Match Report
| East Fife | East Fife |  |  | Partick Thistle | Partick Thistle | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Marcel Hamann | M. Hamann | |||||||||
| Callum Collins | C. Collins | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 | | Don Campbell | D. Campbell | |||||||||
| Richard Inglis | R. Inglis | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | John Davidson | J. Davidson | |||||||||
| Billy James | B. James | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Dominic Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Billy White | B. White | | 44 | D |  | | 5 | | M | 60 | | Andy Hendry | A. Hendry | ||||||||
| Matt Niven | M. Niven | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 |  | Flavio Tosto | F. Tosto | |||||||||
| Neil Hopkin | N. Hopkin | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Matt Niven | M. Niven | |||||||||
| Dominic Glass | D. Glass | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Matt Mcinnes | M. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Alec Mccall | A. Mccall | | 43 | M | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Craig Greig | C. Greig | |||||||||
| Richard Niven | R. Niven | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Stephen Gemmell | S. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Stuart Rae | S. Rae | | 61 | A | | 11 | | | A | 50 | | Kevin Collins | K. Collins | ||||||||
| Kevin Elliott | K. Elliott | | 57 | A | | 12 | | D | 58 | | Duncan Brady | D. Brady | |||||||||
| Kevin Gallacher | K. Gallacher | | 44 | A | | 13 | | M | 56 | | Gary Greig | G. Greig | |||||||||
| Colin Davidson | C. Davidson | | 43 | A | | 14 | | D | 51 |  | Cesar Fonseca | C. Fonseca | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at New Bayview where East Fife play host to Partick Thistle. A crowd of 4,822 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Gallacher.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Fife are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Gallacher.
0.00
0-0Partick Thistle kick off and get the match underway!
4.35
0-0Andy Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Gemmell. Stephen Gemmell finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
8.57
0-0John Davidson sees Matt Niven in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Niven threads the ball through to Kevin Collins. Kevin Collins threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Stephen Gemmell provides some space. He shoots at goal. Duncan Mckinlay gets down and covers it.
9.54
0-0Billy James flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass flicks a high pass forward. Richard Niven collects the pass. Richard Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcel Hamann who gathers it comfortably.
16.11
Flavio Tosto flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Greig. Craig Greig tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
20.33
0-0Matt Mcinnes comes in with a late challenge on Matt Niven. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matt Niven stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.58
1-0Dominic Glass threads the ball through to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
27.39
Matt Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.23
Andy Hendry flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Collins who takes it down. Kevin Collins knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy James.
32.47
Without breaking stride, Callum Collins plays the ball forward to Alec Mccall. Alec Mccall chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.46
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
36.26
Dominic Glass decides to run forward with the ball. Dominic Glass whips in a cross ball towards Richard Niven. Richard Niven is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Marcel Hamann reads it well. Well saved!
42.17
1-0With a delightful solo run, Matt Niven stretches the opposition's defence. Matt Niven makes a probing pass to Craig Greig but he's offside!
45.00
With great vision, Alec Mccall plays the ball forward to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half. Partick Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half. The Partick Thistle players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
East Fife kick off the second half!
54.18
Callum Collins picks a pass forward to Neil Hopkin. Neil Hopkin flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.58
2-0Andy Hendry clumsily knocks into Dominic Glass. The referee calls over Andy Hendry and shows him a yellow card! Dominic Glass carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.45
2-0Partick Thistle appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
63.16
Neil Hopkin sees space and advances. Neil Hopkin knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Rae. With a superhuman jump, Stuart Rae connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
65.32
Dominic Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
75.16
Billy James knocks the ball forward to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass threads the ball through to Stuart Rae. Stuart Rae knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Niven. Richard Niven makes a deft header but it's a woeful effort!
77.53
2-0East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Gallacher replacing Billy White and Colin Davidson replacing Matt Niven .Partick Thistle have made 3 substitutions with Duncan Brady replacing John Davidson, Gary Greig replacing Flavio Tosto and Cesar Fonseca replacing Kevin Collins .
78.55
Gary Greig makes a simple pass to Stephen Gemmell. Stephen Gemmell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.32
Andy Hendry advances with the ball. Andy Hendry takes it forward alone. Andy Hendry rushes past Richard Inglis! Andy Hendry shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
84.28
Duncan Brady flicks a high pass forward. Matt Niven controls it well on his chest. Matt Niven knocks the ball forward to Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes passes the ball forward to Stephen Gemmell. Stephen Gemmell comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but Duncan Mckinlay is on top of it.
85.12
With great vision, Neil Hopkin plays the ball forward to Richard Niven. Richard Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.49
Dominic Glass plays the ball forward to Richard Niven. Richard Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
23.3%
49.3%
27.4%
Scorers
| Stuart Rae 25, 54 | Andy Hendry 79 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Rae of East Fife |
Match Ratings
| 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. | Neil Hopkin (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Dominic Glass (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Alec Mccall (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Richard Niven (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Stuart Rae (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Kevin Elliott (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kevin Gallacher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Colin Davidson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Marcel Hamann (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Law (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Andy Hendry (MID) |  | 8 |
| 6. | Flavio Tosto (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Matt Niven (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Matt Mcinnes (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Craig Greig (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stephen Gemmell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Kevin Collins (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Duncan Brady (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gary Greig (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Cesar Fonseca (DEF) | 6 | |