Football
Spartans vs Elgin City. Scottish League 2.
3:00pm, Saturday 19th August 2023.
Ainslie ParkAttendance: Attendance567.
Match ends, The Spartans 2, Elgin City 1.
Second Half ends, The Spartans 2, Elgin City 1.
Substitution, The Spartans. Sam Jones replaces Cammy Russell.
Substitution, Elgin City. Aidan Cruickshank replaces Ben Barron.
Attempt saved. Russell Dingwall (Elgin City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Jordan Tapping (The Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Harvey (Elgin City).
Corner, The Spartans. Conceded by Mitchell Taylor.
Rhys Armstrong (The Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Elgin City. Conceded by Blair Carswell.
Attempt saved. Russell Dingwall (Elgin City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Mikey Allan (The Spartans).
Ben Barron (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gavin Morrison (The Spartans).
Russell Dingwall (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Danny Denholm (The Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan MacLeman (Elgin City).
Goal! The Spartans 2, Elgin City 1. Russell Dingwall (Elgin City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mitchell Taylor.
Attempt missed. Ross Draper (Elgin City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Wright (Elgin City) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
Substitution, The Spartans. Gavin Morrison replaces Bradley Whyte.
Substitution, The Spartans. Danny Denholm replaces Jamie Dishington.
Attempt blocked. Cammy Russell (The Spartans) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Elgin City. Matthew Cooper replaces Nathan Cooney.
Corner, Elgin City. Conceded by Jordan Tapping.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Wright (Elgin City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Mikey Allan (The Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, The Spartans. Conceded by Tom McHale.
Attempt saved. Blair Henderson (The Spartans) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal! The Spartans 2, Elgin City 0. Rhys Armstrong (The Spartans) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cammy Russell.
Goal! The Spartans 1, Elgin City 0. James Craigen (The Spartans) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cammy Russell.
Foul by Cammy Russell (The Spartans).
Connal Ewan (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jordan Tapping (The Spartans) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, The Spartans. Conceded by Ross Draper.
Foul by Blair Henderson (The Spartans).
Ross Draper (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Elgin City. Liam Harvey replaces Rory MacEwan.
Ross Draper (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kieran Watson (The Spartans).
Ryan MacLeman (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins The Spartans 0, Elgin City 0.
First Half ends, The Spartans 0, Elgin City 0.
Attempt saved. Rhys Armstrong (The Spartans) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Rhys Armstrong (The Spartans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nathan Cooney (Elgin City).
Foul by Rhys Armstrong (The Spartans).
Attempt saved. Jamie Dishington (The Spartans) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Ben Barron (Elgin City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt missed. Blair Henderson (The Spartans) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Blair Henderson (The Spartans) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range.
Rory MacEwan (Elgin City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Cammy Russell (The Spartans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jamie Dishington (The Spartans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Connal Ewan (Elgin City).
Attempt missed. Blair Henderson (The Spartans) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Bradley Whyte (The Spartans) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Nathan Cooney (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Brian Cameron (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bradley Whyte (The Spartans).
Attempt missed. Ross Draper (Elgin City) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
Foul by Brian Cameron (Elgin City).
Bradley Whyte (The Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.