Match Report


East FifeEast Fife     Partick ThistlePartick Thistle
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Don CaldwellD. Caldwell60
G
1
G
68Eduardo CalvoE. Calvo
Colin ElliottC. Elliott50
D
2
D
72Stuart CaldwellS. Caldwell
John MortonJ. Morton50
D
3
D
72Alessandro FerraraA. Ferrara
Adrian WainwrightA. Wainwright50
D
4
D
70Alec NivenA. Niven
Kevin HopkinK. Hopkin50
D
5
M
68Petri JongsmaP. Jongsma
Marco ScalzoM. Scalzo62
M
6
M
64Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison
Duncan BremnerD. Bremner59
M
captain7captain
M
62Terry GuppyT. Guppy
Paolo MachlasP. Machlas58
M
8
M
59Richard GreigR. Greig
Elena HidalgoE. Hidalgo66
A
9
A
60Colin CollinsC. Collins
Menno van BeekM. van Beek61
A
10
A
57Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie
Jody GreavesJ. Greaves57
A
11
A
55Matt CollinsM. Collins
 
Martin DichioM. Dichio56
M
12
G
64Colin CampbellC. Campbell
Jacques BarbosaJ. Barbosa50
A
13
D
56Simon FranckeS. Francke
Alexander AndrewsA. Andrews49
D
14
M
56Duncan McGroryD. McGrory

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Partick Thistle. A crowd of 9,898 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.


0.00
Partick Thistle kick off and get the first half underway!
6.02
Adrian Wainwright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Machlas. Paolo Machlas knocks the ball forward to Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo puts a great ball through but Jody Greaves is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
8.09
John Morton threads the ball through to Jody Greaves. Jody Greaves tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
9.26
John Morton comes in with a very late challenge on Colin Collins. The referee motions to John Morton to come over. It's a red card!! Colin Collins runs off the knock.
9.26
Free kick to Partick Thistle just outside the area...
10.36
Terry Guppy takes a long run up and drives a low ball which goes under the wall. The keeper is in a good position and gathers the ball.
16.10
Richard Greig hacks Colin Elliott from behind! The referee warns Richard Greig to calm down! Colin Elliott stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.39
Alessandro Ferrara flicks a high pass forward to Alec Niven who brings the ball under control. Alec Niven flicks a high pass forward to Richard Greig who brings the ball under control. Richard Greig knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Collins. Colin Collins heads the ball goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
21.45
Terry Guppy changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Terry Guppy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.34
Alec Niven passes the ball forward to Colin Collins. Colin Collins shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.24
Dominic Ritchie darts forward. Dominic Ritchie skips past Jody Greaves! Adrian Wainwright clumsily knocks into Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie appeals for a penalty! Given!!
30.24
The referee points to the spot..
31.15
Dominic Ritchie steps up. Dominic Ritchie slots the ball into the top left corner with the inside of his foot. Textbook penalty!
34.04
Stuart Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.40
Alec Niven flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Morrison who takes it down. Stuart Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Guppy. Terry Guppy runs straight at the defence! Terry Guppy rockets a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Don Caldwell with no chance!! Goal for Partick Thistle!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
East Fife kick off!
48.43
Richard Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Collins. Colin Collins knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Greig. Richard Greig connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
53.33
Paolo Machlas catches Petri Jongsma on the ankles. The referee calls over Paolo Machlas and shows him a yellow card! Petri Jongsma stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.49
Petri Jongsma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
55.10
Petri Jongsma threads a neat ball through to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
59.06
Colin Collins makes a probing pass to Matt Collins. Matt Collins whips in a cross ball towards Colin Collins. Colin Collins powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
67.51
Paolo Machlas hacks Stuart Caldwell from behind! Paolo Machlas is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Stuart Caldwell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.06
Alec Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison flicks a high pass forward to Matt Collins who brings the ball under control. Matt Collins finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
72.25
Richard Greig kicks a strong pass forward to Petri Jongsma. Petri Jongsma knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
77.04
Elena Hidalgo catches Alessandro Ferrara on the ankles. The referee warns Elena Hidalgo to calm down! Alessandro Ferrara hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.06
Jody Greaves clumsily knocks into Dominic Ritchie. The referee brings Jody Greaves to one side and gives him a warning! Dominic Ritchie runs off the knock.
81.51
Stuart Morrison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Collins. Colin Collins makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.37
Alec Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Greig. Richard Greig flicks a high pass forward. Matt Collins controls it well on his chest. Matt Collins edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Matt Collins provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

East Fife

Partick Thistle
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
1
8
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
2
0

Possession
25%
75%
Play Area
35.9%
46.9%
17.2%

Scorers
Dominic Ritchie 31 (p)
Terry Guppy 38
Richard Greig 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Terry Guppy of Partick Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Don Caldwell (GK)
6
2.Colin Elliott (DEF)
6
3.John Morton (DEF)red card
3
4.Adrian Wainwright (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Hopkin (DEF)
6
6.Marco Scalzo (MID)
6
7.Duncan Bremner (MID)
6
8.Paolo Machlas (MID)red card
3
9.Elena Hidalgo (ATT)
5
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

1.Eduardo Calvo (GK)
6
2.Stuart Caldwell (DEF)
6
3.Alessandro Ferrara (DEF)
6
4.Alec Niven (DEF)
6
5.Petri Jongsma (MID)
6
6.Stuart Morrison (MID)
6
7.Terry Guppy (MID)goal scored
7
8.Richard Greig (MID)goal scored
7
9.Colin Collins (ATT)
6
10.Dominic Ritchie (ATT)goal scored
6
11.Matt Collins (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin Campbell (GK)
0
13.Simon Francke (DEF)
0
14.Duncan McGrory (MID)
0