Yippeeee we\`re 3rd!!!! Note to Ozzie Snr - he`s no` bad with that ball eh? ;) 95 FT 93 Gibson to take. Goes past the wall and just past the right hand post. Phinn and Gibson get in some graeat footwork as Paul Willis tries a shot on goal from inside the box and just a smidgeon past the right hand post. 92 Gibson to take. Taken quickly and short. Goes back to Gibson wgo fos imself and is brought down at 18 yard line and wins a free kick just outside the box. 92 Pars win a corner. 90+1 Willis with a high footed ball. Airdrie forward again. Long try on goal from 25 yards out goes past the right hand post and bounces off the empty seats behind. 90 Ozzie to Woods long ball to DG lovely ball now to Phinn who puts it over the bar from 20 yards out. 88 Gibson takes the ball to 15 yards out. Ozzie to Phinn over to Dowie. Throw in for home side at halfway line. Free kick to Airdrie as DG fouls. Sub for Airdrie, off i`ve no` clue and who came on is anyone`s guess - Diamonds yer intercom system is naff. Ozzie to our rescue as a plethora of Diamonds in our box trying to do something. 87 Raith 4 RC 1 87 Morton 2 Ayr 1 86 Kidding. Would never wish any harm to any player on a pitch. Oh he`s no` weel after all. He`s off. Sub for Airdrie - on Keegan. 85 Gemmill being looked at but he seems fine. Bugger. 83 Airdrie at our 18 yard line. Bell gets in between. DG chases loose ball. Ross with a throw in deep in our half. Bell headers down. Gemill there. Airdie forward again cross into the box and Gemill just headers past our right hand post. 82 Long ball from Hollis too long for his players at midfield and out for a throw in to the pars. Ooops sorry it was Paul Willis who came on. Sub for pars - off Super Joe, on Ross Campbell. Amazing reception for Joe. 80 Joe to DG who turns and passes to Nick. Parratt down and strangely enough back up fighting as fit as ref ignored him. Gemill in our box however at this end as AIrdrie were up and running. Woods and Ozzie get it away. Came close there Airdrie. Joe to Bell down to Ross up to Gibson but its too long. 78 Phinn and GIbson fighting for the ball and win. Throw in for pars in airdrie half. R McCann heads ball out of our box. Dowie to Ross passes to Gibson but too long. Now Willie on a run to Bell cross in the box to Joe hands it to Willie who was in a great position but its away. Willie again to Joe who takes it himself and a near header from Donnelly puts the ball just into the hands of Hollis. Great try Joe! 77 Ozzie takes on Gemmill and wins. Woods gets it away from danger however as Holmes loses. Now Gibson on a run passes to Joe as he pushes an Airdrie player down and is warned. 75 Dowie to Woods to Ozzie to Holmes. Up to Nick who was on a great run but deemed offside. Mclaughlin to take, curled over the wall but easily saved by Smith. 74 Free kick to home side at halfway line. Gemill in our box. Out to R McCann and Gemill again. Now Parratt being kept back by Ozzie and Joe, who is down after a clash of heads and has earned a yellow too... ah dunno... but is now part of the wall for a free kick 20 yards out. First DG puts it off the bar, and then Phinn (I think - lots of bodies in the way) puts it in from close range but offside flag was up. 71 Smith long ball to halfway line. Woods back to Smith. GIbson and Ross down holding his back. He`s off to get looked at. Up again, phew. 69 Ross to Holmes up to DG. Bell loses out and Hollis has it. Long to Gemill but Ozzie has it first. Storey to Baird who is fouled. R McCann in our box with a few touches turns and tries a shot on goal but its limp, and trundles past the right hand post. 67 Parratt with throw in deep in our half. Bell mises a header but has it now. GIbson to Bell but its too long. Airdie have it. |Dowie headers and passes to Joe who wins a throw in. Ozzie wins a free kick. DG edge of box turns and loses it as the airdrie defence keep it. Ball to Bell however and Holmes. Airdrie intercept. Gemill to R McCann. Over to OCaroll in our box but offside flag up. 66 Nice touch by OCarroll to Parratt and Dowie has to put the ball out for a free kick. Gibson now up their box and tries a shot on goal but easily saved by Hollis. Jeezy peeps talk about an end to end game! 64 Woods to Phinn. Airdrie hellbent on getting an equaliser throw everyone forward and Ross and Burke take it in turns to get the ball off them. DG to Joe edge of box back to DG who tries a shot on goal but all the airdrie players thre by the looks of it hollis fumbles but the ball is away. gemill chases but woods gets it to smith. 