Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Stranraer | Stranraer | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott White | S. White |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 44 |  | Ian Griffin | I. Griffin | |||||||||
| Kewullay Rizzitelli | K. Rizzitelli |  | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Gary Caldwell | G. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Alexander Andrews | A. Andrews | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Colin Brady | C. Brady | |||||||||
| Zoltan Valois | Z. Valois |  | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 |  | Philipp Köller | P. Köller | |||||||||
| Stuart Morrison | S. Morrison | | 47 | D | | 5 | |  | M | 56 |  | Alfredo Ortiz | A. Ortiz | ||||||||
| Paolo Machlas | P. Machlas |  | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Duncan Strachan | D. Strachan | |||||||||
| Fabrizio Fusco | F. Fusco | | 53 | M | | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Stephen McGrory | S. McGrory | ||||||||
| Aniello Adani | A. Adani | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Billy Sullivan | B. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Helder Jardim | H. Jardim |  | 48 | M | | 9 | | A | 56 | | Wes Butt | W. Butt | |||||||||
| Gavin Morrison | G. Morrison | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Ruddy Granon | R. Granon | |||||||||
| Neil Liddell | N. Liddell | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Paul Caldwell | P. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Matt Collins | M. Collins | | 53 | A | | 12 | | A | 52 | | Tiago Fonseca | T. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Craig Elliott | C. Elliott | | 50 | G | | 13 | | D | 52 | | Callum Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Dominic White | D. White | | 47 | D | | 14 | | A | 49 | | Elvis Mirri | E. Mirri | |||||||||
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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Stranraer. A crowd of 4,736 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Rae.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Rae.
0.00
0-0Stranraer start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.22
0-0Helder Jardim barges into Alfredo Ortiz. Helder Jardim is warned by the referee! Alfredo Ortiz gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
3.12
0-0Gary Caldwell takes it forward alone. Gary Caldwell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
6.29
0-0Fabrizio Fusco receives the ball from a throw-in from Aniello Adani. Fabrizio Fusco plays the ball forward to Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
10.05
0-0Neil Liddell makes a simple pass to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.23
Aniello Adani flicks a high pass forward. Neil Liddell collects the pass. Neil Liddell runs straight at the defence! Neil Liddell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Ian Griffin effortlessly gets down and covers it.
15.45
Paolo Machlas passes the ball forward to Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.09
Paul Caldwell sees a break and surges forward. Paul Caldwell knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Butt. Wes Butt makes a looping header on goal but it flies wide!
21.49
0-0Alfredo Ortiz picks a pass forward to Paul Caldwell. Paul Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruddy Granon but he's offside!
33.26
Stephen McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Caldwell. Paul Caldwell knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Butt. Wes Butt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.25
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
0-0Billy Sullivan catches Neil Liddell on the ankles. Billy Sullivan is warned by the referee! Neil Liddell stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half. Stranraer also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
East Fife kick off and get the second half underway!
54.31
Duncan Strachan flicks a high pass forward to Alfredo Ortiz who brings the ball under control. With imagination, Alfredo Ortiz picks a pass forward to Wes Butt. Wes Butt shoots from distance but somehow Scott White manages to keep it out.
57.33
1-0Paolo Machlas hits a low pass to Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Ian Griffin, sees it late!! Goal for East Fife!
67.21
Stephen McGrory kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Caldwell. Paul Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards Ruddy Granon. Ruddy Granon finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Scott White didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
69.56
Philipp Köller knocks the ball forward to Colin Brady. Colin Brady threads a neat ball through to Paul Caldwell. Paul Caldwell shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
71.32
Duncan Strachan darts forward. Duncan Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wes Butt. Wes Butt whips in a cross ball towards Paul Caldwell. Paul Caldwell jumps high and flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
72.41
1-0Zoltan Valois hacks Duncan Strachan from behind! Zoltan Valois is shown the yellow card! Duncan Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.24
1-0East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Matt Collins replacing Gavin Morrison and Craig Elliott replacing Paolo Machlas .
90.00
1-0Alexander Andrews hacks Stephen McGrory from behind! The referee motions to Alexander Andrews to come over. It's a red card!! Stephen McGrory runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
29.2%
51.4%
19.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Neil Liddell of East Fife |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Scott White (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kewullay Rizzitelli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alexander Andrews (DEF) |  | 3 |
| 4. | Zoltan Valois (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Stuart Morrison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paolo Machlas (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Fabrizio Fusco (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Aniello Adani (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Helder Jardim (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gavin Morrison (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 11. | Neil Liddell (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Matt Collins (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Craig Elliott (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Dominic White (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Ian Griffin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary Caldwell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Colin Brady (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Philipp Köller (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alfredo Ortiz (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Duncan Strachan (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Stephen McGrory (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Billy Sullivan (MID) | 5 | |
| 9. | Wes Butt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ruddy Granon (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Paul Caldwell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Tiago Fonseca (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Callum Rae (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Elvis Mirri (ATT) | 0 | |