Match Report
| Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers |  |  | Dundee United | Dundee United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| John McGrory | J. McGrory |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Scott Gough | S. Gough | |||||||||
| Ade Nwakire | A. Nwakire |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Dominic Naysmith | D. Naysmith | |||||||||
| John Henderson | J. Henderson | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Stuart Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Dragan Keown | D. Keown |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Edgar Fonseca | E. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Craig McGrory | C. McGrory | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Stephen Ferguson | S. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Alec McStay | A. McStay | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Gary Matteo | G. Matteo | |||||||||
| Kevin Brady | K. Brady | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 |  | Simon Ehiogu | S. Ehiogu | |||||||||
| Colin Cleland | C. Cleland | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Stephen Booth | S. Booth | |||||||||
| Callum Mckinlay | C. Mckinlay | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Garry White | G. White | |||||||||
| Richard Young | R. Young | | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Alec Brady | A. Brady | |||||||||
| Colin Ritchie | C. Ritchie | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Richard Elliott | R. Elliott | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 9,172 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Raith Rovers and Dundee United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Raith Rovers and Dundee United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Dundee United kicking off!
4.52
0-0Garry White catches Craig McGrory on the ankles. Garry White is given a warning by the referee! Craig McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.37
0-0Gary Matteo knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Brady. Alec Brady knocks in a cross ball towards Garry White. Garry White is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. John McGrory easily picks it out of the air!
20.18
0-0Ade Nwakire kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Cleland. Colin Cleland makes a probing pass to Colin Ritchie. Colin Ritchie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.45
Dragan Keown makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Brady. Kevin Brady makes a probing pass to Colin Ritchie. Colin Ritchie shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.49
Colin Cleland sees a break and surges forward. Colin Cleland lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Young. Richard Young directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.39
0-0Alec McStay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Ritchie. Colin Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Young but the linesman indicates offside!
33.49
1-0Alec McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Young. Richard Young plays a perfect one-two with Callum Mckinlay and rushes in on goal... Richard Young cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Richard Young!
36.52
Stephen Ferguson sees space and advances. Stephen Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Brady. Alec Brady shoots from distance but it is tipped over by John McGrory.
38.25
Stephen Booth clumsily knocks into Alec McStay. Stephen Booth is warned by the referee! Alec McStay runs off the knock.
40.05
1-0Gary Matteo passes the ball forward to Alec Brady. Alec Brady knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Raith Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
47.22
Stephen Booth makes a simple pass to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
48.49
Simon Ehiogu passes the ball forward to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
49.29
Alec McStay sees a break and surges forward. Alec McStay makes a probing pass to Callum Mckinlay but he's offside!
59.25
Simon Ehiogu flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry White. Garry White tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.56
Stephen Booth passes the ball forward to Garry White. Garry White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.24
Kevin Brady deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Young. Richard Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Niven.
73.18
Stephen Booth passes the ball forward to Alec Brady. Alec Brady sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow John McGrory manages to keep it out.
77.18
1-0John Henderson barges into Garry White. The referee calls over John Henderson and shows him a yellow card! Garry White hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.34
1-0Dundee United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Raith Rovers's defence.
79.52
Colin Cleland threads the ball through to Callum Mckinlay. Callum Mckinlay shoots from long range but somehow Scott Gough manages to keep it out.
81.49
Raith Rovers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Dundee United's defence.
83.29
Kevin Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Mckinlay. Callum Mckinlay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.53
Alec McStay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Young. Richard Young shoots from long range but it is miles over!
87.13
Kevin Brady passes the ball forward to Callum Mckinlay. Callum Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Ferguson.
89.21
Kevin Brady kicks a strong pass forward to Callum Mckinlay. Callum Mckinlay shoots from distance. Scott Gough easily smothers it.
90.00
John Henderson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec McStay. Alec McStay brings the ball forward. Alec McStay whips in a cross ball towards Richard Young. Richard Young heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.9%
32.1%
Play Area
25.6%
48.7%
25.6%
Scorers