Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Elgin City | Elgin City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Greig | N. Greig |  | 45 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | David Mccall | D. Mccall | |||||||||
| Dominic Telfer | D. Telfer | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 52 | | Matt Dalglish | M. Dalglish | ||||||||
| Paul Law | P. Law | | 50 | D | | | 3 | | D | 40 |  | Pablo Sivori | P. Sivori | ||||||||
| David Thomson | D. Thomson | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 35 | | Garry Morrison | G. Morrison | |||||||||
| Alex Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | | 57 | M | | 5 | | M | 58 | | Craig Henderson | C. Henderson | |||||||||
| John Thomson | J. Thomson | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Billy Naysmith | B. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Duncan Burley | D. Burley | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Alec Liddell | A. Liddell | |||||||||
| Paul Cleland | P. Cleland | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 |  | Aaron Simonsen | A. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Dominic Young | D. Young | | 53 | A | | 9 | | M | 38 | | David Bolton | D. Bolton | |||||||||
| Paul Young | P. Young | | 39 | A | | 10 | | A | 41 |  | Alonso Palma | A. Palma | |||||||||
| John James | J. James | | 38 | A | | 11 | | A | 40 |  | Youssef Kopa | Y. Kopa | |||||||||
| Gavin Mcinnes | G. Mcinnes | | 42 | M | | 12 | | G | 39 |  | Marcel Binder | M. Binder | |||||||||
| Don Brady | D. Brady | | 41 | D | | 13 | | D | 35 |  | Simon Lensing | S. Lensing | |||||||||
| Gavin Souness | G. Souness | | 38 | D | | 14 | | M | 35 |  | Cyril Cissé | C. Cissé | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Elgin City. A crowd of 2,433 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Garry McGrory.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Garry McGrory.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Elgin City kick off!
3.26
0-0David Thomson makes a probing pass to John Thomson. John Thomson flicks a high pass forward to Alex Mcinnes who brings the ball under control. Alex Mcinnes plays a quick one-two with John James and rushes in on goal... Alex Mcinnes tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
4.12
0-0Youssef Kopa catches Dominic Telfer on the ankles. Youssef Kopa is shown the yellow card! Dominic Telfer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.10
1-0Paul Law threads the ball through to John Thomson. John Thomson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.09
1-0Billy Naysmith passes the ball forward to Aaron Simonsen. Aaron Simonsen flicks a high pass forward to Alonso Palma who brings the ball under control. Alonso Palma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.12
1-0Alex Mcinnes flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Young collects the pass. Dominic Young makes a great pass forward. Paul Young runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
20.16
Matt Dalglish advances with the ball. Matt Dalglish passes the ball forward but Alonso Palma is offside!
27.38
David Thomson runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Duncan Burley!
34.54
David Bolton sees a break and surges forward. David Bolton runs straight at the defence! David Bolton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.09
David Thomson flicks a high pass forward to Paul Law who brings the ball under control. Paul Law threads a neat ball through to John James. John James tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. East Fife have changed their lineup with Don Brady replacing Dominic Young and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Elgin City appear unchanged since the first half. The Elgin City players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
East Fife kick off!
47.35
Alec Liddell flicks a high pass forward to Youssef Kopa who brings the ball neatly under control. Youssef Kopa passes the ball forward but Aaron Simonsen is offside!
57.33
2-1With a delightful solo run, Paul Cleland stretches the opposition's defence. Paul Cleland shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but David Mccall smothers it!
59.14
Alonso Palma flicks a high pass forward to David Bolton who brings the ball under control. David Bolton shoots from outside the area. The ball takes a deflection leaving Neil Greig with no chance!! Goal for Elgin City!
61.14
2-2East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Gavin Mcinnes replacing Paul Cleland and Gavin Souness replacing John James .Elgin City have made 2 substitutions with Marcel Binder replacing Craig Henderson and Cyril Cissé replacing Alonso Palma .
65.56
Billy Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Youssef Kopa controls it well on his chest. Youssef Kopa shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
67.05
Showing composure, Dominic Telfer picks a pass forward to Alex Mcinnes. Alex Mcinnes brings the ball forward. Alex Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Young but the linesman indicates offside!
71.58
2-2Paul Young clumsily knocks into Alec Liddell. The referee warns Paul Young to calm down! Alec Liddell runs off the knock.
77.09
Elgin City have made a substitution with Simon Lensing replacing Aaron Simonsen .
81.47
Alex Mcinnes threads a neat ball through to Paul Law. Paul Law flicks a high pass forward. Don Brady holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Don Brady knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Mccall who gathers it comfortably.
83.53
Duncan Burley flicks a high ball forward to Paul Young who takes it down. Paul Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.7%
43.3%
Play Area
29.9%
44.8%
25.4%
Scorers
| John Thomson 8 Duncan Burley 27 | David Bolton 35, 59 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to David Bolton of Elgin City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Neil Greig (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Dominic Telfer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paul Law (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | David Thomson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Alex Mcinnes (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | John Thomson (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Duncan Burley (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Paul Cleland (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dominic Young (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Paul Young (ATT) | 5 | |
| 11. | John James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gavin Mcinnes (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Don Brady (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gavin Souness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | David Mccall (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Matt Dalglish (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Pablo Sivori (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Garry Morrison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Craig Henderson (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Billy Naysmith (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alec Liddell (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Aaron Simonsen (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | David Bolton (MID) | | 9 |
| 10. | Alonso Palma (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Youssef Kopa (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 12. | Marcel Binder (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Simon Lensing (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Cyril Cissé (MID) | 6 | |