East Fife                                 Arbroath
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Matty Rollo               29 10  p     GK Ned Doig                  29  5  n
SW Andy Munro                30  5  n     SW John MacKay               21  8  n
DF Charlie Murray            30  6  n     DF John Cena                 28  6  n
DF Ewan McLeod               26  7  n     DF Alex McLeish              26  4  n
DF Joe Halsey                17  7  n     MF Connor Barron             30  8  n
MF Malachy Cash              29 10  n     MF Stuart McCall             26  4  n
MF Lewis Latona              21  8  n     MF Lando Norris              23  6  n
WG Kallum Higginbotham       31 10  n     FW Fraser Taylor             34  7  n
WG Alan Trouten              19  4  n     FW Gordon Smith              28  5  n
FW Neil Blake                26  8  n     FW Prince William            18  7  n
FW Adam Lareef               21  8  n     FW Kenny Dalglish             7  6  n

Min 0: East Fife opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Lichties will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is David Blair (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 2: Terrible Fifers defending as Charlie Murray gave it away to Fraser Taylor (ARB)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Matty Rollo...
        ...but it came back to Gordon Smith who shoots and Matty Rollo fists it away!
Min 8: Lichties build down the left...
        ...Gordon Smith sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Alex McLeish beats Charlie Murray to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer past Matty Rollo but wide of the net.
Min 11: Neil Blake (EF) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by Ned Doig--superb save!
Min 12: Lando Norris (ARB) hooks the ball away from Charlie Murray...
        ...and John Cena dives in...
        ...and heads down but Matty Rollo was there for the save!
Min 16: Neil Blake (EF) nods the ball down for Malachy Cash on the edge of the box...
        ...Malachy Cash takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Ned Doig rushes of his line...
        ...Malachy Cash gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Ned Doig and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Fifers...
        ...score now: EF 1 - ARB 0
Min 19: Kallum Higginbotham (EF) gets a flick-on to Adam Lareef...
        ...who reacts quicker than Alex McLeish in front of goal...
        ...Adam Lareef heads the ball wide of Ned Doig...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and over the bar for a goal kick.
Min 20: Fraser Taylor (ARB) collects the ball from Stuart McCall on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat Matty Rollo! GOAL!...
        ...Arbroath draw level....
        ...score now: EF 1 - ARB 1
Min 21: Great tackle by John Cena (ARB)...
        ...to prevent Neil Blake (EF) from latching onto Malachy Cash's pass. 
Min 21: John Cena (ARB) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Fraser Taylor but it evades him...
        ...Ewan McLeod (EF) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 24: Malachy Cash (EF) goes down in the box looking for the penalty...
        ...but instead he's given a yellow card for what was clearly a dive.
Min 26: Alex McLeish loses the ball to Kallum Higginbotham (EF) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at Ned Doig%who makes a superb save.
Min 34: Stuart McCall (ARB) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Matty Rollo!
Min 35: Great tackle by Ewan McLeod (EF)...
        ...to prevent Gordon Smith (ARB) from latching onto Stuart McCall's pass. 
Min 40: Superb sliding block by John Cena (ARB) denies Neil Blake a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Alan Trouten in the Arbroath box.
Min 40: Stuart McCall (ARB) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the American striker Gordon Smith...
        ...whose finish is saved by Matty Rollo.
Min 45: Jonathan Bain on for Andy Munro(SW)...
        ...Jonathan Bain will play DF.
Min 45: Jack Healy on for Alan Trouten(WG)...
        ...Jack Healy will play WG.
Min 45: Robert MacIntyre on for Kenny Dalglish(FW)...
        ...Robert MacIntyre will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: East Fife 1 - Arbroath 1

