Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Arbroath. A crowd of 2,860 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
East Fife are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
East Fife start the match!
9.16
Richard Glass hacks Stuart Davis from behind! Richard Glass is warned by the referee! Stuart Davis runs off the knock.
10.39
Richard Liddell hacks Kevin Collins from behind! Richard Liddell is warned by the referee! Kevin Collins stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.07
Gavin Niven advances with the ball. Gavin Niven sees space and advances. Gavin Niven shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
16.57
Neil McGrory knocks the ball forward to Garry Young. Garry Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Johnstone who gathers it comfortably.
18.22
Arbroath are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
21.32
Gavin Niven knocks the ball forward to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory advances with the ball. Neil McGrory whips in a cross ball towards Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Kevin Johnstone!
28.19
Richard Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Young. Garry Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.06
Arbroath are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate East Fife's defence.
33.40
Colin Johnstone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Davis. Stuart Davis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Mcinnes. Stuart Mcinnes shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.21
Kevin Collins chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Mcinnes. Stuart Mcinnes plays a perfect one-two with Scott Matteo and rushes in on goal... Stuart Mcinnes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Andy Young clumsily knocks into Stuart Mcinnes. The referee calls over Andy Young and warns him to calm down! Stuart Mcinnes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Arbroath get the second half underway!
53.49
Garry Mason decides to run forward with the ball. Garry Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Mcinnes. Stuart Mcinnes shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
57.16
Andy Young hacks Alec Ritchie from behind! Andy Young is warned by the referee again! Alec Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.08
Matt Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
61.31
Andy Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson goes all the way! Billy Davidson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.53
Richard Liddell barges into Callum McStay. Richard Liddell is shown the yellow card! Callum McStay runs off the knock.
66.55
Alec Ritchie barges into Kevin McStay. The referee calls over Alec Ritchie and shows him a yellow card! Kevin McStay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.21
Kevin Collins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Mcinnes. Stuart Mcinnes tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
78.11
Garry Mason knocks the ball forward to Stuart Davis. Stuart Davis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Mcinnes. Stuart Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin McStay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Billy Davidson of Arbroath

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 0 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 5
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 56.7164179104478 vs 43.2835820895522
Play Area
Home team third: 34.33%, Midfield: 43.28%, Away team third: 22.39%

Scorers