Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| Elkanah Adam | Elkanah Adam | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Davidson | N. Davidson |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Eddie Boertien | E. Boertien | |||||||||
| Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Andy Booth | A. Booth | |||||||||
| Scott Mcallister | S. Mcallister | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Simon Schröder | S. Schröder | |||||||||
| John White | J. White | | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Roland Ueltschi | R. Ueltschi | |||||||||
| David Dickov | D. Dickov | | 71 | M | | 5 | | D | 65 |  | Sasha Udovenko | S. Udovenko | |||||||||
| Benjamin Micheli | B. Micheli | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Oleg Makin | O. Makin | |||||||||
| Piotr Boniek | P. Boniek |  | 77 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Shaun Taylor | S. Taylor | |||||||||
| Paul Elliott | P. Elliott | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Claude Escudé | C. Escudé | |||||||||
| Viktor Leitner | V. Leitner |  | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 |  | Henk Boateng | H. Boateng | |||||||||
| Tomislav Petrovic | T. Petrovic |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | John Naysmith | J. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Goro Ihara | G. Ihara |  | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 |  | Ruben Pinto | R. Pinto | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 19,639 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0East Fife kick off the first half!
2.38
0-0Benjamin Micheli kicks a strong pass forward to Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
3.40
Benjamin Micheli surges forward with the ball. Benjamin Micheli finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
10.09
David Dickov knocks the ball forward to Tomislav Petrovic. Tomislav Petrovic tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.52
Shaun Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto lofts in a cross ball towards Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.34
0-0Shaun Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto goes all the way! Ruben Pinto takes a shot at goal but somehow Neil Davidson manages to keep it out.
21.45
0-0Andy Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin flicks the ball to his team mate, Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng kicks a strong pass forward to John Naysmith but the referee indicates it's offside!
22.32
Piotr Boniek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.46
Benjamin Micheli flicks the ball to his team mate, Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner plays a perfect one-two with Goro Ihara and rushes in on goal... Viktor Leitner shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.17
Piotr Boniek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.37
0-0Ruben Pinto clumsily knocks into Scott Mcallister. The referee calls over Ruben Pinto and warns him to calm down! Scott Mcallister gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.35
0-0Oleg Makin comes in with a late challenge on Paul Elliott. The referee calls over Oleg Makin and warns him to calm down! Paul Elliott stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.35
0-0Aberdeen are easily keeping East Fife at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
38.39
Scott Mcallister threads the ball through to Benjamin Micheli. Benjamin Micheli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomislav Petrovic. Tomislav Petrovic knocks in a cross ball towards Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner directs the ball goalwards with his head but Eddie Boertien is on top of it.
39.35
0-0Simon Schröder makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claude Escudé. Claude Escudé knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.02
Simon Schröder flicks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Taylor. Shaun Taylor sees a break and surges forward. Shaun Taylor lofts in a cross ball towards Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng directs the ball goalwards with his head. Neil Davidson manages to gather it comfortably.
44.21
David Dickov passes the ball forward to Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Eddie Boertien!
45.00
Roland Ueltschi knocks the ball forward to Shaun Taylor. Shaun Taylor advances with the ball. Shaun Taylor plays a perfect one-two with Ruben Pinto and rushes in on goal... Shaun Taylor shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Aberdeen kick off!
47.43
Claude Escudé barges into Benjamin Micheli. Claude Escudé is warned by the referee! Benjamin Micheli runs off the knock.
53.54
John White sees a break and surges forward. John White sees a break and surges forward. John White lofts in a cross ball towards Tomislav Petrovic. Tomislav Petrovic flicks the ball with his head. Eddie Boertien manages to gather it comfortably.
55.50
Piotr Boniek threads the ball through to Tomislav Petrovic. Tomislav Petrovic shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
57.33
Oleg Makin chips the ball to his team mate, Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng goes all the way! Henk Boateng shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Neil Davidson!
60.11
1-0Piotr Boniek makes a simple pass to Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara knocks in a cross ball towards Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.53
Paul Elliott threads the ball through to Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Booth.
65.58
John Naysmith catches Stuart Hendry on the ankles. John Naysmith is given a warning by the referee! Stuart Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.20
Piotr Boniek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Eddie Boertien easily smothers it!
67.51
Andy Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Claude Escudé. Claude Escudé threads the ball through to Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.39
John White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Dickov. David Dickov threads the ball through to Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
77.26
Sasha Udovenko boots it upfield. Ruben Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Davidson who gathers it comfortably.
83.34
Oleg Makin threads the ball through to Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto goes all the way! Ruben Pinto shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.20
Oleg Makin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng knocks the ball forward to John Naysmith but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
David Dickov flicks the ball to his team mate, Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner knocks in a cross ball towards Tomislav Petrovic. Tomislav Petrovic is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
9
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.6%
46.4%
Play Area
21.4%
42.9%
35.7%
Scorers
| Viktor Leitner 60 | Ruben Pinto 68, 83 |