Match Report
| St Mirren | St Mirren |  |  | Brechin | Brechin | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alec Naysmith | A. Naysmith |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Darren Walker | D. Walker | |||||||||
| Brenny Helder | B. Helder |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | David Hutchison | D. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Gary Cleland | G. Cleland | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 | | Robbie King | R. King | |||||||||
| Alexei Pédron | A. Pédron |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 | | Matt Inglis | M. Inglis | |||||||||
| Stephen McGrory | S. McGrory | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 | | Duncan Thomson | D. Thomson | |||||||||
| Dominic Hansen | D. Hansen | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Gary Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Alberto Mendes | A. Mendes |  | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Roy Inia | R. Inia | |||||||||
| Stephen Niven | S. Niven | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Craig Strachan | C. Strachan | |||||||||
| Craig Caldwell | C. Caldwell | | 53 | M | | 9 | | M | 55 |  | Leon Roth | L. Roth | |||||||||
| Eduardo Monteiro | E. Monteiro | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 86 | | Stephen McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Martin Jonssen | M. Jonssen |  | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 | | Stuart Hutchison | S. Hutchison | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Brechin. A crowd of 17,806 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both St Mirren and Brechin are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both St Mirren and Brechin are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0St Mirren kick off the first half!
2.49
0-0Alberto Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Monteiro. Eduardo Monteiro shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Darren Walker manages to gather it comfortably.
4.05
0-0Brechin are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
6.28
0-0Stuart Hutchison clumsily knocks into Gary Cleland. Stuart Hutchison is given a warning by the referee! Gary Cleland runs off the knock.
14.55
0-0Craig Strachan makes a probing pass to Stuart Hutchison. Stuart Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Cleland.
15.32
0-0Brenny Helder barges into Stephen McCoist. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen McCoist hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.50
Gary Strachan decides to run forward with the ball. Gary Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Hutchison. Stuart Hutchison heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Alec Naysmith.
26.54
0-1Roy Inia chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen McCoist. Stephen McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Hutchison. Stuart Hutchison is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.09
Alberto Mendes hacks Leon Roth from behind! Alberto Mendes is given a warning by the referee! Leon Roth runs off the knock.
32.30
0-1Alberto Mendes kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Monteiro. Eduardo Monteiro plays a perfect one-two with Martin Jonssen and rushes in on goal... Eduardo Monteiro takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.05
Gary Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen McCoist. Stephen McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephen McGrory.
45.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Brechin kick off!
47.13
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
55.04
Gary Cleland lofts the ball long. Eduardo Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Inglis.
57.42
Robbie King flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen McCoist. Stephen McCoist goes all the way! Stephen McCoist rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.28
Duncan Thomson advances with the ball. Duncan Thomson brings the ball forward. Duncan Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.35
Gary Cleland passes the ball forward to Alberto Mendes. Alberto Mendes knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Monteiro. Eduardo Monteiro shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.07
Stephen Niven makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen Niven finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.43
Stephen Niven makes a probing pass to Eduardo Monteiro. Eduardo Monteiro shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Darren Walker manages to gather it comfortably.
67.09
Leon Roth knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen McCoist. Stephen McCoist shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.02
Gary Cleland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Mendes. Alberto Mendes surges forward with the ball. Alberto Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Monteiro. Eduardo Monteiro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
73.11
Craig Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen McCoist. Stephen McCoist finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.12
Craig Caldwell makes a probing pass to Martin Jonssen. Martin Jonssen shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
85.58
Matt Inglis makes a probing pass to Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan passes the ball forward to Stuart Hutchison. Stuart Hutchison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alec Naysmith!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
30.6%
43.1%
26.4%
Scorers