ball to his team mate, Gareth Sinclair. Gareth Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gerhard Kistner who gathers it comfortably.
55.22
Garry Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando Binotto. Ferdinando Binotto threads the ball through to Mario Nelisse. Mario Nelisse knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Souness. Andy Souness is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.43
Amedeo Tatti flicks a high pass forward to Gilles Mason who brings the ball under control. Gilles Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Marcos.
61.16
Gilles Mason makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Nelisse. Mario Nelisse shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
63.44
Andy Souness clumsily knocks into Ivan Marcos. The referee calls over Andy Souness and shows him a yellow card! Ivan Marcos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.01
Ferdinando Binotto hacks Dave Hoekstra from behind! Ferdinando Binotto is shown the yellow card! Dave Hoekstra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.04
David White flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Koschmieder collects the pass. Bakary Koschmieder deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Souness. Andy Souness knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Nelisse. Mario Nelisse gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Garry Graaven. Excellent save.
69.00
Frederico Marquitos makes a probing pass to Moreno Fabris. Moreno Fabris flicks a high ball forward to Matt Caldwell who takes it down. Matt Caldwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.37
Ferdinando Binotto threads a neat ball through to Gilles Mason. Gilles Mason makes a probing pass to Andy Souness. Andy Souness whips in a cross ball towards Scott Rae. Scott Rae directs the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
73.18
Showing composure, Ferdinando Binotto plays the ball forward to Gilles Mason. Gilles Mason takes it forward alone. Gilles Mason whips in a cross ball towards Scott Rae. Scott Rae heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.29
Kilmarnock have made 2 substitutions with Alex James replacing Scott Rae and Dominic Gemmill replacing Mario Nelisse .
78.29
Moreno Fabris threads a neat ball through to Shaun Smith. Shaun Smith plays a scrappy one-two with Scott Cleland and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Shaun Smith provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
84.42
Jose Costa flicks a high pass forward to Moreno Fabris who brings the ball under control. Moreno Fabris brings the ball forward. Moreno Fabris controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Gerhard Kistner easily gets down and covers it.
87.41
Without breaking stride, Gareth Sinclair plays the ball forward to Scott Cleland. Scott Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.02
Ferdinando Binotto sees space and advances. Ferdinando Binotto flicks a high pass forward. Alex James controls it well on his chest. Alex James shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Kilmarnock
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
25%
41.7%
33.3%

Scorers
Andy Souness 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andy Souness of Kilmarnock

Match Ratings
1.Garry Graaven (GK)
6
2.Gavin James (DEF)
6
3.Frederico Marquitos (DEF)
7
4.Ivan Marcos (DEF)
8
5.Jose Costa (DEF)
6
6.Dave Hoekstra (MID)
6
7.Gareth Sinclair (MID)
8
8.Moreno Fabris (MID)
8
9.Shaun Smith (ATT)
6
10.Scott Cleland (ATT)
6
11.Matt Caldwell (MID)
6
 
12.Alex Gemmill (GK)
0
13.Arthur Merson (DEF)
0
14.Duncan Thomson (DEF)
0

1.Gerhard Kistner (GK)
7
2.David White (DEF)
6
3.Callum James (DEF)
6
4.Amedeo Tatti (DEF)
6
5.Garry Mcinnes (DEF)
6
6.Gilles Mason (MID)
7
7.Ferdinando Binotto (MID)yellow card
8
8.Mario Nelisse (ATT)
7
9.Scott Rae (MID)
6
10.Bakary Koschmieder (ATT)
6
11.Andy Souness (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
9
 
12.Amdy Toursel (DEF)
0
13.Alex James (MID)
6
14.Dominic Gemmill (ATT)
6