Match Report


East FifeEast Fife     Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Craig RaeC. Rae43
G
1
G
58Colin McallisterC. Mcallister
Kevin McinnesK. Mcinnes61
D
2
D
58Dominic NivenD. Niven
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill49
D
3captain
D
56Alex HendersonA. Henderson
Dominic DavidsonD. Davidson42
D
4
D
53Kevin MckinlayK. Mckinlay
Stephen HansenS. Hansen50
M
5
D
43Billy LawB. Law
Alec LiddellA. Liddell48
M
6
M
47Don HansenD. Hansen
Garry GoughG. Gough42
M
captain7
M
44Callum CaldwellC. Caldwell
Giuseppe ArgilliG. Argilli41
M
8
M
42Andy StrachanA. Strachan
Craig CaldwellC. Caldwell55
A
9
M
39Stuart GoughS. Gough
Billy ElliottB. Elliott47
A
10
A
50Kevin CollinsK. Collins
Gavin McCoistG. McCoist43
A
11
A
48Kevin MckinlayK. Mckinlay
 
Gavin ClelandG. Cleland40
G
12
G
43Callum MorrisonC. Morrison
Stuart WhiteS. White40
G
13
A
37Richard JamesR. James
Craig HansenC. Hansen40
D
14
M
36Scott RaeS. Rae

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 2,667 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Mcinnes.


0.00
Hamilton Academical kick off and get the first half underway!
2.37
Don Hansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay edges inside the box! Kevin Mckinlay cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Craig Rae is on top of it.
4.19
Garry Gough threads the ball through to Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Law.
14.19
Don Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Collins who takes it down. Kevin Collins knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
18.05
Dominic Davidson runs forward with the ball. Dominic Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott flicks the ball with his head. Colin Mcallister didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
20.13
Callum Caldwell makes a probing pass to Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Davidson.
33.55
Kevin Mckinlay sees Callum Caldwell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Caldwell threads a neat ball through to Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Davidson.
39.04
With some swift thinking, Alec Liddell plays the ball forward to Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist plays a one-two with Craig Caldwell and rushes in on goal... Gavin McCoist makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Colin Mcallister with no chance!! Goal for East Fife!
44.48
Callum Caldwell passes the ball forward to Kevin Collins. Kevin Collins makes a great pass forward. Kevin Mckinlay runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Andy Strachan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Andy Strachan puts a great ball through but Kevin Collins is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
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. Hamilton Academical also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
East Fife kick off!
54.09
Kevin Mcinnes flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Hansen. With some swift thinking, Stephen Hansen plays the ball forward to Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Billy Elliott provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
59.12
Dominic Davidson chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Liddell. Alec Liddell threads a neat ball through to Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
60.58
East Fife have made a substitution with Craig Hansen replacing Billy Elliott .Hamilton Academical have made 3 substitutions with Callum Morrison replacing Dominic Niven, Richard James replacing Don Hansen and Scott Rae replacing Kevin Mckinlay .
63.46
Stuart Gemmill clumsily knocks into Scott Rae. The referee warns Stuart Gemmill to calm down! Scott Rae stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.58
Stuart Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Liddell. Alec Liddell knocks the ball forward to Craig Hansen. Craig Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell makes a looping header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Alex Henderson. That should have been a goal!
73.42
Craig Caldwell clumsily knocks into Billy Law. Craig Caldwell is warned by the referee! Billy Law runs off the knock.
77.09
East Fife have made a substitution with Stuart White replacing Kevin Mcinnes .
84.17
Garry Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell advances inside the box! Craig Caldwell tries a spectacular strike. Kevin Mckinlay steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
85.31
Giuseppe Argilli flicks a high ball forward to Gavin McCoist who takes it down. Gavin McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Mckinlay.
89.48
Giuseppe Argilli flicks a high pass forward. Craig Caldwell collects the pass. Craig Caldwell shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

East Fife

Hamilton Academical
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
26.7%
50.7%
22.7%

Scorers
Gavin McCoist 39

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

Match Ratings
1.Craig Rae (GK)
6
2.Kevin Mcinnes (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Gemmill (DEF)
7
4.Dominic Davidson (DEF)
8
5.Stephen Hansen (MID)
6
6.Alec Liddell (MID)
9
7.Garry Gough (MID)
6
8.Giuseppe Argilli (MID)
6
9.Craig Caldwell (ATT)
7
10.Billy Elliott (ATT)
7
11.Gavin McCoist (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Gavin Cleland (GK)
0
13.Stuart White (GK)
6
14.Craig Hansen (DEF)
6

1.Colin Mcallister (GK)
6
2.Dominic Niven (DEF)
6
3.Alex Henderson (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Mckinlay (DEF)
7
5.Billy Law (DEF)
6
6.Don Hansen (MID)
7
7.Callum Caldwell (MID)
8
8.Andy Strachan (MID)
7
9.Stuart Gough (MID)
6
10.Kevin Collins (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Mckinlay (ATT)
7
 
12.Callum Morrison (GK)
6
13.Richard James (ATT)
6
14.Scott Rae (MID)
6