Match Report


East FifeEast Fife     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Callum GreigC. Greig73
G
captain1
G
70John JamesJ. James
Linus ZickL. Zick71
D
2
D
74Don McinnesD. Mcinnes
P. Gilberto TurciP. Turci70
D
3
D
70Paul MatteoP. Matteo
Neil GranttN. Grantt69
D
4
D
67David GemmellD. Gemmell
Matthias StreichM. Streich77
M
5
D
63Frits KromkampF. Kromkamp
Melvin StewartM. Stewart69
M
6
M
76Colin GallacherC. Gallacher
Richard MckinlayR. Mckinlay69
M
7captain
M
74Billy CampbellB. Campbell
Callum BremnerC. Bremner66
M
8
M
73Duncan McStayD. McStay
Matt McCoistM. McCoist74
A
9
A
72Marc SpenglerM. Spengler
Lorenzo TottiL. Totti66
A
10
A
71Colin HendryC. Hendry
Alex GreigA. Greig58
A
11
A
65Andy MasonA. Mason
 
Albrecht FranckeA. Francke65
M
12
M
66Dominic FergusonD. Ferguson
Craig NaysmithC. Naysmith63
D
13
M
65Billy HopkinB. Hopkin
Flavio ArriccaF. Arricca63
D
14
D
63Yuri FerraresiY. Ferraresi

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 16,475 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Strachan.


0.00
The first half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
6.50
Duncan McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Spengler. Marc Spengler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Greig who gathers it comfortably.
15.47
Neil Grantt makes a simple pass to Callum Bremner. Callum Bremner chips the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Totti. Lorenzo Totti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John James who gathers it comfortably.
20.51
Richard Mckinlay knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Greig. Alex Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt McCoist but the linesman indicates offside!
26.30
Billy Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Mason. Andy Mason knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Linus Zick.
27.08
Duncan McStay hits a low pass to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Grantt.
30.56
David Gemmell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Marc Spengler controls it well on his chest. Marc Spengler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.29
Andy Mason catches P. Gilberto Turci on the ankles. The referee calls over Andy Mason and shows him a yellow card! P. Gilberto Turci stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.35
Duncan McStay makes a simple pass to Andy Mason. Andy Mason lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
45.00
Colin Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Andy Mason collects the pass. Andy Mason skips past P. Gilberto Turci! Andy Mason side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Callum Greig comfortably gets down and covers it.
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. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
East Fife kick off the second half!
48.30
Matthias Streich makes a probing pass to Lorenzo Totti. Lorenzo Totti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Greig but the linesman indicates offside!
51.15
Linus Zick deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Mckinlay. Richard Mckinlay changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Richard Mckinlay finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
54.59
Melvin Stewart makes an attacking run forward. Melvin Stewart whips in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. Alex Greig jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.39
Duncan McStay comes in with a late challenge on Matthias Streich. The referee brings Duncan McStay to one side and gives him a warning! Matthias Streich stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.16
Colin Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Grantt.
60.58
East Fife have made 3 substitutions with Albrecht Francke replacing P. Gilberto Turci, Craig Naysmith replacing Callum Bremner and Flavio Arricca replacing Melvin Stewart .
61.63
Flavio Arricca changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Flavio Arricca knocks in a cross ball towards Matt McCoist. Matt McCoist heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.14
Richard Mckinlay threads the ball through to Lorenzo Totti. Lorenzo Totti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Gemmell.
69.19
Billy Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Mason. Andy Mason knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.54
Craig Naysmith decides to run forward with the ball. Craig Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.16
Billy Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Marc Spengler collects the pass. Marc Spengler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Greig who gathers it comfortably.
78.55
Flavio Arricca decides to run forward with the ball. Flavio Arricca plays a quick one-two with Lorenzo Totti and rushes in on goal... Flavio Arricca cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
81.07
Linus Zick flicks a high pass forward. Flavio Arricca collects the pass. Flavio Arricca hits a low pass to Lorenzo Totti. Lorenzo Totti knocks in a cross ball towards Matt McCoist. With a superhuman jump, Matt McCoist connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
84.32
Without breaking stride, Billy Campbell plays the ball forward to Marc Spengler. Marc Spengler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Greig who gathers it comfortably.
85.16
Neil Grantt clumsily knocks into Colin Gallacher. The referee calls over Neil Grantt and shows him a yellow card! Colin Gallacher stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.49
Albrecht Francke clumsily knocks into Marc Spengler. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marc Spengler runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

East Fife

St. Johnstone
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
30.9%
47.1%
22.1%

Scorers
Alex Greig 55
Matt McCoist 62, 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt McCoist of East Fife

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

1.John James (GK)
6
2.Don Mcinnes (DEF)
6
3.Paul Matteo (DEF)
6
4.David Gemmell (DEF)
6
5.Frits Kromkamp (DEF)
6
6.Colin Gallacher (MID)
7
7.Billy Campbell (MID)
7
8.Duncan McStay (MID)
6
9.Marc Spengler (ATT)
6
10.Colin Hendry (ATT)
6
11.Andy Mason (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Dominic Ferguson (MID)
0
13.Billy Hopkin (MID)
0
14.Yuri Ferraresi (DEF)
0