63 He`s off and running however to trackside as the magic sponge has done its work. Holmes being suited up on our bench. 63 Lovering is the player down. Ross headers down corner and Ozzie gets it away. Still in our half however as Burke pasees to DG who runs to 18 yard box himself and Bell tries a shot on goal passes to Gibson egde of box to Bell and Airdrie player down as the home side are stopped in their tracks by Ross. Play stopped now for player down but there are two other Airdrie players looking rather cream crackered. 60 Long and high and Mclaughlin in the box but slips as Smith handles well. Gemill again this time at halfway line. Waddell to Gemill in the box and wins yet another corner. No idea who that came off! Ross to DG and Joe chases. Hollis with a long kick to halfway line. Woods chases spare ball as Smith gets to it. Bell headers down. Airdrie away again. Good set play. Gemill waiting on the nearside wing but cross is too long for him. Woods to Ozzie to Dowie and Smith pelts it up field. Burke pushed but ignored by ref. Smith again this time to halfway line finds the head of Gemill and Mclaughlin and Dowie puts the defensive boot in and gives the home side a corner. 58 Dowie was up for the header but Gemill is on a run down the far wing and takes it all the way to our 18 yard box and fires a shot in but Smith easily handles. 55 A late hand ball call to Gibson deep in our half as the home side have a free kick. Home fans singing. Corner for the home side as a pars head up in the box and play on. Bell to isbon to bell great run passes to Joe runs himself passes to dg in the box rebounds off defender airdrie away good control by baird but rebounds of joe now dg has it back over to burke and over to ross great play pars. bow to burke to woods runs foward rebounds off gemill and pars have their first corner of the second half. 54 Sorry fingers cold despite the mittens. Wind has picked up. Gemmill forward. Ozzie and Joe to DG who is on a great run on the wing, passes to the 18 yard line passes to Nick who just puts the ball past the right hand post. Oooft! 52 Inswigngin and Smith handles. Away to Joe who takes it on himself and passes to Gibson egde of 18 yard area back to Bell looks up, back to Ross passes to Bell but its too short however burke is there over to ozzie to joe to phinn to burke is tackled easily and airdrie away as ozzie chases r mccann now to baird to gemmill edge of 17 yard area over the box area and airdrie win yet another corner as their forwards do their job. Its played short and R McCann puts it over the bar from 20 yards out. 51 Airdrie getting forward again. A low shot across into the box from Airdrie and its another corner for the home side. 49 Nick to Ozzie to Burke up to Bell who just loses it. Airdrie have it midfield. Gemmill cant get there. R Mccann takes it forward. Cross into the box but airdrie forwards not up for it. Pars with a throw in. Airdie in between. Gemmill in the box and a shot off the bar from R McCann. and Gibson loses out to a corner for tehe homse side. Smith handles easily. Joe Joe Super Joe.... rings out from the pars fans. Second half. Teams back out. Phew. For a minute there thought they were enjoying their orange juice too much. Crowd 1864 HT whistle goes. 44 Gemmill to Mclaughlin and home side looking for a penalty as Smyth goes down. No says ref. 42 Inswinging and Smith has to punch it away. Gibson on the run., Looks up and tries to get past two defenders but the ball is taken off him. Free kick to Airdrie as Burke fouls. Airdrie forard again but Phinn makes sure. Home side picking some holes in our defence. Dowie to Burke over to Gibson. Runs to midway. Passes to DG, crosses into box for oncoming Gibson but its away. Now to Burke, to Bell to Gibson. 