East Fife                                 Arbroath
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Kobie Thomson             26  8  n     GK Ned Doig                  21  6  n
SW Andy Munro                21  6  n     SW John MacKay               29  5  n
DF Ewan McLeod               30  4  n     DF John Cena                 34  8  n
DF Charlie Murray            30 10  n     DF Josh McPake               28  5  n
DF Joe Halsey                27  4  n     MF Connor Barron             35  8  n
MF Brendan Ramsay            30  4  n     MF Stuart McCall             25  7  n
MF Lewis Latona              28  2  n     MF Kris Faulkner             21  8  n
WG Kallum Higginbotham       30  5  n     FW Robert MacIntyre          35  8  n
WG Jack Healy                18  5  n     FW Gordon Smith              32 10  n
FW Neil Blake                30  4  n     FW Kenny Dalglish            27 10  n
FW Michael McKenna           21  4  n     FW Fraser Taylor             26 10  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 Mark Creasey (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 5: A superb strike from Brendan Ramsay (EF)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...but its caught by the alert Lichties goalie Ned Doig.
Min 8: Great tackle by Andy Munro (EF)...
        ...to prevent Stuart McCall (ARB) from latching onto Robert MacIntyre's pass. 
Min 9: With Arbroath so far forward a rare East Fife break sees Brendan Ramsay play a long diagonal pass for Neil Blake...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 13: Kris Faulkner (ARB) gets to the edge of the box...
        ...and fires a low shot through the defenders legs...
        ...past a sprawling Kobie Thomson...
        ...but into the row of cameramen way off to the right.
Min 29: Lewis Latona (EF) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Jack Healy in midfield...
        ...Lewis Latona continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Jack Healy...
        ...Lewis Latona rounds Ned Doig and slots the ball home. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Paul Cockayne's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: EF 1 - ARB 0
Min 32: Robert MacIntyre (ARB) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it onto Kenny Dalglish...
        ...who calmly finishes...
        ...Piece of piss really! GOAL!...
        ...Arbroath draw level....
        ...score now: EF 1 - ARB 1
Min 37: Kallum Higginbotham and Michael McKenna weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Scotsman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Arbroath defense and lifts a classy ball high but Ned Doig gets a hand to it!
Min 45: Fraser Taylor (ARB) crosses from the right...
        ...Robert MacIntyre heads downwards and in. GOAL!...
        ...the Arbroath side are up...
        ...score now: EF 1 - ARB 2


HALFTIME SCORE: East Fife 1 - Arbroath 2

Min 46: A superb strike from Fraser Taylor (ARB)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...but its caught by the alert Fifers goalie Kobie Thomson.
Min 53: John Cena (ARB) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Kobie Thomson!
Min 62: John Cena (ARB) spins and plays the ball to the right of the box...
        ...for the on-rushing Gordon Smith...
        ...Gordon Smith shoots at Kobie Thomson who makes the save.
Min 67: East Fife's on the attack after Joe Halsey robs Josh McPake...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Michael McKenna...
        ...and Michael McKenna sidefoots low but Ned Doig dives in to make the save.
Min 69: Connor Barron almost penetrates Fifers's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Joe Halsey would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 70: Kallum Higginbotham (EF) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams it into the roof of the net!  GOAL!...
        ...great response from East Fife...
        ...score now: EF 2 - ARB 2
Min 71: Connor Barron (ARB) puts in a cross...
        ...but Charlie Murray (EF) clears with ease.
Min 74: Fraser Taylor (ARB) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Andy Munro (EF).
Min 78: WHAT A NUMPTY! East Fife counter attack  with Brendan Ramsay...
        ...he only has Ned Doig to beat...
        ...great save by Ned Doig but the ball falls to Charlie Murray...
        ...who shoots wide but VAR shows he was offside anyway.
Min 82: Now the ball comes to Brendan Ramsay (EF)...
        ...Kallum Higginbotham has space on the left and Brendan Ramsay tries to play him in...
        ...only for John Cena (ARB) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 88: Brendan Ramsay (EF) finds Joe Halsey...
        ...but he hesitates and John MacKay (ARB) is able to make the tackle.
Min 89: Ewan McLeod (EF) nods the ball down for Neil Blake on the edge of the box...
        ...Neil Blake takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Ned Doig rushes of his line...
        ...Neil Blake gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert John Cena (ARB)!


FINAL SCORE: East Fife 2 - Arbroath 2


Man Of The Match: Kallum Higginbotham (EF)

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 Kobie Thomson             26 26 26 11  2  n  0  3  0  0 90  7
SW Andy Munro                21 21 21 14  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Joe Halsey                27 27 27 21 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ewan McLeod               30 30 30 24 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Charlie Murray            30 30 30 24  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Lewis Latona              28 28 28 25 -4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Brendan Ramsay            30 30 30 27 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Jack Healy                18 18 18 16 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Kallum Higginbotham       30 30 30 27 -1  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
FW Michael McKenna           21 21 21 21 -2  n  0  0  0  2 90  7
FW Neil Blake                30 30 30 30 -2  n  0  0  0  0 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                  21 21 21  9  0  n  0  3  0  0 90  7
SW John MacKay               29 29 29 20 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Cena                 34 34 34 27  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Josh McPake               28 28 28 22 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Kris Faulkner             21 21 21 18  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Connor Barron             35 35 35 31  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Stuart McCall             25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Robert MacIntyre          35 35 35 35  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
FW Kenny Dalglish            27 27 27 27  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
FW Gordon Smith              32 32 32 32  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  7
FW Fraser Taylor             26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  7

Statistics        EF ARB
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Halftime           1   2
Fulltime           2   2
Shots On Target    5   5
Shots              6   6
Saves              3   3
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      74  71
Revenue          101 101

Attendance: 14893

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   EF  N  64.50 160.92 209.77 
  1  ARB  N  60.00 136.71 201.46 

 Trainer's Report
Josh McPake (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.