Min 48: Jack Healy (EF) finds Malachy Cash with a first-time pass...
        ...Malachy Cash shoots from the edge of the area...
        ...but the ball arcs over the bar.
Min 48: Charlie Murray's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Robert MacIntyre (ARB)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Fifers man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 50: Stuart McCall (ARB) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Scotsman keeper...
        ...finds Connor Barron busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Matty Rollo!
Min 51: Jonathan Bain almost penetrates Lichties's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and John MacKay would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 51: Robert MacIntyre (ARB) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Matty Rollo doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Gordon Smith rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Matty Rollo who stayed on his line.
Min 57: Adam Lareef (EF) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Charlie Murray with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but its just knocked wide by Ned Doig.
Min 61: Robert MacIntyre (ARB) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Scotsman keeper...
        ...finds Gordon Smith busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...GOAL!...
        ...the Arbroath side are up...
        ...score now: EF 1 - ARB 2
Min 64: East Fife's on the attack after Ewan McLeod robs Alex McLeish...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Kallum Higginbotham...
        ...and Kallum Higginbotham sidefoots low but Ned Doig dives in to make the save.
Min 67: Alex McLeish (ARB) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Jonathan Bain (EF).
Min 70: Malachy Cash (EF) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Jack Healy...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...but Ned Doig can watch his shot drift by and out of danger.
Min 70: Arbroath break quickly with Prince William...
        ...he only has Matty Rollo to beat...
        ...great save by Matty Rollo but the ball falls to Lando Norris...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Matty Rollo.
Min 73: Gordon Smith crosses for the Lichties...
        ...Matty Rollo plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 73: Matty Rollo (EF) yellow-carded as Lando Norris is brought down.
Min 75: Robert MacIntyre (ARB) finds Fraser Taylor...
        ...but he hesitates and Joe Halsey (EF) is able to make the tackle.
Min 81: Stuart McCall's (ARB) superb ball...
        ...is headed home by an umarked Gordon Smith from six yards out. GOAL!...
        ...Arbroath are looking strong now...
        ...score now: EF 1 - ARB 3
Min 81: Angus Gunn on for John MacKay(SW)...
        ...Angus Gunn will play SW.
Min 81: Cole Palmer on for Gordon Smith(FW)...
        ...Cole Palmer will play DF.
Min 82: Prince William (ARB) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Lando Norris but it evades him...
        ...Matty Rollo calmly collects the ball.
Min 84: The ball comes in to the area from Kallum Higginbotham...
        ...he rattles it off Ned Doig...
        ...Adam Lareef (EF) tries his best to miss but scores. GOAL!...
        ... and East Fife are right back in it...
        ...score now: EF 2 - ARB 3
Min 88: Charlie Murray's appalling clearance goes right to Robert MacIntyre (ARB)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Fraser Taylor...
        ...who heads it on goal but Matty Rollo is there to collect it.


FINAL SCORE: East Fife 2 - Arbroath 3


Man Of The Match: Gordon Smith (ARB)

East Fife
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Matty Rollo               29 29 29 13  5  p  4 10  0  0 90  7
SW Andy Munro                30 30 30 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Joe Halsey                17 17 17 13  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Ewan McLeod               26 26 26 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Charlie Murray            30 30 30 24  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
DF Jonathan Bain             21 21 21 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Lewis Latona              21 21 21 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Malachy Cash              29 29 29 26  4  n  4  0  1  2 90  6
WG Kallum Higginbotham       31 31 31 27  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Alan Trouten              19 19 19 17  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Jack Healy                21 21 21 18  5  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Adam Lareef               21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Neil Blake                26 26 26 26  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Arbroath
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Ned Doig                  29 29 29 13 -1  n  0  4  0  0 90  7
SW John MacKay               21 21 21 14  2  n  0  0  0  0 81  6
SW Angus Gunn                13  6  6  5  9  n  0  0  0  0  9  6
DF John Cena                 28 28 28 22  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Alex McLeish              26 26 26 20 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Cole Palmer               19 15 15 19  4  n  0  0  0  0  9  6
MF Lando Norris              23 23 23 20  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Connor Barron             30 30 30 27  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Stuart McCall             26 26 26 23 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Kenny Dalglish             7  7  7  7  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Gordon Smith              28 28 28 28 -1  n  0  0  2  6 81  8
FW Prince William            18 18 18 18  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Fraser Taylor             34 34 34 34  1  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
FW Robert MacIntyre          34 34 34 34  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics        EF ARB
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Halftime           1   1
Fulltime           2   3
Shots On Target    6  13
Shots              9  14
Saves             10   4
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       2   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      64  73
Revenue          120 120

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   EF  N  59.25 153.76 201.01 
  1  ARB  N  48.00 122.71 167.96 
 46   EF  N  49.15 144.76 204.46 
 46  ARB  N  48.00 122.71 194.96 
 82  ARB  N  40.50 122.71 170.71 

 Trainer's Report
Matty Rollo (EF) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Lewis Latona (EF) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Connor Barron (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ned Doig (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Kenny Dalglish (ARB) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.