Match Report


StenhousemuirStenhousemuir     East FifeEast Fife
Computer Player Computer Player Dan Rodwell Dan Rodwell
Gianluigi NegroG. Negro55
G
1
G
59Don CaldwellD. Caldwell
Edoardo PassoniE. Passoni61
D
2
D
51Kewullay RizzitelliK. Rizzitelli
David SullivanD. Sullivan60
D
3
D
68Garry RaeG. Rae
Paolo AgliettiP. Aglietti56
D
4
D
48John MortonJ. Morton
Gavin RitchieG. Ritchie56
M
5
D
49Colin ElliottC. Elliott
Duncan MorrisonD. Morrison53
M
6
M
74Jakob WendelJ. Wendel
Claudio AlonsoC. Alonso50
M
7captain
M
61Marco ScalzoM. Scalzo
Scott FowlerS. Fowler47
M
8
A
53Matt CollinsM. Collins
Richard JamesR. James49
A
9
A
66Ben HurstB. Hurst
Dominic NivenD. Niven45
A
captain10
A
48Garcia Duque UrsoG. Urso
Callum BurleyC. Burley43
A
11
A
61Menno van BeekM. van Beek
 
Andy InglisA. Inglis55
D
12
D
49Kevin HopkinK. Hopkin
Arnauld ValoisA. Valois53
D
13
M
56Duncan BremnerD. Bremner
Miguel CastroM. Castro53
D
14
M
54Neil SounessN. Souness

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ochilview Park where Stenhousemuir play host to East Fife. A crowd of 4,876 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stenhousemuir are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Davidson.


0.00
East Fife start the match!
2.41
Marco Scalzo flicks a high pass forward. Garcia Duque Urso controls it well on his chest. Garcia Duque Urso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.52
David Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Richard James. Richard James tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.39
Gavin Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Callum Burley controls it well on his chest. Callum Burley makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
16.09
Marco Scalzo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
22.03
Jakob Wendel flicks a high pass forward to Matt Collins who brings the ball under control. Matt Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.48
Gavin Ritchie passes the ball forward to Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Morrison. Duncan Morrison whips the ball goalwards with his head but Don Caldwell is on top of it.
30.05
Callum Burley threads a neat ball through to Richard James. Richard James whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
33.27
Scott Fowler changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Scott Fowler kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Morrison but the referee indicates it's offside!
36.51
Marco Scalzo changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marco Scalzo whips in a cross ball towards Ben Hurst. Ben Hurst directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.23
Garry Rae flicks a high pass forward. Marco Scalzo collects the pass. Marco Scalzo shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.51
Paolo Aglietti flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Burley. Callum Burley chips the ball to his team mate, Richard James. Richard James runs straight at the defence! Richard James tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stenhousemuir have changed their lineup with Andy Inglis replacing Edoardo Passoni, Arnauld Valois replacing Scott Fowler and Miguel Castro replacing Richard James. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Stenhousemuir get the second half underway!
51.15
Paolo Aglietti knocks the ball forward to Andy Inglis. Andy Inglis knocks the ball forward to Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.51
Marco Scalzo flicks a high pass forward. Matt Collins holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Urso. Garcia Duque Urso connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
55.43
Marco Scalzo hacks Duncan Morrison from behind! The referee warns Marco Scalzo to calm down! Duncan Morrison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.52
Garry Rae kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Wendel. Jakob Wendel kicks a strong pass forward to Ben Hurst. Ben Hurst makes a great pass forward. Marco Scalzo runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
71.03
John Morton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott plays the ball forward to Jakob Wendel. Jakob Wendel lofts in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Urso. Garcia Duque Urso rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
77.39
East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Hopkin replacing Garcia Duque Urso and Duncan Bremner replacing Jakob Wendel .
79.57
David Sullivan passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Duncan Morrison. Duncan Morrison threads a neat ball through to Callum Burley. Callum Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Morton.
85.34
Kewullay Rizzitelli sees Marco Scalzo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marco Scalzo flicks a high pass forward. Ben Hurst holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ben Hurst lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Bremner. Duncan Bremner is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Duncan Bremner!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stenhousemuir

East Fife
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.2%
44.8%
Play Area
29.9%
43.3%
26.9%

Scorers
Gavin Ritchie 30
Marco Scalzo 22
Duncan Bremner 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marco Scalzo of East Fife

Match Ratings
1.Gianluigi Negro (GK)
6
2.Edoardo Passoni (DEF)
6
3.David Sullivan (DEF)
7
4.Paolo Aglietti (DEF)
6
5.Gavin Ritchie (MID)goal scored
8
6.Duncan Morrison (MID)
6
7.Claudio Alonso (MID)
6
8.Scott Fowler (MID)
6
9.Richard James (ATT)
7
10.Dominic Niven (ATT)
6
11.Callum Burley (ATT)
6
 
12.Andy Inglis (DEF)
7
13.Arnauld Valois (DEF)
6
14.Miguel Castro (DEF)
6

1.Don Caldwell (GK)
6
2.Kewullay Rizzitelli (DEF)
6
3.Garry Rae (DEF)
6
4.John Morton (DEF)
6
5.Colin Elliott (DEF)
6
6.Jakob Wendel (MID)
6
7.Marco Scalzo (MID)goal scored
9
8.Matt Collins (ATT)
7
9.Ben Hurst (ATT)
7
10.Garcia Duque Urso (ATT)
6
11.Menno van Beek (ATT)
6
 
12.Kevin Hopkin (DEF)
6
13.Duncan Bremner (MID)goal scored
8
14.Neil Souness (MID)
0