Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Davidson | N. Davidson |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 | | Don McGrory | D. McGrory | |||||||||
| Alec Cleland | A. Cleland | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Frederico Veloso | F. Veloso | |||||||||
| John White | J. White | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Raouf Marche | R. Marche | |||||||||
| Gary Gallacher | G. Gallacher | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Kevin Strachan | K. Strachan | |||||||||
| Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Alec Matteo | A. Matteo | |||||||||
| Alex Gemmell | A. Gemmell | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 |  | Marc Beckenbauer | M. Beckenbauer | |||||||||
| Paul Elliott | P. Elliott | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Silvio Valente | S. Valente | |||||||||
| John Dickov | J. Dickov | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Kevin Mckinlay | K. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Julian Wallner | J. Wallner | | 59 | M | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Neil Meiklejohn | N. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Andy Rae | A. Rae | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Colin Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Shabani Ferreira | S. Ferreira | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Neil Hansen | N. Hansen | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Dunfermline Athletic. A crowd of 18,790 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both East Fife and Dunfermline Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both East Fife and Dunfermline Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Dunfermline Athletic get the match underway!
9.16
0-0Silvio Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Hansen. Neil Hansen goes all the way! Neil Hansen shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.36
0-0Silvio Valente decides to run forward with the ball. Silvio Valente kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Hansen but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.47
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
16.06
0-0Raouf Marche hacks Andy Rae from behind! The referee calls over Raouf Marche and warns him to calm down! Andy Rae gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.38
0-0Paul Elliott makes a probing pass to Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira tries a spectacular long range effort. Don McGrory easily smothers it.
24.42
Gary Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Rae but the referee indicates it's offside!
27.16
Dunfermline Athletic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate East Fife's defence.
33.43
0-0John White clumsily knocks into Kevin Mckinlay. The referee calls over John White and warns him to calm down! Kevin Mckinlay runs off the knock.
34.46
Julian Wallner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Rae. Andy Rae shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
39.55
Alec Cleland flicks the ball to his team mate, John Dickov. John Dickov surges forward with the ball. John Dickov controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.39
0-0Silvio Valente makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Hansen. Neil Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and East Fife kick off!
47.09
Silvio Valente catches John Dickov on the ankles. The referee calls over Silvio Valente and shows him a yellow card! John Dickov grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.30
Kevin Strachan decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Strachan threads the ball through to Neil Hansen. Neil Hansen goes all the way! Neil Hansen rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.38
Silvio Valente knocks the ball forward to Colin Rae. Colin Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.02
Neil Meiklejohn sees space and advances. Neil Meiklejohn shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
78.30
Gary Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Rae. Andy Rae knocks the ball forward to Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira rockets a shot on goal but somehow Don McGrory manages to keep it out.
79.53
0-0Raouf Marche barges into Andy Rae. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andy Rae runs off the knock.
89.16
1-0Paul Elliott makes a probing pass to Andy Rae. Andy Rae shoots from long range which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
32.4%
47.9%
19.7%
Scorers
| Andy Rae 89 |