Match Report
| Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock |  |  | East Stirling | East Stirling | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Loureiro | C. Loureiro |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Garry Gough | G. Gough | |||||||||
| Gary Fowler | G. Fowler |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Noah Herzog | N. Herzog | |||||||||
| Gharib Bouchiba | G. Bouchiba |  | 75 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Jose Gomes | J. Gomes | ||||||||
| Piet Verhoeven | P. Verhoeven |  | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Kevin McStay | K. McStay | |||||||||
| Stefano Foggia | S. Foggia |  | 68 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 |  | Claude Angeletti | C. Angeletti | |||||||||
| John Gough | J. Gough | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | David Marques | D. Marques | |||||||||
| Cristiano Loureiro | C. Loureiro | | 76 | M | | 7 | | | M | 63 | | Toni Vercoutre | T. Vercoutre | ||||||||
| Martin Mowbray | M. Mowbray | | 73 | M | | 8 | | A | 75 | | Colin Glass | C. Glass | |||||||||
| Gustavo Ochoa | G. Ochoa | | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Tobias Kneissl | T. Kneissl | |||||||||
| Dmytro Ryabushko | D. Ryabushko |  | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Dambou Ferri | D. Ferri | |||||||||
| Dave Brand | D. Brand | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Joos Van Der Meer | J. Van Der Meer | |||||||||
| Marcos Sanchez | M. Sanchez |  | 73 | M | | 12 | | A | 63 | | Dave Stockdale | D. Stockdale | |||||||||
| Gérard Auer | G. Auer |  | 72 | M | | 13 | | A | 60 | | Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | |||||||||
| Rodolphe Bourgeais | R. Bourgeais | | 68 | M | | 14 | | M | 59 | | David Greig | D. Greig | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Rugby Park where Kilmarnock play host to East Stirling. A crowd of 17,843 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Kilmarnock are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Rae.
The pitch is in good condition.
Kilmarnock are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Rae.
0.00
0-0East Stirling start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.30
0-0Gharib Bouchiba flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Loureiro controls it well on his chest. Cristiano Loureiro flicks a high ball forward to Dave Brand who takes it down. Dave Brand shoots from distance. Garry Gough easily gets down and covers it.
6.09
John Gough makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko shoots from distance but Garry Gough is on top of it.
9.06
0-0Martin Mowbray makes a run forward as John Gough takes the throw-in. Martin Mowbray skillfully chests the ball down. Martin Mowbray threads the ball through to Dave Brand. Dave Brand knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Gomes.
10.55
Toni Vercoutre sees Joos Van Der Meer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joos Van Der Meer plays a scrappy one-two with Tobias Kneissl and stumbles forward towards the goal... Joos Van Der Meer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
12.23
Cristiano Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa whips in a cross ball towards Dave Brand. Dave Brand powers a header at goal. Garry Gough easily punches it away to safety.
14.08
Toni Vercoutre flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Kneissl collects the pass. Tobias Kneissl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.59
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
30.24
Martin Mowbray threads a neat ball through to Dave Brand. Dave Brand knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claude Angeletti.
34.23
0-1Toni Vercoutre flicks a high ball forward to Joos Van Der Meer who takes it down. Joos Van Der Meer shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.15
0-1Kevin McStay knocks the ball forward to Toni Vercoutre. Toni Vercoutre passes the ball forward to Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer plays a one-two with Tobias Kneissl and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Joos Van Der Meer provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
44.05
Martin Mowbray brings the ball forward. Martin Mowbray knocks in a cross ball towards Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gustavo Ochoa!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Kilmarnock appear unchanged since the first half. East Stirling also appear unchanged since the first half. The Kilmarnock players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Kilmarnock kick off and get the second half underway!
48.48
1-1John Gough barges into Toni Vercoutre. The referee calls over John Gough and shows him a yellow card! Toni Vercoutre runs off the knock.
54.07
Cristiano Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko lofts in a cross ball towards Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
59.10
1-1Toni Vercoutre threads the ball through to Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri knocks the ball forward to Joos Van Der Meer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.08
1-1Kilmarnock have made 2 substitutions with Marcos Sanchez replacing Gary Fowler and Rodolphe Bourgeais replacing Dmytro Ryabushko and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. East Stirling have made 2 substitutions with Matt Dickov replacing David Marques and David Greig replacing Dambou Ferri .
65.54
Toni Vercoutre comes in with a late challenge on John Gough. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Gough hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.17
With a delightful solo run, Martin Mowbray stretches the opposition's defence. Martin Mowbray knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noah Herzog.
69.47
1-1Gustavo Ochoa hits a low pass to Rodolphe Bourgeais. Rodolphe Bourgeais knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Brand. Jose Gomes clumsily knocks into Dave Brand. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
75.49
Toni Vercoutre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Greig. David Greig runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from David Greig provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.28
Kilmarnock have made a substitution with Gérard Auer replacing Cristiano Loureiro .
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Joos Van Der Meer of East Stirling |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Carlos Loureiro (GK)
6
2. Gary Fowler (DEF)
6
3. Gharib Bouchiba (DEF)
6
4. Piet Verhoeven (DEF)
6
5. Stefano Foggia (DEF)
6
6. John Gough (MID)
5
7. Cristiano Loureiro (MID)
6
8. Martin Mowbray (MID)
8
9. Gustavo Ochoa (ATT)
9
10. Dmytro Ryabushko (ATT)
6
11. Dave Brand (ATT)
6
12. Marcos Sanchez (MID)
6
13. Gérard Auer (MID)
6
14. Rodolphe Bourgeais (MID)
6
1. Garry Gough (GK)
7
2. Noah Herzog (DEF)
6
3. Jose Gomes (DEF)
6
4. Kevin McStay (DEF)
6
5. Claude Angeletti (DEF)
6
6. David Marques (MID)
6
7. Toni Vercoutre (MID)
7
8. Colin Glass (ATT)
6
9. Tobias Kneissl (ATT)
6
10. Dambou Ferri (ATT)
6
11. Joos Van Der Meer (ATT)
9
12. Dave Stockdale (ATT)
0
13. Matt Dickov (ATT)
6
14. David Greig (MID)
6