Match Report


East FifeEast Fife     DumbartonDumbarton
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Don CaldwellD. Caldwell60
G
1
G
55Arno ArnoldA. Arnold
Colin ElliottC. Elliott50
D
2
D
61Stefano FabrieS. Fabrie
Adrian WainwrightA. Wainwright50
D
3
D
52Claudio RomeroC. Romero
Kevin HopkinK. Hopkin50
D
4
D
52Gavin BurleyG. Burley
John MortonJ. Morton49
D
5captain
M
60Andy SounessA. Souness
Marco ScalzoM. Scalzo62
M
6
M
55Garcia Duque CentoG. Cento
Paolo MachlasP. Machlas58
M
captain7
M
54Colin LumsdonC. Lumsdon
Duncan BremnerD. Bremner58
M
8
M
53Craig DavidsonC. Davidson
Elena HidalgoE. Hidalgo65
A
9
A
57Craig StrachanC. Strachan
Menno van BeekM. van Beek61
A
10
A
53Florian CalabuigF. Calabuig
Jody GreavesJ. Greaves57
A
11
A
52Alfredo RubioA. Rubio
 
Martin DichioM. Dichio56
M
12
G
51Marino AmorusoM. Amoruso
Jacques BarbosaJ. Barbosa50
A
13
M
48Craig LiddellC. Liddell
Alexander AndrewsA. Andrews49
D
14
A
46Callum HutchisonC. Hutchison

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 8,906 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Morton.


0.00
East Fife get the match underway!
2.56
Garcia Duque Cento barges into Paolo Machlas. The referee brings Garcia Duque Cento to one side and gives him a warning! Paolo Machlas stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.05
Adrian Wainwright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Bremner. Duncan Bremner threads a neat ball through to Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek knocks in a cross ball towards Jody Greaves. Jody Greaves outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.59
Menno van Beek makes a probing pass to Elena Hidalgo. Elena Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.25
Garcia Duque Cento threads the ball through to Florian Calabuig. Florian Calabuig shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
24.44
Paolo Machlas makes a simple pass to Jody Greaves. Jody Greaves plays a one-two with Paolo Machlas and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Jody Greaves provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
27.50
Marco Scalzo chips the ball to his team mate, Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek cuts inside the box! Menno van Beek cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
28.51
Kevin Hopkin knocks the ball to his team mate, Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo plays the ball forward to Jody Greaves. Jody Greaves finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
33.43
Craig Davidson kicks a strong pass forward to Garcia Duque Cento. Garcia Duque Cento whips in a cross ball towards Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just wide!
36.57
Stefano Fabrie sees Garcia Duque Cento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garcia Duque Cento flicks a high pass forward to Craig Strachan who brings the ball under control. Craig Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adrian Wainwright.
42.54
Jody Greaves hits a low pass to Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek flicks the ball to his team mate, Elena Hidalgo. Elena Hidalgo comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Arno Arnold had no chance!! Goal for East Fife!
45.00
Colin Lumsdon threads the ball through to Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson plays a scrappy one-two with Alfredo Rubio and stumbles forward towards the goal... Craig Davidson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half. Dumbarton also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Dumbarton start the second half!
47.48
Marco Scalzo threads a neat ball through to Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek plays a scrappy one-two with Marco Scalzo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Menno van Beek provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
49.06
Without breaking stride, Marco Scalzo plays the ball forward to Jody Greaves. Jody Greaves skips past Stefano Fabrie! Jody Greaves looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.10
Craig Davidson makes a probing pass to Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan rushes past Kevin Hopkin! Some good footwork from Craig Strachan provides some space. He shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.08
Paolo Machlas hacks Colin Lumsdon from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Colin Lumsdon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.16
Duncan Bremner passes the ball forward to Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek makes a simple pass, allowing Elena Hidalgo to run into the box. Some good footwork from Elena Hidalgo provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is miles over!
60.50
East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Jacques Barbosa replacing Marco Scalzo and Alexander Andrews replacing Jody Greaves .
65.28
Duncan Bremner makes a probing pass to Alexander Andrews. Alexander Andrews rushes past Stefano Fabrie! Alexander Andrews shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.50
Craig Davidson passes the ball forward to Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan threads the ball through to Colin Lumsdon but he's offside!
72.31
Stefano Fabrie knocks the ball forward to Andy Souness. Andy Souness flicks a high pass forward to Alfredo Rubio who brings the ball under control. Alfredo Rubio shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.55
Kevin Hopkin flicks a high ball forward to Menno van Beek who takes it down. Menno van Beek threads a neat ball through to Alexander Andrews. Alexander Andrews tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
77.41
Craig Davidson knocks the ball forward to Andy Souness. Andy Souness knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.07
With vision, Craig Davidson laces a weighted ball forward to Colin Lumsdon. Colin Lumsdon chips the ball to his team mate, Garcia Duque Cento. Garcia Duque Cento sees Alfredo Rubio just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Rubio comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Don Caldwell smothers it!
81.07
Florian Calabuig flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Rubio controls it well on his chest. Alfredo Rubio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.54
Craig Strachan flicks a high ball forward to Alfredo Rubio who takes it down. Alfredo Rubio whips in a cross ball towards Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
87.44
Garcia Duque Cento brings the ball forward. Garcia Duque Cento knocks in a cross ball towards Alfredo Rubio. Alfredo Rubio finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
89.30
Paolo Machlas makes a probing pass to Elena Hidalgo. Elena Hidalgo shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

East Fife

Dumbarton
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.5%
52.5%
Play Area
26.2%
45%
28.7%

Scorers
Jody Greaves 24
Elena Hidalgo 43

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jody Greaves of East Fife

Match Ratings
1.Don Caldwell (GK)
7
2.Colin Elliott (DEF)
6
3.Adrian Wainwright (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Hopkin (DEF)
7
5.John Morton (DEF)
6
6.Marco Scalzo (MID)
7
7.Paolo Machlas (MID)yellow card
6
8.Duncan Bremner (MID)
6
9.Elena Hidalgo (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Menno van Beek (ATT)
9
11.Jody Greaves (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Martin Dichio (MID)
0
13.Jacques Barbosa (ATT)
6
14.Alexander Andrews (DEF)
6

1.Arno Arnold (GK)
7
2.Stefano Fabrie (DEF)
6
3.Claudio Romero (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Burley (DEF)
6
5.Andy Souness (MID)
6
6.Garcia Duque Cento (MID)
7
7.Colin Lumsdon (MID)
6
8.Craig Davidson (MID)
7
9.Craig Strachan (ATT)
6
10.Florian Calabuig (ATT)
6
11.Alfredo Rubio (ATT)
6
 
12.Marino Amoruso (GK)
0
13.Craig Liddell (MID)
0
14.Callum Hutchison (ATT)
0