Date:05 Mar 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Recreation Park
Attendance:579

McGowan - pen (65)
Johnstone (33) Ross Philp - og (45)
Johnstone (45)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Shaun Fagan handles the ball and concedes a free kick. William Gibson takes the indirect free kick.

92mins Michael McGowan delivers the ball, John Ovenstone makes a clearance.

91mins Mark McCulloch challenges Bryan Prunty unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Hay.

90mins Bryan Prunty concedes a free kick for a foul on Mark McCulloch. Mark McCulloch takes the free kick.

87mins Shot from just outside the area by Andrew Scott misses to the right of the target.

85mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ross Philp by Matthew Park. Jamie Ewings restarts play with the free kick.

83mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Smart by Darren Smith. Direct free kick taken by Dylan McGowan.

83mins Lloyd Young takes a shot from just inside the penalty box which clears the bar.

82mins Shot by James Lister. Comfortable save by Michael Brown.

81mins Andrew Scott is brought on as a substitute for Kevin McDonald. Foul by Robert Linn on James Lister, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Hay.

80mins Corner taken by Michael McGowan from the right by-line, John Ovenstone makes a clearance.

79mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Darren Smith from the left by-line, Dylan McGowan manages to make a clearance.

79mins The ball is crossed by Michael McGowan, clearance made by David Muir.

77mins The assistant referee signals for offside against James Lister. Free kick taken by Mark McCulloch.

76mins The referee blows for offside against Robert Linn. Free kick taken by Jamie Ewings.

76mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Michael McGowan on Shaun Fagan. Free kick taken by Mark McCulloch.

73mins (East Fife) makes a substitution, with Shaun Fagan coming on for Steven Hislop.

73mins Jamie Hay crosses the ball, Dylan McGowan makes a clearance.

72mins Ross Philp crosses the ball.

70mins Darren Smith delivers the ball, clearance made by John Ovenstone.

69mins William Gibson fouled by Steven Hislop, the ref awards a free kick. Jamie Ewings restarts play with the free kick.

69mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Michael McGowan from the left by-line to the near post, save by Michael Brown.

67mins The referee blows for offside. Michael Brown restarts play with the free kick.

67mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on James Lister by John Ovenstone. Free kick crossed right-footed by Kevin McDonald from right channel, David Muir makes a clearance.

65mins Michael McGowan scores a penalty. Alloa 1-3 East Fife.Penalty awarded for a foul by Jonathan Smart on Bryan Prunty.

63mins Craig Johnstone takes a shot. Jamie Ewings makes a save.

63mins Steven Hislop fouled by Michael Dunlop, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Dylan McGowan.

62mins The ball is sent over by Ross Philp.

61mins The ball is crossed by Steven Hislop.

60mins Shot by Matthew Park from outside the box goes high over the crossbar.

59mins Robert Linn takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Bryan Prunty manages to make a clearance.

59mins Kevin Motion sends in a cross, save by Michael Brown.

58mins Unfair challenge on James Lister by Jonathan Smart results in a free kick. Kevin McDonald takes the direct free kick.

58mins Matthew Park challenges Jamie Hay unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by William Gibson.

55mins The ball is swung over by Ross Philp, David Muir makes a clearance.

54mins Matthew Park challenges Bryan Prunty unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kevin Motion takes the direct free kick.

52mins Kevin McDonald challenges Lloyd Young unfairly and gives away a free kick. Michael Brown takes the direct free kick.

51mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Bryan Prunty by John Ovenstone. Darren Smith crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, clearance made by John Ovenstone.

50mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on James Lister by John Ovenstone. Direct free kick taken by Kevin McDonald.

48mins Michael McGowan delivers the ball, clearance made by John Ovenstone.

47mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Craig Johnstone played to the near post, clearance by Ross Philp.

45mins James Lister is brought on as a substitute for Stuart Noble.

49mins Craig Johnstone finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Alloa 0-3 East Fife.Dylan McGowan provided the assist for the goal.

47mins Ross Philp concedes an unfortunate own goal. Alloa 0-2 East Fife.

45mins Robert Linn takes a shot. Ross Philp gets a block in.

44mins Kevin McDonald challenges David Muir unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Jonathan Smart.

42mins The referee shows Craig Johnstone a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Craig Johnstone gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kevin McDonald. William Gibson takes the direct free kick.

40mins Matthew Park booked. Foul by Matthew Park on Michael McGowan, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Kevin Motion.

38mins Robert Linn takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, save by Jamie Ewings.

33mins Craig Johnstone gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Alloa 0-1 East Fife.Assist by Steven Hislop.

32mins A cross is delivered by Darren Smith, save by Michael Brown.

31mins Free kick awarded for a foul by David Muir on Stuart Noble. Michael McGowan takes the free kick.

31mins Steven Hislop is caught offside. Jamie Ewings takes the free kick.

30mins The ball is sent over by Robert Linn.

28mins The referee blows for offside against Robert Linn. Indirect free kick taken by Jamie Ewings.

25mins Corner taken left-footed by Craig Johnstone from the right by-line, save by Jamie Ewings.

23mins David Muir gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael McGowan. The ball is swung over by Darren Smith, William Gibson takes a shot. Blocked by Matthew Park.

