INFO
AIRDRIE UNITED 0-0 DUNDEE
LEAGUE GAME 3
VENUE � EXCELSIOR
KICK OFF TIME � 3:00PM
DATE - 16 AUGUST 2008
STARTING 11
1 � STEPHEN ROBERTSON � MAN OF THE MATCH, 2 � MARC SMYTH (CAPTAIN), 3 � MATTHEW HAZLEY, 4 � KEVIN MCDONALD, 5 � BOBBY DONNELLY, 6 � DAVID NIXON, 7 � STEVEN MCDOUGALL, 8 � STEPHEN MCKENNA, 9 � PAUL DI GIACOMO,
10 � SIMON LYNCH, 11 � JOE CARDLE
SUBS
USED
12 � DARREN SMITH FOR 7 � STEVEN MCDOUGALL, 14 � SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN FOR 6 � DAVID NIXON,
15 � STUART NOBLE FOR 10 � SIMON LYNCH
NOT USED
16 - STEPHEN MAGUIRE, 17 � LEE HOLLIS
MAN OF THE MATCH
1 - STEPHEN ROBERTSON
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED PRODUCED A GOOD PERFORMANCE TO EARN A POINT AGAINST DUNDEE IN THE 3RD GAME OF THE SEASON TODAY AS THEY DREW 0-0.
FIRST HALF
THE GAME GOT OFF TO A SLOW START AS THE FIRST CHANCE OF IT WASN�T UNTIL THE 11TH MINUTE FOR DUNDEE WHEN MICKAEL ANTOINE-CURIER HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. SIX MINUTE�S LATER DUNDEE�S COLIN MCMENAMIN BECAME THE FIRST PLAYER TO HAVE A SHOT ON TARGET AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE HIT A SHOT BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE. A FEW MINUTES LATER MICKAEL ANTOINE-CURIER TURNED HIS MARKER AND HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND THE DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. DUNDEE CONTINUED TO KEEP UP THE PRESSURE AND ON THE 21ST MINUTE COLIN MCMENAMIN TURNED HIS MARKER INSIDE THE BOX AND HIT A SHOT BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON TURNED THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER THE DANGER WAS CLEARED.
ON THE 24TH MINUTE AIRDRIE WERE FORCED TO MAKE A CHANGE AS DAVID NIXON CAME OFF INJURED AND THIS MEANT SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN CAME ON. SIX MINUTES LATER PAUL DI GIACOMO WAS YELLOW CARDED FOR AIRDRIE. THEN ON THE 36TH MINUTE JOE CARDLE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT TOOK A DEFLECTION OFF OF EDDIE MALONE AND WENT JUST BY THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER JOE CARDLE CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX BUT IT WAS CLEARED AND THE BALL WENT BACK OUT TO JOE AND HE SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX WHICH SIMON LYNCH GOT ONTO WITH A HEADER BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR AND THE GAME WAS TO REMAIN GOALLESS HEADING INTO HALF TIME.
SECOND HALF
DUNDEE GOT THE HALF OFF TO A QUICK START AS DURING THE FIRST MINUTE OF IT MICKAEL ANTOINE-CURIER TURNED HIS MARKER INSIDE THE BOX AND HIT A SHOT BUT IT WAS SAVED BY THE IMPRESSIVE STEPHEN ROBERTSON. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE DIAMONDS HAD THERE FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF WHEN PAUL DI GIACOMO RACED IN ON GOAL AND HIT A SHOT FROM A TIGHT ANGLE INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. ON THE 50TH MINUET THE DIAMONDS WON A CORNER AND FROM IT STEVEN MCDOUGALL CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND STEPHEN MCKENNA SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE. DUNDEE WAS TO HAVE THE NEXT CHANCE THREE MINUTES LATER WHEN COLIN MCMENAMIN HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN ON THE 62ND MINUTE STEPHEN MCKENNA WAS YELLOW CARDED. FOUR MINUTES LATER AIRDRIE MADE THERE FIRST SUBSTITUTION AS STUART NOBLE CAME ON FOR SIMON LYNCH.
DUNDEE WERE TO HAVE THERE FINAL TWO CHANCES IN THE GAME WITH THE NEXT TWO. FIRSTLY ON THE 72ND MINUTE THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM GOAL OUT ON THE LEFT WING AND FROM IT PAUL MCHALE CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND AN UNMARKED MICKAEL ANTOINE-CURIER SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. FIVE MINUTES LATER COLIN MCMENAMIN HAD A GO FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE ANOTHER SAVE. AFTER THIS THE DIAMONDS WERE TO HAVE THE FINAL THREE CHANCES OF THE GAME. FIRSTLY ON THE 81ST MINUTE SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT ROBERT DOUGLAS MADE THE SAVE. SIX MINUTES LATER THE DIAMONDS WON A CORNER AND BEFORE IT COULD BE TAKEN THEY MADE THERE FINAL SUBSTITUTION OF THE GAME AS DARREN SMITH CAME ON FOR STEVEN MCDOUGALL AND FROM THE CORNER JOE CARDLE CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND AN UNMARKED PAUL DI GIACOMO SENT A SHOT GOALWARDS FROM ABOUT TEN YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. THEN DURING THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE GAME SUBSTITUTE DARREN SMITH HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT ROBERT DOUGLAS MADE THE SAVE AND THE GAME FINISHED 0-0.