Match Report


Raith RoversRaith Rovers     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
James MorrisonJames Morrison Computer Player Computer Player
Copain SchultzC. Schultz74
G
1
G
72Stuart StrachanS. Strachan
Atam MelchiotA. Melchiot72
D
2captain
D
72Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini
Gavin McNeillG. McNeill77
D
3
D
65Diaw RamoraD. Ramora
Don GlassD. Glass75
D
4
D
65Garry HansenG. Hansen
Arno Van HaarenA. Van Haaren76
M
5
M
64Hugo CabreraH. Cabrera
Niccolo WrightN. Wright83
M
6
M
56Richard MorrisonR. Morrison
Eerik CarlbohmE. Carlbohm85
M
7
M
50Danny MccannD. Mccann
Elena SuarezE. Suarez78
M
8
M
43Anton ThieleA. Thiele
Billy WhiteB. White78
A
captain9
A
73Neil MortonN. Morton
Marcel WidmannM. Widmann75
A
10
A
64Dale HallD. Hall
David SimonssonD. Simonsson78
A
11
A
62John CooperJ. Cooper
 
Duncan ThomsonD. Thomson72
A
12
G
67Callum SullivanC. Sullivan
Dino BazzaniD. Bazzani70
D
13
D
63John McNeillJ. McNeill
Rodney SeedorfR. Seedorf73
A
14
D
62Nigel ClemenceN. Clemence

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A crowd of 17,867 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Raith Rovers and Inverness Caledonian Thistle are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Telfer.


0.00
Raith Rovers kick off and get the match underway!
4.09
Atam Melchiot threads a neat ball through to Billy White. Billy White makes a probing pass to Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann knocks in a cross ball towards Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm connects with a diving header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
6.44
Richard Morrison barges into Niccolo Wright. Richard Morrison is shown the yellow card! Niccolo Wright hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.46
Gavin McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Don Glass collects the pass. Don Glass passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm plays a scrappy one-two with Billy White and stumbles forward towards the goal... Eerik Carlbohm comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Fantastic reaction save from Stuart Strachan!
9.14
Don Glass hits a low pass to Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm sees a break and surges forward. Eerik Carlbohm tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
12.47
Elena Suarez catches Tommaso Baldini on the ankles. Elena Suarez is given a warning by the referee! Tommaso Baldini carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.07
Elena Suarez hits a low pass to Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
18.23
Arno Van Haaren flicks the ball to his team mate, David Simonsson. David Simonsson whips in a cross ball towards Arno Van Haaren. Arno Van Haaren is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
22.27
Richard Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Mccann. Danny Mccann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
24.48
Tommaso Baldini sees Richard Morrison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to John Cooper. John Cooper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.21
Elena Suarez surges forward with the ball. Elena Suarez shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Stuart Strachan. Excellent save.
30.07
Arno Van Haaren picks a pass forward to David Simonsson. David Simonsson whips in a cross ball towards Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.36
Don Glass threads a neat ball through to David Simonsson. David Simonsson makes a probing pass to Billy White. Billy White whips in a cross ball towards Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.44
Dale Hall threads a neat ball through to John Cooper. John Cooper shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
42.34
Niccolo Wright flicks a high pass forward. Billy White collects the pass. Billy White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.51
Gavin McNeill flicks a high ball forward to Arno Van Haaren who takes it down. Arno Van Haaren threads the ball through to Billy White. Billy White lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Widmann. With a superhuman jump, Marcel Widmann connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Anton Thiele is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Raith Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle start the second half!
49.57
Eerik Carlbohm clumsily knocks into Tommaso Baldini. Eerik Carlbohm is warned by the referee! Tommaso Baldini runs off the knock.
51.02
Elena Suarez makes a probing pass to Billy White. Billy White whips in a cross ball towards Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann makes a looping header on goal. Stuart Strachan picks it out of the air!
53.16
Atam Melchiot flicks a high ball forward to Eerik Carlbohm who gracefully takes it down. Eerik Carlbohm makes an attacking run forward. Eerik Carlbohm plays a quick one-two with Billy White and rushes in on goal... Eerik Carlbohm tries a spectacular strike but somehow Stuart Strachan manages to keep it out.
54.37
Garry Hansen sees Danny Mccann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Danny Mccann makes a simple pass to Anton Thiele. Anton Thiele lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Morton. Neil Morton beats his man to it with a header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Neil Morton!
59.51
Niccolo Wright chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann makes a great pass forward. Billy White runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
65.23
Richard Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Dale Hall collects the pass. Dale Hall tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
66.06
Eerik Carlbohm threads a neat ball through to Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright advances inside the box! Niccolo Wright muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Stuart Strachan is on top of his game. Good save!
67.55
Diaw Ramora hacks Billy White from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Billy White stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.20
Elena Suarez decides to run forward with the ball. Elena Suarez rushes past John Cooper! Elena Suarez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
72.38
Atam Melchiot threads a neat ball through to Arno Van Haaren. Arno Van Haaren threads a neat ball through to Billy White. Billy White finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
73.35
Atam Melchiot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright flicks a high pass forward. Elena Suarez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Elena Suarez knocks the ball forward, putting David Simonsson through on goal. David Simonsson comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
81.34
Elena Suarez makes a probing pass to Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
84.48
Danny Mccann changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Danny Mccann plays a scrappy one-two with Hugo Cabrera and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Danny Mccann provides some space. He shoots at goal but Copain Schultz reads it well. Fabulous stop!
85.29
John Cooper barges into David Simonsson. The referee calls over John Cooper and warns him to calm down! David Simonsson runs off the knock.
90.00
From the throw-in, Garry Hansen picks out Tommaso Baldini. Tommaso Baldini kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Morrison. Richard Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Dale Hall. Dale Hall finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Raith Rovers

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
11
2
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
22.4%
42.4%
35.3%

Scorers
Arno Van Haaren 18
Eerik Carlbohm 30
Marcel Widmann 33
Neil Morton 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eerik Carlbohm of Raith Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Copain Schultz (GK)
6
2.Atam Melchiot (DEF)
6
3.Gavin McNeill (DEF)
6
4.Don Glass (DEF)
6
5.Arno Van Haaren (MID)goal scored
7
6.Niccolo Wright (MID)
6
7.Eerik Carlbohm (MID)goal scored
8
8.Elena Suarez (MID)
7
9.Billy White (ATT)
7
10.Marcel Widmann (ATT)goal scored
7
11.David Simonsson (ATT)
7
 
12.Duncan Thomson (ATT)
0
13.Dino Bazzani (DEF)
0
14.Rodney Seedorf (ATT)
0

1.Stuart Strachan (GK)
7
2.Tommaso Baldini (DEF)
6
3.Diaw Ramora (DEF)red card
3
4.Garry Hansen (DEF)
6
5.Hugo Cabrera (MID)
6
6.Richard Morrison (MID)yellow card
6
7.Danny Mccann (MID)
6
8.Anton Thiele (MID)
6
9.Neil Morton (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Dale Hall (ATT)
6
11.John Cooper (ATT)
6
 
12.Callum Sullivan (GK)
0
13.John McNeill (DEF)
0
14.Nigel Clemence (DEF)
0