East Fife                                 Edinburgh City
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Reece Beveridge           30 10  p     GK Phil Parkes               23 10  n
SW Scott Mercer              12  8  n     SW Franco Baresi             23  6  n
DF Pat Slattery              30  8  n     DF Tony Gayle                25  7  n
DF Brian Easton              21  6  n     DF Len Dalton                25  7  n
DF Sean Docherty             17  8  n     DF Fraser Burns              20  7  n
MF Kieran Millar             26  9  n     DF Billy Bonds                6 10  n
MF Iain Vigurs               21  7  n     MF Jamie Taggart             23  6  n
WG Alan Trouten              26  8  n     MF Ronnie Boyce              17  6  n
WG Jack Healy                17  6  n     MF Craig Slater              11 10  n
FW Scott Shepherd            35 10  n     MF Ryan Schiavone            11 10  n
FW Seb Ross                  21  8  n     FW Frank McAvennie           30  8  n

Min 0: East Fife opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Edinburgh will play a 5-4-1 O.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Creasey (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 1: Billy Bonds (EDI) starts marking Alan Trouten (EF).
Min 6: Kieran Millar (EF) finds Seb Ross...
        ...but he hesitates and Franco Baresi (EDI) is able to make the tackle.
Min 7: Edinburgh give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Iain Vigurs (EF) takes over for East Fife...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Seb Ross...
        ...the Scotsman evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball right at Phil Parkes who makes the save!
Min 19: Len Dalton heads away...
        ...Scott Shepherd (EF) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Jack Healy drills it on goal but its saved by Phil Parkes.
Min 24: Jamie Taggart (EDI) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Brian Easton (EF) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 31: Alan Trouten (EF) booked for what looked like an unintentional trip...
        ...he is rolling about and making a meal of this...
        ...the strict Ref holds aloft a Yellow Card.
Min 39: Kieran Millar (EF) swings a ball in to the Edinburgh box...
        ...but the presence of Franco Baresi (EDI) means it is easily cleared.
Min 45: Trevor Brooking on for Iain Vigurs(MF)...
        ...Trevor Brooking will play MF.
Min 45: Liam Brady on for Ronnie Boyce(MF)...
        ...Liam Brady will play MF.
Min 45: Calum Mackay on for Jamie Taggart(MF)...
        ...Calum Mackay will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: East Fife 0 - Edinburgh 0

Min 48: Jack Healy (EF) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Fraser Burns (EDI) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 49: Seb Ross (EF) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Franco Baresi (EDI) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 52: The Edinburgh sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Seb Ross's (EF) ball into the box is cut out by Franco Baresi (EDI).
Min 60: Trevor Brooking almost penetrates Edinburgh's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Fraser Burns would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 60: Paolo Maldini on for Fraser Burns(DF)...
        ...Paolo Maldini will play DF.
Min 65: Tony Gayle (EDI) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Pat Slattery (EF) is there to clear with his head.
Min 70: Brian Easton slides the ball under Phil Parkes...
        ...but it rolls wide for a goal kick.
Min 73: Superb sliding block by Sean Docherty (EF) denies Tony Gayle a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Franco Baresi in the East Fife box.
Min 79: The Edinburgh sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Jack Healy's (EF) ball into the box is cut out by Franco Baresi (EDI).
Min 79: Tony Gayle (EDI) finds Frank McAvennie steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Brian Easton (EF) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 83: Kieran Millar (EF) in space inside the area...
        ...he slices his shot but it finds Seb Ross...
        ...who simply sidefoots home GOAL!...
        ...and East Fife have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: EF 1 - EDI 0
Min 86: Kieran Millar almost penetrates Edinburgh's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Len Dalton would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 88: Franco Baresi (EDI) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Pat Slattery (EF).
Min 88: The Ref pulls Frank McAvennie (EDI) up for going down easier than the Titanic!...
        ...A clear dive to try cheat the strict ref...
        ...Yellow card for a shameful simulation ala Morelos & Kyogo!


FINAL SCORE: East Fife 1 - Edinburgh 0


Man Of The Match: Seb Ross (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 Reece Beveridge           30 30 30 13  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Scott Mercer              12 12 12  8  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Brian Easton              21 21 21 16  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Sean Docherty             17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Pat Slattery              30 30 30 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Iain Vigurs               21 21 21 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Kieran Millar             26 26 26 23  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Trevor Brooking           30 30 30 27  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Jack Healy                17 17 17 15  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Alan Trouten              26 26 20 23  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Scott Shepherd            35 35 35 35  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Seb Ross                  21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  8

Edinburgh City
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Phil Parkes               23 23 23 10  4  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
SW Franco Baresi             23 23 23 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Fraser Burns              20 20 20 18  3  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Billy Bonds                6  6  0  4  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tony Gayle                25 25 25 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Len Dalton                25 25 25 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Paolo Maldini             17 17 17 13  3  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Ryan Schiavone            11 11 11  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jamie Taggart             23 23 23 23  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Craig Slater              11 11 11  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ronnie Boyce              17 17 17 15  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Liam Brady                17 17 17 15  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Calum Mackay              25 25 25 25  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Frank McAvennie           30 30 30 30  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics        EF EDI
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    3   0
Shots              4   0
Saves              0   2
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      63  58
Revenue           80  80

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   EF  N  38.50 127.97 186.37 
  1  EDI  O  52.25 153.33  86.08 
 46   EF  N  38.50 132.47 193.12 
 46  EDI  O  52.25 154.83  87.08 
 61  EDI  O  50.75 151.83  86.33 

 Trainer's Report
Franco Baresi (EDI) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.