Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Greenock MortonGreenock Morton
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
David BirindelliD. Birindelli50
G
1
G
78Richard HendryR. Hendry
Neil GemmillN. Gemmill63
D
2
D
70Stuart SullivanS. Sullivan
Victor CiechelsiV. Ciechelsi58
D
3
D
62Julian BeckJ. Beck
Tiago SemedoT. Semedo57
D
4
D
59Bakary LorenzB. Lorenz
Thomas JaschkeT. Jaschke56
D
5
D
54Harry RobsonH. Robson
Sylvain RichardsS. Richards67
M
captain6
M
64Duncan GallacherD. Gallacher
Victor AbidalV. Abidal67
M
7
M
52Garry JamesG. James
Gavin HendryG. Hendry66
M
8captain
A
69Neil BremnerN. Bremner
Stephen McNeillS. McNeill60
A
9
A
59Rafael HerreraR. Herrera
Paul LiddellP. Liddell60
A
10
A
54John ClelandJ. Cleland
Steffen OverathS. Overath53
A
11
A
50Brian SherwoodB. Sherwood
 
Scott BoothS. Booth66
M
12
G
57Paul McinnesP. Mcinnes
William RouxelW. Rouxel60
M
13
M
50Paul GreigP. Greig
Matt DickovM. Dickov54
D
14
D
48Paul FergusonP. Ferguson

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Greenock Morton in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Strachan.


0.00
Greenock Morton start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.00
Duncan Gallacher makes a simple pass to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Victor Ciechelsi.
8.27
Gavin Hendry sees Stephen McNeill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen McNeill knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Liddell. Paul Liddell heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Richard Hendry. Excellent save.
9.36
Thomas Jaschke makes a probing pass to Sylvain Richards. Sylvain Richards flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
16.22
Victor Ciechelsi sees Gavin Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Liddell. Paul Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Julian Beck sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
18.02
Garry James barges into Victor Abidal. Garry James is shown the yellow card! Victor Abidal gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.01
Thomas Jaschke chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Abidal. Victor Abidal hits a low pass to Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Liddell. With a superhuman jump, Paul Liddell connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.26
Thomas Jaschke knocks the ball forward to Sylvain Richards. Sylvain Richards hits a low pass to Paul Liddell. Paul Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Richard Hendry manages to gather it easily.
30.31
St Mirren are playing very defensively.
32.42
Stuart Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Garry James. Garry James flicks a high pass forward. Neil Bremner collects the pass. Neil Bremner skips past Tiago Semedo! Neil Bremner shoots from just inside the box but it whistles just wide of the post!
34.31
St Mirren are in full control of this game.
38.43
Sylvain Richards kicks a strong pass forward to Steffen Overath. Steffen Overath lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.51
Bakary Lorenz takes a quick throw-in. Julian Beck flicks a high ball forward to Garry James who takes it down. Garry James flicks the ball to his team mate, Brian Sherwood. Brian Sherwood skips past Neil Gemmill! Brian Sherwood rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.51
Victor Ciechelsi flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Overath. Steffen Overath advances inside the box! Julian Beck barges into Steffen Overath. Steffen Overath appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
45.00
Harry Robson kicks a strong pass forward to Garry James. Garry James controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Cleland. John Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but David Birindelli is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
St Mirren kick off!
51.16
Gavin Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McNeill controls it well on his chest. Stephen McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.27
Garry James flicks a high pass forward. Brian Sherwood controls it well on his chest. Brian Sherwood knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Birindelli who gathers it comfortably.
54.21
Neil Gemmill receives the ball from a throw-in from Victor Ciechelsi. Neil Gemmill chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Abidal. Victor Abidal makes a simple pass to Steffen Overath. Steffen Overath shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.13
Victor Abidal chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Overath. Steffen Overath controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Richard Hendry.
56.17
Sylvain Richards takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Gavin Hendry side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.27
Bakary Lorenz knocks the ball forward to Duncan Gallacher. Duncan Gallacher makes a beautiful solo run. Duncan Gallacher lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.05
Victor Ciechelsi makes a probing pass to Sylvain Richards. Sylvain Richards flicks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Overath. Steffen Overath finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
65.58
Duncan Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Herrera. Rafael Herrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.58
Bakary Lorenz comes in with a late challenge on Paul Liddell. The referee warns Bakary Lorenz to calm down! Paul Liddell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.11
Duncan Gallacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner whips in a cross ball towards Brian Sherwood. With a superhuman jump, Brian Sherwood connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
77.46
Neil Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Victor Abidal holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Victor Abidal hits a low pass to Paul Liddell. Paul Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
79.19
Neil Bremner comes in with a late challenge on Thomas Jaschke. The referee warns Neil Bremner to calm down! Thomas Jaschke grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.02
Stuart Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Garry James. Garry James brings the ball forward. Garry James shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
89.14
Garry James knocks the ball to his team mate, John Cleland. John Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Greenock Morton
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.7%
35.3%
Play Area
28.2%
44.7%
27.1%

Scorers
Paul Liddell 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Liddell of St Mirren

Match Ratings
1.David Birindelli (GK)
6
2.Neil Gemmill (DEF)
7
3.Victor Ciechelsi (DEF)
7
4.Tiago Semedo (DEF)
6
5.Thomas Jaschke (DEF)
7
6.Sylvain Richards (MID)
8
7.Victor Abidal (MID)
7
8.Gavin Hendry (MID)
7
9.Stephen McNeill (ATT)
8
10.Paul Liddell (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Steffen Overath (ATT)
7
 
12.Scott Booth (MID)
0
13.William Rouxel (MID)
0
14.Matt Dickov (DEF)
0

1.Richard Hendry (GK)
8
2.Stuart Sullivan (DEF)
6
3.Julian Beck (DEF)
6
4.Bakary Lorenz (DEF)
6
5.Harry Robson (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Gallacher (MID)
8
7.Garry James (MID)yellow card
7
8.Neil Bremner (ATT)
7
9.Rafael Herrera (ATT)
6
10.John Cleland (ATT)
6
11.Brian Sherwood (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Mcinnes (GK)
0
13.Paul Greig (MID)
0
14.Paul Ferguson (DEF)
0