Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Ross County | Ross County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 51 | | Alec Hansen | A. Hansen | ||||||||
| Callum Collins | C. Collins | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Don Dickov | D. Dickov | |||||||||
| Richard Inglis | R. Inglis | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | |||||||||
| Craig Johnstone | C. Johnstone | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 |  | Rodrigo Nascimento | R. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Billy James | B. James | | 46 | D | | | 5 | | D | 45 |  | Ger Gronkjaer | G. Gronkjaer | ||||||||
| Stanley Upson | S. Upson |  | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 49 | | Dominic Gough | D. Gough | |||||||||
| Kevin Elliott | K. Elliott | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Craig McGrory | C. McGrory | |||||||||
| Kevin Naysmith | K. Naysmith | | 46 | M | | 8 | | A | 64 | | Paul Matteo | P. Matteo | |||||||||
| Alec Mccall | A. Mccall | | 43 | M | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Richard Gemmill | R. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Richard Niven | R. Niven | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Scott Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Stuart Rae | S. Rae | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Don Inglis | D. Inglis | |||||||||
| Kevin Elliott | K. Elliott | | 58 | A | | 12 | | G | 45 |  | Carlo Strasser | C. Strasser | |||||||||
| Kevin Gallacher | K. Gallacher | | 45 | A | | 13 | | D | 45 | | Stephen Burley | S. Burley | |||||||||
| John Matteo | J. Matteo | | 45 | A | | 14 | | M | 43 | | Luis Ribeiro | L. Ribeiro | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Ross County. A crowd of 4,208 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Mccall.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Mccall.
0.00
0-0Ross County start the match!
2.09
0-0Kevin Naysmith hacks Craig McGrory from behind! Kevin Naysmith is given a warning by the referee! Craig McGrory runs off the knock.
3.08
0-0Dominic Gough makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Matteo. Paul Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Gemmill. Richard Gemmill fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.07
0-0Callum Collins chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Naysmith. Kevin Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to Richard Niven who takes it down. Richard Niven shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Alec Hansen!
9.03
0-0Kevin Elliott sees Richard Niven in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Hansen who gathers it comfortably.
14.19
Craig McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Don Inglis collects the pass. Don Inglis shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
16.02
Craig Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Naysmith controls it well on his chest. Kevin Naysmith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodrigo Nascimento.
18.34
Callum Collins makes a simple pass to Kevin Elliott. Kevin Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Richard Niven collects the pass. Richard Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.43
0-0Stanley Upson hits a low pass to Richard Niven. Richard Niven knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Rae. Don Dickov comes in with a late challenge on Stuart Rae. Penalty not given!!
22.12
0-0Dominic Gough runs straight at the opposition's defence. Dominic Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Gemmill but the referee indicates it's offside!
30.20
Kevin Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Richard Niven controls it well on his chest. Richard Niven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodrigo Nascimento.
33.29
Gavin Elliott receives the ball from a throw-in from Don Dickov. Gavin Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Gough controls it well on his chest. Dominic Gough flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Inglis. Don Inglis shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
36.54
Kevin Naysmith hacks Craig McGrory from behind! The referee brings Kevin Naysmith to one side and gives him another warning! Craig McGrory stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Kevin Elliott runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kevin Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Hansen who gathers it comfortably.
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. Ross County also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
East Fife kick off the second half!
48.31
Kevin Naysmith plays the ball forward to Richard Niven. Richard Niven rushes past Don Dickov! Richard Niven comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just off target!
57.34
Dominic Gough makes a probing pass to Richard Gemmill. Richard Gemmill threads the ball through into the box. Don Inglis tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
60.38
Kevin Elliott runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kevin Elliott knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Elliott.
65.36
Alec Mccall threads a neat ball through to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ger Gronkjaer.
66.43
Dominic Gough threads a neat ball through to Scott Niven. Scott Niven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Inglis.
71.22
Alec Mccall makes a simple pass to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae shoots from outside the area. Alec Hansen gets down and covers it.
75.46
Craig McGrory plays the ball forward to Richard Gemmill. Richard Gemmill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Duncan Mckinlay!
78.37
Richard Inglis hoofs the ball up the pitch. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.06
0-1Rodrigo Nascimento chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Gough. Dominic Gough knocks the ball forward to Don Inglis. Don Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Paul Matteo. Paul Matteo directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
Billy James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Elliott. Kevin Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64%
36%
Play Area
22.7%
53.3%
24%
Scorers
| Paul Matteo 83 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Paul Matteo of Ross County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Duncan Mckinlay (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Callum Collins (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Richard Inglis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Craig Johnstone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Billy James (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stanley Upson (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Kevin Elliott (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Kevin Naysmith (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alec Mccall (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Richard Niven (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Stuart Rae (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kevin Elliott (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kevin Gallacher (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | John Matteo (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alec Hansen (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Don Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gavin Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Rodrigo Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ger Gronkjaer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dominic Gough (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Craig McGrory (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Paul Matteo (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Richard Gemmill (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Scott Niven (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Don Inglis (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Carlo Strasser (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen Burley (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Luis Ribeiro (MID) | 0 | |