good game, Arbroath played very well and deserve credit, but Pars stepped up a gear to ensure they were in the next round.Full Time, Dunfermline 5-2 Arbroath.
90m good play by Kirk, McDougall and willis nearly nets another goal. but then CARDLE pops up and along bye line for Pars 5th goal
88m Gary Mason mistake gives the ball away on the 18 yard box, and SWANKIE steals in with ARbroath 2nd goal.
85m McDougal trhough as he beats offside trap, btu keeper come sotu 40 yards and does enough to put off.
84m Arbroath give them credit are not giving up, they have been playign pretty well, at one point I thought we might be heading for a replay. :o)
82m great solo run by McDougall and great shot for Pars 4th goal.
81m Sheering barges Cardle.
79m. Hamilton off and McGowan on
78m Ref brings back for free kick for Dunfermine. Cardle cross to Phin who`s shot is saved by Hill
shot in from Cardle picked up by KIRK and beats the keeper.
76m KIRK scores
74m Shambles in Arbroath, Kirk saved and dropped by Hill, WILLIS picks up and rounds keeper and then gets side shot in which dribbles in over the line. deserved goal for Dunfermline
73m Arbroath shot form 25 yards along ground easy fro SMith
72m Kirk offside.
72m Kirk header glanced but way over bar
71m deliberarte handball by Shields, but freekick cleared
69m Mcdougl cross/shot across goal and Kirk slides in and just misses it.
67m Dowie headed into ground and keeper touches over bar for another corner. Hamilton almost doesn;t know what to do with it but ball is cleared.
67m corner for Pars
66 Phin again getting fouled.
66m Kirk`s shot just wide of the post.
65m Shields fouls Cardle 20 yards.
64m the assistant is being told in no uncertain term of his lack of abilities !
63m great cross across t he pitch from Mason to Cardle, but assistant again decides offside.
61m long shot from the free kick but caught by Smith
1 yellow for Woods, for a hand ball ?
60m McDougall again with a over head kick over the bar. bit more pressure from Dunfermline, with some frantic clearances by Arbroath.
McCann, Phinn, Mason with the header ball bouncing around the Arbroath, followed by a corner. then McDougal header saved by keeper for anotehr corner.
57m Pat Clark replaced by Steven McDougall
56m Hamilton again picks up ball in middle and tries a long shot, again way off target, to jeers from Pars fans
55m Hamilton long pass forward off target.
54m sun started to shine, though its cold at the back of the stand. Ball almost through to Clark.
52m Arbroath playing some good passing football, but the forward pass was way off target. Phinn gets poleaxed while Arbroath continue play and long shot at goal. Ref ignores Pars pleas for assitance to Phinn
51m WIllis, Kirk, Cardle run forward and great cross, but cleared for corner. followed by another corner.
50m great run up far right by Kirk, ball just too far ahead of him and the cross goes to keeper.
49m Willis header over the bear.
16 suttie on 3 McAnespie off
46 Cross into box keeper just catches it and drops but cleared, good chance for the Pars. Arbroath now up the other end pushing forward, with Jordyn Sheering shot from inside the 18 yard box but bendign awya from goal.
Pars probably need to play the ball on the dek a bit more.
Teams now out for second half
Half Time 1-1
45m no much injury time expected, derision from pars after Ref gives free kick to Arbroath in middle of Park. Play stops while ref has word with McIntyre, who is rightly annoyed. From the free kick Hamilton with a header just over the bar.
skirmish between Clark and Malcolm, ref has a word, Arbroath shouting off off off
43m cheers from Arbroath fans as they thought they had scored again, close mind you as the ball skiffed wide.
41m Good teamwork by Willis and Mason
39m good to see the Pars continue to chase and harass when Arbroath get the ball. another cross by Cardle, but just a tad short. Willis brought down by jeers form Dunfermline fans. Header by Kirk just wide
38m Swankie makes a good run but Dowie keeps with him and his eventual pass runs way out.
37m Cardle now on right wing, cross again and another good shot. then a run upfield for Arbroath which is saved by Smith
36m Clark just off side (according to assistant)
34m superb move, from midfield, Cardle and Phinn and result chip at goal went just wide. Clark being just too far away to connect. moments later Willis has a shot from 30 yards which the keeper just crdales. Arbroath then have a tentatve shot from 30 yards.
34m Hamilton adjudged to have fouled Dowie.
32m Hamilton and Sheering are providing a bit of push for Arbroath,
31m Cardle free kick on far left, drifts right across the box but nobody able to connect.
30m great run forward and cross to Cardle, whos cross back in was too light, but a corner, but its cleared.
29m corner for Arbbroath
27m Gary Mason adjudged an infringement in middle of park, Arbroath take advantage and push forward. Pars push up with Cardle cross and Kirk header just wide.
26m great run by Woods getting through 3 defenders. ball crossed to far side but too car for Cardle
and almost another goal for a header, which just went high
22m another corner for Arbroath
22m ball eaisly cleared but Pars almost caught offside but thankfully linespan on the ball.
ball off the wall for a corner
20m free kick for Arbroath 22 yards out.
18m another corner for Pars, but cleared. Keddie elbows hamilton in the face, free kick to Arbroath on the edge of their box
17m Pars have been playing reasonably well, chasing the balls down, but set pieces they will have be more careful
15m Shot from right edge of 18 yard box by Phin, but just wide of target
13m KIRK scores with a cros from cardle 1-1
SHEERIN unmarked in box
12m first corner to Arbroath and a goal, Paul Sheerin, alone in the box and down Smith had no chance.
11m Cross by Willis on 16 yards, crowded box and Phinn header off target
10m Pat Clarke jumper getting pulled in box, ref blows for a free kick to Arbroath ??
7m Paul Willis good run up the right, good cross by Calum Woods, and header over for a corner. GREAT SHOT by Cardle, ball came across goal to left and great save. corner
Calum Woods, Andy Dowie, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann
Paul Willis, Gary Mason, Nick Phinn
Pat Clark, Andy Kirk, Joe Cardle
5m Pars first corner good corss, but header saved by Hill
3m good move with Gary Mason getting the ball in the box passed in by Pat Clark and Andy kirk, but cleared
Arbroath try a quick push up the field, to see if they can get an early goal
15.00 we`re off
14:57 teams out on the park now.
have to say hello to a group of fans from Oldham, they have come to East End Park for fun ! they go round scottish grounds every year before the english season kicks off
reasonable crowd today in main stand only, maybe 70 Arbroath supporters
14.32 teams now added. Jim Hamilton is on for Arbroath
Arbroath seemed to have been practicing shots from outside the box, hope JM was watching that.
14:20 weather seems to be holding off, overcast but dry with a cool wind blowing up the back of the main stand
