Date:28 Apr 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Excelsior Stadium
Attendance:1,223

Lynch (50) Bain (87)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins Red card for David White.

90mins The referee red cards William McLaren for violent conduct.

87mins Jamie Bain finds the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the top right corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 2-0 East Fife.

86mins Foul by Jamie Stevenson on Darren Smith, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Steven Campbell.

85mins Jamie Bain concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew Cook. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Neil Janczyk from left wing, Grant Adam makes a save.

83mins Scott Dalziel gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Lilley. Paul McQuade shown a yellow card. Grant Adam restarts play with the free kick.

80mins David Lilley concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Hislop. Free kick taken by Neil Janczyk, Scott Dalziel produces a header from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.

79mins Header from deep inside the penalty area by David Muir goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

76mins Darren Smith challenges Paul Lovering unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jamie Bain comes on in place of Scott Morton. Paul Lovering takes the free kick.

75mins Neil Janczyk fouled by Jamie Stevenson, the ref awards a free kick. Neil Janczyk takes the direct free kick.

74mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Neil Janczyk, clearance by Paul Lovering.

74mins Foul by Nathan Blockley on Darren Smith, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Paul McQuade.

72mins Scott Dalziel takes a shot. Save by Grant Adam.

72mins Scott Morton is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Direct free kick taken by Steven Campbell.

71mins David Lilley challenges Steven Hislop unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Darren Smith.

70mins Unfair challenge on David Lilley by Steven Hislop results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Grant Adam. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Durie by Nathan Blockley. Michael Brown restarts play with the free kick.

69mins Neil Janczyk comes on in place of Robert Sloan.

66mins David Lilley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul McQuade. David Lilley goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Robert Sloan shoots direct from the free kick.

66mins Foul by Sean Lynch on Steven Hislop, free kick awarded. Michael Brown restarts play with the free kick.

64mins Steven Hislop comes on in place of Craig Johnstone.

64mins Corner taken by William McLaren from the right by-line to the near post.

63mins Inswinging corner taken by Jamie Stevenson, clearance made by David White.

61mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jamie Stevenson played to the near post.

60mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Cameron MacDonald by Scott Dalziel. Scott Dalziel is given a yellow card. David Lilley restarts play with the free kick.

58mins Effort on goal by Scott Morton from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.

57mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Dalziel by Cameron MacDonald. Scott Durie restarts play with the free kick.

54mins Scott Dalziel is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Grant Adam.

50mins Sean Lynch finds the net with a goal from just inside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 1-0 East Fife.The assist for the goal came from Scott Morton. Scott Durie is shown a yellow card.

47mins Paul McQuade challenges David Lilley unfairly and gives away a free kick. Grant Adam takes the indirect free kick.

46mins Handball by Nathan Blockley. Direct free kick taken by David White.

43mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jamie Stevenson by Craig Johnstone. Craig Johnstone goes into the referee's book. Grant Adam takes the indirect free kick.

43mins Short corner taken by John Boyle.

41mins Paul McQuade fouled by Nathan Blockley, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by David White.

39mins Corner taken right-footed by Jamie Stevenson to the near post, David Lilley challenges David White unfairly and gives away a free kick. Michael Brown takes the indirect free kick.

37mins Cameron MacDonald handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Darren Smith restarts play with the free kick.

36mins Effort from just outside the area by Jamie Stevenson goes over the bar.

33mins Paul McQuade produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.

32mins Paul Lovering concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Dalziel. Darren Smith restarts play with the free kick.

30mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jamie Stevenson by Darren Smith. Direct free kick taken by Sean Lynch. Shot by Scott Morton from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

27mins Derek Holmes goes off and John Boyle comes on.

23mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jamie Stevenson by Scott Dalziel. Direct free kick taken by Kieron Stallard.

22mins Andrew Cook challenges Jamie Stevenson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Grant Adam.

21mins William McLaren takes the inswinging corner, save made by Michael Brown.

20mins Corner taken by William McLaren.

17mins William McLaren takes a shot. Save by Michael Brown.

13mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Robert Sloan from the left by-line, David White takes a shot. Grant Adam makes a comfortable save.

7mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Robert Sloan from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Paul Lovering.

4mins Robert Sloan takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Derek Holmes.

Corner taken left-footed by Robert Sloan from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Kieron Stallard.

Match Preview

Adam poised to start Airdrie's Scotland Under-21 goalkeeper Grant Adam will start against promotion rivals East Fife after recovering from a face injury. Adam was carried off while appearing for the Under-21s in against Italy in midweek, but has returned to full training since and will play and midfielder Sean Lynch returns from a two-game ban. But top goalscorer Ryan Donnelly is suspended and Ewan McNeil and Graeme Owens are both missing through injury. Manager Jimmy Boyle said: "This will not be a game for the faint-hearted as a win is crucial for both sides. "They're a good team and we've not beaten them this season, so this would be a perfect time to put that right." East Fife manager Gordon Durie was looking forward to travelling to Airdrie with a full-strength squad until two players picked up knocks in training on Thursday. Durie was not willing to give Diamonds boss Jimmy Boyle any clues as to their identity, saying only: "It will be late on Saturday lunchtime before I know if these guys will be available. "They're both major players and I don't wish to name them for what is a crucial game. "The two sides have done well to claw themselves into the play-off race in the last quarter of the season. "I'm sure that like us, Airdrie will be very determined to win this game and be in a good place for the final weekend."

Formation:442Manager: Jimmy Boyle

Airdrie Utd

Formation: 442Manager: John Robertson

East Fife

Grant Adam
Kieron Stallard
David Lilley
Cameron MacDonald
Paul Lovering
Jamie Stevenson
Nathan Blockley
Sean Lynch
William McLaren
Derek Holmes
Scott Morton
SUBS
Andrew Duncan
John Boyle
Jamie Bain
Liam Watt
Ricki Lamie

Home

Away

Michael Brown
Scott Durie
David White
Darren Smith
Andrew Cook
Craig Johnstone
Steven Campbell
David Muir
Robert Sloan
Scott Dalziel
Paul McQuade
SUBS
Andrew Collier
John Ovenstone
Darren McCormack
Neil Janczyk
Steven Hislop

Match Report

Form Guide

WWWWWL Airdrie Utd VS East Fife WWDWLW

Last Meetings

East Fife 2 - 0 Airdrie Utd 25/02/2012 Airdrie Utd 1 - 3 East Fife 29/10/2011 East Fife 2 - 0 Airdrie Utd 13/08/2011 Airdrie Utd 2 - 2 East Fife 07/05/2011 Airdrie Utd 1 - 1 East Fife 08/03/2011 East Fife 0 - 1 Airdrie Utd 26/02/2011

Top Scorers

Airdrie Utd R Donnelly 21 W McLaren 8 J Boyle 6 S Lynch 5 D Holmes 4 J Stevenson 4 P Lovering 3 P Johnston 2 N Blockley 2 G Owens 1 J Bain 1 S Sally 1 S Morton 1 C McDonald 1 East Fife R Wallace 18 R Linn 7 C Johnstone 5 R Sloan 4 S Hislop 3 D Muir 3 S Dalziel 3 J Ovenstone 1 A Cook 1

Goals

Airdrie Utd Total goals 126 Goals per game 66 10 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 9 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 8 (For) 9 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 11 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 10 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins East Fife Total goals 114 Goals per game 54 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 10 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 12 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins