Dunfermline Athletic                      Airdrieonians FC
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Owain Fon Williams        16 10  n     GK Cade Melrose              16 10  n
DF Ewan Otoo                 23  6  n     DF Dylan MacDonald           23  8  n
DF Aaron Comrie              22  8  n     DF Mason Hancock             16  6  n
DF Kieran Ngwenya            18  6  n     DF Lewis McGregor            16  4  n
MF Victor Wanyama            35  8  n     DF Rob Beckett               10  8  n
MF Tashan Oakley-Boothe      25  6  n     DF Lachlan Byrd               2 10  n
MF Joe Chalmers              19  4  n     MF Elliot Dunlop             29  7  n
MF Neil Lennon                6  8  n     MF Mawuli Mensah             16  4  n
FW Chris Kane                38 10  n     MF Lewis Ferguson            12 10  n
FW George Oakley             33  5  n     FW Calum Gallagher           13 10  n
FW Anton Dowds               28 10  n     FW Ben Wilson                 7 10  n

Min 0: Dunfermline opens up with a 3-4-3 N while the Diamonds will play a 5-3-2 C.
Min 0: Today's referee is Craig Bucknall (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 2: Joe Chalmers (DFA) looking a couple of yards offside...
        ...picks it up just outside the box and calmy scores.  GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Daniel Roseblade 's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: DFA 1 - AI 0
Min 7: Chris Kane (DFA) nods the ball down for Joe Chalmers on the edge of the box...
        ...Joe Chalmers takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Cade Melrose rushes of his line...
        ...Joe Chalmers gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Cade Melrose...
        ...and the ball lurches over the bar.
Min 14: Dunfermline break quickly with Joe Chalmers...
        ...he only has Cade Melrose to beat...
        ...great save by Cade Melrose but the ball falls to Tashan Oakley-Boothe...
        ...who mishits it into the stands.
Min 17: George Oakley almost penetrates Diamonds's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Mason Hancock would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 20: (DFA) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Chris Kane looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Cade Melrose looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Airdrie defence were all over the place.
Min 23: Mason Hancock's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Anton Dowds (DFA)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Diamonds man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 29: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Mason Hancock (AI)...
        ...but the impressive Kieran Ngwenya (DFA) is able to get the ball back to Owain Fon Williams.
Min 31: Anton Dowds (DFA) puts in a cross...
        ...but Rob Beckett (AI) clears with ease.
Min 35: George Oakley (DFA) sidesteps to make space for himself...
        ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
        ...which Cade Melrose is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 35: Ben Wilson (AI) finds Dylan MacDonald steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Ewan Otoo (DFA) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 42: Tashan Oakley-Boothe (DFA) passes a great ball to Anton Dowds...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Diamonds keeper Cade Melrose...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 45: Mathew Todd on for Kieran Ngwenya(DF)...
        ...Mathew Todd will play DF.
Min 45: Josh OConnor on for Ben Wilson(FW)...
        ...Josh OConnor will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Dunfermline 1 - Airdrie 0

Min 48: Chris Kane (DFA) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for George Oakley with a half volley in the penalty area...
        ... finished just like Torres at his peak...
        ...GOAL!!!...
        ...Dunfermline are looking strong now...
        ...score now: DFA 2 - AI 0
Min 51: Anton Dowds (DFA) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Joe Chalmers...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but Cade Melrose is there to make the save!
Min 60: Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen on for Victor Wanyama(MF)...
        ...Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen will play MF.
Min 61: Covid mask of manager hides him swearing as Anton Dowds (DFA) picks up a wonderful ball ...
        ...he slides a pass into Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen...
        ...whose shot balloons over the bar.
Min 66: Mason Hancock hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Chris Kane (DFA) latches on...
        ...he has the easiest of tap-ins GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Dunfermline; Coach Kevin Hull is furious...
        ...score now: DFA 3 - AI 0
Min 66: Lewis May on for George Oakley(FW)...
        ...Lewis May will play FW.
Min 71: Ewan Otoo (DFA) swings a ball in to the Airdrie box...
        ...but the presence of Lewis McGregor (AI) means it is easily cleared.
Min 74: A woeful back-pass by Mason Hancock...
        ...Joe Chalmers (DFA) races onto the ball...
        ...and slots it under Cade Melrose...
        ...but it rolls inches wide for a goal kick.
Min 75: Josh OConnor opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Ewan Otoo greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 80: Ewan Otoo (DFA) and Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen break for Dunfermline...
        ...Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen looks to have found space into which to recieve Ewan Otoo's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Mason Hancock (AI) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 82: Airdrie break quickly with Josh OConnor...
        ...he only has Owain Fon Williams to beat...
        ...great save by Owain Fon Williams but the ball falls to Mawuli Mensah...
        ...who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...Airdrie pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: DFA 3 - AI 1
Min 83: Chris Kane breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Anton Dowds on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Mason Hancock's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball past a static Cade Melrose and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...yet another one for Dunfermline; Coach Kevin Hull is furious...
        ...score now: DFA 4 - AI 1
Min 84: Josh OConnor (AI) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Dunfermline defense to Calum Gallagher...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Owain Fon Williams rushes off his line and Calum Gallagher slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of Owain Fon Williams!
Min 90: Mason Hancock (AI) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Josh OConnor but it evades him...
        ...Ewan Otoo (DFA) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.


FINAL SCORE: Dunfermline 4 - Airdrie 1


Man Of The Match: Joe Chalmers (DFA)

Dunfermline Athletic
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Owain Fon Williams        16 16 16  7  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF Aaron Comrie              22 22 22 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ewan Otoo                 23 23 23 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Kieran Ngwenya            18 18 18 14  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Mathew Todd               15 15 15 12  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Neil Lennon                6  6  6  5  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Joe Chalmers              19 19 19 17 -2  n  0  0  1  4 90  7
MF Victor Wanyama            35 35 35 31  4  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
MF Tashan Oakley-Boothe      25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen  17 17 17 15  2  n  0  0  0  1 30  6
FW Anton Dowds               28 28 28 28  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW George Oakley             33 33 33 33  0  n  0  0  1  2 66  6
FW Chris Kane                38 38 38 38  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Lewis May                 16 16 16 16  6  n  0  0  0  0 24  6

Airdrieonians FC
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Cade Melrose              16 16 16  7  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Lachlan Byrd               2  2  2  1  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Rob Beckett               10 10 10  8  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan MacDonald           23 23 23 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Lewis McGregor            16 16 16 14 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Mason Hancock             16 16 16 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Mawuli Mensah             16 16 16 14 -2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Lewis Ferguson            12 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Elliot Dunlop             29 29 29 26  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
FW Calum Gallagher           13 10 10 11  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Ben Wilson                 7  7  7  7  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Josh OConnor              38 38 38 38  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       DFA  AI
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           4   1
Shots On Target    7   2
Shots             11   2
Saves              1   3
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      65  45
Revenue           63  63

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  DFA  N  37.80 120.33 190.18 
  1   AI  C  20.10 105.15  84.66 
 46  DFA  N  36.00 117.33 189.58 
 46   AI  C  20.10 105.15 121.86 
 61  DFA  N  36.00 108.33 176.08 
 67  DFA  N  36.00 108.33 159.08 

 Trainer's Report
Mathew Todd (DFA) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Anton Dowds (DFA) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Neil Lennon (DFA) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Kieran Ngwenya (DFA) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Dylan MacDonald (AI) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ben Wilson (AI) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.