Match Report


East FifeEast Fife     Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Scott WhiteS. White59
G
1
G
57Ledley CotteeL. Cottee
Kewullay RizzitelliK. Rizzitelli50
D
2
D
49Billy GallacherB. Gallacher
Zoltan ValoisZ. Valois49
D
3
D
46Duncan TelferD. Telfer
Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison47
D
4captain
D
51Dominic CaldwellD. Caldwell
Dominic WhiteD. White47
D
5
D
48Ruby CarottiR. Carotti
Paolo MachlasP. Machlas55
M
6
M
43David McStayD. McStay
Fabrizio FuscoF. Fusco53
M
captain7
M
52Alex ConteA. Conte
Aniello AdaniA. Adani48
M
8
M
55John SullivanJ. Sullivan
Helder JardimH. Jardim48
M
9
A
60Thierry LumsdonT. Lumsdon
Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison58
A
10
A
56Garry HopkinG. Hopkin
Neil LiddellN. Liddell56
A
11
A
58Garry ElliottG. Elliott
 
Matt CollinsM. Collins53
A
12
A
56Danny LaycockD. Laycock
Craig ElliottC. Elliott50
G
13
D
44Callum McStayC. McStay
John MortonJ. Morton47
D
14
D
40Craig SounessC. Souness

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Dunfermline Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Davidson.


0.00
The whistle blows and East Fife kick off!
2.47
Duncan Telfer flicks a high pass forward. John Sullivan comfortably collects the pass. John Sullivan sees Garry Hopkin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garry Hopkin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott White who gathers it comfortably.
3.51
Aniello Adani plays the ball forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Liddell and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gavin Morrison tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Ledley Cottee. Excellent save.
4.18
Dominic Caldwell threads a neat ball through to David McStay. David McStay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Garry Elliott. Stuart Morrison clumsily knocks into Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
8.22
Zoltan Valois knocks the ball forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Fabrizio Fusco. Fabrizio Fusco heads the ball goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
9.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Stuart Morrison picks a pass forward to Fabrizio Fusco. Fabrizio Fusco sees space and advances. Fabrizio Fusco lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.34
Dominic White sees space and advances. Dominic White threads the ball through to Fabrizio Fusco. Fabrizio Fusco finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
15.51
Fabrizio Fusco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison skips past Dominic Caldwell! Gavin Morrison muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
20.09
David McStay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott passes the ball forward to Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Scott White with no chance!! Goal for Dunfermline Athletic!
24.57
Duncan Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay chips the ball to his team mate, Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Hopkin but the linesman indicates offside!
28.57
With vision, Helder Jardim plays the ball forward to Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.02
Paolo Machlas flicks a high pass forward. Neil Liddell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Liddell skips past Duncan Telfer! Neil Liddell takes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
34.41
Aniello Adani hits a low pass to Helder Jardim. With imagination, Helder Jardim plays the ball forward to Fabrizio Fusco. Fabrizio Fusco shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
39.34
Ruby Carotti knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Telfer. Duncan Telfer threads a neat ball through to Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott White 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. Dunfermline Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Dunfermline Athletic kick off and get the second half underway!
49.48
Dominic Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
55.01
Stuart Morrison threads a neat ball through to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
59.44
Duncan Telfer comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Morrison. The referee brings Duncan Telfer to one side and gives him a warning! Gavin Morrison runs off the knock.
71.10
Billy Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott skips past Stuart Morrison! Garry Elliott looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies wide!
72.28
Fabrizio Fusco threads the ball through to Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell knocks the ball forward to Fabrizio Fusco. Fabrizio Fusco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Liddell but the linesman indicates offside!
77.37
East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Matt Collins replacing Gavin Morrison and Craig Elliott replacing Paolo Machlas .
78.40
Alex Conte deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay flicks a high pass forward. Thierry Lumsdon collects the pass. Thierry Lumsdon lofts in a cross ball towards David McStay. David McStay gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
79.36
Stuart Morrison laces a weighted ball forward to Dominic White. Dominic White sees Neil Liddell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Collins. Matt Collins connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
81.47
Duncan Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott sees Thierry Lumsdon just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Thierry Lumsdon cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.37
John Sullivan flicks a high pass forward to Garry Elliott who brings the ball under control. Garry Elliott shoots from outside the area but somehow Scott White manages to keep it out.
87.52
Zoltan Valois flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Fusco controls it well on his chest. Fabrizio Fusco sees a break and surges forward. Fabrizio Fusco makes a probing pass between the defence to Neil Liddell. Alex Conte hacks Neil Liddell from behind! Penalty for East Fife!!
87.52
The referee points to the spot..
89.45
Neil Liddell takes a short run up. The keeper dives to the right but Neil Liddell cheekily places the ball straight down the middle. Goal!
90.00
Alex Conte passes the ball forward to Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon rushes past Stuart Morrison! Dominic White hacks Thierry Lumsdon from behind! Thierry Lumsdon appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

East Fife

Dunfermline Athletic
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.2%
39.8%
Play Area
27.7%
43.4%
28.9%

Scorers
Gavin Morrison 9
Neil Liddell 89 (p)
Thierry Lumsdon 20, 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thierry Lumsdon of Dunfermline Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Scott White (GK)
6
2.Kewullay Rizzitelli (DEF)
6
3.Zoltan Valois (DEF)
6
4.Stuart Morrison (DEF)
6
5.Dominic White (DEF)
6
6.Paolo Machlas (MID)
6
7.Fabrizio Fusco (MID)
8
8.Aniello Adani (MID)
6
9.Helder Jardim (MID)
6
10.Gavin Morrison (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Neil Liddell (ATT)goal scored
6
 
12.Matt Collins (ATT)
6
13.Craig Elliott (GK)
6
14.John Morton (DEF)
0

1.Ledley Cottee (GK)
6
2.Billy Gallacher (DEF)
6
3.Duncan Telfer (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Caldwell (DEF)
6
5.Ruby Carotti (DEF)
6
6.David McStay (MID)
7
7.Alex Conte (MID)
6
8.John Sullivan (MID)
6
9.Thierry Lumsdon (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Garry Hopkin (ATT)
6
11.Garry Elliott (ATT)
7
 
12.Danny Laycock (ATT)
0
13.Callum McStay (DEF)
0
14.Craig Souness (DEF)
0