Date:09 Apr 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Glebe Park
Attendance:504

Moyes (60) Moyes (60)
McCulloch (26) Andrew Cook - og (51)
Wallace (70)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins David Muir fouled by Rory McAllister, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Durie takes the direct free kick.

90mins Rory McAllister challenges Scott Durie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Michael Brown.

89mins Roy McBain fouled by Ryan Wallace, the ref awards a free kick. Gerard McLauchlan takes the free kick.

87mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Craig Molloy on Robert Linn. Craig Molloy receives a red card for second bookable offence. Free kick taken by Scott Durie.

84mins Mitchel Megginson takes a shot. Save made by Michael Brown. Short corner taken by Roy McBain.

83mins Rory McAllister has shot on goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright. Jonathan Smart joins the action as a substitute, replacing Steven Hislop.

80mins Corner from right by-line taken by Roy McBain.

79mins Neil Janczyk leaves the field to be replaced by Gary Fusco.

78mins Outswinging corner taken by Neil Janczyk, Ewan Moyes takes a shot.

76mins Shot from deep inside the area by Rory McAllister clears the crossbar.

73mins James Redman goes off and Mitchel Megginson comes on.

71mins Corner taken by Neil Janczyk.

70mins Ryan Wallace finds the back of the net with a goal from just inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Brechin 1-3 East Fife.Assist on the goal came from Robert Linn.

68mins Robert Linn gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Craig Molloy. Robert Linn is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Neil Janczyk takes the direct free kick.

66mins David McKenna takes a shot. Save by Michael Brown.

64mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Daniel McKay by Robert Linn. Craig Nelson restarts play with the free kick.

63mins The referee gives a free kick against Rory McAllister for handball. Michael Brown takes the direct free kick.

61mins Robert Linn gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Redman. Neil Janczyk crosses the ball in from the free kick, save by Michael Brown.

59mins Unfair challenge on James Redman by David Muir results in a free kick. John Ovenstone is booked. The ball is crossed by Neil Janczyk, Ewan Moyes grabs a headed goal from close range. Brechin 1-2 East Fife.Assist on the goal came from Neil Janczyk.

56mins David Muir challenges Neil Janczyk unfairly and gives away a free kick. Strike on goal comes in from Rory McAllister from the free kick.

53mins Craig Molloy goes into the referee's book.

51mins The ball is delivered by Mark McCulloch. An own goal is scored by Andrew Cook. Brechin 0-2 East Fife.Assist by Mark McCulloch.

49mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Matthew Park by James Redman. Free kick taken by Michael Brown.

47mins Robert Linn gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Rory McAllister. Shot comes in from Neil Janczyk from the free kick, save by Michael Brown.

45mins Daniel McKay is brought on as a substitute for Kevin Byers.

45mins The referee blows for offside against Rory McAllister. Michael Brown restarts play with the free kick.

43mins The official flags James Redman offside. Michael Brown takes the free kick.

42mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Neil Janczyk from the right by-line to the near post, Steven Hislop manages to make a clearance.

40mins The referee blows for offside against Rory McAllister. Free kick taken by Michael Brown.

38mins Unfair challenge on Mark McCulloch by Craig Molloy results in a free kick. Mark McCulloch delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel.

37mins Craig Molloy produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.

37mins Roy McBain challenges Robert Linn unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by Mark McCulloch, Neil Janczyk makes a clearance.

36mins Lloyd Young takes a shot. Craig Nelson makes a save.

36mins James Redman gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Ovenstone. Matthew Park restarts play with the free kick.

36mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark McCulloch on Gerard McLauchlan. Craig Nelson restarts play with the free kick.

34mins Neil Janczyk gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Muir. Robert Linn has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.

33mins John Ovenstone challenges Rory McAllister unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Neil Janczyk, save made by Michael Brown.

32mins The official flags Ryan Wallace offside. Craig Nelson takes the indirect free kick.

31mins Corner taken by Robert Linn from the right by-line, clearance made by Craig Molloy.

31mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Dylan McGowan by David McKenna. Michael Brown takes the free kick.

30mins Foul by Mark McCulloch on Gerard McLauchlan, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Andrew Cook.

29mins Lloyd Young produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that goes wide left of the target.

29mins Shot from 18 yards from Craig Molloy. Save made by Michael Brown.

26mins Mark McCulloch gets on the score sheet with a goal from long range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Brechin 0-1 East Fife.Assist on the goal came from Ryan Wallace.

25mins John Ovenstone gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David McKenna. Strike comes in from Neil Janczyk from the free kick, Michael Brown makes a save.

24mins Gerard McLauchlan fouled by Mark McCulloch, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Craig Nelson.

23mins Rory McAllister is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Free kick taken by Matthew Park.

20mins David McKenna takes a shot. Michael Brown makes a save. Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Neil Janczyk, Effort on goal by Ewan Moyes from just inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.

