Match Report


AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians     East FifeEast Fife
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Neil HendryN. Hendry64
G
1
G
60Don CaldwellD. Caldwell
Carlos LopesC. Lopes60
D
2
D
50Colin ElliottC. Elliott
Matthias EngelsM. Engels59
D
3
D
50Adrian WainwrightA. Wainwright
Duncan BoothD. Booth54
D
4
D
50Kevin HopkinK. Hopkin
Gary GemmillG. Gemmill54
D
captain5
D
49John MortonJ. Morton
Kevin SullivanK. Sullivan69
M
6
M
62Marco ScalzoM. Scalzo
Billy BoothB. Booth58
M
7captain
M
58Paolo MachlasP. Machlas
Billy HutchisonB. Hutchison55
M
8
M
58Duncan BremnerD. Bremner
Colin McinnesC. Mcinnes66
A
9
A
65Elena HidalgoE. Hidalgo
Stuart NivenS. Niven64
A
10
A
61Menno van BeekM. van Beek
Dominic RaeD. Rae62
A
11
A
57Jody GreavesJ. Greaves
 
Craig GlassC. Glass58
A
12
M
56Martin DichioM. Dichio
Colin MckinlayC. Mckinlay57
G
13
A
50Jacques BarbosaJ. Barbosa
Scott McCoistS. McCoist54
M
14
D
49Alexander AndrewsA. Andrews

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to East Fife. A crowd of 9,846 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Airdrieonians and East Fife are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic James.


0.00
Airdrieonians kick off and get the match underway!
2.23
Matthias Engels flicks a high pass forward. Colin Mcinnes controls it well on his chest. Colin Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Niven. With a superhuman jump, Stuart Niven connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. What a cracker!! Don Caldwell had no chance!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
14.51
Marco Scalzo makes a beautiful solo run. Marco Scalzo tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
20.01
John Morton plays the ball forward to Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Booth.
22.24
With great vision, John Morton plays the ball forward to Adrian Wainwright. Adrian Wainwright hits a low pass to Paolo Machlas. Paolo Machlas plays a one-two with Marco Scalzo and advances towards the goal... Paolo Machlas rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.45
Matthias Engels sees Billy Hutchison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Hutchison kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Booth. Billy Booth whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven heads the ball goalwards. Don Caldwell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.26
Kevin Hopkin breaks forward. Kevin Hopkin flicks the ball to his team mate, Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek whips in a cross ball towards Elena Hidalgo. Elena Hidalgo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
34.02
Marco Scalzo makes a probing pass to Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.20
Colin Elliott runs up as Adrian Wainwright takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Colin Elliott laces a weighted ball forward to Paolo Machlas. Paolo Machlas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Gemmill.
40.02
Duncan Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Don Caldwell. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
Adrian Wainwright clumsily knocks into Billy Hutchison. Adrian Wainwright is warned by the referee! Billy Hutchison stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Free kick to Airdrieonians just outside the area...
45.00
Carlos Lopes takes a slow run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with East Fife kicking off!
47.53
Billy Booth threads a neat ball through to Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
48.04
Billy Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.24
Elena Hidalgo clumsily knocks into Matthias Engels. Elena Hidalgo is warned by the referee! Matthias Engels gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.30
Marco Scalzo flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Bremner who brings the ball under control. Duncan Bremner shoots from 20 yards. Good keeping from Neil Hendry as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
55.18
Marco Scalzo takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Paolo Machlas makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
61.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Kevin Sullivan plays the ball forward to Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.41
Duncan Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Hutchison. Billy Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Billy Booth collects the pass. Billy Booth makes a defence splitting pass to Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.54
Paolo Machlas hits a low pass to Elena Hidalgo. Elena Hidalgo lofts in a cross ball towards Jody Greaves. Jody Greaves connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
81.20
With imagination, Billy Booth laces a through ball forward to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
83.45
Duncan Bremner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Marco Scalzo skips past Carlos Lopes! Marco Scalzo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
89.51
Kevin Hopkin knocks the ball to his team mate, Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo flicks a high ball forward to Jody Greaves who takes it down. Jody Greaves lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Bremner. Duncan Bremner directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Airdrieonians

East Fife
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.2%
50.8%
Play Area
32.3%
43.1%
24.6%

Scorers
Stuart Niven 2, 26
Colin Mcinnes 65
Paolo Machlas 22
Marco Scalzo 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marco Scalzo of East Fife

Match Ratings
1.Neil Hendry (GK)
6
2.Carlos Lopes (DEF)
6
3.Matthias Engels (DEF)
6
4.Duncan Booth (DEF)
6
5.Gary Gemmill (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Sullivan (MID)
6
7.Billy Booth (MID)
7
8.Billy Hutchison (MID)
6
9.Colin Mcinnes (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Stuart Niven (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Dominic Rae (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Glass (ATT)
0
13.Colin Mckinlay (GK)
0
14.Scott McCoist (MID)
0

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