42 Ozzie with a throw in deep in our half. DG chases at halfway line. Airdrie in play. Waddell gets into our box and wins the first corner to the home side. raith beating ross county 3-1? Jeesh 39 Well done Ozzie for keeping the far left wing clear from diamonds. Long ball from Ross to Gibson who is fouled in the process but not seen by ref. Diamonds trying to get past Ozzie on the far left hand side. Nice backheeler from Joe to Burke. Gibson to Ross lovely cross up to Bell who runs to 18 yard line crosses in and Storey headers it behind for another pars corner. |Taken quickly by Joe and over the heads of everyone and out for a goal kick. Nick in the right place at the right time. Lovely ball in from the left from DG, headed down by Joe who cooly passed to Nick who slotted it home into the goal. 36 Smith to Dowie to Ross to Gibson held, again, back to Ross up to DG over to Gibson long ball to DG who controls well edge of box tuns and gives to Joe who passes to Phinn and puts the ball in the net from close quarters. 35 Burke to Phinn to Bell, Gibson and now to Ross whose shot is blocked. Over to Burke. long ball from Phinn goes straight to Hollis` hands. 34 Woods stops a long ball and Burke passes to Joe who has to chase the ball but its too far. Throw in to Airdrie. 33 Airdie egde of our box ball into the area and Ross and gibson get it away. Throw in deep in our half to Airdrie. Lovering to Gemmill. Airdrie picking up now. Smyth to Mclaughlin and a long ball forward into our area but Smith there first. 30 Baird to Lovering. McLaughlin to Ryan McCann. Nice play by the home side but Woods has it passes towards DG. Burke is caught but ref says play on. Dowie to Ross to DG who is crowded by three diamonds. Phinn to Joe. Airdrie trying to get in between. Gibson chasing Waddell. Woods to Burke high ball to Ross, Dowie and Gibson but he loses it. Airdrie`s 10 Baird on a good run. But Burke has other ideas. Bell now passes to DG he loses out. Waddell to McLaughlin to Ryan McCann to Smyth, and win a throw in for his side just past halfway line. 29 Burke to Ross, DG crowded out. Over to Woods via Dowie. Lovely ball to DG and his shot on goal within the 18 yard box trundles just past it and out to the left hand side. Not sure if an offside flag was up. Baird with a long ball towards our Ozzie deep in our half. 28 pars have it again. Gibson gets it past to Bell edge of the box turns looks gives it to Greg who puts it in the 18 yard area but Airdrie pick it up and are away with it. 26 Hollis kick to the halfway line. Ross picks up. Long ball to Gibson edge of box, passes to Bell who cant get past defenders. Pars still have it. Joe to Ozzie to Phinn to Ross up to GIbson who goes past two defenders and tries a shot on goal from outside box and Hollis has to stretch to punch it away for another Pars corner. 26 Quite a few chances for us so far. 25 Smith short pass to Woods over to Dowie up to Ross. Now to Gibson who is covered but controls nsd passes to DG who tries a shot on goal from 20 yards out but its just over the bar. 24 Airdrie with a throw in our half. Ball goes to the centre line but Pars get in between. Ross wins a throw in. Dowie to Ross. Woods doesnt get there in time however does it better second time and makes sure. Goal kick to the pars. 23 Deep in our half. Phinn intercepts. Woods rebounds a hard ball against McLaughlin. Ouch. Dowie passes long to Ross who takes it midfield. Pases to Gibson up to DG runs back to Gibson passes to Ross and Gibson passes to Burke and Woods has a great cross into the box as DG slides in towards goal and just misses out as the ball goes to the right of the post. 21 Joe brought down a well controlled ball on the far right hand wing however is tackled eventually and Airdrie have the ball. 20 Airdrie win a throw in deep in our half. Lovering to take. Ross controls a chest ball well and over to Burke who runs through midfield passes to Joe who in turns put it out of play. Macca suited and booted today I see. Dowie puts the ball to safety out of play as Airdrie make a run to our goal area. Ozzie also has to do the same as their forwards try again. 17 Willie to take. Outswinging and Airdrie have a touch of the ball at long last. However it was short lived as the ball goes out of play deep in our half. Dowie to Ross over to Woods looks up and gives it back to Dowie who gives it to Burke and up towards Bell but he is outjumped. Dowie makes sure of the spare ball and over to Ozzie who is being hounded by McLaughlin. Dowie again. Ross to Dowie. 