INFO
LIVINGSTON 1-1 AIRDRIE UNITED
LEAGUE GAME 20
VENUE � ALMONDVALE
KICK OFF TIME � 3:00PM
DATE - 03 JANUARY 2009
STARTING 11
1 � STEPHEN ROBERTSON, 2 � WILLIAM MCLACHLAN, 3 - DAVID NIXON, 4 - KEVIN MCDONALD,
5 - BOBBY DONNELLY - MAN OF THE MATCH, 6 - MARC SMYTH, 7 - STEVEN MCDOUGALL, 8 - STEPHEN MCKENNA,
9 - SIMON LYNCH - 1 GOAL, 10 - SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN, 11 - JOE CARDLE
SUBS
USED
14 � MICHAEL BROWN FOR 7 � STEVEN MCDOUGALL, 15 - PAUL DI GIACOMO FOR 11 - JOE CARDLE
NOT USED
12 - MATTHEW HAZLEY, 16 - STEPHEN MAGUIRE, 17 � LEE HOLLIS
MAN OF THE MATCH
5 - BOBBY DONNELLY
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED WENT THREE GAMES UNBEATEN AS THEY DREW 1-1 WITH LIVINGSTON AT ALMONDVALE IN THE 20TH LEAGUE GAME OF THE SEASON THANKS TO SIMON LYNCH�S 10TH GOAL OF THE SEASON.
FIRST HALF
LIVINGSTON HAD THE MAJORITY OF CHANCES DURING THE FIRST HALF AND THE FIRST OF THESE CAME ON THE 6TH MINUTE AS FROM A CROSS INTO THE BOX LEIGH GRIFFITHS GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A HEADER BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE. TEN MINUTES LATER CALUM ELLIOT SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX AND KEAGHAN JACOBS SENT A SHOT GOALWARDS BUT IT WAS WEAK AND STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS LEIGH GRIFFITHS HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON TURNED IT OVER THE BAR AND FROM THE CORNER ANTHONY MCPARLAND CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND AN UNMARKED CHRIS INNES SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. SEVEN MINUTES AFTER THIS CALUM ELLIOT HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR.
AIRDRIE HAD THEIR FIRST CHANCE OF THE GAME ON THE 32ND MINUTE WHEN THEY WON A CORNER AS FROM IT JOE CARDLE CROSSED THE BALL TO THE EDGE OF THE BOX WHERE STEPHEN MCKENNA WAS AND HE HEADED IT INTO THE BOX AND SIMON LYNCH HEADED IT GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT JUST OVER THE BAR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS LEIGH GRIFFITHS NIPPED ONTO A SHORT AIRDRIE BACK PASS AND HE HIT A SHOT FROM A FEW YARDS OUT BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND THE DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. A MINUTE LATER LIVINGSTON SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX AND JAMES MCPAKE SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. WITH ONLY SIX MINUTES OF THE HALF REMAINING AIRDRIE WON A PENALTY AS STEPHEN MCKENNA WAS BROUGHT DOWN BY A RECKLESS KEAGHAN JACOBS TACKLE AND FROM IT SIMON LYNCH TOOK IT BUT RODDY MCKENZIE GUESSED THE CORRECT WAY AND EXCELLENTLY MADE THE SAVE AND FROM THE RESULTING CORNER THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND BOBBY DONNELLY SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE. LIVINGSTON HAD TWO MORE CHANCES BEFORE THE END OF THE HALF AND CALUM ELLIOT HAD THE FIRST OF THESE DURING THE FINAL MINUTE OF IT WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE AND THEN DURING STOPPAGE TIME LIVINGSTON WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND JAMES MCPAKE SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT HIT THE BAR AND WENT OVER AND THE TWO TEAMS HEADED INTO HALF TIME LEVEL.
SECOND HALF
DURING THE OPENING FIFTEEN MINUTES OF THE HALF AIRDRIE�S KEVIN MCDONALD AND STEPHEN MCKENNA AND LIVINGSTON�S JAMES MCPAKE WERE ALL YELLOW CARDED. AIRDRIE HAD THE ONLY CHANCE OF THESE FIFTEEN MINUTES ON THE 60TH MINUTE WHEN SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT RODDY MCKENZIE MADE THE SAVE. LIVINGSTON HAD THEIR FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF ON THE 62ND MINUTE WHEN JOE HAMILL HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WELL WIDE.
AIRDRIE MADE THEIR FIRST SUBSTITUTION OF THE GAME ON THE 67TH MINUTE AS PAUL DI GIACOMO CAME ON FOR JOE CARDLE. PAUL DI GIACOMO WAS TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT AS ONE MINUTE AFTER COMING ON HE WENT BY A FEW LIVINGSTON DEFENDERS INSIDE THE BOX AND CUT THE BALL BACK TO SIMON LYNCH AND HE TURNED THE BALL INTO THE NET TO GIVE AIRDRIE THE LEAD. SHORTLY AFTER THE GOAL KEVIN MCDONALD HAD A CHANCE FOR AIRDRIE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE. ON THE 72ND MINUTE SIMON LYNCH WAS YELLOW CARDED. THREE MINUTES LATER AIRDRIE HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS THEY WON A FREE KICK OUT ON THE RIGHT WING AND FROM IT KEVIN MCDONALD CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND DAVID NIXON SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR.
WITH ONLY EIGHT MINUTES OF THE HALF REMAINING AIRDRIE HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS FROM A STEVEN MCDOUGALL CROSS INTO THE BOX PAUL DI GIACOMO GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A HEADER BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE. TWO MINUTES LATER AIRDRIE MADE THEIR FINAL SUBSTITUTION OF THE GAME AS MICHAEL BROWN CAME ON FOR STEVEN MCDOUGALL. LIVINGSTON HAD THE NEXT CHANCE WITH ONLY FOUR MINUTES OF THE GAME REMAINING WHEN LEIGH GRIFFITHS CUT THE BALL BACK INSIDE THE BOX TO ANTHONY MCPARLAND AND HE HIT A SHOT WHICH STEPHEN ROBERTSON PARRIED AWAY BUT CALUM ELLIOT REACTED QUICKEST TO THE REBOUND AND TURNED THE BALL INTO THE NET FOR THE EQUALIZER. SHORTLY AFTER THIS LIVINGSTON HAD THE FINAL CHANCE OF THE GAME WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE AND THE GAME FINISHED 1-1.