Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | East Fife | East Fife | ||||||||||||||||
| Kieran Rufus | Kieran Rufus | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Victor Soler | V. Soler |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Neil Davidson | N. Davidson | |||||||||
| Billy Hopkin | B. Hopkin | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Alec Cleland | A. Cleland | |||||||||
| Scott Henderson | S. Henderson | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | John White | J. White | |||||||||
| Kevin Bremner | K. Bremner | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 | | Gary Gallacher | G. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Luke Plowright | L. Plowright |  | 66 | D | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | |||||||||
| Lee Maclean | L. Maclean | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Alex Gemmell | A. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Kwami Pericard | K. Pericard |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Paul Elliott | P. Elliott | |||||||||
| Richard Burley | R. Burley | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | John Dickov | J. Dickov | |||||||||
| Colin Niven | C. Niven | | 55 | A | | 9 | | M | 59 |  | Julian Wallner | J. Wallner | |||||||||
| Felipe Pichichi | F. Pichichi | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Andy Rae | A. Rae | |||||||||
| Alan Ferdinand | A. Ferdinand | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Shabani Ferreira | S. Ferreira | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to East Fife. A crowd of 19,409 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0East Fife kick off!
3.54
0-0John Dickov knocks the ball forward to Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Rae but he's offside!
4.33
0-0Kwami Pericard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
8.42
Lee Maclean surges forward with the ball. Lee Maclean whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Pichichi. Felipe Pichichi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Neil Davidson manages to keep it out.
9.26
Lee Maclean threads the ball through to Felipe Pichichi. Felipe Pichichi shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Neil Davidson manages to gather it comfortably.
14.40
0-0Alex Gemmell flicks the ball to his team mate, Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Bremner.
18.15
Kwami Pericard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Pichichi. Felipe Pichichi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Gallacher.
20.55
Paul Elliott advances with the ball. Paul Elliott plays a perfect one-two with Shabani Ferreira and rushes in on goal... Paul Elliott tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Victor Soler.
21.25
0-0Paul Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Rae. Andy Rae passes the ball forward to Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
22.03
Paul Elliott makes a simple pass to Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.22
Richard Burley threads the ball through to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Neil Davidson.
36.20
0-0Lee Maclean clumsily knocks into Julian Wallner. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Wallner runs off the knock.
42.33
0-1Alex Gemmell flicks the ball to his team mate, Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira goes all the way! Shabani Ferreira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
Kwami Pericard knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Davidson who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians get the second half underway!
49.38
Alec Cleland flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott advances with the ball. Paul Elliott knocks the ball forward to Shabani Ferreira but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.23
0-1Airdrieonians are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate East Fife's defence.
53.20
0-1Andy Rae catches Luke Plowright on the ankles. The referee calls over Andy Rae and warns him to calm down! Luke Plowright stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.10
John White knocks the ball to his team mate, John Dickov. John Dickov knocks the ball forward to Andy Rae. Andy Rae goes all the way! Andy Rae cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Victor Soler had no chance!! Goal for East Fife!
60.09
Billy Hopkin threads the ball through to Richard Burley. Richard Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Pichichi. Felipe Pichichi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.52
Kevin Bremner clumsily knocks into Andy Rae. Kevin Bremner is given a warning by the referee! Andy Rae runs off the knock.
72.34
Kwami Pericard makes a simple pass to Colin Niven. Colin Niven finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.15
Scott Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Burley. Richard Burley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Niven. Colin Niven plays a perfect one-two with Alan Ferdinand and rushes in on goal... Colin Niven cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.08
East Fife are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Airdrieonians's defence.
87.55
Scott Henderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Lee Maclean. Lee Maclean flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand plays a perfect one-two with Colin Niven and rushes in on goal... Alan Ferdinand tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
89.17
Lee Maclean chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Pichichi. Felipe Pichichi shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Neil Davidson easily smothers it!
90.00
Richard Burley makes a simple pass to Felipe Pichichi. Felipe Pichichi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Hendry.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
23%
50%
27%
Scorers
| Colin Niven 73 | Shabani Ferreira 42 Andy Rae 57 |