Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | James Smith | James Smith | ||||||||||||||||||
| John James | J. James |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Evangelos Taoulas | E. Taoulas | |||||||||
| Don Souness | D. Souness | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 80 |  | Hugo Garba | H. Garba | |||||||||
| Colin Rae | C. Rae | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 |  | Justin Cox | J. Cox | |||||||||
| Billy Young | B. Young | | 60 | D | | 4 | | A | 77 |  | Claudio Gonzalez | C. Gonzalez | |||||||||
| Anthony May | A. May |  | 59 | D | | 5 | | M | 80 |  | Ivan Seric | I. Seric | |||||||||
| Andy Inglis | A. Inglis | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 81 |  | Samuel Ndiefi | S. Ndiefi | |||||||||
| Amedeo Fanesi | A. Fanesi |  | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 78 |  | Matthew Edusei | M. Edusei | |||||||||
| Alex Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 75 |  | Dumitru Belodedici | D. Belodedici | |||||||||
| Scott Ferguson | S. Ferguson | | 60 | M | | 9 | | A | 84 |  | Philippe Jurion | P. Jurion | |||||||||
| Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 83 |  | Halim Boumedienne | H. Boumedienne | |||||||||
| David White | D. White | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 79 | | Stephan Nyarko | S. Nyarko | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 17,784 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Airdrieonians start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.17
0-0Colin Rae barges into Philippe Jurion. Colin Rae is given a warning by the referee! Philippe Jurion runs off the knock.
6.00
0-0Alex Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David White. David White lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Evangelos Taoulas!
8.39
0-1Matthew Edusei kicks a strong pass forward to Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko goes all the way! Stephan Nyarko rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
16.43
0-1Ivan Seric makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Rae.
20.40
Claudio Gonzalez knocks the ball forward to Matthew Edusei. Matthew Edusei knocks the ball to his team mate, Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne knocks in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko directs the ball goalwards with his head. John James manages to gather it comfortably.
22.45
0-1Claudio Gonzalez threads the ball through to Matthew Edusei. Matthew Edusei advances with the ball. Matthew Edusei knocks in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.44
Andy Inglis comes in with a late challenge on Dumitru Belodedici. Andy Inglis is given a warning by the referee! Dumitru Belodedici stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.53
Dumitru Belodedici threads the ball through to Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion lofts in a cross ball towards Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. John James manages to gather it comfortably.
40.07
Alex Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David White. David White knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claudio Gonzalez.
42.06
Samuel Ndiefi flicks the ball to his team mate, Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.41
Stuart McCoist catches Claudio Gonzalez on the ankles. Stuart McCoist is given a warning by the referee! Claudio Gonzalez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with East Fife kicking off!
47.10
Amedeo Fanesi flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
48.09
Ivan Seric kicks a strong pass forward to Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne knocks in a cross ball towards Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
49.34
Andy Inglis makes a probing pass to David White. David White shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Evangelos Taoulas.
51.44
Amedeo Fanesi makes a simple pass to David White. David White knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.51
Alex Mcinnes flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Evangelos Taoulas who gathers it comfortably.
55.28
Claudio Gonzalez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Ndiefi. Samuel Ndiefi knocks the ball to his team mate, Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Young.
67.25
Matthew Edusei threads the ball through to Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion lofts in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by John James!
69.37
Samuel Ndiefi kicks a strong pass forward to Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion lofts in a cross ball towards Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. John James is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
81.38
Ivan Seric controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but John James easily smothers it!
83.16
Hugo Garba makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Edusei. Matthew Edusei makes a probing pass to Philippe Jurion. Philippe Jurion whips in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. John James easily picks it out of the air!
89.25
Colin Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Fanesi. Amedeo Fanesi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David White. David White lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.1%
60.9%
Play Area
28.1%
43.8%
28.1%
Scorers