Match Report


Elgin CityElgin City     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alec GreigA. Greig43
G
captain1
G
44John DalglishJ. Dalglish
Alex HendryA. Hendry49
D
2
D
47Paul LawP. Law
Craig McallisterC. Mcallister45
D
3captain
D
46David GreigD. Greig
Stuart MccallS. Mccall42
D
4
D
45Gavin GemmellG. Gemmell
Andy MckinlayA. Mckinlay39
D
5
D
43Neil HendryN. Hendry
John SounessJ. Souness56
M
6
M
49Callum GallacherC. Gallacher
Colin GallacherC. Gallacher54
M
7
M
46Billy MasonB. Mason
David GemmellD. Gemmell51
M
8
M
44Andy ElliottA. Elliott
Gary YoungG. Young47
A
9
M
42Matt ClelandM. Cleland
Dominic HendersonD. Henderson45
A
10
A
50Neil WhiteN. White
Gavin RitchieG. Ritchie38
A
11
A
46David LawD. Law
 
Duncan SullivanD. Sullivan44
M
12
M
42Scott HendryS. Hendry
Don GlassD. Glass39
M
13
D
40Paul WhiteP. White
Richard MasonR. Mason38
G
14
D
39Gavin MasonG. Mason

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Borough Briggs where Elgin City play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A crowd of 2,383 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Elgin City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Mckinlay.


0.00
Elgin City kick off and get the first half underway!
4.42
Andy Elliott threads a neat ball through to David Law. David Law knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Mcallister.
8.12
Alex Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, David Gemmell. David Gemmell makes a simple pass to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but John Dalglish smothers it!
10.16
Craig Mcallister makes a probing pass to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! John Dalglish had no chance!! Goal for Elgin City!
18.36
David Gemmell catches Billy Mason on the ankles. David Gemmell is warned by the referee! Billy Mason runs off the knock.
39.19
Andy Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Neil White. Neil White lofts in a cross ball towards David Law. David Law directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Alec Greig.
40.23
It's a corner kick. Billy Mason loops the ball over to the far post. Stuart Mccall gets to the ball and clears it up field.
44.45
Craig Mcallister hacks Neil White from behind! Craig Mcallister is shown the yellow card! Neil White gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
David Law catches Alex Hendry on the ankles. The referee calls over David Law and shows him a yellow card! Alex Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Elgin City have changed their lineup with Duncan Sullivan replacing Alex Hendry. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off the second half!
47.33
Duncan Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks the ball forward to Gary Young but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
54.57
Andy Mckinlay makes a simple pass to David Gemmell. David Gemmell passes the ball forward to Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.35
Andy Elliott makes an attacking run forward. Andy Elliott knocks the ball forward to Neil White but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.57
Elgin City have made a substitution with Richard Mason replacing Dominic Henderson .
69.42
John Souness flicks a high ball forward to Gavin Ritchie who takes it down. Gavin Ritchie whips in a cross ball towards Richard Mason. Richard Mason heads the ball goalwards but it flies just wide!
73.13
Andy Mckinlay hacks Billy Mason from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Mason runs off the knock.
77.35
Elgin City have made a substitution with Don Glass replacing David Gemmell .
79.37
Colin Gallacher comes in with a late challenge on Andy Elliott. The referee warns Colin Gallacher to calm down! Andy Elliott runs off the knock.
81.34
Gavin Gemmell barges into Gary Young. Gavin Gemmell is shown the yellow card! Gary Young runs off the knock.
89.52
Neil Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Callum Gallacher. Callum Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Neil White. Neil White shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Elgin City

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
32.9%
45.2%
21.9%

Scorers
Gavin Ritchie 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Ritchie of Elgin City

Match Ratings
1.Alec Greig (GK)
6
2.Alex Hendry (DEF)
6
3.Craig Mcallister (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Stuart Mccall (DEF)
7
5.Andy Mckinlay (DEF)yellow card
5
6.John Souness (MID)
7
7.Colin Gallacher (MID)
7
8.David Gemmell (MID)
6
9.Gary Young (ATT)
6
10.Dominic Henderson (ATT)
6
11.Gavin Ritchie (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Duncan Sullivan (MID)
6
13.Don Glass (MID)
6
14.Richard Mason (GK)
6

1.John Dalglish (GK)
6
2.Paul Law (DEF)
6
3.David Greig (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Gemmell (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Neil Hendry (DEF)
6
6.Callum Gallacher (MID)
6
7.Billy Mason (MID)
7
8.Andy Elliott (MID)
8
9.Matt Cleland (MID)
6
10.Neil White (ATT)
6
11.David Law (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Scott Hendry (MID)
0
13.Paul White (DEF)
0
14.Gavin Mason (DEF)
0