Match Report


Stirling AlbionStirling Albion     Greenock MortonGreenock Morton
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Kevin BoothK. Booth61
G
captain1
G
78Richard HendryR. Hendry
Callum StrachanC. Strachan52
D
2
D
70Stuart SullivanS. Sullivan
Alec MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn47
D
3
D
63Simon ForbesS. Forbes
Alec SullivanA. Sullivan45
D
4
D
62Julian BeckJ. Beck
Don JohnstoneD. Johnstone50
M
5
D
59Bakary LorenzB. Lorenz
Rody MeijerR. Meijer45
M
6
M
64Thierry HuardT. Huard
Dominic NaysmithD. Naysmith45
M
7
M
52Garry JamesG. James
Dominic BradyD. Brady43
M
8captain
A
69Neil BremnerN. Bremner
David McStayD. McStay63
A
9
A
59Rafael HerreraR. Herrera
Garry MccallG. Mccall60
A
10
A
54John ClelandJ. Cleland
Thomas PaterT. Pater51
A
11
A
50Brian SherwoodB. Sherwood
 
Dominic FergusonD. Ferguson56
G
12
G
57Paul McinnesP. Mcinnes
Duncan YoungD. Young46
A
13
D
54Harry RobsonH. Robson
Alec BoothA. Booth43
M
14
M
50Paul GreigP. Greig

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Forthbank where Stirling Albion play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 9,787 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stirling Albion are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Ritchie.


0.00
Stirling Albion start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.31
With a delightful solo run, Garry James stretches the opposition's defence. Garry James whips in a cross ball towards John Cleland. John Cleland whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Kevin Booth manages to keep it out.
3.00
With imagination, Garry James plays the ball forward to Rafael Herrera. Rafael Herrera plays a quick one-two with Brian Sherwood and rushes in on goal... Rafael Herrera makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Kevin Booth.
4.03
Neil Bremner takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Dominic Brady reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
6.53
Thierry Huard surges forward with the ball. Thierry Huard knocks in a cross ball towards Brian Sherwood. Brian Sherwood powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
8.01
Rody Meijer hits a low pass to David McStay. David McStay shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David McStay!
12.32
Rody Meijer threads the ball through to Thomas Pater. Thomas Pater knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
14.50
Garry James threads a neat ball through to Brian Sherwood. Brian Sherwood knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.58
Garry James flicks a high pass forward. John Cleland collects the pass. John Cleland shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
21.01
Thierry Huard threads the ball through to John Cleland. John Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Booth who gathers it comfortably.
22.16
Stuart Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Thierry Huard controls it well on his chest. Without breaking stride, Thierry Huard plays the ball forward to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum Strachan.
24.51
Garry James flicks a high pass forward. Neil Bremner controls it well on his chest. Neil Bremner shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
28.03
Alec Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rody Meijer. Rody Meijer plays the ball forward to Thomas Pater. Thomas Pater knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.23
Don Johnstone makes a simple pass to David McStay. David McStay flicks a high pass forward. Garry Mccall controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Garry Mccall side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Richard Hendry gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
33.10
Dominic Naysmith flicks a high pass forward to Garry Mccall who brings the ball under control. Garry Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bakary Lorenz.
38.54
Garry James knocks the ball forward to John Cleland. John Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Herrera. Rafael Herrera connects with a diving header. Magnificent block by Alec Sullivan!
39.52
Julian Beck flicks a high ball forward to Garry James who takes it down. Garry James makes a simple pass to Rafael Herrera. Rafael Herrera knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.27
Thierry Huard surges forward with the ball. Thierry Huard lofts in a cross ball towards Brian Sherwood. Brian Sherwood outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Thierry Huard clumsily knocks into Don Johnstone. Thierry Huard is warned by the referee! Don Johnstone stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stirling Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Greenock Morton also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Greenock Morton get the second half underway!
47.03
Rody Meijer flicks the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
51.17
Alec Sullivan flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Brady who takes it down. Dominic Brady flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Pater who brings the ball under control. Thomas Pater lofts in a cross ball towards David McStay. David McStay jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
59.50
Garry James flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Herrera. Rafael Herrera finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
61.09
Bakary Lorenz sees Garry James in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garry James makes an attacking run forward. Garry James controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Kevin Booth gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
63.07
Alec Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Brady holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominic Brady knocks the ball forward to Thomas Pater. Thomas Pater sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
66.58
Garry James threads a neat ball through to Rafael Herrera. Rafael Herrera shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
67.15
Don Johnstone receives the ball from a throw-in from Dominic Naysmith. Don Johnstone makes a simple pass to David McStay. David McStay whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Pater. Thomas Pater finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.41
Garry James hits a low pass to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner runs straight at the defence! Neil Bremner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.03
Garry James flicks a high pass forward. Neil Bremner collects the pass. Neil Bremner lofts in a cross ball towards Brian Sherwood. Brian Sherwood gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
81.41
Stuart Sullivan clumsily knocks into Dominic Brady. The referee calls over Stuart Sullivan and warns him to calm down! Dominic Brady gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.06
Bakary Lorenz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry James. Garry James chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Sherwood. Brian Sherwood knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Herrera. Rafael Herrera shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
87.24
Garry James chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Herrera. Rafael Herrera knocks in a cross ball towards John Cleland. John Cleland jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Kevin Booth.
90.00
With great vision, Garry James plays the ball forward to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Stirling Albion

Greenock Morton
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.7%
65.3%
Play Area
30.7%
44%
25.3%

Scorers
David McStay 8
Thomas Pater 67
Neil Bremner 25, 40
Rafael Herrera 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Garry James of Greenock Morton

Match Ratings
1.Kevin Booth (GK)
7
2.Callum Strachan (DEF)
6
3.Alec Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
4.Alec Sullivan (DEF)
6
5.Don Johnstone (MID)
6
6.Rody Meijer (MID)
7
7.Dominic Naysmith (MID)
6
8.Dominic Brady (MID)
6
9.David McStay (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Garry Mccall (ATT)
6
11.Thomas Pater (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Dominic Ferguson (GK)
0
13.Duncan Young (ATT)
0
14.Alec Booth (MID)
0

1.Richard Hendry (GK)
6
2.Stuart Sullivan (DEF)
6
3.Simon Forbes (DEF)
6
4.Julian Beck (DEF)
6
5.Bakary Lorenz (DEF)
6
6.Thierry Huard (MID)
7
7.Garry James (MID)
9
8.Neil Bremner (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
9.Rafael Herrera (ATT)goal scored
8
10.John Cleland (ATT)
6
11.Brian Sherwood (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Mcinnes (GK)
0
13.Harry Robson (DEF)
0
14.Paul Greig (MID)
0