Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Ross County | Ross County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Naysmith | S. Naysmith |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Benito Pecorari | B. Pecorari | |||||||||
| Gavin Hutchison | G. Hutchison | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Wayne Plowright | W. Plowright | |||||||||
| Don McCoist | D. McCoist | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Valentino Comazzi | V. Comazzi | |||||||||
| Gavin Mcallister | G. Mcallister | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Don Brady | D. Brady | |||||||||
| Gary Naysmith | G. Naysmith | | 72 | M | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Duncan White | D. White | |||||||||
| Antoine Maas | A. Maas |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 |  | Michel Vanvynckt | M. Vanvynckt | |||||||||
| Malte Hamann | M. Hamann |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Gary Hutchison | G. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Ga‘l Mate | G. Mate | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Alec Gemmell | A. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Alec White | A. White | | 68 | A | | 9 | | M | 55 | | Colin Strachan | C. Strachan | |||||||||
| Ricardo Prieto | R. Prieto |  | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Scott McNeill | S. McNeill | |||||||||
| Garry Mcallister | G. Mcallister | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | John Hutchison | J. Hutchison | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Ross County. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0East Fife get the match underway!
4.07
0-0Gavin Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antoine Maas. Antoine Maas takes it forward alone. Antoine Maas goes all the way! Antoine Maas rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Benito Pecorari.
6.39
0-0Gavin Hutchison makes a simple pass to Antoine Maas. Antoine Maas knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec White. Alec White knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Benito Pecorari who gathers it comfortably.
9.47
0-0Gavin Mcallister surges forward with the ball. Gavin Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Alec White. Alec White shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.42
Gavin Mcallister threads the ball through to Antoine Maas. Antoine Maas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Prieto. Ricardo Prieto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan White.
16.42
0-0Ross County are easily keeping East Fife at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
18.23
Don McCoist chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Hamann. Malte Hamann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Prieto. Ricardo Prieto knocks in a cross ball towards Alec White. Alec White directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
21.30
0-0Duncan White hacks Ricardo Prieto from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Prieto stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.27
Valentino Comazzi chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Gemmell. Alec Gemmell makes a simple pass to John Hutchison. John Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Mcallister.
26.55
Antoine Maas makes a simple pass to Ricardo Prieto. Ricardo Prieto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.04
Gavin Mcallister makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malte Hamann. Malte Hamann makes a probing pass to Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.23
Don McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ga‘l Mate. Ga‘l Mate passes the ball forward to Ricardo Prieto. Ricardo Prieto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wayne Plowright.
36.17
Gary Hutchison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Hutchison. John Hutchison lofts in a cross ball towards Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Stephen Naysmith easily smothers it.
38.55
Wayne Plowright barges into Alec White. The referee calls over Wayne Plowright and shows him a yellow card! Alec White runs off the knock.
44.31
0-0Michel Vanvynckt makes a beautiful solo run. Michel Vanvynckt threads the ball through to John Hutchison but he's offside!
45.00
Antoine Maas knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Prieto but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Ross County kick off and get the second half underway!
48.16
0-1Wayne Plowright advances with the ball. Wayne Plowright passes the ball forward to John Hutchison. John Hutchison plays a perfect one-two with Scott McNeill and rushes in on goal... John Hutchison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Stephen Naysmith is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
53.08
Gavin Hutchison makes a probing pass to Antoine Maas. Antoine Maas takes it forward alone. Antoine Maas kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Mcallister but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.52
Antoine Maas threads the ball through to Ricardo Prieto. Ricardo Prieto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.42
Gary Hutchison takes it forward alone. Gary Hutchison goes all the way! Gary Hutchison tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
63.34
Gavin Hutchison decides to run forward with the ball. Gavin Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec White. Alec White goes all the way! Alec White cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
67.44
Don McCoist knocks the ball forward to Malte Hamann. Malte Hamann knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
69.18
Ga‘l Mate clumsily knocks into Michel Vanvynckt. Ga‘l Mate is shown the yellow card! Michel Vanvynckt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.12
Gary Naysmith decides to run forward with the ball. Gary Naysmith makes a simple pass to Ricardo Prieto. Ricardo Prieto tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
75.19
Alec Gemmell threads the ball through to John Hutchison. John Hutchison shoots from long range. Stephen Naysmith easily smothers it.
78.56
Ross County are easily keeping East Fife at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
83.59
Gary Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Hutchison. John Hutchison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.07
0-2Wayne Plowright comes in with a late challenge on Ricardo Prieto. Wayne Plowright is warned by the referee! Ricardo Prieto carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.57
Colin Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.51
Valentino Comazzi chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Strachan. Colin Strachan sees space and advances. Colin Strachan plays a perfect one-two with Scott McNeill and rushes in on goal... Colin Strachan tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Gavin Mcallister threads the ball through to Antoine Maas. Antoine Maas kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Prieto. Ricardo Prieto knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec White. Alec White shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
9
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
26%
43.8%
30.2%
Scorers