Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Elgin City | Elgin City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Rae | C. Rae |  | 43 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 43 | | Alec Greig | A. Greig | ||||||||
| Kevin Mcinnes | K. Mcinnes | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 | | Alex Hendry | A. Hendry | |||||||||
| Stuart Gemmill | S. Gemmill | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 42 | | Paul Morrison | P. Morrison | |||||||||
| Dominic Davidson | D. Davidson | | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 42 | | Stuart Mccall | S. Mccall | |||||||||
| Stephen Hansen | S. Hansen | | 50 | M | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Andy Mckinlay | A. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Alec Liddell | A. Liddell | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | David Gemmell | D. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Garry Gough | G. Gough | | 42 | M | | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Duncan Sullivan | D. Sullivan | ||||||||
| Giuseppe Argilli | G. Argilli |  | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | Don Glass | D. Glass | |||||||||
| Craig Caldwell | C. Caldwell | | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 47 | | Gary Young | G. Young | |||||||||
| Billy Elliott | B. Elliott | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | |||||||||
| Gavin McCoist | G. McCoist | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 34 | | Billy Mccall | B. Mccall | |||||||||
| Gavin Cleland | G. Cleland | | 40 | G | | 12 | | M | 39 | | David Souness | D. Souness | |||||||||
| Stuart White | S. White | | 40 | G | | 13 | | M | 39 |  | Alexander Jack | A. Jack | |||||||||
| Craig Hansen | C. Hansen | | 40 | D | | 14 | | D | 37 | | John Naysmith | J. Naysmith | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Graphic Ace |
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Elgin City. A crowd of 2,718 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Elliott.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Elliott.
0.00
0-0Elgin City get the match underway!
2.38
0-0Don Glass flicks a high pass forward. Gary Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.40
0-0Garry Gough sees space and advances. Garry Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Caldwell but the linesman indicates offside!
9.55
0-0Don Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Craig Rae gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
15.10
0-0Don Glass barges into Stephen Hansen. The referee calls over Don Glass and warns him to calm down! Stephen Hansen runs off the knock.
20.33
0-0Garry Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell plays a one-two with Billy Elliott and rushes in on goal... Craig Caldwell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.16
Duncan Sullivan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
27.32
David Gemmell flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Gary Young. Gary Young makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
28.57
Don Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.32
0-0Dominic Henderson barges into Kevin Mcinnes. Dominic Henderson is shown the yellow card! Kevin Mcinnes stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.45
Alec Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott plays a one-two with Gavin McCoist and rushes in on goal... Billy Elliott strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
39.32
David Gemmell darts forward. David Gemmell plays a one-two with Gary Young and rushes in on goal... David Gemmell strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
40.58
Dominic Davidson kicks a strong pass forward to Giuseppe Argilli. Giuseppe Argilli knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin McCoist but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half. Elgin City have changed their lineup with David Souness replacing Alex Hendry.
45.00
East Fife kick off the second half!
47.23
Garry Gough hacks David Gemmell from behind! The referee calls over Garry Gough and warns him to calm down! David Gemmell runs off the knock.
48.44
David Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson makes a pass forward but Billy Mccall is yards offside!
49.05
Alec Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.14
David Gemmell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Young. Gary Young finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
54.41
Kevin Mcinnes threads a neat ball through to Garry Gough. Garry Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.58
0-0East Fife have made a substitution with Craig Hansen replacing Billy Elliott .Elgin City have made a substitution with John Naysmith replacing Dominic Henderson .
61.64
Stuart Gemmill hits a low pass to Stephen Hansen. Stephen Hansen flicks a high pass forward to Craig Caldwell who brings the ball under control. Craig Caldwell shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
65.10
Garry Gough flicks a high pass forward. Craig Caldwell comfortably collects the pass. Craig Caldwell plays a scrappy one-two with Craig Hansen and stumbles forward towards the goal... Craig Caldwell rockets a shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. East Fife are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
72.37
0-1David Gemmell runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Gemmell shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.39
Paul Morrison darts forward. Paul Morrison advances with the ball. Paul Morrison advances inside the box! Paul Morrison shoots from just inside the box but it flies just off target!
77.02
East Fife have made a substitution with Stuart White replacing Kevin Mcinnes .Elgin City have made a substitution with Alexander Jack replacing Don Glass .
81.34
Andy Mckinlay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexander Jack. Alexander Jack decides to run forward with the ball. Alexander Jack shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
83.37
Duncan Sullivan flicks a high pass forward to Gary Young who brings the ball under control. Gary Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Rae who gathers it comfortably.
89.05
Alexander Jack flicks a high pass forward. Billy Mccall controls it well on his chest. Billy Mccall shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
25.6%
50%
24.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to David Gemmell of Elgin City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Craig Rae (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Kevin Mcinnes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Stuart Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stephen Hansen (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alec Liddell (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Garry Gough (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Giuseppe Argilli (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Craig Caldwell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 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 | |
| 1. | Alec Greig (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alex Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paul Morrison (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Stuart Mccall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Andy Mckinlay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | David Gemmell (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Duncan Sullivan (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Don Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gary Young (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dominic Henderson (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 11. | Billy Mccall (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Souness (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alexander Jack (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | John Naysmith (DEF) | 6 | |