Arbroath East Fife
Pos Name SL EL Ag Pos Name SL EL Ag
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GK Angus Gunn 26 8 n GK Reece Beveridge 30 8 n
DF Franco Baresi 30 8 n SW Scott Mercer 12 6 n
DF Alabama 23 6 n DF Pat Slattery 30 6 n
DF Scott Stewart 23 8 n DF Jacob Comerford 30 8 n
MF Adel Taarabt 32 8 n DF Stewart Murdoch 21 8 n
MF Cole Palmer 29 10 n MF Kieran Millar 26 7 n
MF Innes Murray 25 8 n MF Iain Vigurs 19 8 n
WG Adam Richman 27 6 n WG Alan Trouten 26 6 n
FW Jess Norey 35 8 n WG Mikey Cunningham 21 9 n
FW Leighton McIntosh 34 8 n FW Scott Shepherd 35 8 n
FW Kyle Robinson 32 10 n FW Connor McManus 18 10 n
Min 0: Arbroath opens up with a 3-3-4 N while the Fifers will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bill Nichol (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 10: Yellow card for Adel Taarabt (ARB)...
...a rather harsh one for a challenge on Iain Vigurs in midfield.
Min 17: Alan Trouten (EF) unleashes an effort from the angle of the box...
...and it flies inches wide of the upright.
Min 20: Brilliant play by Kyle Robinson (ARB) on the right...
...he whizzes clear and crosses low for Innes Murray...
...who plants a superb shoot but its right at Reece Beveridge.
Min 26: Leighton McIntosh is freed 30 yards out...
...takes a few steps forward...
...and hammers a brilliant shot into the top corner GOAL!...
...a superb play and the early lead for the Lichties...
...score now: ARB 1 - EF 0
Min 27: Shed Seven sing there's no point in shying from the fists that are flying,
the boy is on his own! ...
...the Ref is quick to flash a RED ...yip...
...Alabama (ARB) has a lonely walk off pitch the Bully Boy!...
...What a blow for the American.
Min 34: Jacob Comerford picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Scott Shepherd to chase...
...it drops over Scott Stewart's shoulder and right into Scott Shepherd's path...
...the Scotsman hits an early shot from just outside the box...
...that is stopped by Angus Gunn.
Min 36: Connor McManus (EF) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
...and Alan Trouten heads in from close range...
...its in the net GOAL!!...
...East Fife draw level....
...score now: ARB 1 - EF 1
Min 42: Adam Richman (ARB) turns the ball back into the box...
...Adel Taarabt peels off to the back post...
...and connects with a great header but its collected by Reece Beveridge.
Min 42: Alan Trouten (EF) finds Mikey Cunningham...
...but he hesitates and Franco Baresi (ARB) is able to make the tackle.
Min 44: Cole Palmer (ARB) hits a sweet half-volley...
...caught by Reece Beveridge!
Min 45: Trevor Brooking on for Iain Vigurs(MF)...
...Trevor Brooking will play MF.
HALFTIME SCORE: Arbroath 1 - East Fife 1
Min 54: Trevor Brooking almost penetrates Lichties's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
... a little more power and Franco Baresi would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 56: Scott Shepherd (EF) bends his shot past Angus Gunn and inside the post....
...Excellent goal! ...
...the East Fife side are up...
...score now: ARB 1 - EF 2
Min 61: Stewart Murdoch (EF) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
...only to see his shot blocked by Franco Baresi (ARB).
Min 62: Here comes Connor McManus (EF)...
...getting onto Kieran Millar's ball behind the defense...
...he slots it coolly towards Angus Gunn who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 64: Kieran Millar (EF) fires in a cross...
...which takes a deflection...
...and Connor McManus takes advantage to fire past Angus Gunn from close range GOAL!...
...East Fife are looking strong now...
...score now: ARB 1 - EF 3
Min 65: Jacob Comerford (EF) gets a flick-on to Trevor Brooking...
...who reacts quicker than Adel Taarabt in front of goal...
...Trevor Brooking heads the ball wide of Angus Gunn...
... who is rooted to the spot...
...and into the back of the net from 8-yards out. GOAL!!!!!...
