Match Report
| Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline Athletic |  |  | East Fife | East Fife | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Glass | J. Glass |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 43 | | Craig Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Gary Young | G. Young | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Kevin Mcinnes | K. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Billy Morton | B. Morton | | 49 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Stuart Gemmill | S. Gemmill | ||||||||
| Alec Burley | A. Burley | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 42 | | Dominic Davidson | D. Davidson | |||||||||
| Don Hansen | D. Hansen | | 51 | M | | 5 | | M | 50 | | Stephen Hansen | S. Hansen | |||||||||
| Scott Mason | S. Mason | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Alec Liddell | A. Liddell | |||||||||
| Alec Gallacher | A. Gallacher | | 47 | M | | 7 | | | M | 42 | | Garry Gough | G. Gough | ||||||||
| Matt Meiklejohn | M. Meiklejohn | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 |  | Giuseppe Argilli | G. Argilli | |||||||||
| Matt James | M. James | | 39 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Craig Caldwell | C. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Neil Cleland | N. Cleland | | 37 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Billy Elliott | B. Elliott | |||||||||
| Craig Windass | C. Windass |  | 36 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Gavin McCoist | G. McCoist | |||||||||
| David Inglis | D. Inglis | | 46 | D | | 12 | | G | 40 | | Gavin Cleland | G. Cleland | |||||||||
| Callum Matteo | C. Matteo | | 45 | D | | 13 | | G | 40 | | Stuart White | S. White | |||||||||
| Neil Mcallister | N. Mcallister | | 43 | M | | 14 | | D | 40 | | Craig Hansen | C. Hansen | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stair Park where Dunfermline Athletic play host to East Fife. A crowd of 2,508 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Dunfermline Athletic and East Fife are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Ritchie.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Dunfermline Athletic and East Fife are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Ritchie.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Dunfermline Athletic kick off!
9.21
0-0Alec Liddell threads the ball through to Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.11
0-0Showing composure, Giuseppe Argilli plays the ball forward to Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott makes a convincing header but it's a lousy effort!
14.31
Gary Young chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Mason. Scott Mason passes the ball forward to Neil Cleland. Neil Cleland shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
16.25
Alec Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Matt James holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt James shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.56
Dominic Davidson flicks a high pass forward to Garry Gough who brings the ball under control. Garry Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Young.
22.44
0-0Don Hansen clumsily knocks into Giuseppe Argilli. The referee brings Don Hansen to one side and gives him a warning! Giuseppe Argilli stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.22
Stephen Hansen sees space and advances. Stephen Hansen finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.14
Stephen Hansen hits a low pass to Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
40.40
0-0Billy Morton makes a beautiful solo run. Billy Morton threads the ball through to Neil Cleland. Neil Cleland shoots from outside the area but Craig Rae is on top of it.
42.14
Garry Gough makes an attacking run forward. Garry Gough shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.22
0-0Craig Caldwell catches Gary Young on the ankles. Craig Caldwell is shown the yellow card! Gary Young hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Dunfermline Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. East Fife also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
East Fife start the second half!
47.38
Alec Burley flicks a high pass forward. Matt Meiklejohn collects the pass. Matt Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Matt James. Matt James shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
48.58
Gary Young flicks a high ball forward to Scott Mason who takes it down. Scott Mason plays the ball forward to Matt James. Matt James knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Rae who gathers it comfortably.
49.44
Stuart Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Giuseppe Argilli. Giuseppe Argilli flicks a high pass forward. Craig Caldwell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Caldwell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Burley.
51.35
Matt Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Neil Cleland. Neil Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Rae who gathers it comfortably.
60.17
0-0East Fife have made a substitution with Craig Hansen replacing Billy Elliott .
63.45
Without breaking stride, Kevin Mcinnes plays the ball forward to Alec Liddell. Alec Liddell flicks a high ball forward to Craig Caldwell who takes it down. Craig Caldwell tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
66.27
0-0Giuseppe Argilli makes a probing pass to Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist passes the ball forward but Craig Hansen is offside!
69.19
Alec Liddell chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Craig Hansen is offside!
71.50
1-0Billy Morton makes a probing pass to Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Matt Meiklejohn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Matt Meiklejohn scores for Dunfermline Athletic!!
77.35
East Fife have made a substitution with Stuart White replacing Kevin Mcinnes .
81.46
Stuart Gemmill threads a neat ball through to Stephen Hansen. Stephen Hansen makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen Hansen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.45
Garry Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Hansen. Craig Hansen makes a looping header on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.2%
52.8%
Play Area
31.9%
45.8%
22.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Matt Meiklejohn of Dunfermline Athletic |
Match Ratings
| 1. | John Glass (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary Young (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Billy Morton (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Alec Burley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Don Hansen (MID) | 5 | |
| 6. | Scott Mason (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alec Gallacher (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Matt Meiklejohn (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Matt James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Neil Cleland (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Craig Windass (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Inglis (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Callum Matteo (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Neil Mcallister (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Craig Rae (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kevin Mcinnes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stuart Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stephen Hansen (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Alec Liddell (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Garry Gough (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Giuseppe Argilli (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Craig Caldwell (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 10. | Billy Elliott (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gavin McCoist (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gavin Cleland (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stuart White (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Craig Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |