Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Rangers | Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Daniel Ikenna Nnamdi | Daniel Ikenna Nnamdi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Davidson | N. Davidson |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Alex Dickov | A. Dickov | |||||||||
| Alec Cleland | A. Cleland | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 |  | Damien Fabiano | D. Fabiano | |||||||||
| John White | J. White | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Regi Van Westerop | R. Van Westerop | |||||||||
| Gary Gallacher | G. Gallacher | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 | | John Ritchie | J. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Andy Booth | A. Booth | |||||||||
| Alex Gemmell | A. Gemmell | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Dominic Gemmill | D. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Paul Elliott | P. Elliott | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 |  | Alain Koutouan | A. Koutouan | |||||||||
| John Dickov | J. Dickov | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 | | Callum Naysmith | C. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Julian Wallner | J. Wallner |  | 59 | M | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Alec Davidson | A. Davidson | |||||||||
| Andy Rae | A. Rae | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Matthias Rohrschneider | M. Rohrschneider | |||||||||
| Shabani Ferreira | S. Ferreira | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Tobias Röhner | T. Röhner | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Rangers. A crowd of 20,775 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0East Fife start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.23
1-0John Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Rae. Andy Rae whips in a cross ball towards Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira heads the ball goalwards. Alex Dickov is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
9.08
1-0Andy Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Alain Koutouan. Alain Koutouan takes it forward alone. Alain Koutouan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.51
1-0Paul Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Rae. Andy Rae goes all the way! Andy Rae shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Alex Dickov manages to gather it comfortably.
15.34
1-0Dominic Gemmill advances with the ball. Dominic Gemmill threads the ball through to Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.03
John Ritchie plays a long ball forward. Alec Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John White.
22.28
Alain Koutouan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.16
Dominic Gemmill makes a simple pass to Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Davidson who gathers it comfortably.
26.01
Dominic Gemmill advances with the ball. Dominic Gemmill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.30
Andy Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Gemmill. Dominic Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
28.30
Alec Cleland chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Gemmell. Alex Gemmell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira goes all the way! Shabani Ferreira tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
34.01
Callum Naysmith passes the ball forward to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Neil Davidson!
38.04
1-0John White barges into Callum Naysmith. The referee calls over John White and warns him to calm down! Callum Naysmith stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.02
Alain Koutouan threads the ball through to Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhner. Tobias Röhner directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.58
Callum Naysmith decides to run forward with the ball. Callum Naysmith shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.58
Gary Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Gemmell. Alex Gemmell chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Rae. Andy Rae goes all the way! Andy Rae shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Rangers kick off the second half!
55.33
Dominic Gemmill passes the ball forward to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson plays a perfect one-two with Tobias Röhner and rushes in on goal... Alec Davidson takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.44
Paul Elliott threads the ball through to Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Dickov who gathers it comfortably.
60.07
Alex Gemmell takes it forward alone. Alex Gemmell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.24
Alain Koutouan advances with the ball. Alain Koutouan goes all the way! Alain Koutouan tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
71.27
Callum Naysmith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Röhner. Tobias Röhner knocks the ball forward to Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.58
Callum Naysmith knocks the ball forward to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson goes all the way! Alec Davidson takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
77.09
Callum Naysmith makes a probing pass to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.08
Paul Elliott passes the ball forward to Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Rae. Andy Rae takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.25
Regi Van Westerop surges forward with the ball. Regi Van Westerop passes the ball forward to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Neil Davidson manages to keep it out.
81.11
Paul Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Rae. Andy Rae shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
85.56
Gary Gallacher threads the ball through to Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira whips in a cross ball towards Andy Rae. Andy Rae connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.37
3-1Rangers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.8%
58.2%
Play Area
31.6%
44.3%
24.1%
Scorers
| Shabani Ferreira 4 Andy Rae 45, 86 | Tobias Röhner 39 |