Match Report


East FifeEast Fife     CowdenbeathCowdenbeath
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Duncan MckinlayD. Mckinlay55
G
1
G
44Don BremnerD. Bremner
Callum CollinsC. Collins57
D
2
D
44Alec FergusonA. Ferguson
Richard InglisR. Inglis49
D
3
D
44Garry GlassG. Glass
Craig JohnstoneC. Johnstone49
D
4
D
44Callum CaldwellC. Caldwell
Billy JamesB. James47
D
captain5
D
43Dominic HendersonD. Henderson
Stanley UpsonS. Upson56
M
6
M
40Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn
Kevin NaysmithK. Naysmith46
M
7captain
M
38Alex RitchieA. Ritchie
Alec MccallA. Mccall43
M
8
M
38Richard CollinsR. Collins
Andy HopkinA. Hopkin42
M
9
A
43Garry BoothG. Booth
Stuart RaeS. Rae62
A
10
A
42David YoungD. Young
Kevin GallacherK. Gallacher45
A
11
A
39Dominic StrachanD. Strachan
 
John MatteoJ. Matteo45
A
12
D
38Matt GemmellM. Gemmell
Paul CollinsP. Collins44
D
13
M
37Lennart RichterL. Richter
Duncan FergusonD. Ferguson43
D
14
D
35Alex McNeillA. McNeill

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Cowdenbeath. A crowd of 2,740 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Cowdenbeath appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Mccall.


0.00
The whistle blows and Cowdenbeath kick off!
14.35
Callum Collins knocks the ball forward to Kevin Naysmith. Kevin Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Glass.
15.02
Andy Hopkin barges into Alex Meiklejohn. The referee brings Andy Hopkin to one side and gives him a warning! Alex Meiklejohn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.40
Callum Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Booth. Garry Booth shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
26.32
Andy Hopkin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Andy Hopkin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.41
Richard Collins clumsily knocks into Stanley Upson. The referee brings Richard Collins to one side and gives him a warning! Stanley Upson stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.39
Alex Meiklejohn hits a low pass to David Young. David Young whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Strachan. Dominic Strachan outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
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. Cowdenbeath also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
East Fife start the second half!
48.06
Kevin Naysmith makes a probing pass to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.06
Kevin Naysmith kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
55.15
Alec Mccall barges into Alex Ritchie. The referee calls over Alec Mccall and warns him to calm down! Alex Ritchie runs off the knock.
59.37
Alex Ritchie flicks a high pass forward to Dominic Strachan who brings the ball under control. Dominic Strachan shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.00
Cowdenbeath appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
69.04
Richard Collins flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Strachan who takes it down. Dominic Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Mckinlay who gathers it comfortably.
71.13
Alex Ritchie takes it forward alone. Alex Ritchie edges inside the box! Alex Ritchie comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Duncan Mckinlay. Excellent save.
73.08
Richard Collins threads a neat ball through to Dominic Strachan. Dominic Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.45
Stanley Upson passes the ball forward to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Ferguson.
87.09
Richard Inglis flicks a high ball forward to Andy Hopkin who gracefully takes it down. Andy Hopkin threads the ball through to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

East Fife

Cowdenbeath
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.3%
57.7%
Play Area
17.9%
52.6%
29.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Callum Caldwell of Cowdenbeath

Match Ratings
1.Duncan Mckinlay (GK)
7
2.Callum Collins (DEF)
7
3.Richard Inglis (DEF)
7
4.Craig Johnstone (DEF)
6
5.Billy James (DEF)
6
6.Stanley Upson (MID)
7
7.Kevin Naysmith (MID)
7
8.Alec Mccall (MID)
6
9.Andy Hopkin (MID)
8
10.Stuart Rae (ATT)
7
11.Kevin Gallacher (ATT)
6
 
12.John Matteo (ATT)
0
13.Paul Collins (DEF)
0
14.Duncan Ferguson (DEF)
0

1.Don Bremner (GK)
7
2.Alec Ferguson (DEF)
6
3.Garry Glass (DEF)
7
4.Callum Caldwell (DEF)
9
5.Dominic Henderson (DEF)
7
6.Alex Meiklejohn (MID)
7
7.Alex Ritchie (MID)
9
8.Richard Collins (MID)
7
9.Garry Booth (ATT)
6
10.David Young (ATT)
6
11.Dominic Strachan (ATT)
6
 
12.Matt Gemmell (DEF)
0
13.Lennart Richter (MID)
0
14.Alex McNeill (DEF)
0