East Stirlingshire                        Dunfermline Athletic
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK David Raya                33  8  n     GK Robin Ellacott             6 10  n
DF Frank Ribery              30  8  n     DF Ewan Otoo                 23 10  n
DF Ruben Dias                30  6  n     DF Paul Allen                21 10  n
DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        22  4  n     DF Mathew Todd               17  8  n
DF William Saliba             4 10  n     DF Lars Muller               12  3  n
MF Emile Smith Rowe          11 10  n     MF Scott Brown               30 10  n
MF Perry Groves               5  6  n     MF Billy Gilmour             29  8  n
FW Gyokeres                  26  4  n     MF Joe Chalmers              23  6  n
FW Ethan Nwaneri             25  7  n     FW Jim Leishman              33 10  n
FW Kai Havertz               10  6  a     FW Anton Dowds               29 10  n
FW Trossard                   5 10  n     FW George Oakley             27 10  n

Min 0: East Stirlingshire opens up with a 4-2-4 L while the Pars will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bill Nichol (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 2: (EST) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Gyokeres looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Robin Ellacott looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Dunfermline defence were all over the place.
Min 4: Here comes Ethan Nwaneri (EST)...
        ...getting onto Kai Havertz's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly past Robin Ellacott GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Tyron Barnard's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: EST 1 - DFA 0
Min 5: Scott Brown almost penetrates Shire's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and William Saliba would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 7: Ruben Dias's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by George Oakley (DFA)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Shire man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 8: Kai Havertz (EST) gets a flick-on to Trossard...
        ...who reacts quicker than Mathew Todd in front of goal...
        ...Trossard heads the ball wide of Robin Ellacott...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and over the bar for a goal kick.
Min 9: Mathew Todd almost penetrates Shire's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Ruben Dias would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 10: Billy Gilmour (DFA) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Jim Leishman but it evades him...
        ...David Raya calmly collects the ball.
Min 11: George Oakley and Joe Chalmers weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Scotsman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the East Stirlingshire defense and lifts a classy finish over David Raya and over the bar too!
Min 22: Frank Ribery (EST) swings a ball in to the Dunfermline box...
        ...but the presence of Paul Allen (DFA) means it is easily cleared.
Min 26: Kai Havertz (EST) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Mathew Todd (DFA) is there to clear with his head.
Min 40: Billy Gilmour finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...David Raya palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to George Oakley who heads the ball...
        ...but Frank Ribery (EST) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 43: Trossard (EST) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Ewan Otoo (DFA) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 45: Luis Longstaff on for Lars Muller(DF)...
        ...Luis Longstaff will play WG.


HALFTIME SCORE: East Stirlingshire 1 - Dunfermline 0

Min 46: Jim Leishman (DFA) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Spaniard keeper...
        ...finds Anton Dowds busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by David Raya!
Min 47: Mathew Todd's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Ethan Nwaneri (EST)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Pars man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 63: Jim Leishman (DFA) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Scott Brown takes advantage to fire past David Raya from close range GOAL!...
        ...great response from Dunfermline...
        ...score now: EST 1 - DFA 1
Min 66: Anton Dowds picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for George Oakley to chase...
        ...it drops over Ruben Dias's shoulder and right into George Oakley's path...
        ...the Englishman hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that thunders past David Raya's outstretched arm...
        ...and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...the Dunfermline side are up...
        ...score now: EST 1 - DFA 2
Min 67: Jim Leishman finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...David Raya palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to George Oakley who heads the ball...
        ...but Ruben Dias (EST) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 72: Perry Groves (EST) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Ruben Dias...
        ...who takes a shot but Robin Ellacott had little trouble catching it. 
Min 72: Scott Brown (DFA) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the East Stirlingshire defense to Jim Leishman...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...David Raya rushes off his line and Jim Leishman slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of David Raya!
Min 75: Gyokeres (EST) finds Ethan Nwaneri steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Paul Allen (DFA) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 77: Scott Brown (DFA) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Frank Ribery (EST) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 84: Anton Dowds (DFA) collects the ball from George Oakley on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by David Raya for a big save!
Min 85: Dunfermline's on the attack after Anton Dowds robs Ruben Dias...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to George Oakley...
        ...and George Oakley sidefoots low but David Raya dives in to make the save.
Min 86: Billy Gilmour (DFA) and Jim Leishman break for Dunfermline...
        ...Jim Leishman looks to have found space into which to recieve Billy Gilmour's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Frank Ribery (EST) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 88: Anton Dowds (DFA) finds George Oakley...
        ...but he hesitates and Miles Lewis-Skelly (EST) is able to make the tackle.


FINAL SCORE: East Stirlingshire 1 - Dunfermline 2


Man Of The Match: George Oakley (DFA)

East Stirlingshire
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK David Raya                33 33 33 14  2  n  0  5  0  0 90  6
DF William Saliba             4  4  4  3  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Frank Ribery              30 30 30 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        22 22 22 17 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ruben Dias                30 30 30 24  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Emile Smith Rowe          11 11 11  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Perry Groves               5  5  5  4  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Gyokeres                  26 26 26 26 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Ethan Nwaneri             25 25 25 25  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Kai Havertz               10 12 12 10 -2  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Trossard                   5  5  5  5  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

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 Robin Ellacott             6  6  6  2  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF Paul Allen                21 21 21 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ewan Otoo                 23 23 23 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Lars Muller               12 12 12  9  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Mathew Todd               17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Joe Chalmers              23 23 23 20  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Scott Brown               30 30 30 27  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Billy Gilmour             29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Luis Longstaff            14 14 14 12  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Anton Dowds               29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW George Oakley             27 27 27 27  4  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
FW Jim Leishman              33 33 33 33  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       EST DFA
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   2
Shots On Target    2   7
Shots              3   8
Saves              5   1
Offsides           2   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      58  64
Revenue           55  55

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  EST  L  51.60 118.65 134.85 
  1  DFA  N  43.80 121.32 172.42 
 46  DFA  N  36.60 109.32 190.32 

 Trainer's Report
EST paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
David Raya (EST) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.