Match Report
| Stenhousemuir | Stenhousemuir |  |  | East Fife | East Fife | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don Law | D. Law |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Duncan Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Don Gemmill | D. Gemmill | | 58 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Callum Collins | C. Collins | ||||||||
| Martin Seibert | M. Seibert |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Richard Inglis | R. Inglis | |||||||||
| Duncan Souness | D. Souness | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Billy James | B. James | |||||||||
| Colin Dickov | C. Dickov | | 56 | D | | 5 | | | D | 44 | | Billy White | B. White | ||||||||
| Kevin Gemmill | K. Gemmill | | 55 | D | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Matt Niven | M. Niven | |||||||||
| Stuart Booth | S. Booth | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Dominic Glass | D. Glass | |||||||||
| Oscar Andres | O. Andres |  | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Alec Mccall | A. Mccall | |||||||||
| David Cleland | D. Cleland | | 44 | M | | 9 | | M | 41 | | Andy Hopkin | A. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Paul Ritchie | P. Ritchie | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Richard Niven | R. Niven | |||||||||
| Gavin Johnstone | G. Johnstone | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Stuart Rae | S. Rae | |||||||||
| Andy Rae | A. Rae | | 55 | D | | 12 | | A | 57 | | Kevin Elliott | K. Elliott | |||||||||
| Noah Ouindi | N. Ouindi | | 53 | D | | 13 | | A | 44 | | Kevin Gallacher | K. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Micka‘l Benkouar | M. Benkouar |  | 51 | A | | 14 | | A | 43 | | Colin Davidson | C. Davidson | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ochilview Park where Stenhousemuir play host to East Fife. A crowd of 4,324 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stenhousemuir are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Gough.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stenhousemuir are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Gough.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and East Fife get the match underway!
2.48
0-0Gavin Johnstone catches Billy White on the ankles. The referee warns Gavin Johnstone to calm down! Billy White runs off the knock.
3.04
0-0Andy Hopkin sees Richard Niven in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Niven finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
6.11
Billy James passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alec Mccall. Alec Mccall sees space and advances. Alec Mccall shoots from long range. Don Law easily gets down and covers it.
8.30
With vision, Duncan Souness laces a through ball forward to Oscar Andres. Oscar Andres chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
10.35
0-0Stuart Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Mckinlay who gathers it comfortably.
15.15
0-0Showing composure, Martin Seibert picks a pass forward to Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth threads a neat ball through to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone rushes past Callum Collins! Gavin Johnstone tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
21.29
Martin Seibert flicks a high ball forward to Oscar Andres who takes it down. Oscar Andres passes the ball forward to Paul Ritchie. Paul Ritchie whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone makes a looping header on goal but Duncan Mckinlay reads it well. Well saved!
27.58
Alec Mccall makes a simple pass to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.26
Martin Seibert plays the ball forward to Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth flicks a high pass forward. Paul Ritchie collects the pass. Paul Ritchie skips past Callum Collins! Paul Ritchie tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
40.52
Paul Ritchie catches Callum Collins on the ankles. Paul Ritchie is warned by the referee! Callum Collins hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stenhousemuir appear unchanged since the first half. East Fife also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Stenhousemuir kick off the second half!
47.56
Richard Niven clumsily knocks into Kevin Gemmill. Richard Niven is warned by the referee! Kevin Gemmill stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.23
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
57.15
0-0With some swift thinking, Oscar Andres plays the ball forward to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone edges inside the box! Callum Collins hacks Gavin Johnstone from behind! Gavin Johnstone appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
59.49
1-0Colin Dickov knocks the ball forward to Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth threads the ball through to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gavin Johnstone!
61.49
1-0Stenhousemuir have made a substitution with Noah Ouindi replacing David Cleland and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
67.48
Dominic Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Niven. Richard Niven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Souness.
72.04
1-0Billy White chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Mccall. With a delightful solo run, Alec Mccall stretches the opposition's defence. Alec Mccall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Niven but he's offside!
75.48
Dominic Glass makes a probing pass to Richard Niven. Richard Niven whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Rae. With a superhuman jump, Stuart Rae connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Don Law has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
78.21
Billy White hits a low pass to Matt Niven. Matt Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Don Gemmill.
81.33
Martin Seibert deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Andres. Oscar Andres passes the ball forward to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy White.
90.00
Alec Mccall advances with the ball. Alec Mccall knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Don Gemmill.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
32.9%
43.9%
23.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Johnstone of Stenhousemuir |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Don Law (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Don Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Martin Seibert (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Duncan Souness (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Colin Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kevin Gemmill (DEF) | 7 | |
| 7. | Stuart Booth (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Oscar Andres (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | David Cleland (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Paul Ritchie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gavin Johnstone (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Andy Rae (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Noah Ouindi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Micka‘l Benkouar (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Duncan Mckinlay (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Callum Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Richard Inglis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Billy James (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Billy White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Matt Niven (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Dominic Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Alec Mccall (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Andy Hopkin (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Richard Niven (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Stuart Rae (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Kevin Elliott (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kevin Gallacher (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Colin Davidson (ATT) | 0 | |