Match Report


Elgin CityElgin City     CowdenbeathCowdenbeath
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alec GreigA. Greig43
G
captain1
G
54Noel WhiteN. White
Alex HendryA. Hendry49
D
2
D
60David MckinlayD. Mckinlay
Craig McallisterC. Mcallister45
D
3
D
52Stephen GoughS. Gough
Stuart MccallS. Mccall42
D
4
D
52Arturo ButraguenoA. Butragueno
Andy MckinlayA. Mckinlay39
D
5
M
55Duncan NaysmithD. Naysmith
John SounessJ. Souness56
M
6
M
50Matt HendersonM. Henderson
Colin GallacherC. Gallacher54
M
7
M
45Scott RaeS. Rae
David GemmellD. Gemmell51
M
8
M
43David GallacherD. Gallacher
Gary YoungG. Young47
A
9captain
A
57Garry HendryG. Hendry
Dominic HendersonD. Henderson45
A
10
A
50Scott FergusonS. Ferguson
Gavin RitchieG. Ritchie38
A
11
A
46Craig McStayC. McStay
 
Duncan SullivanD. Sullivan44
M
12
G
53Rafael RubioR. Rubio
Don GlassD. Glass39
M
13
D
47Gary BurleyG. Burley
Richard MasonR. Mason38
G
14
A
46Don BremnerD. Bremner

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Borough Briggs where Elgin City play host to Cowdenbeath. A crowd of 2,753 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Elgin City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cowdenbeath appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Mcinnes.


0.00
The whistle blows and Elgin City kick off!
2.56
Stuart Mccall flicks a high ball forward to Colin Gallacher who takes it down. Colin Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Young. Gary Young knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.35
Duncan Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.51
Stephen Gough knocks the ball forward to Matt Henderson. Matt Henderson runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Matt Henderson shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.10
Craig Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, John Souness. Showing composure, John Souness laces a through ball forward to Gary Young. Gary Young rushes past Arturo Butragueno! Gary Young cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.46
Stephen Gough breaks forward. Stephen Gough sees Garry Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garry Hendry shoots from distance but it flies wide!
16.36
Arturo Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Scott Rae controls it well on his chest. Scott Rae deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig McStay. Craig McStay tries a spectacular long range effort. Alec Greig gets down and covers it.
18.24
Stuart Mccall makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart Mccall flicks a high ball forward to Gary Young who takes it down. Gary Young plays a scrappy one-two with Gavin Ritchie and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gary Young side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.26
David Gemmell flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Henderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominic Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
26.28
David Mckinlay makes a simple pass to Matt Henderson. Matt Henderson threads a neat ball through to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
27.48
Stephen Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Henderson. Matt Henderson threads a neat ball through to Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
28.35
Craig Mcallister makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Young. Gary Young knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson directs the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
32.20
Duncan Naysmith passes the ball forward to Craig McStay. Craig McStay shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
36.43
Scott Rae surges forward with the ball. Scott Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Hendry but he's offside!
39.30
Colin Gallacher brings the ball forward. Colin Gallacher advances inside the box! Colin Gallacher takes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
Stephen Gough threads a neat ball through to Matt Henderson. Matt Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig McStay. Craig McStay shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Cowdenbeath kick off!
47.53
Colin Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson shoots from distance. Solid save from Noel White.
51.29
Colin Gallacher knocks the ball forward to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies just wide!
54.39
Scott Rae flicks a high pass forward. Craig McStay collects the pass. Craig McStay cuts inside the box! Craig McStay cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.27
Scott Ferguson catches Craig Mcallister on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Craig Mcallister hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.11
Elgin City have made a substitution with Richard Mason replacing Dominic Henderson .
61.16
Stephen Gough flicks a high pass forward. Matt Henderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig McStay. Craig McStay controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
63.49
Colin Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Gary Young. Gary Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
66.51
John Souness flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Ritchie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Mckinlay.
69.27
Colin Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Mason. Richard Mason whips in a cross ball towards Gary Young. Gary Young jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Gary Young scores for Elgin City!!
73.37
Andy Mckinlay passes the ball forward to John Souness. John Souness makes a simple pass to Gary Young. Gary Young shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
77.40
Elgin City have made a substitution with Don Glass replacing David Gemmell .
78.47
Arturo Butragueno knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Rae. Scott Rae hits a low pass to Craig McStay. Craig McStay shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
79.14
With some swift thinking, Stuart Mccall plays the ball forward to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher takes it forward alone. Colin Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Young but the linesman indicates offside!
84.44
Duncan Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Craig McStay. Craig McStay threads the ball through to Scott Ferguson but he's offside!
85.34
With vision, Colin Gallacher laces a through ball forward to Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie skips past David Mckinlay! David Mckinlay comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Ritchie. Penalty for Elgin City!!
85.34
The referee points to the spot..
86.39
Gavin Ritchie calmly steps up. The ball rockets into the roof of the net. Goal!
90.00
Andy Mckinlay clumsily knocks into Craig McStay. Andy Mckinlay is shown the yellow card! Craig McStay stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Elgin City

Cowdenbeath
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
8
10
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
29.5%
40.9%
29.5%

Scorers
Gavin Ritchie 3, 86 (p)
Gary Young 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary Young of Elgin City

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

1.Noel White (GK)
6
2.David Mckinlay (DEF)
6
3.Stephen Gough (DEF)
7
4.Arturo Butragueno (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Naysmith (MID)
6
6.Matt Henderson (MID)
7
7.Scott Rae (MID)
7
8.David Gallacher (MID)
6
9.Garry Hendry (ATT)
6
10.Scott Ferguson (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Craig McStay (ATT)
6
 
12.Rafael Rubio (GK)
0
13.Gary Burley (DEF)
0
14.Don Bremner (ATT)
0