20mins (Alloa) makes a substitution, with Jamie Hay coming on for James Bloom.

17mins Foul by Craig Johnstone on Ross Philp, free kick awarded. Jamie Ewings takes the free kick.

15mins The ball is crossed by Michael McGowan, Headed effort from inside the area by Bryan Prunty misses to the left of the goal.

14mins Kevin McDonald gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dylan McGowan. Craig Johnstone crosses the ball in from the free kick.

13mins Corner taken by Darren Smith from the left by-line, clearance made by Jonathan Smart.

13mins The ball is delivered by Ross Philp, clearance by David Muir.

12mins Ross Philp gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Robert Linn. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Robert Linn from left wing, clearance by Michael Dunlop.

11mins The ball is crossed by Darren Smith, clearance by John Ovenstone.

10mins Free kick awarded for a foul by James Bloom on Lloyd Young. Dylan McGowan takes the free kick.

8mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Robert Linn. Jamie Ewings takes the indirect free kick.

7mins Corner taken by Robert Linn from the left by-line to the near post, Kevin McDonald manages to make a clearance.

3mins Stuart Noble crosses the ball.

2mins James Bloom crosses the ball, clearance made by Matthew Park.

1mins The ball is sent over by Stuart Noble.

The assistant referee flags for offside against Stuart Noble. Michael Brown takes the indirect free kick.

Match Preview

Ferguson back for Athletic Alloa host East Fife with long-term absentee Brown Ferguson included in Allan Maitland's squad for the first time this season following knee surgery last summer. But defender Scott Walker is suspended and David McClune, Mark Brown, Andy Scott and Nathan Taggart are all ruled out through injury, with Maitland promoting Kenny O'Brien for the club's youth set-up to bolster numbers. Maitland's men have slipped to sixth pace and he is determined that they fall no further. Maitland said: "I do not want us to be involved in the dog-fight that will take place to avoid relegation. "Defeating East Fife allows us to keep away from that and would also be pay back for a 4-1 defeat at their place." East Fife boss John Robertson is without Steven Campbell, Robert Sloan, Scott Durie, Jim Hamilton and Ryan Wallace. The New Bayview manager will again promote from the club's youth ranks and says that the shortage of bodies has made his job easier. Robertson said: "When you are down to only 14 fit players and the boys that come in help you to win in midweek it is simply a case of the team picking itself. "There are six teams battling it to avoid relegation so we will be going out for a win and three points as draws are not any use."

Formation:442Manager: Terry Christie

Alloa

Formation: 442Manager: Jim Moffat

East Fife

Jamie Ewings
Ross Philp
William Gibson
Michael Dunlop
James Bloom
Michael McGowan
Kevin McDonald
Kevin Motion
Darren Smith
Bryan Prunty
Stuart Noble
SUBS
Steven Robertson
James Lister
Jamie Hay
Andrew Scott
Kenny O'Brien

Home

Away

Michael Brown
Jonathan Smart
Dylan McGowan
John Ovenstone
Matthew Park
Lloyd Young
David Muir
Mark McCulloch
Craig Johnstone
Steven Hislop
Robert Linn
SUBS
Dean Lyness
Scott Durie
Sean Murdoch
Shaun Fagan
Stuart Cargill

Match Report

Fifers find win at Alloa East Fife pulled themselves away from the relegation zone with a convincing 3-1 win away at Alloa. Two goals from Craig Johnstone and a Ross Philip own goal leaves Alloa without a win at home in seven matches. The opening goal of the afternoon came on 34 minutes when East Fife midfielder Craig Johnstone slotted into the bottom corner from close range after Steven Hislop's cross. Any hopes of a possible comeback were finished following a disastrous end to the first-half. Alloa centre back Ross Philip deflected a Robert Linn shot into his own net two minutes into first-half stoppage time, followed quickly by Craig Johnstone's second to make it 3-0 at the break. The plucky hosts pulled one goal back just after the hour mark, when Michael McGowan converted a penalty but it was just a consolation as the visitors claimed three vital points.

Form Guide

LLLDWL Alloa VS East Fife WLDWLW

Last Meetings

East Fife 4 - 1 Alloa 06/11/2010 Alloa 3 - 2 East Fife 14/08/2010 East Fife 0 - 1 Alloa 03/04/2010 Alloa 2 - 0 East Fife 13/02/2010 East Fife 0 - 2 Alloa 05/12/2009 Alloa 0 - 0 East Fife 03/10/2009

Top Scorers

Alloa B Prunty 8 S Noble 6 J Lister 4 K McDonald 3 W Gibson 2 M Dunlop 2 M McGowan 2 S Walker 1 K Motion 1 D Smith 1 East Fife R Linn 10 C Johnstone 5 S Crawford 4 S Hislop 3 L Young 3 R Sloan 3 J Ovenstone 2 D Muir 2 M Park 2 R Wallace 2 J Hamilton 1 J Smart 1

Goals

Alloa Total goals 86 Goals per game 37 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 11 (Against) Period 81-90 mins East Fife Total goals 98 Goals per game 49 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 8 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 9 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 10 (Against) Period 81-90 mins