Final Score. A good training match and harder than the one on Saturday, unfortunately no goals, although not too many chances.92m. last shot from Craig Wilson again a good save by Nelson off the line.
90m. no goals but some positives from the game, Brechin played reasonable well without troubling Halliwell too much (although saying that a free cross across the Dunfermline boz was not picked up)
90m. Mason shot cleared off the line with the subsequent shot wide of the post.
87m. Free kick for Brechin 5 yards past the halfway line but far too long. Dunfermline haven`t scored yet but passing and play between the players is evident. Tod getting a header from a corner but just over the bar.
86m. Brechin agian have a cance from the edgo of the 18 yard box, but a lame shot is well wide of Halliwell.
85m. Corner for Pars with a shot by Tod saved by Nelson.
84m. Brechin are still making a game of it with some forays uup into the Pars end. A free kick crossed into the box is well caught by Halliwell.
82m. Gary Mason gest into the box but Nelson reacts quickly for a corner. another hand ball by Brechin defence is again ignored by Hunter, as is another offside decision given to loud derisory boos by the home fans.
81m. Craig Wilson also hada good run through but lobbed the ball into empty space in the Brechin box.
80m. getting caught too many offsides tonight, whether its a too quick assistant refereee or not I`m not sure.
78m. Derek Young gets a ball through but Scott Walkers prevents him a scoring chance.
76m. Ross and Thomson coming off for Iain Campbell and Craig Wilson. Ros put in good effort today and won`t do his chances any harm for bein gin th esquad this season and getting a few more first team games.
70m. Donnelly picks up the ball from a long pass but doesn`t get past Brechin and the pass to Derek Young whos pass goes out to his brother Darren on 25 yards whos long shot swings away from goal.
67m. Cross from Ross and header by Donnelly caught by Nelson, for the best chance of the match so far.
66m. Brechin double substitution.
62m. Derek Young comes on for Burchill who had a reasonable game so far. Brechin get their first corner but the cross goes too far.
61m. Brechin get close with Halliwell gending bundled over in the 6 yard area.
60m. Mason and Donnely almost get to a good cross from Morrison budnling the Brechin keeper.
55m. two corners for Dunfermline see a shot from Skerla forcing a third corner. Good play involving a few passes by Pars including Thomson and Mason, but Mason`s cross hit the side netting
53m. A good run by Ross by a wild kick back in by Morrison goes way wide.
50m. A quiet 5 minute spell at the start of the second half but livened up with two chances with crosses from Morrison and Donnely on either side.
Half Time. Donnelly on for Hunt.
45m. Dunfermline had th ebetter of the first half, with slight chances to score, but Halliwell not troubled at all. In the last moment sHunt broke through by 20 yards and with th ekeepr coming out to narrow the angle Hunts shot nearly went in, as it was cleared off the line by a Brechin defender.
44m. Mason gets through with a shot from 22 yards but wide of Nelsons left hand post.
37m. Burchill`s run up the left and cross into Hunt in the box put Nelson under pressure, but th ekeeper gets to it just ahead of Hunt.
31m. Scott Thomson free kick into Tod who`s flick onto Burchill who didn`t quite get it on target. This was followed moments later by another shot into the box, with what looked like a hand-ball by the Brechin defender but Referee Hunter said no.
30m. Living dangerously at the moment giving away a few rash passes, but atthe other end pushin hard, with the ball causing trouble in the Brechin defence.
25. Again a good run by Ross with Hunt pushing forward and his cross giving Dunfermline their first corner, which was too short coming and and wated.
19m. Hunt has certainly looked energetic enough when he came on in the second half on Saturday and so far today. Brechin`s Callachan had a 30 yard shot go over Halliwells bar for their only chance so far.
18m. Good run by Ross up the right wing and a good xross to Burchill who heads it wide past Nelson`s left hand post.
16m. Andy Tod barged Brechin player to give aaway a free kick 25 yards out, but the resultant kick went straight into the wall.
15m. Dunfermline have carried on their teamwork playing and passing as they did on Saturday at Starks Park, and keeping out any Brechin attacks, with Halliwell so far not having much to do.
10m. First chance of the game came to Pars from a free kick 30 yards out, taken by Makel with Skerla`s header just skimming the bar.
3m. Skerla back in th team tonight, so any talk of him being the next one away has been scotched.
1m. Pars were quick of the mark and given offside in 15 seconds, but the urgency is there right from the start, we didn`t see that last season.
Another warm day with the un still shining bright at 7.30pm. Burchill gets a start Ross and Hunt getting a start for the friendly against Brechin. ex-Pars Hampshire and Scott Walker back et East End playing for Brechin tonight.
I had a problem with live updates on Saturday at Raith, so hopefully issue is now solved and team news will appear before the game.
