Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Davidson | N. Davidson |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Duncan Campbell | D. Campbell | |||||||||
| Alec Cleland | A. Cleland | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Billy McStay | B. McStay | |||||||||
| John White | J. White | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Elvis Altomare | E. Altomare | |||||||||
| Gary Gallacher | G. Gallacher | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Duncan Greig | D. Greig | |||||||||
| Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | David Morton | D. Morton | |||||||||
| Alex Gemmell | A. Gemmell | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Neil Henderson | N. Henderson | |||||||||
| Paul Elliott | P. Elliott | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Andy Young | A. Young | |||||||||
| John Dickov | J. Dickov | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | David Niven | D. Niven | |||||||||
| Julian Wallner | J. Wallner |  | 59 | M | | 9 | | M | 56 | | Stephen Gemmill | S. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Andy Rae | A. Rae | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Matt Mccall | M. Mccall | |||||||||
| Shabani Ferreira | S. Ferreira |  | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Neil Young | N. Young | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 20,215 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both East Fife and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both East Fife and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0East Fife start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.38
0-0Neil Henderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Mccall. Matt Mccall plays a perfect one-two with Neil Young and rushes in on goal... Matt Mccall cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Neil Davidson manages to gather it comfortably.
4.50
0-0John White controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Gemmell. Alex Gemmell knocks the ball to his team mate, Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.04
Elvis Altomare chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Henderson. Neil Henderson advances with the ball. Neil Henderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.56
0-0East Fife are easily keeping Hamilton Academical at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
12.21
Billy McStay knocks the ball to his team mate, David Niven. David Niven knocks the ball forward to Matt Mccall. Matt Mccall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.22
0-0Stuart Hendry makes a probing pass to Julian Wallner. Julian Wallner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Rae. Andy Rae shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.29
East Fife are easily keeping Hamilton Academical at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
24.49
Andy Young makes a simple pass to Matt Mccall. Matt Mccall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.03
0-1Andy Young chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Young. Neil Young goes all the way! Neil Young shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.47
Gary Gallacher makes a probing pass to Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott sees a break and surges forward. Paul Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Rae. Andy Rae powers a header at goal. Duncan Campbell easily picks it out of the air!
33.39
Paul Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.38
Alex Gemmell knocks the ball forward to Andy Rae. Andy Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy McStay.
45.00
Neil Henderson brings the ball forward. Neil Henderson plays a perfect one-two with Neil Young and rushes in on goal... Neil Henderson tries a spectacular strike. Neil Davidson easily smothers it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Hamilton Academical kick off the second half!
49.44
Alec Cleland brings the ball forward. Alec Cleland brings the ball forward. Alec Cleland lofts in a cross ball towards Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.09
John White knocks the ball forward to John Dickov. John Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Rae. Andy Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.05
0-1David Niven comes in with a late challenge on Paul Elliott. The referee calls over David Niven and warns him to calm down! Paul Elliott runs off the knock.
65.46
Gary Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Dickov. John Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Duncan Campbell easily smothers it!
79.34
Paul Elliott brings the ball forward. Paul Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.14
David Morton threads the ball through to Andy Young. Andy Young takes it forward alone. Andy Young lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Mccall. Matt Mccall connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Neil Davidson manages to gather it comfortably.
85.41
John Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Rae. Andy Rae tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
John White controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Dickov. John Dickov makes a simple pass to Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy McStay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.4%
34.6%
Play Area
29.5%
42.3%
28.2%
Scorers