Match Report
| Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers |  |  | Brechin | Brechin | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alec Strachan | A. Strachan |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Neil McStay | N. McStay | |||||||||
| Kevin Bremner | K. Bremner | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Stephen Morrison | S. Morrison | |||||||||
| David Davidson | D. Davidson | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 |  | Wes Ince | W. Ince | |||||||||
| Alex Dalglish | A. Dalglish | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Phil Marshall | P. Marshall | |||||||||
| Matt Caldwell | M. Caldwell | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Alex Gemmill | A. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Paolo Smoje | P. Smoje |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Gavin Rae | G. Rae | |||||||||
| Matthieu Castro | M. Castro |  | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Garry Brady | G. Brady | |||||||||
| Stuart Mcinnes | S. Mcinnes | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Abdoullaye Micoud | A. Micoud | |||||||||
| Sammy De Neff | S. De Neff | | 58 | M | | 9 | | M | 52 |  | Abdelkrim El Hadrioui | A. El Hadrioui | |||||||||
| Stephen Young | S. Young | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 |  | Julian Ortiz | J. Ortiz | |||||||||
| John Collins | J. Collins | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Kevin Mccall | K. Mccall | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Brechin. A crowd of 8,502 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Raith Rovers and Brechin are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Raith Rovers and Brechin are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Brechin start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.58
0-0Garry Brady flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Mccall. Kevin Mccall tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
6.39
0-0Wes Ince knocks the ball forward to Gavin Rae. Gavin Rae kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Ortiz. Julian Ortiz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Dalglish.
9.26
0-0Stuart Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.01
0-0Raith Rovers are easily keeping Brechin at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
14.13
Abdoullaye Micoud brings the ball forward. Abdoullaye Micoud knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Bremner.
20.38
Sammy De Neff threads the ball through to John Collins. John Collins knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Young. Stephen Young is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.40
Matthieu Castro chips the ball to his team mate, John Collins. John Collins knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Phil Marshall.
26.37
Abdoullaye Micoud chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Ortiz. Julian Ortiz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.24
Sammy De Neff advances with the ball. Sammy De Neff plays a perfect one-two with Stephen Young and rushes in on goal... Sammy De Neff shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
38.07
Wes Ince takes it forward alone. Wes Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Ortiz. Julian Ortiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.48
Phil Marshall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abdoullaye Micoud. Abdoullaye Micoud makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Mccall. Kevin Mccall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.12
Phil Marshall flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Brady. Garry Brady sees a break and surges forward. Garry Brady knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
44.08
Alex Dalglish chips the ball to his team mate, Sammy De Neff. Sammy De Neff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Young. Stephen Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Gemmill.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Raith Rovers kick off!
55.32
0-0Julian Ortiz comes in with a late challenge on David Davidson. The referee calls over Julian Ortiz and warns him to calm down! David Davidson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.01
Matt Caldwell barges into Julian Ortiz. The referee calls over Matt Caldwell and warns him to calm down! Julian Ortiz carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.05
0-0Abdoullaye Micoud makes a beautiful solo run. Abdoullaye Micoud threads the ball through to Julian Ortiz but he's offside!
65.47
Matthieu Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young passes the ball forward but John Collins is offside!
66.06
0-0Paolo Smoje barges into Abdelkrim El Hadrioui. Paolo Smoje is given a warning by the referee! Abdelkrim El Hadrioui hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.09
Raith Rovers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Brechin's defence.
69.27
Abdoullaye Micoud knocks the ball forward to Kevin Mccall. Kevin Mccall knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Dalglish.
72.51
David Davidson knocks the ball forward to Paolo Smoje. Paolo Smoje controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young whips in a cross ball towards John Collins. John Collins flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.23
Paolo Smoje controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Collins. John Collins knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil McStay who gathers it comfortably.
83.37
Matthieu Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Collins. John Collins knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Gemmill.
85.20
Matt Caldwell makes a probing pass to Stuart Mcinnes. Stuart Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.51
Gavin Rae makes a simple pass to Kevin Mccall. Kevin Mccall knocks the ball forward to Julian Ortiz but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
89.37
Alex Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Matthieu Castro. Matthieu Castro advances with the ball. Matthieu Castro whips in a cross ball towards John Collins. John Collins powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
28.7%
44.8%
26.4%