Match Report


East FifeEast Fife     Ayr UnitedAyr United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Don CaldwellD. Caldwell59
G
1
G
53Niccolo DichioN. Dichio
Kewullay RizzitelliK. Rizzitelli51
D
2
D
55Don ClelandD. Cleland
Alexander AndrewsA. Andrews49
D
3
D
49Stuart GlassS. Glass
Dominic WhiteD. White49
D
4captain
D
49Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison
Zoltan ValoisZ. Valois49
D
5
D
48Callum NivenC. Niven
Marco ScalzoM. Scalzo61
M
6
M
58Billy GemmellB. Gemmell
Duncan BremnerD. Bremner56
M
captain7
M
53Adam MiddletonA. Middleton
Paolo MachlasP. Machlas55
M
8
M
50Stuart MckinlayS. Mckinlay
Neil SounessN. Souness54
M
9
A
63Victor Van HaarenV. Van Haaren
Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison58
A
10
A
54Roberto PregnolatoR. Pregnolato
Matt CollinsM. Collins53
A
11
A
43Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish
 
Fabrizio FuscoF. Fusco53
M
12
M
48Kevin MeiklejohnK. Meiklejohn
Colin ElliottC. Elliott49
D
13
M
45Gavin MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn
Garcia Duque UrsoG. Urso48
A
14
M
44Colin GlassC. Glass

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 4,256 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Morrison.


0.00
East Fife start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.34
Stuart Glass flicks a high pass forward to Victor Van Haaren who brings the ball under control. Victor Van Haaren makes a great pass forward. Kevin Dalglish runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
20.28
Showing composure, Stuart Mckinlay plays the ball forward to Adam Middleton. Adam Middleton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
22.31
Neil Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
26.26
Don Cleland threads a neat ball through to Adam Middleton. Seeing a gap ahead, Adam Middleton plays the ball forward to Roberto Pregnolato. Roberto Pregnolato threads the ball through into the box. Kevin Dalglish cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Don Caldwell. What a save!
27.42
Paolo Machlas advances with the ball. Paolo Machlas controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.10
With a delightful solo run, Billy Gemmell stretches the opposition's defence. Billy Gemmell threads the ball through to Roberto Pregnolato but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half. Ayr United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ayr United start the second half!
47.42
Victor Van Haaren threads a neat ball through to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.34
Adam Middleton kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Pregnolato controls it well on his chest. Roberto Pregnolato plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin Dalglish and advances towards the goal... Roberto Pregnolato tries a spectacular strike. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
55.15
Matt Collins clumsily knocks into Stuart Morrison. Matt Collins is shown the yellow card! Stuart Morrison runs off the knock.
63.48
Adam Middleton kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but Zoltan Valois is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
65.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Marco Scalzo plays the ball forward to Duncan Bremner. Duncan Bremner flicks a high ball forward to Matt Collins who takes it down. Matt Collins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.49
With a delightful solo run, Paolo Machlas stretches the opposition's defence. Paolo Machlas shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Niccolo Dichio manages to gather it effortlessly.
69.20
Kewullay Rizzitelli darts forward. Kewullay Rizzitelli runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kewullay Rizzitelli shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Niccolo Dichio has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.48
Stuart Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell makes a probing pass to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish puts a great ball through but Victor Van Haaren is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
77.29
East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Fabrizio Fusco replacing Gavin Morrison and Colin Elliott replacing Marco Scalzo .
78.38
Stuart Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Pregnolato. Roberto Pregnolato runs straight at the defence! Roberto Pregnolato tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but Zoltan Valois blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
83.12
Duncan Bremner comes in with a late challenge on Stuart Mckinlay. Duncan Bremner is given a warning by the referee! Stuart Mckinlay grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
84.37
Paolo Machlas plays the ball forward to Matt Collins. Matt Collins finds some space and shoots from distance. Matt Collins scores for East Fife!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

East Fife

Ayr United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
24.6%
49.3%
26.1%

Scorers
Kewullay Rizzitelli 69
Matt Collins 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kewullay Rizzitelli of East Fife

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

1.Niccolo Dichio (GK)
6
2.Don Cleland (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Glass (DEF)
6
4.Stuart Morrison (DEF)
6
5.Callum Niven (DEF)
6
6.Billy Gemmell (MID)
6
7.Adam Middleton (MID)
7
8.Stuart Mckinlay (MID)
6
9.Victor Van Haaren (ATT)
6
10.Roberto Pregnolato (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Dalglish (ATT)
6
 
12.Kevin Meiklejohn (MID)
0
13.Gavin Meiklejohn (MID)
0
14.Colin Glass (MID)
0