Match Report
| Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers |  |  | Annan Athletic | Annan Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Goldberg | A. Goldberg |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Craig Caldwell | C. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Paul Gallacher | P. Gallacher | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Duncan Ritchie | D. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Duncan Henderson | D. Henderson | | 46 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Richard Ritchie | R. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Scott Henderson | S. Henderson | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Neil Mason | N. Mason | |||||||||
| Gavin Booth | G. Booth | | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Dominic Inglis | D. Inglis | |||||||||
| Richard James | R. James | | 40 | D | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Neil Naysmith | N. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Garry Glass | G. Glass | |||||||||
| Scott Liddell | S. Liddell | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Alec Strachan | A. Strachan | |||||||||
| Stephen Johnstone | S. Johnstone | | 43 | M | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Gavin Ritchie | G. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Colin Thomson | C. Thomson | |||||||||
| Billy McCoist | B. McCoist | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Eddie Ljungberg | E. Ljungberg | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Joe Jacks Fish Shack |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Annan Athletic. A crowd of 4,479 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Raith Rovers are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Annan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Raith Rovers are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Annan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Annan Athletic kick off the first half!
2.21
1-0Matt Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Elliott. Gavin Elliott goes all the way! Gavin Elliott makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Craig Caldwell had no chance!! Goal for Raith Rovers!
6.27
1-0Matt Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist shoots from distance but it flies wide!
9.55
1-0Dominic Inglis flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Naysmith. Neil Naysmith sees a break and surges forward. Neil Naysmith knocks the ball forward to Eddie Ljungberg but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.03
Neil Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Glass. Garry Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.51
Garry Glass makes a beautiful solo run. Garry Glass passes the ball forward but Eddie Ljungberg is offside!
20.35
1-0Matt Strachan catches Alec Strachan on the ankles. The referee calls over Matt Strachan and warns him to calm down! Alec Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.51
Garry Glass barges into Scott Liddell. The referee calls over Garry Glass and warns him to calm down! Scott Liddell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.33
Richard James passes the ball forward to Matt Strachan. Matt Strachan makes a probing pass to Gavin Elliott. Gavin Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
34.51
2-0Gavin Elliott hacks Richard Ritchie from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.04
2-0Gavin Ritchie barges into Richard James. The referee calls over Gavin Ritchie and warns him to calm down! Richard James carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.05
2-0Stephen Johnstone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist finds some space and shoots from distance. Craig Caldwell easily smothers it.
42.11
Richard James barges into Colin Thomson. The referee calls over Richard James and warns him to calm down! Colin Thomson stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.28
Richard James surges forward with the ball. Richard James knocks the ball forward to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist plays a perfect one-two with Gavin Elliott and rushes in on goal... Billy McCoist makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Craig Caldwell easily smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Raith Rovers kick off!
57.27
2-0Garry Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard James.
59.49
Garry Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Thomson. Colin Thomson makes a probing pass to Gavin Ritchie but he's offside!
66.27
Neil Naysmith brings the ball forward. Neil Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.28
Duncan Ritchie comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Elliott. The referee calls over Duncan Ritchie and warns him to calm down! Gavin Elliott stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.22
Stephen Johnstone makes a simple pass to Gavin Elliott. Gavin Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Inglis.
73.29
Matt Strachan knocks the ball forward to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist goes all the way! Billy McCoist shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Billy McCoist!
78.06
Stephen Johnstone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.06
Garry Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.07
Richard James kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Elliott. Gavin Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.10
Stephen Johnstone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Elliott. Gavin Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
5
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.5%
42.5%
Play Area
28.8%
45.2%
26%
Scorers
| Gavin Elliott 2 Billy McCoist 30, 73 |