...yet another one for East Fife; Coach Cameron Archibald is furious...
...score now: ARB 1 - EF 4
Min 66: Now the ball comes to Connor McManus (EF)...
...Scott Shepherd has space on the left and Connor McManus tries to play him in...
...only for Scott Stewart (ARB) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 70: Jess Norey (ARB) and Adam Richman break for Arbroath...
...Adam Richman looks to have found space into which to recieve Jess Norey's through ball...
...but some fantastic defending from Stewart Murdoch (EF) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 73: East Fife break quickly with Scott Shepherd...
...he only has Angus Gunn to beat...
...great save by Angus Gunn but the ball falls to Jacob Comerford...
...who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!...
...Cameron Archibald suggests to Angus Gunn that he might want to dust off his resume...
...score now: ARB 1 - EF 5
Min 74: Adam Richman is freed 30 yards out...
...takes a few steps forward...
...and hammers a brilliant shot into the top corner GOAL!...
...Arbroath pull one back but can they add more?...
...score now: ARB 2 - EF 5
Min 75: A superb strike from Kieran Millar (EF)...
...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
...but its caught by the alert Lichties goalie Angus Gunn.
Min 78: Scott Shepherd opts to attack the goal on his own...
...Scott Stewart greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 79: Scott Shepherd crosses for the Fifers...
...Angus Gunn plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 80: The ball is hooked on towards Trevor Brooking (EF)...
...who takes on Adel Taarabt on the edge of the area...
...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Stewart Murdoch...
...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by Angus Gunn.
Min 89: Innes Murray (ARB) bends his shot towards the goal...
...but Reece Beveridge just gets a touch on it...
...excellent save!
FINAL SCORE: Arbroath 2 - East Fife 5
Man Of The Match: Scott Shepherd (EF)
Arbroath
Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Angus Gunn 26 26 26 11 2 n 0 5 0 0 90 6
DF Franco Baresi 30 30 30 24 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Alabama 23 23 23 18 4 n 10 0 0 0 27 6
DF Scott Stewart 23 23 23 18 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 5
MF Adel Taarabt 32 32 32 32 2 n 4 0 0 1 90 5
MF Cole Palmer 29 29 29 29 4 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
MF Innes Murray 25 25 25 22 2 n 0 0 0 2 90 6
WG Adam Richman 27 27 27 24 0 n 0 0 1 1 90 6
FW Kyle Robinson 32 32 32 32 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
FW Leighton McIntosh 34 34 34 34 2 n 0 0 1 1 90 6
FW Jess Norey 35 35 35 35 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
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 2 n 0 4 0 0 90 6
SW Scott Mercer 12 12 12 8 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Stewart Murdoch 21 21 21 16 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF Jacob Comerford 30 30 30 24 2 n 0 0 1 1 90 6
DF Pat Slattery 30 30 30 24 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Iain Vigurs 19 19 19 17 5 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
MF Kieran Millar 26 26 26 23 1 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
MF Trevor Brooking 30 30 30 27 3 n 0 0 1 1 45 6
WG Mikey Cunningham 21 21 21 18 3 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
WG Alan Trouten 26 26 26 23 0 n 0 0 1 2 90 6
FW Scott Shepherd 35 35 35 35 2 n 0 0 1 3 90 7
FW Connor McManus 18 18 18 18 4 n 0 0 1 2 90 7
Statistics ARB EF
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Halftime 1 1
Fulltime 2 5
Shots On Target 6 10
Shots 6 11
Saves 5 4
Offsides 0 0
Penalty Kicks 0 0
Yellow Cards 1 0
Red Cards 1 0
Avg SL% Used 62 66
Revenue 87 87
MIN TEAM MT GP DEF OFF
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1 ARB N 45.60 131.88 232.73
1 EF N 52.50 130.41 190.06
28 ARB N 31.80 108.88 228.13
46 EF N 52.50 135.91 198.31
Trainer's Report
Iain Vigurs (EF) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Franco Baresi (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Rico Lewis (ARB) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Alabama (ARB) was sent off today, and now has 18 DP.
He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).
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Lewis Ferguson (88)
Alabama (27)