Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Alex Hutchings | Alex Hutchings | ||||||||||||||||||
| John James | J. James |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 | | Stuart Caldwell | S. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Don Souness | D. Souness | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Christos Kyriakidis | C. Kyriakidis | |||||||||
| Colin Rae | C. Rae | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 |  | Moustapha Amzine | M. Amzine | |||||||||
| Billy Young | B. Young | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 | | Scott Young | S. Young | |||||||||
| Anthony May | A. May |  | 59 | D | | 5 | | D | 70 | | Dave Granville | D. Granville | |||||||||
| Andy Inglis | A. Inglis | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 |  | Hakan Özalan | H. Özalan | |||||||||
| Alex Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 82 |  | George Belodedici | G. Belodedici | |||||||||
| Scott Ferguson | S. Ferguson | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 80 |  | Sergio Lima | S. Lima | |||||||||
| Kelvin Grimandi | K. Grimandi | | 59 | M | | 9 | | A | 72 |  | Rinar Kopolovets | R. Kopolovets | |||||||||
| Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 85 |  | Bob Renard | B. Renard | |||||||||
| David White | D. White | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Scott McGrory | S. McGrory | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 17,866 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0St. Johnstone kick off and get the match underway!
2.10
0-0Scott Young makes a simple pass to Sergio Lima. Sergio Lima surges forward with the ball. Sergio Lima shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.35
0-0Hakan Özalan knocks the ball to his team mate, Bob Renard. Bob Renard shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but John James manages to gather it comfortably.
15.11
0-0Hakan Özalan takes it forward alone. Hakan Özalan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.55
Billy Young knocks the ball forward to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, David White. David White knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.33
0-0Sergio Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bob Renard but the linesman indicates offside!
24.53
Moustapha Amzine deftly passes the ball to his team mate, George Belodedici. George Belodedici surges forward with the ball. George Belodedici knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Rae.
27.36
Scott Young makes a simple pass to George Belodedici. George Belodedici chips the ball to his team mate, Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets whips in a cross ball towards Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by John James.
38.29
0-1Hakan Özalan makes a simple pass to Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets knocks in a cross ball towards Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
44.16
Scott Young kicks a strong pass forward to Sergio Lima. Sergio Lima chips the ball to his team mate, Bob Renard. Bob Renard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John James who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Anthony May flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David White. David White goes all the way! David White rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
East Fife kick off!
48.38
Moustapha Amzine makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Lima. Sergio Lima knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards Bob Renard. Bob Renard connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.01
Billy Young passes the ball forward to Alex Mcinnes. Alex Mcinnes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David White. David White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.28
George Belodedici kicks a strong pass forward to Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Young.
63.44
Christos Kyriakidis sees a break and surges forward. Christos Kyriakidis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bob Renard. Bob Renard lofts in a cross ball towards Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
66.35
Scott Ferguson threads the ball through to David White. David White shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
73.59
Kelvin Grimandi kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.34
Moustapha Amzine controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, George Belodedici. George Belodedici sees space and advances. George Belodedici goes all the way! George Belodedici cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but John James is on top of it.
78.56
Dave Granville flicks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Lima. Sergio Lima makes a beautiful solo run. Sergio Lima whips in a cross ball towards Bob Renard. Bob Renard flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.36
Kelvin Grimandi passes the ball forward to David White. David White plays a perfect one-two with Stuart McCoist and rushes in on goal... David White tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
85.39
Andy Inglis knocks the ball forward to Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.48
Moustapha Amzine sees space and advances. Moustapha Amzine makes a probing pass to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Bob Renard. Bob Renard is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. John James easily smothers it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
8
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
32.1%
44.4%
23.5%
Scorers
| Scott McGrory 38 Bob Renard 48, 79 |