Match Report


Raith RoversRaith Rovers     PeterheadPeterhead
James MorrisonJames Morrison Computer Player Computer Player
Copain SchultzC. Schultz74
G
captain1
G
72Frederico PostigaF. Postiga
Atam MelchiotA. Melchiot72
D
2
D
67Niccol˜ PellizzaroN. Pellizzaro
Gavin McNeillG. McNeill77
D
3
D
67Gianmarco FavalliG. Favalli
Don GlassD. Glass75
D
4
D
64Geoffroy CrosnierG. Crosnier
Arno Van HaarenA. Van Haaren77
M
5
M
69Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish
Niccolo WrightN. Wright83
M
6
M
67Harvey JacobsH. Jacobs
Eerik CarlbohmE. Carlbohm85
M
7
M
65Garry CollinsG. Collins
Elena SuarezE. Suarez79
M
8captain
M
55Tarik BolivardT. Bolivard
Billy WhiteB. White78
A
9
A
71Gary GemmillG. Gemmill
Marcel WidmannM. Widmann76
A
10
A
68Duncan GemmellD. Gemmell
David SimonssonD. Simonsson78
A
11
A
63Don RitchieD. Ritchie
 
Scott PearceS. Pearce72
A
12
G
71Pieter OlfersP. Olfers
Jakob BirkwaldJ. Birkwald72
D
13
D
64Niccolo SmitheN. Smithe
Ben HurstB. Hurst70
A
14
A
60Neil GemmellN. Gemmell

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Peterhead. A crowd of 19,542 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Raith Rovers and Peterhead are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Young.


0.00
Peterhead start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.26
Geoffroy Crosnier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harvey Jacobs. Harvey Jacobs threads a neat ball through to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
4.46
Don Glass makes a probing pass to Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Widmann controls it well on his chest. Marcel Widmann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frederico Postiga who gathers it comfortably.
6.13
Garry Collins clumsily knocks into Eerik Carlbohm. The referee warns Garry Collins to calm down! Eerik Carlbohm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.03
Gavin McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Suarez. Elena Suarez whips in a cross ball towards Billy White. Billy White beats his man to it with a header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
12.51
Niccol˜ Pellizzaro makes a simple pass to Garry Collins. Garry Collins threads the ball through to Tarik Bolivard. Tarik Bolivard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Jacobs but he's offside!
14.36
Kevin Dalglish flicks a high pass forward to Tarik Bolivard who brings the ball under control. Tarik Bolivard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Atam Melchiot.
15.56
Niccolo Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, David Simonsson. David Simonsson lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Frederico Postiga had no chance!! Goal for Raith Rovers!
24.41
Eerik Carlbohm flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Widmann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcel Widmann lofts in a cross ball towards Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Niccol˜ Pellizzaro. Excellent block.
28.24
Niccol˜ Pellizzaro threads a neat ball through to Garry Collins. Garry Collins flicks a high pass forward. Gary Gemmill controls it well on his chest. Gary Gemmill shoots from 25 yards but Copain Schultz is on top of it.
33.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Geoffroy Crosnier plays the ball forward to Niccol˜ Pellizzaro. Niccol˜ Pellizzaro chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Collins. Garry Collins whips in a cross ball towards Harvey Jacobs. Harvey Jacobs whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.24
Arno Van Haaren flicks the ball to his team mate, David Simonsson. David Simonsson whips in a cross ball towards Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Frederico Postiga.
43.16
Corner kick to Raith Rovers. Arno Van Haaren chips it out wide. Some silky footwork from Elena Suarez provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.05
Gavin McNeill makes a simple pass to Billy White. Billy White flicks a high pass forward. Eerik Carlbohm controls it well on his chest. Eerik Carlbohm lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
45.00
Tarik Bolivard flicks a high pass forward. Garry Collins holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garry Collins whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Gemmell. With a superhuman jump, Duncan Gemmell connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Duncan Gemmell!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Raith Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Peterhead also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Raith Rovers start the second half!
48.40
With a delightful solo run, Harvey Jacobs stretches the opposition's defence. Harvey Jacobs whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish directs the ball goalwards with his head. Copain Schultz punches it away to safety.
51.19
Atam Melchiot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianmarco Favalli.
54.16
Billy White catches Gianmarco Favalli on the ankles. The referee brings Billy White to one side and gives him a warning! Gianmarco Favalli runs off the knock.
57.57
Geoffroy Crosnier decides to run forward with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Geoffroy Crosnier stretches the opposition's defence. Geoffroy Crosnier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.37
Don Glass hits a low pass to Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright flicks a high pass forward to Arno Van Haaren who brings the ball under control. Arno Van Haaren whips in a cross ball towards David Simonsson. With a superhuman jump, David Simonsson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is tipped over by Frederico Postiga.
60.00
Arno Van Haaren takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Gavin McNeill shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
61.55
Seeing a gap ahead, Atam Melchiot plays the ball forward to Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright makes a probing pass to Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann shoots from 20 yards. Frederico Postiga gets down and covers it.
65.55
Eerik Carlbohm threads the ball through to Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright lofts in a cross ball towards David Simonsson. With a superhuman jump, David Simonsson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
71.30
Geoffroy Crosnier hits a low pass to Don Ritchie. Don Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
73.34
Atam Melchiot flicks a high pass forward to Eerik Carlbohm who brings the ball under control. Eerik Carlbohm threads a neat ball through to Arno Van Haaren. Arno Van Haaren advances inside the box! Arno Van Haaren comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. Frederico Postiga gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
75.42
Niccol˜ Pellizzaro barges into Marcel Widmann. The referee calls over Niccol˜ Pellizzaro and shows him a yellow card! Marcel Widmann runs off the knock.
78.17
Niccol˜ Pellizzaro comes in with a very late challenge on Billy White. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Billy White runs off the knock.
89.30
Don Glass pushes mid-way up the pitch. Don Glass threads a neat ball through to David Simonsson. David Simonsson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frederico Postiga who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Arno Van Haaren passes the ball forward to Billy White. Billy White knocks in a cross ball towards Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Frederico Postiga.
90.00
Corner kick to Raith Rovers. Elena Suarez plays it short to Gavin McNeill. Gavin McNeill makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Raith Rovers

Peterhead
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
21%
43.2%
35.8%

Scorers
Marcel Widmann 16
David Simonsson 66
Harvey Jacobs 33
Duncan Gemmell 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Simonsson 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)
6
6.Niccolo Wright (MID)
7
7.Eerik Carlbohm (MID)
7
8.Elena Suarez (MID)
6
9.Billy White (ATT)
6
10.Marcel Widmann (ATT)goal scored
7
11.David Simonsson (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Scott Pearce (ATT)
0
13.Jakob Birkwald (DEF)
0
14.Ben Hurst (ATT)
0

1.Frederico Postiga (GK)
7
2.Niccol˜ Pellizzaro (DEF)yellow cardred card
3
3.Gianmarco Favalli (DEF)
6
4.Geoffroy Crosnier (DEF)
7
5.Kevin Dalglish (MID)
6
6.Harvey Jacobs (MID)goal scored
8
7.Garry Collins (MID)
7
8.Tarik Bolivard (MID)
6
9.Gary Gemmill (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Gemmell (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Don Ritchie (ATT)
6
 
12.Pieter Olfers (GK)
0
13.Niccolo Smithe (DEF)
0
14.Neil Gemmell (ATT)
0