Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | St Mirren | St Mirren | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Samba Loko | S. Loko |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Alec Naysmith | A. Naysmith | |||||||||
| John Mckinlay | J. Mckinlay | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Brenny Helder | B. Helder | |||||||||
| Garry Young | G. Young | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Hannes Reimers | H. Reimers | |||||||||
| Duncan Hendry | D. Hendry | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Gary Cleland | G. Cleland | |||||||||
| Neil Morton | N. Morton | | 79 | M | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Alexei Pédron | A. Pédron | |||||||||
| Scott Telfer | S. Telfer | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Dominic Hansen | D. Hansen | |||||||||
| Dario Peyrlade | D. Peyrlade | | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 |  | Alberto Mendes | A. Mendes | |||||||||
| Alex McCoist | A. McCoist | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Stephen Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Lee Cutler | L. Cutler |  | 68 | A | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Craig Caldwell | C. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Matt Campbell | M. Campbell | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Eduardo Monteiro | E. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Jermaine Carragher | J. Carragher | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 |  | Martin Jonssen | M. Jonssen | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 16,520 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with St Mirren kicking off!
3.54
0-1Stephen Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Jonssen. Martin Jonssen shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
9.07
0-1Craig Caldwell clumsily knocks into Scott Telfer. The referee calls over Craig Caldwell and warns him to calm down! Scott Telfer runs off the knock.
10.30
Duncan Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist threads the ball through to Lee Cutler. Lee Cutler whips in a cross ball towards Jermaine Carragher. Jermaine Carragher directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.42
1-1Garry Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Carragher. Jermaine Carragher lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Campbell. Matt Campbell flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
15.41
John Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer sees space and advances. Scott Telfer whips in a cross ball towards Jermaine Carragher. Jermaine Carragher is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.48
1-1St Mirren are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
18.06
1-1Alberto Mendes chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Monteiro. Eduardo Monteiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.01
Garry Young kicks a strong pass forward to Dario Peyrlade. Dario Peyrlade makes a simple pass to Jermaine Carragher. Jermaine Carragher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Naysmith who gathers it comfortably.
21.33
Stephen Niven sees space and advances. Stephen Niven shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
26.13
Alex McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Campbell. Matt Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Lee Cutler. Lee Cutler flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.46
1-1Scott Telfer kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Carragher. Jermaine Carragher whips in a cross ball towards Lee Cutler. Lee Cutler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Alec Naysmith!
28.19
Neil Morton makes a simple pass to Matt Campbell. Matt Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexei Pédron.
32.50
Dario Peyrlade chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Carragher. Jermaine Carragher finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
40.27
Neil Morton chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Cutler. Lee Cutler whips in a cross ball towards Jermaine Carragher. Jermaine Carragher powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.13
Dario Peyrlade brings the ball forward. Dario Peyrlade knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hannes Reimers.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
47.15
Garry Young flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist advances with the ball. Alex McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.48
Gary Cleland makes a simple pass to Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell makes a probing pass to Eduardo Monteiro. Eduardo Monteiro tries a spectacular long range effort. Samba Loko easily smothers it.
55.41
Stephen Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Jonssen. Martin Jonssen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samba Loko who gathers it comfortably.
57.10
Duncan Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Carragher. Jermaine Carragher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Naysmith who gathers it comfortably.
65.31
Craig Caldwell sees a break and surges forward. Craig Caldwell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Samba Loko.
72.49
Brenny Helder passes the ball forward to Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Monteiro. Eduardo Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Hendry.
78.15
Scott Telfer surges forward with the ball. Scott Telfer knocks in a cross ball towards Jermaine Carragher. Jermaine Carragher heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.45
Stephen Niven makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
89.51
Garry Young clumsily knocks into Martin Jonssen. The referee calls over Garry Young and warns him to calm down! Martin Jonssen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.8%
41.2%
Play Area
30.6%
45.9%
23.5%
Scorers