14 Good play from Bell, Ross and Gibson imo so far. Dowie pass to Ross halfway line. Back to Dowie over to Woods, up to Ozzie but loses out on a throw in deep in diamonds half. Phinn gains a loose ball and Ross passes to Gibson who cant get the ball to DG. However its Burke and Joe is taken out on the far right hand side by Parratt and a free kick for the Pars as the first yellow card is shown to the home side. 28 yards out. Gibson takes, hits the heads of the diamonds wall but pars still have possession as its picked up by Bell. Free kick again for the pars. This time as Gibson is fouled. Willie to take. Low into the box and back to Dowie. Phinn to Ross to Gibson high ball to Ross to DG on the wing runs past defenders and nearly an own goal as McLaughlin heads just past the right hand post. Corner to the pars. 13 Belly to Gibson edge of box and another try for goal from the yellow boots goes over the head of Hollis and out for a goal kick to the home side. 12 Joe to Burke and back to Joe who turns and tries a 25 yard shot on goal and Hollis just misses his fingertip touch as the ball goes wide of the left hand post and out for a goal kick. 10 Ross up to Gibson back to Ross tackled by Waddell but keeps the ball. Woods to Ozzie to Belly who passes t oRoss to Belly all edge of the box play, to Gibson who kicks long into the box and over the heads of our guys but wins a corner. Joe to take. It goes long and Hollis has to stretch to punch it away and out for a throw in to the pars. Gibson takes. 09 Burke takes, up to DG who is blocked at the 18 yard line. Dowie headers the long pass from Hollis to Woods, a lovely ball to DG who runs into the 18yard box tries a shot on goal but its just off the bar ... jeesh thought it was in... and Gibson now tries his luck but shoots straight to Hollis. 07 Ozzie headers down a long ball from Phinn and as Joe as boos come in from the home crowd for the red booted player. Pars have two chances on goal from then on as Phinn headers down into the box and Belly has a shot also but both tries blocked by the diamonds defence. Ross to Belly with a backheeler to Gibson who in turn is fouled deep in the home side`s half. Free kick to the Pars. 05 Hollis with long kick to halfway line. Ozzie takes. Looks up and sees Dowie passes to Ross up to Gibson who is held and squashed as Bell chases the loose ball but Hollis is there. Ross to Burke but Ryan McCann there first. Burke to Belly over to Gibson. Passes to DG has a shot on goal from an angle but Hollis collects easily. Long ball from their keeper to our Ozzie and Smith has to get it away from danger. his pass to Gibson is away but Belly intercepts. 03 Great play by Ross to Bell to Gibson as Airdrie put a shot across our 18 yard line from Waddell but no one was there to pick it up. Ross midway up to Belly and onwards to Phinn but its too short. Pars get it back as Burke passes to Ohinn and onwards to Ozzie but its too long and out at the corner flag deep in the Diamonds half. 03 Lovering takes. Throws to McLaughlin. 02 Long ball across field to Ross while Belly and Burke pass between each other. Bell up for the header from Ross but Airdrie get in between. Long ball forward from Smyth and win a throw in deep in our half. Gibson on the wing with a good throw in won but not so says the ref. Home side take the initiative and run towards our 18 yard line with John Baird leading the way, whilst Dowie keeps him at length and the ball goes to our keeper for a long kick to the halfway line. Throw in for pars deep in our half. Phinn to Ozzie over to |Dowie and to Ross up to DG over to Oz at halway line and Joe has a run but stopped in his tracks. Pars to kick off. A plethora of red on the pitch today with the home side in their traditional red and white diamond tops and red shorts, while the Pars have adopted the red away top and black shorts with red trim. The sun has now come oot... it`s braw....for the supporters! Someone take the lid aff the PB please. It`s a tad chilly here at Airdrie. Hope those who have made the journey have got their simmets on. Brrrr |