Match Report
| Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath |  |  | Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Maikel De Vries | Maikel De Vries | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noel White | N. White |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 36 |  | Matt Collins | M. Collins | |||||||||
| David Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 41 |  | Luigi Ravanelli | L. Ravanelli | |||||||||
| Stephen Gough | S. Gough | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 42 | | Andy Booth | A. Booth | |||||||||
| Arturo Butragueno | A. Butragueno |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Damien Sinclair | D. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Duncan Naysmith | D. Naysmith | | 55 | M | | 5 | |  | M | 43 | | Alessio Ruotolo | A. Ruotolo | ||||||||
| Neil White | N. White | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 34 | | Craig Morton | C. Morton | |||||||||
| Matt Henderson | M. Henderson | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 36 | | Stuart Mccall | S. Mccall | |||||||||
| Scott Rae | S. Rae | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 37 | | Alex Brady | A. Brady | |||||||||
| Garry Hendry | G. Hendry | | 57 | A | | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Scott Inglis | S. Inglis | ||||||||
| Scott Ferguson | S. Ferguson | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 40 | | Billy McCoist | B. McCoist | |||||||||
| Craig McStay | C. McStay | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Alex McStay | A. McStay | |||||||||
| Rafael Rubio | R. Rubio | | 53 | G | | 12 | | D | 35 | | Richard Burley | R. Burley | |||||||||
| Gary Burley | G. Burley | | 47 | D | | 13 | | M | 43 | | Richard Morton | R. Morton | |||||||||
| Don Bremner | D. Bremner | | 45 | A | | 14 | | A | 44 | | Matt Ritchie | M. Ritchie | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Central Park where Cowdenbeath play host to Alloa Athletic. A crowd of 2,790 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cowdenbeath are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Alloa Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Mckinlay.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cowdenbeath are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Alloa Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Mckinlay.
0.00
0-0Alloa Athletic start the match!
2.13
0-0Craig Morton knocks the ball forward to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist passes the ball forward but Alex McStay is offside!
6.54
Duncan Naysmith makes a probing pass to Craig McStay. Craig McStay makes a probing pass to Scott Ferguson but he's offside!
12.28
0-0Scott Inglis changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Scott Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Mckinlay.
22.13
0-0Luigi Ravanelli flicks a high pass forward to Alex Brady who brings the ball under control. Alex Brady threads a neat ball through to Alex McStay. Alex McStay controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Noel White. Excellent save.
32.30
Duncan Naysmith knocks the ball forward to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson threads the ball through to Garry Hendry but he's offside!
33.57
0-0Stephen Gough knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil White. Neil White threads a neat ball through to Craig McStay. Craig McStay controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
36.32
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
38.11
Matt Henderson knocks the ball forward to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.31
0-0David Mckinlay barges into Alex McStay. David Mckinlay is given a warning by the referee! Alex McStay stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.42
Neil White flicks a high ball forward to Craig McStay who takes it down. Craig McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cowdenbeath appear unchanged since the first half. Alloa Athletic have changed their lineup with Richard Burley replacing Luigi Ravanelli, Richard Morton replacing Stuart Mccall and Matt Ritchie replacing Alex McStay.
45.00
The whistle blows and Cowdenbeath get the second half underway!
48.39
Arturo Butragueno makes a beautiful solo run. Arturo Butragueno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig McStay. Craig McStay shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Matt Collins!
53.43
David Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Matt Henderson controls it well on his chest. Matt Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Craig McStay collects the pass. Craig McStay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Burley.
54.46
Arturo Butragueno makes a strong solo run forward. Arturo Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Garry Hendry collects the pass. Garry Hendry shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.41
Arturo Butragueno hits a low pass to Duncan Naysmith. Duncan Naysmith advances with the ball. Duncan Naysmith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.42
Matt Henderson flicks a high ball forward to Scott Ferguson who takes it down. Scott Ferguson tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
77.45
Arturo Butragueno threads a neat ball through to Neil White. Neil White hits a low pass to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
78.40
Alex Brady threads the ball through to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
83.39
Andy Booth passes the ball forward to Alex Brady. Alex Brady flicks a high pass forward. Matt Ritchie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Ritchie finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
87.17
Richard Burley surges forward with the ball. Richard Burley plays the ball forward to Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
1-0Arturo Butragueno plays the ball forward to Neil White. Neil White threads a neat ball through to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson makes a defence splitting pass to Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
27.3%
45.5%
27.3%
Scorers
| Garry Hendry 90 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Arturo Butragueno of Cowdenbeath |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Noel White (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | David Mckinlay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen Gough (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Arturo Butragueno (DEF) | 9 | |
| 5. | Duncan Naysmith (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Neil White (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Matt Henderson (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Scott Rae (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Garry Hendry (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Scott Ferguson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Craig McStay (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Rafael Rubio (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gary Burley (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Don Bremner (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Matt Collins (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Luigi Ravanelli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Andy Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Damien Sinclair (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alessio Ruotolo (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Craig Morton (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Stuart Mccall (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Alex Brady (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Scott Inglis (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Billy McCoist (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alex McStay (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Richard Burley (DEF) | 7 | |
| 13. | Richard Morton (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Matt Ritchie (ATT) | 6 | |