Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Dumbarton | Dumbarton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| John James | J. James |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Stephen Gemmell | S. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Don Souness | D. Souness | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Andy Mcallister | A. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Paul Ritchie | P. Ritchie | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Stuart White | S. White | |||||||||
| Colin Rae | C. Rae | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 |  | Paul Davies | P. Davies | |||||||||
| Anthony May | A. May | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Scott White | S. White | |||||||||
| Andy Inglis | A. Inglis | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Craig Gough | C. Gough | |||||||||
| Alex Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Kevin Ferguson | K. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Scott Ferguson | S. Ferguson | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Alun Burgess | A. Burgess | |||||||||
| Kelvin Grimandi | K. Grimandi | | 59 | M | | 9 | | M | 56 |  | Samir Müller | S. Müller | |||||||||
| Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Gary McStay | G. McStay | |||||||||
| David White | D. White | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Alec Bremner | A. Bremner | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 8,551 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both East Fife and Dumbarton are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both East Fife and Dumbarton are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Dumbarton kick off and get the match underway!
4.24
0-0East Fife are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
8.52
0-0Kevin Ferguson threads the ball through to Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
9.55
Andy Mcallister controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Burgess. Alun Burgess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary McStay. Gary McStay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
10.23
Andy Mcallister knocks the ball forward to Craig Gough. Craig Gough threads the ball through to Gary McStay. Gary McStay finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.42
0-0Scott Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Gemmell who gathers it comfortably.
16.32
Alex Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, David White. David White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.33
1-0Colin Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Inglis. Andy Inglis sees a break and surges forward. Andy Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.55
1-0Scott Ferguson knocks the ball forward to David White. David White whips in a cross ball towards Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist powers a header at goal. Stephen Gemmell easily smothers it.
22.38
1-0Alun Burgess flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner threads the ball through to Gary McStay but he's offside!
24.05
Colin Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Inglis. Andy Inglis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Gemmell who gathers it comfortably.
27.25
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
30.04
Craig Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary McStay. Gary McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.47
Paul Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Mcinnes. Alex Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks the ball forward to David White but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
33.58
Paul Davies makes a probing pass to Craig Gough. Craig Gough chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.33
Scott Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, David White. David White shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
42.21
Alex Mcinnes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Mcallister.
44.43
Colin Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Mcinnes. Alex Mcinnes threads the ball through to Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
East Fife start the second half!
47.11
Andy Mcallister advances with the ball. Andy Mcallister makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary McStay. Gary McStay lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.53
Anthony May flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Mcinnes. Alex Mcinnes advances with the ball. Alex Mcinnes lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
57.52
Alex Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
59.42
Alun Burgess makes a beautiful solo run. Alun Burgess shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.36
Scott Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David White. David White lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.31
Alex Mcinnes kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.13
Paul Ritchie makes a probing pass to Alex Mcinnes. Alex Mcinnes takes it forward alone. Alex Mcinnes shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Stephen Gemmell easily smothers it!
72.04
Colin Rae threads the ball through to Alex Mcinnes. Alex Mcinnes flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards David White. David White directs the ball goalwards with his head but Stephen Gemmell is on top of it.
75.20
Alex Mcinnes makes a beautiful solo run. Alex Mcinnes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.36
Anthony May makes a simple pass to Alex Mcinnes. Alex Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David White. David White whips in a cross ball towards Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Colin Rae passes the ball forward to Kelvin Grimandi. Kelvin Grimandi chips the ball to his team mate, David White. David White shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David White!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
0
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
24.2%
46.2%
29.7%
Scorers
| Stuart McCoist 18, 50, 85 David White 90 |