Match Report
| Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers |  |  | Arbroath | Arbroath | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Goldberg | A. Goldberg |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Duncan Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Paul Gallacher | P. Gallacher | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Craig Henderson | C. Henderson | |||||||||
| Duncan Henderson | D. Henderson | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Kevin McStay | K. McStay | |||||||||
| Scott Henderson | S. Henderson | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Callum Matteo | C. Matteo | |||||||||
| Gavin Booth | G. Booth | | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Richard Niven | R. Niven | |||||||||
| Richard James | R. James | | 40 | D | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Gary Mccall | G. Mccall | |||||||||
| Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Alex Young | A. Young | |||||||||
| Scott Liddell | S. Liddell | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Colin Liddell | C. Liddell | |||||||||
| Stephen Johnstone | S. Johnstone | | 43 | M | | 9 | | M | 54 | | Colin Johnstone | C. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Scott Young | S. Young | |||||||||
| Billy McCoist | B. McCoist | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 |  | Domenico Kanoute | D. Kanoute | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Arbroath. A crowd of 4,368 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Raith Rovers are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Raith Rovers are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Raith Rovers kick off and get the match underway!
4.41
0-0Callum Matteo barges into Billy McCoist. Callum Matteo is shown the yellow card! Billy McCoist gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
22.19
0-0Raith Rovers are easily keeping Arbroath at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
24.42
0-0Gary Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Young. Scott Young knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Gallacher.
32.17
Raith Rovers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Arbroath's defence.
38.01
Colin Liddell flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Young. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.58
0-0Scott Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell takes it forward alone. Scott Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Arbroath start the second half!
47.22
Duncan Henderson makes a simple pass to Matt Strachan. Matt Strachan surges forward with the ball. Matt Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Elliott. Gavin Elliott heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
48.39
0-0Gavin Booth comes in with a late challenge on Gary Mccall. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gary Mccall hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.17
0-0Colin Liddell makes a probing pass to Scott Young. Scott Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Domenico Kanoute but the linesman indicates offside!
57.07
Stephen Johnstone decides to run forward with the ball. Stephen Johnstone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.22
Kevin McStay chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Johnstone. Colin Johnstone chips the ball to his team mate, Domenico Kanoute. Domenico Kanoute shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.14
Colin Liddell makes a simple pass to Domenico Kanoute. Domenico Kanoute makes a probing pass to Scott Young but he's offside!
87.18
Alex Young knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Young. Scott Young controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.09
Richard James flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Johnstone. Stephen Johnstone flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Law who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Raith Rovers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.3%
38.7%
Play Area
40.3%
40.3%
19.4%