Match Report


East FifeEast Fife     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
S SinghS Singh Alex Hutchings Alex Hutchings
Neil DavidsonN. Davidson65
G
1
G
73Richard WhiteR. White
Stuart HendryS. Hendry65
D
2
D
63Billy BremnerB. Bremner
Gary GallacherG. Gallacher66
D
3
D
70Andy DickovA. Dickov
John WhiteJ. White69
D
4
D
65Kevin LawK. Law
Alec ClelandA. Cleland70
D
5
D
64Gavin MortonG. Morton
Alex GemmellA. Gemmell71
M
6
M
59Alec NivenA. Niven
Julian WallnerJ. Wallner60
M
7
M
68Ronnie Wright-PhillipsR. Wright-Phillips
Paul ElliottP. Elliott63
M
8
M
55Scott YoungS. Young
Andy RaeA. Rae66
A
9
A
67Vernon KissingerV. Kissinger
Shabani FerreiraS. Ferreira63
A
10
A
68Gavin HendryG. Hendry
Billy MckinlayB. Mckinlay62
A
11
A
47Francisco FarinosF. Farinos

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to St. Johnstone. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both East Fife and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
St. Johnstone get the match underway!
4.40
Paul Elliott makes a probing pass to Andy Rae. Andy Rae knocks in a cross ball towards Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Richard White!
6.32
Ronnie Wright-Phillips makes a simple pass to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Gallacher.
8.05
Alec Cleland knocks the ball forward to Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Rae. Andy Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
16.22
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.10
Scott Young knocks the ball forward to Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.38
Scott Young passes the ball forward to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
36.35
Kevin Law clumsily knocks into Andy Rae. Kevin Law is shown the yellow card! Andy Rae grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.32
Scott Young knocks the ball forward to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry goes all the way! Gavin Hendry rockets a shot on goal but somehow Neil Davidson manages to keep it out.
39.48
Francisco Farinos clumsily knocks into John White. Francisco Farinos is shown the yellow card! John White runs off the knock.
45.00
Scott Young makes a probing pass to Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos lofts in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and East Fife kick off!
48.44
Andy Dickov flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Young. Scott Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos heads the ball goalwards. Neil Davidson manages to gather it comfortably.
49.49
Andy Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Young. Scott Young flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.40
Kevin Law chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Wright-Phillips. Ronnie Wright-Phillips brings the ball forward. Ronnie Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.15
Scott Young threads the ball through to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.14
Gary Gallacher makes a beautiful solo run. Gary Gallacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Rae. Andy Rae lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
67.48
John White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Gemmell. Alex Gemmell threads the ball through to Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Dickov.
69.14
Kevin Law brings the ball forward. Kevin Law sees a break and surges forward. Kevin Law knocks in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger flicks the ball with his head but Neil Davidson is on top of it.
71.48
John White chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott surges forward with the ball. Paul Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Rae. Andy Rae powers a header at goal. Richard White is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.35
Ronnie Wright-Phillips flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
81.23
Julian Wallner passes the ball forward to Andy Rae. Andy Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard White who gathers it comfortably.
85.53
Stuart Hendry passes the ball forward to Alex Gemmell. Alex Gemmell knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Dickov.
89.55
Alex Gemmell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shabani Ferreira. Shabani Ferreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Andy Rae of East Fife
Match Statistics
 

East Fife

St. Johnstone
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
0
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48%
52%
Play Area
29.3%
45.3%
25.3%

Scorers
Shabani Ferreira 8
Billy Mckinlay 63
Andy Rae 71