Match Report
| Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline Athletic |  |  | Dundee United | Dundee United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dion Kerr | D. Kerr |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Garry White | G. White | |||||||||
| Gary Ritchie | G. Ritchie | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Manuele Signori | M. Signori | |||||||||
| Stephen White | S. White | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Steve Gray | S. Gray | |||||||||
| Richard White | R. White | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Leon Hoeness | L. Hoeness | |||||||||
| Callum Gough | C. Gough | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Paul Hutchison | P. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Paul Morton | P. Morton | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Youl Alidor Debec | Y. Debec | |||||||||
| Carl Bowyer | C. Bowyer | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Callum Thomson | C. Thomson | |||||||||
| Neil Dickov | N. Dickov | | 51 | M |  | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Stephen McCoist | S. McCoist | ||||||||
| Tiago Viana | T. Viana |  | 52 | A | | 9 | | | M | 50 | | Kevin Mcallister | K. Mcallister | ||||||||
| Ugo Christie | U. Christie | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Don Naysmith | D. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Scott Telfer | S. Telfer | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Gavin Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Stephen McStay | S. McStay | | 50 | A | | 12 | | A | 57 | | David Niven | D. Niven | |||||||||
| Joao Almeida | J. Almeida | | 49 | A | | 13 | | A | 56 | | Bruno Antunes | B. Antunes | |||||||||
| Don Hansen | D. Hansen | | 48 | M | | 14 | | A | 55 | | Alex Glass | A. Glass | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stair Park where Dunfermline Athletic play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 4,782 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dunfermline Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Dundee United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Souness.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dunfermline Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Dundee United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Souness.
0.00
0-0Dunfermline Athletic kick off the first half!
6.50
0-0Leon Hoeness hits a low pass to Stephen McCoist. Stephen McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan shoots from long range. Superb reactions from Dion Kerr. What a save!
9.51
0-0Neil Dickov runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Neil Dickov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
10.09
Kevin Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
12.43
Callum Thomson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan tries a spectacular long range effort. Dion Kerr gets down and covers it.
20.07
0-0Carl Bowyer decides to run forward with the ball. Carl Bowyer rushes past Steve Gray! Steve Gray hacks Carl Bowyer from behind! Carl Bowyer appeals for a penalty! Given!!
20.07
0-0The referee points to the spot..
21.25
1-0Ugo Christie slowly runs up. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.53
1-0Dunfermline Athletic are in full control of this game.
27.04
1-0Callum Gough barges into Gavin Strachan. The referee calls over Callum Gough and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.39
Carl Bowyer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie skips past Leon Hoeness! Ugo Christie side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
39.25
Paul Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Callum Thomson controls it well on his chest. Callum Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
40.48
Neil Dickov hits a low pass to Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Garry White manages to gather it.
44.28
1-0Showing composure, Kevin Mcallister laces a weighted ball forward to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Dunfermline Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Dundee United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
45.00
The second half starts with Dundee United kicking off!
47.03
1-0Richard White hacks Don Naysmith from behind! The referee calls over Richard White and shows him a yellow card! Don Naysmith grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.25
Stephen McCoist clumsily knocks into Carl Bowyer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carl Bowyer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
53.03
Stephen McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Don Naysmith controls it well on his chest. Don Naysmith shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
54.10
Youl Alidor Debec kicks a strong pass forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Ritchie.
55.42
Youl Alidor Debec makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.44
1-0Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with David Niven replacing Don Naysmith and Alex Glass replacing Paul Hutchison .
65.51
Youl Alidor Debec flicks a high pass forward. David Niven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Niven advances inside the box! David Niven shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David Niven!
71.45
Youl Alidor Debec brings the ball forward. Youl Alidor Debec knocks in a cross ball towards David Niven. David Niven connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
72.55
Paul Morton threads the ball through to Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer plays a quick one-two with Tiago Viana and rushes in on goal... Scott Telfer strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Superb reactions from Garry White. What a save!
81.15
Alex Glass passes the ball forward to Callum Thomson. Callum Thomson makes a probing pass to David Niven. David Niven shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.15
1-1Tiago Viana comes in with a late challenge on Leon Hoeness. The referee brings Tiago Viana to one side and gives him a warning! Leon Hoeness runs off the knock.
87.06
Stephen McCoist flicks a high pass forward to David Niven who brings the ball under control. David Niven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard White.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
33.3%
66.7%
Play Area
27.8%
50%
22.2%
Scorers
| Ugo Christie 21 (p) | David Niven 66 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to David Niven of Dundee United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Dion Kerr (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gary Ritchie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Richard White (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Callum Gough (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Paul Morton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Carl Bowyer (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Neil Dickov (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Tiago Viana (ATT) | 5 | |
| 10. | Ugo Christie (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 11. | Scott Telfer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Stephen McStay (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Joao Almeida (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Don Hansen (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Garry White (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Manuele Signori (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Steve Gray (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Leon Hoeness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Paul Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Youl Alidor Debec (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Callum Thomson (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stephen McCoist (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Kevin Mcallister (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Don Naysmith (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gavin Strachan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Niven (ATT) | | 9 |
| 13. | Bruno Antunes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alex Glass (ATT) | 6 | |