Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Montrose | Montrose | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Rae | C. Rae |  | 43 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Andy Brady | A. Brady | |||||||||
| Kevin Mcinnes | K. Mcinnes | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 45 | | Garry Naysmith | G. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Stuart Gemmill | S. Gemmill | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 44 | | Neil Law | N. Law | |||||||||
| Dominic Davidson | D. Davidson | | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 40 | | John Dalglish | J. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Paul Souness | P. Souness | | 55 | M | | 5 | | D | 37 |  | Ben Wright | B. Wright | |||||||||
| Stephen Hansen | S. Hansen | | 50 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 47 | | Scott Booth | S. Booth | ||||||||
| Giuseppe Argilli | G. Argilli |  | 41 | M | | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Colin McCoist | C. McCoist | ||||||||
| Carl Platt | C. Platt | | 38 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Gavin Collins | G. Collins | |||||||||
| Billy Elliott | B. Elliott | | 47 | A | | 9 | | M | 41 | | Kevin Strachan | K. Strachan | |||||||||
| Stuart Matteo | S. Matteo | | 42 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Alec White | A. White | |||||||||
| Andy Glass | A. Glass | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Andy Ritchie | A. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Craig McCoist | C. McCoist | | 40 | A | | 12 | | G | 44 | | Colin Cleland | C. Cleland | |||||||||
| Matt Mccall | M. Mccall | | 40 | G | | 13 | | A | 43 | | Alex Mckinlay | A. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Stuart White | S. White | | 40 | G | | 14 | | A | 43 | | Stephen Ferguson | S. Ferguson | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Montrose. A crowd of 2,775 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Montrose appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Ferguson.
The pitch is in good condition.
East Fife are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Montrose appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Ferguson.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with East Fife kicking off!
3.30
0-0Stuart Gemmill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giuseppe Argilli. Giuseppe Argilli knocks the ball forward to Andy Glass. Andy Glass lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.20
Paul Souness flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Matteo. Stuart Matteo plays a quick one-two with Andy Glass and rushes in on goal... Stuart Matteo comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.33
0-0Andy Ritchie comes in with a late challenge on Dominic Davidson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominic Davidson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
12.29
Stephen Hansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
15.24
Colin McCoist flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
21.31
0-0Stephen Hansen makes a probing pass to Stuart Matteo. Stuart Matteo knocks the ball forward to Billy Elliott but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
27.16
Colin McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
30.31
1-0Kevin Mcinnes flicks a high pass forward to Giuseppe Argilli who brings the ball under control. Giuseppe Argilli flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Glass. Andy Glass plays a one-two with Billy Elliott and rushes in on goal... Andy Glass tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
34.22
1-0Gavin Collins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
39.39
Ben Wright flicks a high ball forward to Scott Booth who takes it down. Scott Booth flicks a high pass forward. Andy Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Andy Ritchie plays a scrappy one-two with Alec White and advances towards the goal... Andy Ritchie takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
40.20
With a delightful solo run, Giuseppe Argilli stretches the opposition's defence. Giuseppe Argilli plays a scrappy one-two with Stuart Matteo and advances towards the goal... Giuseppe Argilli side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
42.06
1-0Garry Naysmith makes a probing pass to Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins flicks a high pass forward. Alec White collects the pass. Alec White knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Mcinnes.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half. Montrose also appear unchanged since the first half. The Montrose players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Montrose kick off!
49.30
John Dalglish makes a probing pass to Colin McCoist. With imagination, Colin McCoist picks a pass forward to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie cuts inside the box! Andy Ritchie comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Craig Rae. Excellent save.
59.22
Stephen Hansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Matteo. Stuart Matteo shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.09
1-0East Fife have made a substitution with Stuart White replacing Stuart Matteo .
66.56
Colin McCoist makes a simple pass to Alec White. Alec White shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
67.27
Dominic Davidson plays the ball forward to Giuseppe Argilli. Giuseppe Argilli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott plays a one-two with Stuart White and rushes in on goal... Billy Elliott shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
75.02
1-0Paul Souness catches Kevin Strachan on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kevin Strachan runs off the knock.
77.58
East Fife have made a substitution with Matt Mccall replacing Kevin Mcinnes .
81.57
Garry Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins passes the ball forward to Alec White. Alec White makes a great pass forward. Andy Ritchie runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
83.03
Stephen Hansen makes a simple pass to Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ben Wright.
89.16
Stuart Gemmill knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Hansen. Stephen Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Andy Glass holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Glass rushes past Neil Law! Andy Glass looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
27.3%
46.8%
26%
Scorers
| Andy Glass 30 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Andy Glass of East Fife |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Craig Rae (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Kevin Mcinnes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stuart Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Davidson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Paul Souness (MID) |  | 5 |
| 6. | Stephen Hansen (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Giuseppe Argilli (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Carl Platt (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Billy Elliott (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Stuart Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Andy Glass (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Craig McCoist (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matt Mccall (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Stuart White (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Andy Brady (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Garry Naysmith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Neil Law (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | John Dalglish (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ben Wright (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Scott Booth (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Colin McCoist (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Gavin Collins (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Kevin Strachan (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alec White (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Andy Ritchie (ATT) | | 6 |
| 12. | Colin Cleland (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alex Mckinlay (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Stephen Ferguson (ATT) | 0 | |