Match Report


Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic     AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians
Computer Player Computer Player David Jacobs David Jacobs
Kevin DavidsonK. Davidson75
G
1
G
78Ivan JavorcicI. Javorcic
Aniello PetrachiA. Petrachi77
D
2
D
77Craig MccallC. Mccall
Marc JanesM. Janes77
D
3
D
75Niccolo BoltonN. Bolton
Chris DelaneyC. Delaney73
D
4
D
80Richard StrachanR. Strachan
Claudio RodriquezC. Rodriquez72
D
5
M
75Perry RussellP. Russell
Brian VernazzaB. Vernazza76
M
6captain
M
82Dominic BradyD. Brady
Igor BoksicI. Boksic76
M
7
M
77David LindnerD. Lindner
Bernard OlembéB. Olembé79
A
8
M
79Morten NielsenM. Nielsen
Pedro ChandlerP. Chandler77
A
9
A
83Don BurleyD. Burley
Anastasios TriadisA. Triadis76
A
captain10
A
75Jeroen KnopperJ. Knopper
Harvey BrownH. Brown74
A
11
A
84Yaroslav SobolyevY. Sobolyev
 
Anthony HallerA. Haller74
A
12
D
76Andy SullivanA. Sullivan
Olivier Van HimstO. Van Himst72
A
13
M
80Simon MooreS. Moore
Elena AlonsoE. Alonso70
D
14
A
49Graham SturridgeG. Sturridge

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stair Park where Dunfermline Athletic play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 15,155 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dunfermline Athletic are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Davidson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
2.29
Craig Mccall flicks the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper flicks a high pass forward. Yaroslav Sobolyev collects the pass. Yaroslav Sobolyev runs straight at the defence! Yaroslav Sobolyev looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Yaroslav Sobolyev scores for Airdrieonians!!
8.26
Niccolo Bolton flicks a high pass forward. David Lindner collects the pass. David Lindner surges forward with the ball. David Lindner cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from David Lindner provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
15.02
Airdrieonians appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
16.57
Morten Nielsen runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Morten Nielsen makes a great pass forward. Jeroen Knopper runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
20.16
Dominic Brady threads a neat ball through to Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev whips in a cross ball towards Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper beats his man to it with a header. Solid save from Kevin Davidson. What a great pair of hands!
24.35
Morten Nielsen knocks the ball to his team mate, Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev knocks the ball forward, putting Jeroen Knopper through on goal. Jeroen Knopper comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but is denied by Kevin Davidson. Excellent save.
26.21
Niccolo Bolton sees a break and surges forward. Niccolo Bolton shoots from long range. Kevin Davidson gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
27.56
Perry Russell threads the ball through to Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
28.23
With imagination, Igor Boksic picks a pass forward to Harvey Brown. Harvey Brown knocks in a cross ball towards Bernard Olembé. Bernard Olembé outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
30.08
With some swift thinking, Morten Nielsen plays the ball forward to Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper plays a quick one-two with Yaroslav Sobolyev and rushes in on goal... Some awkward footwork from Jeroen Knopper provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but Kevin Davidson is on top of his game. Nice save!
33.04
Yaroslav Sobolyev makes an attacking run forward. Yaroslav Sobolyev tries a spectacular long range effort. Kevin Davidson gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
39.25
Igor Boksic makes an attacking run forward. Igor Boksic shoots from outside the area. Ivan Javorcic comfortably gets down and covers it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dunfermline Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Airdrieonians also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Dunfermline Athletic kick off the second half!
53.39
Anastasios Triadis flicks a high pass forward. Igor Boksic holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Igor Boksic rushes past Niccolo Bolton! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Igor Boksic provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.51
Don Burley flicks a high pass forward. Yaroslav Sobolyev holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yaroslav Sobolyev sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Kevin Davidson is on top of it.
57.12
Brian Vernazza decides to run forward with the ball. Brian Vernazza plays a scrappy one-two with Igor Boksic and stumbles forward towards the goal... Brian Vernazza muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.26
Dunfermline Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Anthony Haller replacing Harvey Brown and Elena Alonso replacing Pedro Chandler .Airdrieonians have made 2 substitutions with Andy Sullivan replacing Dominic Brady and Graham Sturridge replacing Don Burley .
63.57
Andy Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.52
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
71.10
Chris Delaney controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brian Vernazza. Brian Vernazza knocks the ball forward to Igor Boksic. Igor Boksic shoots from outside the area but somehow Ivan Javorcic manages to keep it out.
72.26
Igor Boksic threads a neat ball through to Elena Alonso. Elena Alonso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Strachan.
79.35
With vision, Igor Boksic plays the ball forward to Brian Vernazza. Brian Vernazza knocks in a cross ball towards Anastasios Triadis. Anastasios Triadis outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Ivan Javorcic is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.09
Marc Janes makes a probing pass to Igor Boksic. With a delightful solo run, Igor Boksic stretches the opposition's defence. Igor Boksic makes a defence splitting pass to Bernard Olembé. Some good footwork from Bernard Olembé provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
84.44
Morten Nielsen knocks the ball forward to David Lindner. David Lindner plays a scrappy one-two with Jeroen Knopper and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Lindner tries a spectacular strike but somehow Kevin Davidson manages to keep it out.
85.52
With vision, Marc Janes plays the ball forward to Elena Alonso. Elena Alonso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ivan Javorcic who gathers it comfortably.
89.47
Craig Mccall hits a low pass to Richard Strachan. Richard Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claudio Rodriquez.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Dunfermline Athletic

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

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
34.3%
45.7%
20%

Scorers
Brian Vernazza 57
Anastasios Triadis 79
Yaroslav Sobolyev 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Brian Vernazza of Dunfermline Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Kevin Davidson (GK)
8
2.Aniello Petrachi (DEF)
6
3.Marc Janes (DEF)
6
4.Chris Delaney (DEF)
6
5.Claudio Rodriquez (DEF)
6
6.Brian Vernazza (MID)goal scored
9
7.Igor Boksic (MID)
9
8.Bernard Olembé (ATT)
6
9.Pedro Chandler (ATT)
6
10.Anastasios Triadis (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Harvey Brown (ATT)
6
 
12.Anthony Haller (ATT)
6
13.Olivier Van Himst (ATT)
0
14.Elena Alonso (DEF)
6

1.Ivan Javorcic (GK)
6
2.Craig Mccall (DEF)
6
3.Niccolo Bolton (DEF)
6
4.Richard Strachan (DEF)
6
5.Perry Russell (MID)
6
6.Dominic Brady (MID)
6
7.David Lindner (MID)
7
8.Morten Nielsen (MID)
6
9.Don Burley (ATT)
6
10.Jeroen Knopper (ATT)
7
11.Yaroslav Sobolyev (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Andy Sullivan (DEF)
6
13.Simon Moore (MID)
0
14.Graham Sturridge (ATT)
6