Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stair Park where Dunfermline Athletic play host to Dumbarton. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Dunfermline Athletic and Dumbarton are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Dunfermline Athletic start the match!
9.07
Guillermo Ferrer comes in with a late challenge on Garry Ferguson. The referee calls over Guillermo Ferrer and warns him to calm down! Garry Ferguson runs off the knock.
12.13
Dumbarton are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
16.31
Neil Mckinlay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Inglis. Alec Inglis knocks the ball forward to Gary Young. Gary Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic Liddell who gathers it comfortably.
30.07
Alec Gough passes the ball forward to Samir Müller. Samir Müller flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Ferrer. Guillermo Ferrer whips in a cross ball towards Stuart McNeill. Stuart McNeill powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
34.37
Neil Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Gary Young. Gary Young knocks in a cross ball towards Piero Bucchi. Piero Bucchi heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.47
Neil Ritchie sees space and advances. Neil Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart McNeill. Stuart McNeill is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Dominic Mcallister.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Dumbarton get the second half underway!
48.42
Neil Meiklejohn comes in with a late challenge on Neil Ritchie. The referee calls over Neil Meiklejohn and warns him to calm down! Neil Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.12
Alex Law flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Young. Gary Young controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
57.34
Neil Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Gary Young. Gary Young finds some space and shoots from distance. Dominic Liddell easily smothers it.
59.01
Alec Inglis kicks a strong pass forward to Piero Bucchi. Piero Bucchi whips in a cross ball towards Gary Young. Gary Young is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
63.45
John Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Young. Gary Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.22
Neil Mckinlay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Piero Bucchi. Piero Bucchi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic Liddell who gathers it comfortably.
72.08
Samir Müller flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart McNeill. Stuart McNeill knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Ferrer. Guillermo Ferrer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
78.41
Alex Law decides to run forward with the ball. Alex Law shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.03
Dunfermline Athletic are easily keeping Dumbarton at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
84.44
Craig Mcinnes makes a simple pass to Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Gary Young. Gary Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Stuart McNeill of Dumbarton
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.5%
43.5%
Play Area
26.1%
44.9%
29%