Match Report


East FifeEast Fife     Greenock MortonGreenock Morton
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Duncan MckinlayD. Mckinlay55
G
1
G
52Duncan StrachanD. Strachan
Callum CollinsC. Collins57
D
2
D
63Gary McinnesG. Mcinnes
Richard InglisR. Inglis49
D
3
D
49Miguel CastroM. Castro
Craig JohnstoneC. Johnstone48
D
4
D
47Stephen McCoistS. McCoist
Billy JamesB. James46
D
captain5
M
47Darren McgovernD. Mcgovern
Stanley UpsonS. Upson56
M
6
M
46Gary McNeillG. McNeill
Kevin NaysmithK. Naysmith46
M
7captain
M
41Callum BradyC. Brady
Alec MccallA. Mccall43
M
8
M
37Stuart MortonS. Morton
Andy HopkinA. Hopkin41
M
9
A
53Paul FergusonP. Ferguson
Stuart RaeS. Rae62
A
10
A
49Billy ThomsonB. Thomson
Kevin ElliottK. Elliott58
A
11
A
48Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn
 
Kevin GallacherK. Gallacher45
A
12
G
48Andy YoungA. Young
John MatteoJ. Matteo45
A
13
A
45Billy McGroryB. McGrory
Colin DavidsonC. Davidson43
A
14
D
44Scott SullivanS. Sullivan

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 2,820 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Rae.


0.00
Greenock Morton start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.21
Craig Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Upson collects the pass. Stanley Upson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
8.11
Callum Brady sees space and advances. Callum Brady hits a low pass to Billy Thomson. Craig Johnstone catches Billy Thomson on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
10.01
Andy Hopkin catches Gary McNeill on the ankles. The referee calls over Andy Hopkin and warns him to calm down! Gary McNeill hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.55
Stuart Rae clumsily knocks into Miguel Castro. Stuart Rae is given a warning by the referee! Miguel Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.32
Without breaking stride, Andy Hopkin plays the ball forward to Kevin Elliott. Kevin Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Rae. Gary Mcinnes barges into Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
20.49
Callum Brady controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn takes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
24.53
Alec Mccall flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Elliott who takes it down. Kevin Elliott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.59
Kevin Naysmith surges forward with the ball. Kevin Naysmith makes a great pass forward. Stuart Rae runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
28.47
With great vision, Andy Hopkin plays the ball forward to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Mcinnes.
30.28
Miguel Castro makes a strong solo run forward. Miguel Castro threads the ball through to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
32.55
Stanley Upson kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Elliott. Kevin Elliott jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Duncan Strachan punches it away to safety.
33.04
East Fife are in full control of this game.
40.13
Craig Johnstone pushes up the pitch. Craig Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Elliott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.34
Richard Inglis hits a low pass to Kevin Naysmith. Kevin Naysmith decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Elliott. Kevin Elliott is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
44.40
Andy Hopkin threads the ball through to Kevin Elliott. Kevin Elliott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
Miguel Castro knocks the ball forward to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill takes it forward alone. Gary McNeill shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half. Greenock Morton also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with East Fife kicking off!
47.51
Stuart Morton decides to run forward with the ball. Stuart Morton knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Paul Ferguson is offside!
49.15
Stephen McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Darren Mcgovern easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Mcgovern threads the ball through to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson plays a one-two with Alex Meiklejohn and advances towards the goal... Billy Thomson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Billy James.
55.21
Stanley Upson flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Elliott controls it well on his chest. Kevin Elliott whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's a lousy effort!
59.55
Gary Mcinnes comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Elliott. The referee warns Gary Mcinnes to calm down! Kevin Elliott hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.40
Callum Brady clumsily knocks into Kevin Naysmith. The referee warns Callum Brady to calm down! Kevin Naysmith stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.58
Gary Mcinnes flicks a high pass forward to Callum Brady who brings the ball under control. Callum Brady flicks a high pass forward. Alex Meiklejohn collects the pass. Alex Meiklejohn shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.27
Stephen McCoist threads the ball through to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.47
Richard Inglis comes in with a late challenge on Stephen McCoist. The referee calls over Richard Inglis and warns him to calm down! Stephen McCoist stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.46
Callum Collins flicks a high pass forward to Stanley Upson who brings the ball under control. Stanley Upson passes the ball forward to Kevin Elliott. Kevin Elliott shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.32
Stephen McCoist barges into Stuart Rae. Stephen McCoist is shown the yellow card! Stuart Rae runs off the knock.
85.25
Gary McNeill sees a break and surges forward. Gary McNeill plays a scrappy one-two with Billy Thomson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Craig Johnstone barges into Gary McNeill. Penalty not given!!
90.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Stanley Upson plays the ball forward to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Mcinnes.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

East Fife

Greenock Morton
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
26.1%
45.5%
28.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary McNeill of Greenock Morton

Match Ratings
1.Duncan Mckinlay (GK)
6
2.Callum Collins (DEF)
6
3.Richard Inglis (DEF)
6
4.Craig Johnstone (DEF)
8
5.Billy James (DEF)
7
6.Stanley Upson (MID)
8
7.Kevin Naysmith (MID)
8
8.Alec Mccall (MID)
6
9.Andy Hopkin (MID)
7
10.Stuart Rae (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Elliott (ATT)
8
 
12.Kevin Gallacher (ATT)
0
13.John Matteo (ATT)
0
14.Colin Davidson (ATT)
0

1.Duncan Strachan (GK)
8
2.Gary Mcinnes (DEF)
6
3.Miguel Castro (DEF)
8
4.Stephen McCoist (DEF)yellow card
7
5.Darren Mcgovern (MID)
6
6.Gary McNeill (MID)
8
7.Callum Brady (MID)
8
8.Stuart Morton (MID)
6
9.Paul Ferguson (ATT)
6
10.Billy Thomson (ATT)
6
11.Alex Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
 
12.Andy Young (GK)
0
13.Billy McGrory (ATT)
0
14.Scott Sullivan (DEF)
0