19mins Neil Janczyk takes the inswinging corner, save by Michael Brown.

18mins Foul by Lloyd Young on Craig Molloy, free kick awarded. Neil Janczyk restarts play with the free kick.

17mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Rory McAllister. Michael Brown takes the indirect free kick.

14mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Neil Janczyk, clearance made by Steven Hislop.

12mins Corner taken left-footed by Neil Janczyk from the right by-line to the near post, Dylan McGowan makes a clearance.

11mins Gerard McLauchlan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Brown. Michael Brown takes the direct free kick.

10mins Neil Janczyk takes a inswinging corner to the near post, save made by Michael Brown.

9mins A cross is delivered by Ryan Wallace, save by Craig Nelson.

7mins The ball is sent over by Rory McAllister, save by Michael Brown.

5mins Dylan McGowan challenges Rory McAllister unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Rory McAllister, save by Michael Brown.

4mins Neil Janczyk fouled by Steven Hislop, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Neil Janczyk.

3mins David Muir takes a shot. Save by Craig Nelson.

3mins Ryan Wallace takes a shot. Craig Nelson makes a save.

1mins Free kick awarded for a foul by David Muir on Craig Molloy. Direct free kick taken by Craig Molloy.

Match Preview

No King for Brechin Brechin will be without Charlie King as they face East Fife. King has been ruled out with Paul McLean, Gerry McLauchlan and Jamie Redman all facing fitness tests before they can be considered for duty. The Glebe Park men are looking to consolidate their second place in the table and deny Livingston the title, for a few days at least, by grabbing all three points. Manager Jim Weir said: "Livingston are going to win the title and it is only a matter of when, so that does not come into my head when it comes to thinking about why we want to win this game. "It is more important to me that we keep on winning so we can secure a play-off place and go into then with some confidence behind us." East Fife look set to again be without the injured quartet of Stevie Campbell, Jim Hamilton, Robert Sloan and Craig Johnstone. The four will all remain on the sidelines as the Fifers look for the win that will keep them on the fringes of the promotion race. Manager John Robertson said: "We need three points to hang onto the coat-tails of the leading sides but also we are not clear of issues at the foot of the table either. "We will take confidence from the run Airdrie have gone on and if we can do something like that we will hopefully be in the mix come the end of the season. "It will be hard all the same as Brechin have good players and will want to bounce back from losing in midweek."

Formation:442Manager: Ian Campbell

Brechin

Formation: 442Manager: Jim Moffat

East Fife

Craig Nelson
Andrew Cook
Roy McBain
Gerard McLauchlan
Ewan Moyes
James Redman
Craig Molloy
Neil Janczyk
Kevin Byers
Rory McAllister
David McKenna
SUBS
David Scott
Gary Fusco
Daniel McKay
Mitchel Megginson
David White

Home

Away

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

Match Report

Fifers in with play-off shout East Fife's chances of sneaking into the play-offs improved greatly as they surprised second-placed Brechin with a 3-1 win at Glebe Park. Mark McCulloch opened the Fifers` account when his 30-yard strike zipped into the bottom corner after 27 minutes and John Robertson's men doubled their advantage when Brechin right-back Andrew Cook sent the same player's cross from the left into his own net shortly after half-time. Brechin were handed a lifeline in the 61st minute when centre-half Ewan Moyes notched his fifth goal of a prosperous season with a fine header from Neil Janczyk's free-kick from the right. However, they failed to take full use of it and were sunk when Ryan Wallace fired an angled drive from the edge of the box past veteran goalkeeper Craig Nelson after a clever ball from Robert Linn.

Form Guide

LDWWDL Brechin VS East Fife DWLLWD

Last Meetings

East Fife 0 - 0 Brechin 19/02/2011 East Fife 1 - 3 Brechin 16/10/2010 Brechin 1 - 0 East Fife 17/04/2010 East Fife 2 - 0 Brechin 30/03/2010 Brechin 3 - 2 East Fife 17/10/2009 East Fife 2 - 0 Brechin 08/08/2009

Top Scorers

Brechin R McAllister 14 D McKenna 10 C Molloy 7 K Byers 4 N Janczyk 4 E Moyes 3 J Redman 3 C King 1 M Archdeacon 1 G McLauchlan 1 P McLean 1 M Megginson 1 A Bolger 1 East Fife R Linn 13 C Johnstone 8 S Crawford 4 S Hislop 4 R Wallace 4 J Smart 3 M Park 3 L Young 3 R Sloan 3 J Ovenstone 2 D Muir 2 J Hamilton 1 S Durie 1

Goals

Brechin Total goals 88 Goals per game 55 7 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 8 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 12 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins East Fife Total goals 96 Goals per game 63 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 11 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 10 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 10 (For) 8 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 8 (For) 10 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 11 (Against) Period 81-90 mins