Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stair Park where Dunfermline Athletic play host to Stirling Albion. A crowd of 2,879 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Dunfermline Athletic are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Stirling Albion appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Dunfermline Athletic are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Stirling Albion appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Dunfermline Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
9.50
0-0Scott Gough sees space and advances. Scott Gough whips in a cross ball towards Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Gavin Matteo.
15.19
0-0Scott Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Ritchie.
16.16
Scott Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Matteo who gathers it comfortably.
18.56
Duncan Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Neeskens. Jeroen Neeskens sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Gavin Matteo is on top of it.
20.34
Alec Burley surges forward with the ball. Alec Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Hopkin.
24.58
0-0Richard Gallacher clumsily knocks into Scott Hopkin. Richard Gallacher is warned by the referee! Scott Hopkin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.51
0-0Alec Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Izquierdo. Rafael Izquierdo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.43
Garry Hopkin passes the ball forward to Duncan Glass. Duncan Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister shoots from distance but it flies wide!
39.43
Scott Gough flicks the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Neeskens. Jeroen Neeskens finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.48
Richard Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Izquierdo. Rafael Izquierdo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Jeroen Neeskens clumsily knocks into Kevin Ritchie. Jeroen Neeskens is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Ritchie runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Stirling Albion kicking off!
48.11
Dominic Naysmith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jeroen Neeskens. Jeroen Neeskens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.23
1-0Garry Meiklejohn makes a probing pass to Scott Hopkin. Scott Hopkin passes the ball forward to Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.25
Garry Hopkin passes the ball forward to Andy Mason. Andy Mason makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeroen Neeskens. Jeroen Neeskens shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.42
Hugo Zamora threads the ball through to Alec Burley. Alec Burley chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Izquierdo. Rafael Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Hopkin.
65.03
Richard Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Dickov.
66.27
Scott Hopkin passes the ball forward to Jeroen Neeskens. Jeroen Neeskens shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.50
Kevin Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Ferguson. Gary Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Izquierdo. Rafael Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.04
Gary Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.54
Stefan Rosengren threads the ball through to Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher surges forward with the ball. Richard Gallacher lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Izquierdo. Rafael Izquierdo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
75.14
Scott Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister plays a perfect one-two with Jeroen Neeskens and rushes in on goal... Garry Mcallister rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.20
Garry Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Hopkin. Scott Hopkin chips the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Neeskens. Jeroen Neeskens shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Gavin Matteo!
87.17
Alec Burley kicks a strong pass forward to Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Garry Meiklejohn makes a beautiful solo run. Garry Meiklejohn decides to run forward with the ball. Garry Meiklejohn shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
23.5%
45.7%
30.9%
Scorers