Match Report
| Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers |  |  | Forfar Athletic | Forfar Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Cristi Anghel | Cristi Anghel | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Garry Buskermolen | G. Buskermolen |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Stuart Telfer | S. Telfer | |||||||||
| Billy Greig | B. Greig | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Francisco Pinto | F. Pinto | |||||||||
| Garba Nwakire | G. Nwakire |  | 86 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Helder Almeida | H. Almeida | |||||||||
| Jack Molenaar | J. Molenaar | | 78 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 | | Alec Glass | A. Glass | |||||||||
| Sven Ooijer | S. Ooijer | | 76 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 | | Garry Hendry | G. Hendry | |||||||||
| Paul Hendry | P. Hendry | | 80 | M | | 6 | | D | 65 | | John Gallacher | J. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Pascal Palumbo | P. Palumbo |  | 83 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 68 | | Thomas Oswald | T. Oswald | ||||||||
| Neil Souness | N. Souness | | 86 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Kevin Telfer | K. Telfer | |||||||||
| Martin Brehme | M. Brehme | | 83 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Alec Caldwell | A. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Ricardo Bento | R. Bento | | 86 | A | | | 10 | | A | 74 |  | Jose Javier Bravo | J. Bravo | ||||||||
| Daniel Corstanje | D. Corstanje | | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Matt Glass | M. Glass | |||||||||
| David Booth | D. Booth | | 38 | D | | 12 | | G | 73 | | Paul Hendry | P. Hendry | |||||||||
| Paul Hopkin | P. Hopkin | | 78 | M | | 13 | | G | 70 | | Eric Gelb | E. Gelb | |||||||||
| Losseni Diané | L. Diané |  | 30 | A | | 14 | | A | 70 | | Paulo Mendes | P. Mendes | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Forfar Athletic. A crowd of 19,595 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Raith Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Forfar Athletic appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Liddell.
The pitch is in good condition.
Raith Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Forfar Athletic appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Liddell.
0.00
0-0Raith Rovers kick off and get the first half underway!
4.08
0-0Garba Nwakire surges forward with the ball. With imagination, Garba Nwakire picks a pass forward to Ricardo Bento. Ricardo Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.54
0-0Kevin Telfer threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Bravo. Jose Javier Bravo rushes past Garba Nwakire! Jose Javier Bravo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
21.07
0-0Martin Brehme comes in with a late challenge on Helder Almeida. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Helder Almeida gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
22.33
Jack Molenaar flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Souness. Neil Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Bento. Ricardo Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.50
Paul Hendry knocks the ball forward to Daniel Corstanje. Daniel Corstanje knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Telfer who gathers it comfortably.
30.41
Paul Hendry sees a break and surges forward. Paul Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Corstanje. With a superhuman jump, Daniel Corstanje connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Stuart Telfer picks it out of the air!
32.51
0-0Sven Ooijer plays the ball forward to Neil Souness. Neil Souness plays the ball forward to Ricardo Bento. Ricardo Bento plays a scrappy one-two with Daniel Corstanje and advances towards the goal... Ricardo Bento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but Alec Glass blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
33.03
0-0Thomas Oswald knocks the ball forward to Matt Glass. Matt Glass edges inside the box! Matt Glass muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Raith Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Forfar Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Raith Rovers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Forfar Athletic kick off!
49.37
Kevin Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Caldwell. Alec Caldwell advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Alec Caldwell provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Garry Buskermolen.
54.10
0-0Kevin Telfer hacks Neil Souness from behind! Kevin Telfer is warned by the referee! Neil Souness stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.08
Helder Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Oswald. Thomas Oswald sees Matt Glass in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Glass controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Garry Buskermolen!
59.36
0-0Sven Ooijer clumsily knocks into Alec Caldwell. Sven Ooijer is shown the yellow card! Alec Caldwell runs off the knock.
60.15
0-0Forfar Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Eric Gelb replacing Helder Almeida and Paulo Mendes replacing Jose Javier Bravo .
65.24
1-0Neil Souness passes the ball forward to Ricardo Bento. Ricardo Bento threads a neat ball through to Martin Brehme. Martin Brehme shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.12
Paul Hendry brings the ball forward. Paul Hendry shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Stuart Telfer!
78.21
Alec Glass surges forward with the ball. Alec Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Mendes. Paulo Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Garry Buskermolen (GK)
8
2. Billy Greig (DEF)
6
3. Garba Nwakire (DEF)
8
4. Jack Molenaar (DEF)
6
5. Sven Ooijer (DEF)
5
6. Paul Hendry (MID)
9
7. Pascal Palumbo (MID)
6
8. Neil Souness (MID)
7
9. Martin Brehme (ATT)
8
10. Ricardo Bento (ATT)
8
11. Daniel Corstanje (ATT)
6
12. David Booth (DEF)
0
13. Paul Hopkin (MID)
0
14. Losseni Diané (ATT)
0
1. Stuart Telfer (GK)
7
2. Francisco Pinto (DEF)
6
3. Helder Almeida (DEF)
6
4. Alec Glass (DEF)
8
5. Garry Hendry (DEF)
6
6. John Gallacher (DEF)
6
7. Thomas Oswald (MID)
7
8. Kevin Telfer (MID)
6
9. Alec Caldwell (ATT)
7
10. Jose Javier Bravo (ATT)
7
11. Matt Glass (ATT)
7
12. Paul Hendry (GK)
0
13. Eric Gelb (GK)
6
14. Paulo Mendes (ATT)
6