Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians
Sean Clayton Sean Clayton David Jacobs David Jacobs
Alex GemmillA. Gemmill62
G
1
G
65James EvansJ. Evans
Duncan ThomsonD. Thomson64
D
2
D
53Marco AppoloniM. Appoloni
Mario MonteiroM. Monteiro53
D
3
D
57Alec BurleyA. Burley
Neil DuberryN. Duberry44
D
4
D
64John YoungJ. Young
Jose CostaJ. Costa50
D
5
M
63Marvin Van GalenM. Van Galen
Dave HoekstraD. Hoekstra71
M
6captain
M
69Gavin GemmillG. Gemmill
Matt LiddellM. Liddell64
M
captain7
M
62Richard BremnerR. Bremner
Gareth SinclairG. Sinclair56
M
8
M
66Alex TelferA. Telfer
Jose Fortes ReyJ. Rey63
A
9
A
64Andy BurleyA. Burley
Richard GallacherR. Gallacher66
A
10
A
63Vincenzo GilardinoV. Gilardino
Ralph DublinR. Dublin51
A
11
A
70Rafael BarrosR. Barros
 
Garry GraavenG. Graaven61
G
12
D
51Alec BradyA. Brady
Frederico MarquitosF. Marquitos52
D
13
M
71Gareth MacleanG. Maclean
Gavin JamesG. James53
D
14
A
48Paolo MeijerP. Meijer

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Airdrieonians. 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 Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Law.


0.00
Airdrieonians start the match!
3.43
Gavin Gemmill hits a low pass to Vincenzo Gilardino. Vincenzo Gilardino tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
6.40
Gareth Sinclair receives the ball from a throw-in from Matt Liddell. Gareth Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Richard Gallacher controls it well on his chest. Richard Gallacher knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey makes a looping header on goal but James Evans is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
8.17
Ralph Dublin knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell tries a spectacular long range effort but James Evans reads it well. Great keeping!
9.06
Neil Duberry flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Dublin controls it well on his chest. Ralph Dublin flicks a high pass forward to Jose Fortes Rey who brings the ball under control. Jose Fortes Rey knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Sinclair. Gareth Sinclair rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
10.30
Andy Burley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Barros. Rafael Barros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.32
Richard Bremner passes the ball forward to Vincenzo Gilardino. Vincenzo Gilardino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.44
From the throw-in, Neil Duberry picks out Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson flicks a high pass forward to Gareth Sinclair who brings the ball under control. Gareth Sinclair threads the ball through to Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
24.56
Marco Appoloni threads the ball through to Andy Burley. Andy Burley whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Gemmill. Gavin Gemmill jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
27.33
Gavin Gemmill sees a break and surges forward. Gavin Gemmill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Alex Gemmill had no chance!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
30.16
Marco Appoloni hits a low pass to Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Barros collects the pass. Rafael Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Gemmill who gathers it comfortably.
33.53
Jose Costa makes a strong solo run forward. Jose Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Evans who gathers it comfortably.
34.37
Ralph Dublin flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marco Appoloni.
36.15
St Mirren are keeping most of the possession.
38.00
John Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Gemmill. Gavin Gemmill runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gavin Gemmill puts a great ball through. Vincenzo Gilardino runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
39.03
Gavin Gemmill chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner runs straight at the opposition's defence. Richard Bremner lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Burley. Andy Burley heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Alex Gemmill has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.40
Marvin Van Galen hits a low pass to Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner cuts inside the box! Richard Bremner comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies wide!
44.14
Alec Burley arcs the ball upfield. Vincenzo Gilardino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Duberry.
45.00
Gavin Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincenzo Gilardino. Vincenzo Gilardino knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Thomson.
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. Airdrieonians also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with St Mirren kicking off!
48.48
Dave Hoekstra plays the ball forward to Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
53.12
With a delightful solo run, Alec Burley stretches the opposition's defence. Alec Burley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Alex Gemmill. Excellent save.
54.19
Neil Duberry darts forward. Neil Duberry sees Ralph Dublin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ralph Dublin tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
55.34
Richard Bremner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincenzo Gilardino. Vincenzo Gilardino flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner tries a spectacular strike but Alex Gemmill is on top of it.
57.16
With imagination, Gavin Gemmill plays the ball forward to Marvin Van Galen. Marvin Van Galen knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Burley. With a superhuman jump, Andy Burley connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Alex Gemmill didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
59.27
Jose Costa flicks a high pass forward. Matt Liddell controls it well on his chest. Matt Liddell plays a one-two with Ralph Dublin and advances towards the goal... Marco Appoloni comes in with a late challenge on Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
60.03
Airdrieonians have made a substitution with Paolo Meijer replacing Rafael Barros .
61.07
Alec Burley threads a neat ball through to Alex Telfer. Alex Telfer finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Alex Gemmill. Excellent save.
63.39
Mario Monteiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Liddell. With vision, Matt Liddell picks a pass forward to Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.03
Alec Burley threads a neat ball through to Gavin Gemmill. Gavin Gemmill flicks a high pass forward to Paolo Meijer who brings the ball under control. Paolo Meijer shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
67.46
Mario Monteiro chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey shoots from 25 yards. It's there!! James Evans has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.54
Showing great composure, Gareth Sinclair picks a pass forward to Dave Hoekstra. Dave Hoekstra lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.54
Airdrieonians have made a substitution with Alec Brady replacing Alec Burley .
83.19
Gavin Gemmill sees Vincenzo Gilardino in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincenzo Gilardino controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
84.57
Andy Burley hacks Duncan Thomson from behind! Andy Burley is shown the yellow card! Duncan Thomson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Airdrieonians
Goals
3
4
Shots on Target
6
9
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
32.5%
42.5%
25%

Scorers
Jose Fortes Rey 63, 67, 76
Vincenzo Gilardino 3
Gavin Gemmill 25, 27
Andy Burley 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Gemmill of Airdrieonians

Match Ratings
1.Alex Gemmill (GK)
7
2.Duncan Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Mario Monteiro (DEF)
6
4.Neil Duberry (DEF)
6
5.Jose Costa (DEF)
6
6.Dave Hoekstra (MID)
6
7.Matt Liddell (MID)
6
8.Gareth Sinclair (MID)
6
9.Jose Fortes Rey (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Richard Gallacher (ATT)
6
11.Ralph Dublin (ATT)
6
 
12.Garry Graaven (GK)
0
13.Frederico Marquitos (DEF)
0
14.Gavin James (DEF)
0

1.James Evans (GK)
6
2.Marco Appoloni (DEF)
6
3.Alec Burley (DEF)
6
4.John Young (DEF)
6
5.Marvin Van Galen (MID)
6
6.Gavin Gemmill (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Richard Bremner (MID)
7
8.Alex Telfer (MID)
6
9.Andy Burley (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Vincenzo Gilardino (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Rafael Barros (ATT)
6
 
12.Alec Brady (DEF)
6
13.Gareth Maclean (MID)
0
14.Paolo Meijer (ATT)
6