Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stair Park where Dunfermline Athletic play host to Stranraer. A crowd of 16,662 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Dunfermline Athletic and Stranraer are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Stranraer start the match!
9.26
Kevin McCoist chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Pringle. Martin Pringle controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.24
Steve Verschave knocks the ball forward to Gary Young. Gary Young knocks in a cross ball towards Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.44
Matt Hendry takes it forward alone. Matt Hendry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
16.50
Steve Verschave knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Young. Gary Young lofts in a cross ball towards Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alex McCoist!
24.04
Alex Sullivan knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Pringle. Martin Pringle sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
27.39
Matt Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Liddell who gathers it comfortably.
36.41
Steve Verschave catches Kevin McCoist on the ankles. Steve Verschave is warned by the referee! Kevin McCoist hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Richard Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Sullivan. Alex Sullivan kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Pringle. Martin Pringle sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Nuno Neves.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
Dunfermline Athletic kick off and get the second half underway!
47.06
Alex Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Gavin Law. Gavin Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.31
John Ferguson decides to run forward with the ball. John Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Law. Gavin Law plays a perfect one-two with Martin Pringle and rushes in on goal... Gavin Law shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.54
Matt Hendry knocks the ball forward to Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Glass.
61.25
Steve Grondin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.57
Craig Dalglish makes a probing pass to Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish passes the ball forward to Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Glass.
78.42
Steve Verschave threads the ball through to Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist plays a perfect one-two with Gary Young and rushes in on goal... Alex McCoist makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
89.03
Alec Matteo sees a break and surges forward. Alec Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Mckinlay.
90.00
Gavin Law clumsily knocks into Craig Dalglish. Gavin Law is shown the yellow card! Craig Dalglish carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Alex McCoist of Dunfermline Athletic

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 51.5151515151515 vs 48.4848484848485
Play Area
Home team third: 27.27%, Midfield: 50.00%, Away team third: 22.73%

Scorers
Alex McCoist 10, 16, 78