Match Report
| Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Mckinlay | P. Mckinlay |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 | | Stuart Mason | S. Mason | |||||||||
| Neil Burley | N. Burley | | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Shaun Roberts | S. Roberts | |||||||||
| Youl Bancarel | Y. Bancarel |  | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Colin Strachan | C. Strachan | |||||||||
| Colin Strachan | C. Strachan | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Paul Booth | P. Booth | |||||||||
| Scott Davidson | S. Davidson | | 74 | M | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Paul Davidson | P. Davidson | |||||||||
| Dominic Greig | D. Greig | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Alec Gough | A. Gough | |||||||||
| Rui Campos | R. Campos |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Garry Bremner | G. Bremner | |||||||||
| Gary Mccall | G. Mccall | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Duncan Strachan | D. Strachan | |||||||||
| Paul Mason | P. Mason | | 61 | M | | 9 | | M | 54 | | Stephen Mcallister | S. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Callum Elliott | C. Elliott | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 |  | Pedro Mendez | P. Mendez | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Marques | S. Marques | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Richard Strachan | R. Strachan | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Celtic. A crowd of 8,469 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Raith Rovers are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Raith Rovers are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Celtic kick off and get the first half underway!
6.11
0-0Garry Bremner chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Mendez. Pedro Mendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.47
0-0Dominic Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques whips in a cross ball towards Callum Elliott. Callum Elliott flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.56
Dominic Greig makes a simple pass to Callum Elliott. Callum Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.05
0-0Richard Strachan hacks Neil Burley from behind! The referee calls over Richard Strachan and warns him to calm down! Neil Burley stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.08
Gary Mccall makes a probing pass to Callum Elliott. Callum Elliott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.34
Colin Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Mason. Paul Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Booth.
36.11
0-0Duncan Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Mendez. Pedro Mendez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Paul Mckinlay.
40.44
0-0Sebastiao Marques hacks Paul Booth from behind! The referee calls over Sebastiao Marques and warns him to calm down! Paul Booth carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.44
0-0Raith Rovers are easily keeping Celtic at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
42.05
Colin Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Bremner. Garry Bremner threads the ball through to Richard Strachan. Richard Strachan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Youl Bancarel.
44.39
Colin Strachan comes in with a late challenge on Sebastiao Marques. Colin Strachan is warned by the referee! Sebastiao Marques runs off the knock.
45.00
Celtic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Raith Rovers's defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Raith Rovers start the second half!
47.29
Gary Mccall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.07
0-1Colin Strachan passes the ball forward to Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Mendez. Pedro Mendez plays a perfect one-two with Richard Strachan and rushes in on goal... Pedro Mendez shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
55.23
Gary Mccall catches Colin Strachan on the ankles. The referee calls over Gary Mccall and warns him to calm down! Colin Strachan grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
61.44
Neil Burley threads the ball through to Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum Elliott. Callum Elliott knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Booth.
72.28
Richard Strachan catches Youl Bancarel on the ankles. The referee calls over Richard Strachan again and warns him to calm down! Youl Bancarel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.13
Alec Gough knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Mendez. Pedro Mendez shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.39
Scott Davidson threads the ball through to Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.42
Celtic are easily keeping Raith Rovers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
83.46
Garry Bremner chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Mendez. Pedro Mendez shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
84.17
Paul Booth brings the ball forward. Paul Booth makes a simple pass to Richard Strachan. Richard Strachan shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
26.9%
41.8%
31.3%
Scorers
| Pedro Mendez 48 |