Match Report


Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic     St MirrenSt Mirren
Computer Player Computer Player Sean Clayton Sean Clayton
Kevin DavidsonK. Davidson75
G
1
G
75Neil McallisterN. Mcallister
Aniello PetrachiA. Petrachi77
D
2
D
64Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith
Marc JanesM. Janes77
D
3captain
D
76Andy SounessA. Souness
Chris DelaneyC. Delaney73
D
4
D
71Daniel SaucedoD. Saucedo
Claudio RodriquezC. Rodriquez72
D
5
D
67Jonathan McgrealJ. Mcgreal
Brian VernazzaB. Vernazza76
M
6
M
74Jacob GascoigneJ. Gascoigne
Igor BoksicI. Boksic76
M
7
M
77Pedro BlancoP. Blanco
Bernard OlembéB. Olembé79
A
8
M
78Alan FentonA. Fenton
Anastasios TriadisA. Triadis76
A
9
A
73Martin HallM. Hall
Harvey BrownH. Brown74
A
captain10
A
79Gavin DavidsonG. Davidson
Anthony HallerA. Haller74
A
11
A
78Dale SimonsenD. Simonsen
 
Olivier Van HimstO. Van Himst72
A
12
D
76Carl CroftC. Croft
Elena AlonsoE. Alonso70
D
13
M
71Pierpaolo CerioniP. Cerioni
Alistair GriffinA. Griffin66
M
14
A
71Paolo SchwochP. Schwoch

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stair Park where Dunfermline Athletic play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 16,925 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dunfermline Athletic are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Matteo.


0.00
St Mirren kick off and get the match underway!
3.43
Igor Boksic flicks a high pass forward. Brian Vernazza controls it well on his chest. Brian Vernazza finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
4.35
Daniel Saucedo chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Blanco. Pedro Blanco flicks a high pass forward. Alan Fenton collects the pass. Alan Fenton tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
9.33
Jonathan Mcgreal lofts the ball long. Gavin Davidson knocks in a cross ball towards Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Kevin Davidson. Excellent save.
14.18
Andy Souness hits a low pass to Jacob Gascoigne. Jacob Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.23
Jacob Gascoigne makes a simple pass to Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Fenton. Alan Fenton directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Chris Delaney. Excellent block.
18.37
Anthony Haller kicks a strong pass forward to Harvey Brown. Harvey Brown knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonathan Mcgreal.
20.01
Alan Fenton laces a weighted ball forward to Pedro Blanco. Pedro Blanco edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Pedro Blanco provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Marc Janes.
21.11
Paul Naysmith gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Gavin Davidson finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
24.31
Paul Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Saucedo collects the pass. Daniel Saucedo makes a simple pass to Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.07
With some swift thinking, Igor Boksic plays the ball forward to Bernard Olembé. Bernard Olembé plays a quick one-two with Anthony Haller and rushes in on goal... Bernard Olembé comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
28.57
With wonderful vision, Dale Simonsen picks a pass forward to Gavin Davidson. Gavin Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Martin Hall. Martin Hall is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Kevin Davidson reads it well. He makes it look easy!
32.14
Jacob Gascoigne passes the ball forward to Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Davidson. With a superhuman jump, Gavin Davidson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Kevin Davidson is on top of it.
38.31
Paul Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Mcgreal. Jonathan Mcgreal makes a simple pass to Pedro Blanco. Pedro Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Davidson. Gavin Davidson heads the ball goalwards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
40.50
With great vision, Andy Souness plays the ball forward to Alan Fenton. Alan Fenton flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Davidson controls it well on his chest. Gavin Davidson sees Dale Simonsen just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Dale Simonsen side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
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. St Mirren also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Dunfermline Athletic get the second half underway!
48.11
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
51.37
Aniello Petrachi threads a neat ball through to Igor Boksic. Igor Boksic flicks a high ball forward to Brian Vernazza who takes it down. Brian Vernazza lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Haller. Anthony Haller makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
53.24
Aniello Petrachi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anastasios Triadis. Anastasios Triadis flicks a high ball forward to Harvey Brown who takes it down. Harvey Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.56
Andy Souness flicks a high pass forward. Alan Fenton collects the pass. Alan Fenton flicks a high pass forward. Dale Simonsen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dale Simonsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.26
Brian Vernazza flicks a high ball forward to Harvey Brown who takes it down. Harvey Brown shoots from long range. Neil Mcallister is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
61.26
Dunfermline Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Olivier Van Himst replacing Anthony Haller and Alistair Griffin replacing Anastasios Triadis .
63.29
St Mirren are dictating the run of play here today.
65.33
Daniel Saucedo knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Mcgreal. Jonathan Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Blanco. Pedro Blanco knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Davidson who gathers it comfortably.
69.11
Dale Simonsen chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Hall. Martin Hall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Fenton but the linesman indicates offside!
73.32
Alan Fenton passes the ball forward to Martin Hall. Martin Hall shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Kevin Davidson manages to gather it.
77.52
Brian Vernazza flicks a high pass forward to Olivier Van Himst who brings the ball under control. Olivier Van Himst knocks in a cross ball towards Alistair Griffin. Alistair Griffin beats his man to it with a header but it flies well off target!
78.27
Igor Boksic makes an attacking run forward. Igor Boksic knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Souness.
81.54
Marc Janes makes a probing pass to Harvey Brown. Harvey Brown flicks a high pass forward. Bernard Olembé controls it well on his chest. Bernard Olembé makes a probing pass between the defence to Harvey Brown. Harvey Brown shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Harvey Brown!
84.26
Chris Delaney controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Igor Boksic. Igor Boksic makes a probing pass to Alistair Griffin. Alistair Griffin knocks in a cross ball towards Igor Boksic. Igor Boksic is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Neil Mcallister manages to gather it.
85.09
Alan Fenton sees Pedro Blanco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Blanco finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
87.01
Pedro Blanco knocks the ball forward to Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Fenton. Alan Fenton makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
90.00
Pedro Blanco runs straight at the opposition's defence. Pedro Blanco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Dunfermline Athletic

St Mirren
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
9
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.2%
63.7%
Play Area
35%
38.8%
26.2%

Scorers
Harvey Brown 59, 82
Dale Simonsen 40
Alan Fenton 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Harvey Brown of Dunfermline Athletic

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

1.Neil Mcallister (GK)
7
2.Paul Naysmith (DEF)
6
3.Andy Souness (DEF)
6
4.Daniel Saucedo (DEF)
7
5.Jonathan Mcgreal (DEF)
6
6.Jacob Gascoigne (MID)
6
7.Pedro Blanco (MID)
7
8.Alan Fenton (MID)goal scored
8
9.Martin Hall (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Davidson (ATT)
7
11.Dale Simonsen (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Carl Croft (DEF)
0
13.Pierpaolo Cerioni (MID)
0
14.Paolo Schwoch (ATT)
0