Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Elgin City | Elgin City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Maikel De Vries | Maikel De Vries | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 36 | | David Telfer | D. Telfer | |||||||||
| Callum Collins | C. Collins | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 43 | | Richard Hutchison | R. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Richard Inglis | R. Inglis | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 37 | | Paul McGrory | P. McGrory | |||||||||
| Craig Johnstone | C. Johnstone | | 49 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 38 | | Andy Mckinlay | A. Mckinlay | ||||||||
| Billy James | B. James | | 47 | D | | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Don McStay | D. McStay | ||||||||
| Stanley Upson | S. Upson |  | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 42 | | Neil Burley | N. Burley | |||||||||
| Kevin Naysmith | K. Naysmith | | 46 | M | | 7 | | M | 37 | | Garry Mcallister | G. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Alec Mccall | A. Mccall | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 38 | | Andy White | A. White | |||||||||
| Andy Hopkin | A. Hopkin | | 42 | M | | 9 | | A | 42 | | Dominic White | D. White | |||||||||
| Stuart Rae | S. Rae | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 41 | | Matt Niven | M. Niven | |||||||||
| Kevin Gallacher | K. Gallacher | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Neil Henderson | N. Henderson | |||||||||
| John Matteo | J. Matteo | | 45 | A | | 12 | | D | 43 | | Craig Sullivan | C. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Paul Collins | P. Collins | | 44 | D | | 13 | | M | 35 | | Garry Telfer | G. Telfer | |||||||||
| Duncan Ferguson | D. Ferguson | | 43 | D | | 14 | | A | 43 |  | Edgar Monteiro | E. Monteiro | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Elgin City. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Burley.
The pitch is in good condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Burley.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and East Fife get the match underway!
3.58
0-1Neil Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic White. Dominic White rushes past Craig Johnstone! Dominic White strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Duncan Mckinlay with no chance!! Goal for Elgin City!
24.37
0-1Andy Hopkin changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Andy Hopkin shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but David Telfer smothers it!
33.13
0-1Andy White flicks a high pass forward. Neil Henderson controls it well on his chest. Neil Henderson knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic White. Dominic White gets a glancing touch on the cross ball his aim is horrendously poor!
44.18
Alec Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Rae controls it well on his chest. Stuart Rae lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Don McStay flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic White. Dominic White finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half. Elgin City also appear unchanged since the first half. The East Fife players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Elgin City kick off and get the second half underway!
49.31
0-1Matt Niven comes in with a late challenge on Callum Collins. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Callum Collins runs off the knock.
51.01
Neil Burley comes in with a late challenge on Andy Hopkin. Neil Burley is shown the yellow card! Andy Hopkin stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.50
Garry Mcallister barges into Richard Inglis. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Inglis stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.03
Richard Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister runs straight at the opposition's defence. Garry Mcallister shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
65.29
Alec Mccall chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
66.14
0-1Alec Mccall brings the ball forward. Alec Mccall knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Rae. Richard Hutchison hacks Stuart Rae from behind! Penalty not given!!
72.44
Richard Inglis sees space and advances. Richard Inglis surges forward with the ball. Richard Inglis tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.01
0-1East Fife have made a substitution with John Matteo replacing Alec Mccall and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
81.55
0-1Billy James flicks a high ball forward to Stanley Upson who takes it down. Stanley Upson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.44
Andy Mckinlay knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Burley. Neil Burley runs straight at the opposition's defence. Neil Burley lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Henderson. With a superhuman jump, Neil Henderson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.26
John Matteo makes a simple pass to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
29.5%
46.2%
24.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dominic White of Elgin City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Duncan Mckinlay (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Callum Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Richard Inglis (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Craig Johnstone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Billy James (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stanley Upson (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Kevin Naysmith (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Alec Mccall (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Andy Hopkin (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stuart Rae (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Kevin Gallacher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | John Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Paul Collins (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Duncan Ferguson (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | David Telfer (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Richard Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paul McGrory (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andy Mckinlay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Don McStay (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Neil Burley (MID) |  | 7 |
| 7. | Garry Mcallister (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Andy White (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Dominic White (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Matt Niven (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Neil Henderson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Craig Sullivan (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Garry Telfer (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Edgar Monteiro (ATT) | 0 | |