Match Report


AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians     East FifeEast Fife
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
David WhiteD. White65
G
1
G
59Don CaldwellD. Caldwell
John HansenJ. Hansen61
D
2
D
51Kewullay RizzitelliK. Rizzitelli
Carlos LopesC. Lopes60
D
3
D
49Alexander AndrewsA. Andrews
Garry GallacherG. Gallacher60
D
4
D
49Dominic WhiteD. White
Duncan BoothD. Booth54
D
captain5
D
49Zoltan ValoisZ. Valois
Omer GreenO. Green61
M
6
M
61Marco ScalzoM. Scalzo
Billy BoothB. Booth57
M
7captain
M
56Duncan BremnerD. Bremner
Billy HutchisonB. Hutchison55
M
8
M
55Paolo MachlasP. Machlas
Richard YoungR. Young60
A
9
M
54Neil SounessN. Souness
Craig McinnesC. Mcinnes60
A
10
A
58Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison
Martin DeaneM. Deane54
A
11
A
53Matt CollinsM. Collins
 
Neil HendryN. Hendry62
G
12
M
53Fabrizio FuscoF. Fusco
Gary GemmillG. Gemmill53
D
13
D
49Colin ElliottC. Elliott
Garry BurleyG. Burley52
A
14
A
48Garcia Duque UrsoG. Urso

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to East Fife. A crowd of 4,695 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by David Hendry.


0.00
Airdrieonians start the match!
15.29
Garry Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Richard Young controls it well on his chest. Richard Young passes the ball forward to Billy Hutchison. Billy Hutchison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Don Caldwell.
16.40
Duncan Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Matt Collins controls it well on his chest. Matt Collins tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.52
Omer Green catches Gavin Morrison on the ankles. The referee calls over Omer Green and warns him to calm down! Gavin Morrison stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.33
Billy Hutchison makes a simple pass to Omer Green. Omer Green threads the ball through to Craig Mcinnes. Craig Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
30.59
Paolo Machlas makes a probing pass to Duncan Bremner. Duncan Bremner surges forward with the ball. Duncan Bremner shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.17
Dominic White clumsily knocks into Carlos Lopes. Dominic White is shown the yellow card! Carlos Lopes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
40.52
Billy Booth threads a neat ball through to Martin Deane. Martin Deane controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. East Fife also appear unchanged since the first half. The East Fife players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and East Fife kick off!
47.44
Billy Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcinnes. Craig Mcinnes advances inside the box! Craig Mcinnes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
48.58
Omer Green flicks a high pass forward to Richard Young who brings the ball under control. Richard Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
53.08
Garry Gallacher hits a low pass to Omer Green. Omer Green knocks the ball forward to Martin Deane. Martin Deane controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Don Caldwell. What a great pair of hands!
55.10
Neil Souness changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Neil Souness shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.28
Billy Booth slams into Duncan Bremner with his studs up. The referee motions to Billy Booth to come over. It's a red card!! Duncan Bremner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.37
Garry Gallacher flicks a high ball forward to Billy Hutchison who takes it down. Billy Hutchison threads a neat ball through to Craig Mcinnes. Craig Mcinnes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
67.36
Duncan Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Hutchison. Billy Hutchison surges forward with the ball. Billy Hutchison shoots from long range but Don Caldwell is on top of it.
77.17
East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Fabrizio Fusco replacing Gavin Morrison and Colin Elliott replacing Marco Scalzo .
81.02
Billy Hutchison threads a neat ball through to Craig Mcinnes. Craig Mcinnes shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.47
Richard Young hacks Matt Collins from behind! The referee brings Richard Young to one side and gives him a warning! Matt Collins hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Airdrieonians

East Fife
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
25%
46.9%
28.1%

Scorers
Martin Deane 41

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Deane of Airdrieonians

Match Ratings
1.David White (GK)
6
2.John Hansen (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Lopes (DEF)
6
4.Garry Gallacher (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Booth (DEF)
6
6.Omer Green (MID)
6
7.Billy Booth (MID)red card
3
8.Billy Hutchison (MID)
7
9.Richard Young (ATT)
6
10.Craig Mcinnes (ATT)
6
11.Martin Deane (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Neil Hendry (GK)
0
13.Gary Gemmill (DEF)
0
14.Garry Burley (ATT)
0

1.Don Caldwell (GK)
7
2.Kewullay Rizzitelli (DEF)
6
3.Alexander Andrews (DEF)
6
4.Dominic White (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Zoltan Valois (DEF)
6
6.Marco Scalzo (MID)
6
7.Duncan Bremner (MID)
7
8.Paolo Machlas (MID)
6
9.Neil Souness (MID)
6
10.Gavin Morrison (ATT)
6
11.Matt Collins (ATT)
6
 
12.Fabrizio Fusco (MID)
6
13.Colin Elliott (DEF)
6
14.Garcia Duque Urso (ATT)
0