Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Ayr United | Ayr United | ||||||||||||||||
| Elkanah Adam | Elkanah Adam | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Davidson | N. Davidson |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Matt McNeill | M. McNeill | |||||||||
| Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Don Telfer | D. Telfer | |||||||||
| John White | J. White | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Dan Codrea | D. Codrea | |||||||||
| Dragan Boksic | D. Boksic |  | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Nigel Thatcher | N. Thatcher | |||||||||
| Enrique Perez | E. Perez |  | 77 | M | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Jose Martinez | J. Martinez | |||||||||
| David Dickov | D. Dickov | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Peter Richards | P. Richards | |||||||||
| Benjamin Micheli | B. Micheli |  | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Oleg Sturridge | O. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Piotr Boniek | P. Boniek |  | 77 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Dominic Ferguson | D. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Sean Bono | S. Bono |  | 65 | A | | 9 | | M | 58 |  | Peter Queiros | P. Queiros | |||||||||
| Viktor Leitner | V. Leitner |  | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 |  | Rob Bisseling | R. Bisseling | |||||||||
| Goro Ihara | G. Ihara |  | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 |  | Jesper Laursen | J. Laursen | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Trade Global |
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 18,291 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
East Fife looks especially fired up for this match.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
East Fife looks especially fired up for this match.
0.00
0-0East Fife start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.17
0-0Oleg Sturridge makes a probing pass to Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John White.
3.50
0-0David Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner passes the ball forward but Sean Bono is offside!
8.50
Don Telfer chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Sturridge. Oleg Sturridge kicks a strong pass forward to Jesper Laursen. Jesper Laursen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Davidson who gathers it comfortably.
10.26
0-0Piotr Boniek kicks a strong pass forward to Sean Bono. Sean Bono threads the ball through to Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner rockets a shot on goal. Matt McNeill easily smothers it.
12.01
0-0Oleg Sturridge kicks a strong pass forward to Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
20.35
Oleg Sturridge kicks a strong pass forward to Jesper Laursen. Jesper Laursen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John White.
22.28
Stuart Hendry makes a probing pass to David Dickov. David Dickov passes the ball forward to Sean Bono. Sean Bono threads the ball through to Goro Ihara but he's offside!
24.28
0-0David Dickov comes in with a late challenge on Peter Queiros. David Dickov is warned by the referee! Peter Queiros hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.48
1-0Dragan Boksic decides to run forward with the ball. Dragan Boksic flicks the ball to his team mate, Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Goro Ihara scores for East Fife!!
39.09
Dragan Boksic advances with the ball. Dragan Boksic kicks a strong pass forward to Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.06
Nigel Thatcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Queiros. Peter Queiros knocks the ball forward to Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
44.56
David Dickov knocks the ball forward to Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sean Bono. Sean Bono shoots from just inside the box but somehow Matt McNeill manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Ayr United kick off the second half!
54.15
John White comes in with a late challenge on Jesper Laursen. The referee calls over John White and warns him to calm down! Jesper Laursen runs off the knock.
55.03
Don Telfer threads the ball through to Dominic Ferguson. Dominic Ferguson makes a probing pass to Jesper Laursen. Jesper Laursen shoots from long range but somehow Neil Davidson manages to keep it out.
60.30
Benjamin Micheli sees space and advances. Benjamin Micheli whips in a cross ball towards Sean Bono. Sean Bono is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Sean Bono!
63.42
Benjamin Micheli makes a simple pass to Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
66.52
2-0Don Telfer comes in with a late challenge on Piotr Boniek. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Piotr Boniek runs off the knock.
71.54
Benjamin Micheli threads the ball through to Sean Bono. Sean Bono makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner takes a shot at goal. Viktor Leitner scores for East Fife!!
83.26
Jose Martinez clumsily knocks into Enrique Perez. The referee calls over Jose Martinez and shows him a yellow card! Enrique Perez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.04
Jose Martinez barges into Sean Bono. Jose Martinez is warned by the referee! Sean Bono stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.59
Peter Richards flicks the ball to his team mate, Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling whips in a cross ball towards Jesper Laursen. Jesper Laursen flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Neil Davidson had no chance!! Goal for Ayr United!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63%
37%
Play Area
27.4%
42.5%
30.1%
Scorers
| Goro Ihara 27 Sean Bono 60 Viktor Leitner 72 | Jesper Laursen 88 |