Match Report


East FifeEast Fife     Ayr UnitedAyr United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Callum GreigC. Greig73
G
captain1
G
67Alec McStayA. McStay
Linus ZickL. Zick71
D
2
D
78Luis GentoL. Gento
P. Gilberto TurciP. Turci70
D
3captain
D
72Sven EmmerlichS. Emmerlich
Neil GranttN. Grantt69
D
4
D
71Garry HendryG. Hendry
Matthias StreichM. Streich77
M
5
M
77Paul JohnstoneP. Johnstone
Melvin StewartM. Stewart69
M
6
M
65Atam VictoriaA. Victoria
Richard MckinlayR. Mckinlay68
M
7
M
65Stephen CaldwellS. Caldwell
Callum BremnerC. Bremner66
M
8
M
64Maurizio BagnacaniM. Bagnacani
Matt McCoistM. McCoist73
A
9
A
65Matt MeiklejohnM. Meiklejohn
Lorenzo TottiL. Totti65
A
10
A
64Cesar CostaC. Costa
Alex GreigA. Greig58
A
11
A
59Guglielmo MarrocoloG. Marrocolo
 
Albrecht FranckeA. Francke64
M
12
D
68Giampietro CorrentG. Corrent
Craig NaysmithC. Naysmith63
D
13
D
66Neil SullivanN. Sullivan
Flavio ArriccaF. Arricca63
D
14
G
64Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 16,826 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both East Fife and Ayr United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Niven.


0.00
East Fife kick off and get the first half underway!
6.25
Melvin Stewart flicks a high ball forward to Matt McCoist who takes it down. Matt McCoist shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
8.54
Garry Hendry sees space and advances. Garry Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Matt Meiklejohn controls it well on his chest. Matt Meiklejohn shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
12.38
Richard Mckinlay makes a probing pass to Matt McCoist. Matt McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec McStay who gathers it comfortably.
14.47
Linus Zick controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Melvin Stewart. Melvin Stewart deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Totti. Lorenzo Totti shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Alec McStay!
26.38
Melvin Stewart threads a neat ball through to Alex Greig. Alex Greig skips past Garry Hendry! Alex Greig rockets a shot on goal. The ball ricochets off Luis Gento and flashes wide of the near post.
27.06
Corner kick to East Fife. Richard Mckinlay plays it to the near post. Melvin Stewart cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
28.39
Melvin Stewart kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Greig. Alex Greig shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
30.50
Atam Victoria threads the ball through to Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Greig who gathers it comfortably.
34.24
Linus Zick catches Matt Meiklejohn on the ankles. The referee calls over Linus Zick and warns him to calm down! Matt Meiklejohn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.24
Free kick to Ayr United just outside the area...
35.06
Stephen Caldwell calmly steps up and curls the ball around the wall. It's too high and doesn't trouble the keeper.
36.22
Sven Emmerlich threads a neat ball through to Stephen Caldwell. Stephen Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Costa collects the pass. Cesar Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Linus Zick.
38.33
Richard Mckinlay makes a probing pass to Matt McCoist. Matt McCoist shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.15
Luis Gento comes in with a late challenge on Alex Greig. The referee brings Luis Gento to one side and gives him a warning! Alex Greig grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.51
Neil Grantt threads the ball through to Matthias Streich. With a delightful solo run, Matthias Streich stretches the opposition's defence. Matthias Streich shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half. Ayr United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ayr United get the second half underway!
47.14
Richard Mckinlay passes the ball forward to Alex Greig. Alex Greig shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
51.20
Stephen Caldwell threads a neat ball through to Cesar Costa. Cesar Costa plays a scrappy one-two with Guglielmo Marrocolo and advances towards the goal... Cesar Costa strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
54.30
Richard Mckinlay hacks Stephen Caldwell from behind! Richard Mckinlay is shown the yellow card! Stephen Caldwell runs off the knock.
60.04
East Fife have made 3 substitutions with Albrecht Francke replacing P. Gilberto Turci, Craig Naysmith replacing Callum Bremner and Flavio Arricca replacing Melvin Stewart .
61.08
Luis Gento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Caldwell. Stephen Caldwell makes a probing pass to Cesar Costa. Cesar Costa cuts inside the box! Cesar Costa looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
63.11
With imagination, Maurizio Bagnacani picks a pass forward to Guglielmo Marrocolo. Guglielmo Marrocolo plays a one-two with Matt Meiklejohn and advances towards the goal... Guglielmo Marrocolo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
67.15
Richard Mckinlay sees Alex Greig in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alex Greig knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.26
Paul Johnstone threads a neat ball through to Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Greig who gathers it comfortably.
73.36
Maurizio Bagnacani makes a probing pass to Cesar Costa. Cesar Costa shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
78.26
Flavio Arricca makes a probing pass to Lorenzo Totti. Lorenzo Totti whips in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. Alex Greig makes a deft header but it is shockingly off target!
79.40
Luis Gento passes the ball forward to Stephen Caldwell. Stephen Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Costa. Cesar Costa lofts in a cross ball towards Guglielmo Marrocolo. Guglielmo Marrocolo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.30
Lorenzo Totti clumsily knocks into Garry Hendry. Lorenzo Totti is warned by the referee! Garry Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.45
Maurizio Bagnacani threads the ball through to Guglielmo Marrocolo. Guglielmo Marrocolo shoots from distance but Callum Greig is on top of it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

East Fife

Ayr United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.6%
55.4%
Play Area
24.3%
47.3%
28.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cesar Costa of Ayr United

Match Ratings
1.Callum Greig (GK)
8
2.Linus Zick (DEF)
6
3.P. Gilberto Turci (DEF)
6
4.Neil Grantt (DEF)
6
5.Matthias Streich (MID)
8
6.Melvin Stewart (MID)
8
7.Richard Mckinlay (MID)yellow card
6
8.Callum Bremner (MID)
6
9.Matt McCoist (ATT)
6
10.Lorenzo Totti (ATT)
6
11.Alex Greig (ATT)
7
 
12.Albrecht Francke (MID)
6
13.Craig Naysmith (DEF)
6
14.Flavio Arricca (DEF)
6

1.Alec McStay (GK)
8
2.Luis Gento (DEF)
8
3.Sven Emmerlich (DEF)
7
4.Garry Hendry (DEF)
7
5.Paul Johnstone (MID)
7
6.Atam Victoria (MID)
6
7.Stephen Caldwell (MID)
8
8.Maurizio Bagnacani (MID)
8
9.Matt Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
10.Cesar Costa (ATT)
9
11.Guglielmo Marrocolo (ATT)
7
 
12.Giampietro Corrent (DEF)
0
13.Neil Sullivan (DEF)
0
14.Matt Naysmith (GK)
0