Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Stenhousemuir | Stenhousemuir | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Don Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Callum Collins | C. Collins | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 58 | | Don Gemmill | D. Gemmill | ||||||||
| Richard Inglis | R. Inglis | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Duncan Souness | D. Souness | |||||||||
| Billy James | B. James | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 |  | Martin Seibert | M. Seibert | |||||||||
| Billy White | B. White | | 44 | D | | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Colin Dickov | C. Dickov | ||||||||
| Matt Niven | M. Niven | | 70 | M | | 6 | | D | 56 | | Kevin Gemmill | K. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Neil Hopkin | N. Hopkin | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Stuart Booth | S. Booth | |||||||||
| Dominic Glass | D. Glass | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 |  | Oscar Andres | O. Andres | |||||||||
| Stanley Upson | S. Upson |  | 54 | M | | 9 | | M | 44 | | David Cleland | D. Cleland | |||||||||
| Richard Niven | R. Niven | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Paul Ritchie | P. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Stuart Rae | S. Rae | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Gavin Johnstone | G. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Kevin Elliott | K. Elliott | | 57 | A | | 12 | | D | 55 | | Andy Rae | A. Rae | |||||||||
| Kevin Gallacher | K. Gallacher | | 44 | A | | 13 | | D | 53 | | Noah Ouindi | N. Ouindi | |||||||||
| Colin Davidson | C. Davidson | | 43 | A | | 14 | | A | 51 |  | Micka‘l Benkouar | M. Benkouar | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Stenhousemuir. A crowd of 4,609 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Stenhousemuir appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Gough.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Stenhousemuir appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Gough.
0.00
0-0Stenhousemuir start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.42
0-0Matt Niven hits a low pass to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Dickov.
4.21
0-09.06
Duncan Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Andres. Oscar Andres plays the ball forward to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Ritchie but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.00
0-0David Cleland decides to run forward with the ball. David Cleland whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
14.31
Callum Collins makes a simple pass to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass flicks a high pass forward. Richard Niven controls it well on his chest. Richard Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.46
0-0Duncan Souness knocks the ball forward to Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth advances with the ball. Stuart Booth whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
36.39
David Cleland decides to run forward with the ball. David Cleland shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
38.56
Stuart Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Johnstone but the referee indicates it's offside!
40.45
Stuart Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone runs straight at the defence! Gavin Johnstone muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.31
0-0Stenhousemuir's packed defence is making it hard for their opposition to score.
45.00
Stuart Booth makes a simple pass to Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half. Stenhousemuir also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
East Fife kick off the second half!
47.41
Neil Hopkin chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Niven. Richard Niven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Don Gemmill.
57.34
David Cleland sees space and advances. David Cleland edges inside the box! David Cleland shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.26
1-0Richard Inglis receives the ball from a throw-in from Callum Collins. Richard Inglis chips the ball to his team mate, Stanley Upson. Stanley Upson flicks a high pass forward. Richard Niven collects the pass. Richard Niven shoots from 25 yards. Richard Niven scores for East Fife!!
77.23
1-0Stenhousemuir have made a substitution with Micka‘l Benkouar replacing Oscar Andres .
84.09
Matt Niven makes a probing pass to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Gemmill.
87.38
1-0Paul Ritchie catches Billy James on the ankles. Paul Ritchie is shown the yellow card! Billy James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.05
Dominic Glass flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Rae who takes it down. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
28.2%
48.7%
23.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Richard Niven of East Fife |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Duncan Mckinlay (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Callum Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Richard Inglis (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Billy James (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Billy White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Matt Niven (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Neil Hopkin (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Dominic Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stanley Upson (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Richard Niven (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Stuart Rae (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kevin Elliott (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kevin Gallacher (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Colin Davidson (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Don Law (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Duncan Souness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Martin Seibert (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Colin Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kevin Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Stuart Booth (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Oscar Andres (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | David Cleland (MID) | 8 | |
| 10. | Paul Ritchie (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 11. | Gavin Johnstone (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Andy Rae (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Noah Ouindi (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Micka‘l Benkouar (ATT) | 6 | |