Match Report


DundeeDundee     East FifeEast Fife
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Garry BoothG. Booth56
G
1
G
59Don CaldwellD. Caldwell
Kurt HilgerinkK. Hilgerink58
D
2
D
51Kewullay RizzitelliK. Rizzitelli
Maurice Van EijkM. Van Eijk55
D
3
D
49Alexander AndrewsA. Andrews
Scott McGroryS. McGrory53
D
captain4
D
49Dominic WhiteD. White
Callum WhiteC. White51
D
5
D
49Zoltan ValoisZ. Valois
Craig SounessC. Souness55
M
6
M
61Marco ScalzoM. Scalzo
Duncan NaysmithD. Naysmith52
M
7captain
M
56Paolo MachlasP. Machlas
Federico GaravelliF. Garavelli50
M
8
M
56Duncan BremnerD. Bremner
Dominic JohnstoneD. Johnstone49
A
9
M
54Neil SounessN. Souness
Scott McNeillS. McNeill45
A
10
A
58Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison
Lomano DeanL. Dean44
A
11
A
53Matt CollinsM. Collins
 
Dean GilchristD. Gilchrist50
D
12
M
53Fabrizio FuscoF. Fusco
Nicolas KuzorraN. Kuzorra50
M
13
D
49Colin ElliottC. Elliott
Dominic YoungD. Young46
M
14
D
48John MortonJ. Morton

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Dens Park where Dundee play host to East Fife. A crowd of 3,731 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dundee 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 Dominic Morrison.


0.00
Dundee start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.06
Scott McGrory brings the ball forward. Scott McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Johnstone. Dominic Johnstone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
6.58
Matt Collins barges into Kurt Hilgerink. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kurt Hilgerink stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.57
Zoltan Valois catches Federico Garavelli on the ankles. Zoltan Valois is shown the yellow card! Federico Garavelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.36
Dominic Johnstone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lomano Dean. Lomano Dean knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paolo Machlas.
20.07
Federico Garavelli runs straight at the opposition's defence. Federico Garavelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.49
Dundee are in full control of this game.
22.54
Paolo Machlas makes a probing pass to Matt Collins. Matt Collins whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.01
Without breaking stride, Duncan Naysmith plays the ball forward to Lomano Dean. Lomano Dean shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.01
Duncan Naysmith flicks a high pass forward to Lomano Dean who brings the ball under control. Lomano Dean skips past Duncan Bremner! Lomano Dean rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Dundee!
36.19
Maurice Van Eijk hits a low pass to Craig Souness. Craig Souness sees Lomano Dean in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lomano Dean controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
38.32
Craig Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Naysmith. Duncan Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Lomano Dean. Lomano Dean makes a deft header. Don Caldwell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.20
Zoltan Valois runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Zoltan Valois shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.37
Federico Garavelli makes an attacking run forward. Federico Garavelli tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee 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
East Fife kick off the second half!
47.09
Duncan Bremner hacks Maurice Van Eijk from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Maurice Van Eijk runs off the knock.
51.39
Paolo Machlas threads a neat ball through to Matt Collins. Matt Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Morrison but he's offside!
54.57
Alexander Andrews threads a neat ball through to Dominic White. Dominic White kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison plays a scrappy one-two with Matt Collins and advances towards the goal... Gavin Morrison rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
57.44
Paolo Machlas chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
60.19
Dundee have made a substitution with Nicolas Kuzorra replacing Duncan Naysmith .
63.02
Gavin Morrison barges into Maurice Van Eijk. Gavin Morrison is shown the yellow card! Maurice Van Eijk carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.00
Scott McGrory hacks Gavin Morrison from behind! The referee brings Scott McGrory to one side and gives him a warning! Gavin Morrison runs off the knock.
73.50
Lomano Dean decides to run forward with the ball. Lomano Dean knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
75.36
With vision, Neil Souness picks a pass forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
77.20
East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Fabrizio Fusco replacing Gavin Morrison and Colin Elliott replacing Marco Scalzo .
79.01
Nicolas Kuzorra makes a simple pass to Craig Souness. Craig Souness whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Johnstone. Zoltan Valois clumsily knocks into Dominic Johnstone. Penalty for Dundee!!
79.01
The referee points to the spot..
80.05
Scott McNeill takes a cautious run up. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.51
Dominic White catches Craig Souness on the ankles. The referee calls over Dominic White and shows him a yellow card! Craig Souness hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.54
Kurt Hilgerink flicks a high pass forward to Federico Garavelli who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Federico Garavelli stretches the opposition's defence. Federico Garavelli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Andrews.
89.54
Maurice Van Eijk flicks a high pass forward. Federico Garavelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Federico Garavelli brings the ball forward. Federico Garavelli knocks in a cross ball towards Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Don Caldwell.
90.00
Federico Garavelli takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Kewullay Rizzitelli gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Dundee

East Fife
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
6
Yellow Cards
0
5
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
28.6%
44.2%
27.3%

Scorers
Lomano Dean 27, 38
Scott McNeill 80 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lomano Dean of Dundee

Match Ratings
1.Garry Booth (GK)
6
2.Kurt Hilgerink (DEF)
6
3.Maurice Van Eijk (DEF)
6
4.Scott McGrory (DEF)
6
5.Callum White (DEF)
6
6.Craig Souness (MID)
7
7.Duncan Naysmith (MID)
7
8.Federico Garavelli (MID)
8
9.Dominic Johnstone (ATT)
6
10.Scott McNeill (ATT)goal scored
6
11.Lomano Dean (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Dean Gilchrist (DEF)
0
13.Nicolas Kuzorra (MID)
6
14.Dominic Young (MID)
0

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