Match Report


Raith RoversRaith Rovers     MotherwellMotherwell
James MorrisonJames Morrison Adam Tweed Adam Tweed
Copain SchultzC. Schultz74
G
1captain
G
79Julian GerlachJ. Gerlach
Don GlassD. Glass74
D
2
D
74Jose FerrerJ. Ferrer
Jean-Philippe BellosoJ. Belloso74
D
3
D
71Alfredo MarquitosA. Marquitos
Gavin McNeillG. McNeill75
D
4
D
68Moussa TomczykM. Tomczyk
Scott InglisS. Inglis88
M
5
M
79Arnauld ArcadioA. Arcadio
Eerik CarlbohmE. Carlbohm81
M
6
M
78Callum BurleyC. Burley
Elena SuarezE. Suarez77
M
7
M
72Arnauld SirotiA. Siroti
Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie82
M
8
M
71Giancarlo BianchessiG. Bianchessi
Billy WhiteB. White76
A
9
A
79Martin Guerrero LopezM. Guerrero Lopez
Andri Már SverrissonA. Sverrisson80
A
captain10
A
75James MacleanJ. Maclean
David SimonssonD. Simonsson78
A
11
A
73Lars StiepermannL. Stiepermann
 
Atam MelchiotA. Melchiot72
D
12
A
68Des SherwoodD. Sherwood
Johny HeurtebisJ. Heurtebis72
M
13
M
67Jean-Pierre GarciaJ. Garcia
Duncan ThomsonD. Thomson71
A
14
D
67Garry McinnesG. Mcinnes

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Motherwell. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Raith Rovers and Motherwell are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lennart Dörner.


0.00
Raith Rovers start the match!
6.30
Elena Suarez takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm passes the ball forward to Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Ferrer.
9.20
Jean-Philippe Belloso chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Suarez. Elena Suarez flicks a high ball forward to Andri Már Sverrisson who takes it down. Andri Már Sverrisson knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.46
Arnauld Arcadio hacks Dominic Ritchie from behind! Arnauld Arcadio is shown the yellow card! Dominic Ritchie runs off the knock.
14.31
Jean-Philippe Belloso knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Suarez. Elena Suarez whips in a cross ball towards Billy White. Billy White is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.11
Eerik Carlbohm knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis lofts in a cross ball towards Billy White. Billy White directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.19
Jean-Philippe Belloso knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Glass. Don Glass knocks the ball forward to Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Moussa Tomczyk.
24.44
Don Glass flicks a high pass forward. David Simonsson collects the pass. David Simonsson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
26.38
Gavin McNeill sweeps the ball long. Eerik Carlbohm makes a defence splitting pass to David Simonsson. David Simonsson takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.00
Callum Burley flicks a high pass forward. James Maclean controls it well on his chest. James Maclean finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
40.17
Gavin McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson chips the ball to his team mate, David Simonsson. David Simonsson makes a probing pass to Billy White but he's offside!
42.29
Billy White catches Moussa Tomczyk on the ankles. Billy White is warned by the referee! Moussa Tomczyk runs off the knock.
44.28
Martin Guerrero Lopez decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Guerrero Lopez runs straight at the defence! Martin Guerrero Lopez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Copain Schultz has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Raith Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Motherwell also appear unchanged since the first half. The Motherwell players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Motherwell kick off!
48.54
Moussa Tomczyk comes in with a very late challenge on David Simonsson. The referee motions to Moussa Tomczyk to come over. It's a red card!! David Simonsson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.41
Jean-Philippe Belloso flicks a high pass forward. Don Glass collects the pass. Don Glass flicks a high ball forward to Scott Inglis who takes it down. Scott Inglis lofts in a cross ball towards David Simonsson. David Simonsson heads the ball goalwards. Julian Gerlach didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
51.39
Alfredo Marquitos threads the ball through to Callum Burley. Callum Burley decides to run forward with the ball. Callum Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
59.49
Jean-Philippe Belloso flicks a high pass forward. Scott Inglis collects the pass. Scott Inglis chips the ball to his team mate, Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson makes a great pass forward. Billy White runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
60.39
Motherwell have made a substitution with Des Sherwood replacing Lars Stiepermann .
61.48
Gavin McNeill sees Eerik Carlbohm in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eerik Carlbohm makes an attacking run forward. Eerik Carlbohm knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.03
Elena Suarez hits a low pass to Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
71.56
Elena Suarez chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie shoots from long range. Superb reactions from Julian Gerlach. What a save!
72.51
Callum Burley flicks the ball to his team mate, James Maclean. James Maclean knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! That's the equaliser! What a way for the Spaniard to get his hattrick!
77.35
Jose Ferrer knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Burley. Callum Burley edges inside the box! Callum Burley shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Callum Burley scores for Motherwell!!
83.54
Giancarlo Bianchessi makes a beautiful solo run. Giancarlo Bianchessi hits a low pass to James Maclean. James Maclean sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
85.57
Scott Inglis flicks a high ball forward to Eerik Carlbohm who takes it down. Eerik Carlbohm deftly passes the ball to Andri Már Sverrisson, releasing him through on goal. Andri Már Sverrisson tries a spectacular strike. The ball ricochets off Des Sherwood and flashes wide of the near post.
87.12
Corner kick to Raith Rovers. Dominic Ritchie chips it to the near post. Some good footwork from Andri Már Sverrisson provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
89.39
Elena Suarez hits a low pass to Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
90.00
Don Glass flicks a high pass forward. Elena Suarez collects the pass. Elena Suarez takes it forward alone. Elena Suarez shoots from long range. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!! That brings them level!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Raith Rovers

Motherwell
Goals
4
4
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
23.6%
43.1%
33.3%

Scorers
Dominic Ritchie 9
Billy White 16
David Simonsson 26
Elena Suarez 90
Martin Guerrero Lopez 44, 51, 73
Callum Burley 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Guerrero Lopez of Motherwell

Match Ratings