Date:02 Apr 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Central Park
Attendance:2,104

Buchanan (59)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins David Graham takes a shot. David Hay makes a save.

90mins David Graham takes a short corner.

90mins David Graham decides to take the corner short.

89mins The ball is sent over by David Graham, clearance by Thomas O'Brien.

88mins Archie Campbell produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.

84mins Liam Buchanan goes off and Steven McDougall comes on.

83mins Centre by Lewis Coult.

78mins A cross is delivered by Lewis Coult, save by Chris Smith.

77mins The ball is sent over by Liam Buchanan, Mark Baxter manages to make a clearance.

75mins David Graham is brought on as a substitute for Joe Cardle.

75mins Scott Linton takes a shot. Chris Smith makes a save.

74mins The ball is delivered by Lewis Coult.

72mins Effort from deep inside the area by Lewis Coult clears the bar.

70mins Outswinging corner taken by Joe Cardle, Mark Baxter manages to make a clearance.

70mins The ball is delivered by Martin Hardie, Kenneth Adamson gets a block in.

66mins Joe Cardle delivers the ball, save by David Hay.

65mins (Cowdenbeath) makes a substitution, with Lewis Coult coming on for Marc McKenzie. The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Chris Smith.

63mins The offside flag is raised against Liam Buchanan. Indirect free kick taken by Craig Winter.

62mins Joe Cardle is ruled offside. Free kick taken by David Hay.

61mins Corner taken right-footed by Mark Ramsay, clearance made by Alex Keddie.

59mins Liam Buchanan fires in a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Cowdenbeath 0-1 Dunfermline.

56mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Joe Cardle, clearance by Mark Baxter.

54mins Patrick Clarke replaces Jake Hyde.

53mins Joe Cardle delivers the ball, Liam Buchanan takes a shot. Blocked by Craig Winter.

51mins Jon Robertson delivers the ball, Martin Hardie makes a clearance.

50mins Calum Woods sends in a cross, David Hay makes a save.

48mins The ball is crossed by Martin Hardie, Joe Cardle takes a shot. Save by David Hay.

45mins Corner taken by Scott Linton.

45mins Kenneth Adamson sends in a cross, Austin McCann makes a clearance.

45mins Inswinging corner taken by Joe Cardle.

44mins Joe Cardle takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Scott Linton.

44mins Close range header by Liam Buchanan goes over the bar.

43mins Austin McCann sends in a cross, Martin Hardie has a headed effort at goal from close in that bounces off the post.

42mins Jake Hyde challenges Craig Winter unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by David Hay.

41mins Joe Cardle takes a corner.

41mins Corner taken right-footed by Mark Ramsay from the right by-line, Chris Smith makes a save.

40mins A cross is delivered by Kenneth Adamson, Austin McCann makes a clearance.

40mins Jake Hyde concedes a free kick for a foul on Craig Winter. Free kick taken by Mark Baxter.

38mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Joe Cardle, Jon Robertson makes a clearance.

38mins Alex Burke takes a shot. Blocked by Kenneth Adamson.

38mins Corner taken right-footed by Joe Cardle, clearance made by Craig Winter.

37mins Corner taken right-footed by Joe Cardle from the left by-line, Jake Hyde takes a shot. David Hay makes a save.

37mins The ball is swung over by Joe Cardle, Craig Winter makes a clearance.

34mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Mark Ramsay from the right by-line, clearance made by Liam Buchanan.

33mins Marc McKenzie sends in a cross, Calum Woods makes a clearance.

33mins Mark Ramsay has an effort at goal from outside the penalty area which goes wide right of the goal.

29mins Jake Hyde concedes a free kick for a foul on Thomas O'Brien. Craig Winter takes the free kick.

27mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Joe Cardle, Kevin Rutkiewicz produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

26mins Jon Robertson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alex Burke. Free kick taken by Austin McCann.

26mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Scott Linton from the left by-line, save by Chris Smith.

26mins Steven Crawford crosses the ball, Andy Dowie makes a clearance.

25mins Foul by Austin McCann on Marc McKenzie, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Mark Baxter.

25mins Austin McCann sends in a cross, clearance made by Craig Winter.

24mins Liam Buchanan takes a shot. Craig Winter gets a block in.

24mins Marc McKenzie delivers the ball, save by Chris Smith.

22mins Joe Cardle crosses the ball.

19mins Scott Linton decides to take the corner short.

17mins Mark Baxter fouled by Jake Hyde, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Mark Baxter.

17mins Steven Crawford fouled by Alex Keddie, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Thomas O'Brien.

16mins Centre by Joe Cardle.

14mins Effort on goal by Liam Buchanan from just inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.

14mins Marc McKenzie produces a cross.

13mins Foul by Austin McCann on Marc McKenzie, free kick awarded. Mark Baxter restarts play with the free kick.

10mins Corner taken right-footed by Mark Ramsay from the right by-line, Craig Winter produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that clears the bar.

9mins The ball is crossed by Marc McKenzie, clearance made by Calum Woods.

8mins The ball is swung over by Joe Cardle, Kenneth Adamson manages to make a clearance.

7mins Austin McCann delivers the ball, Kenneth Adamson makes a clearance.

5mins Calum Woods delivers the ball.

4mins Corner from left by-line taken by Joe Cardle.

4mins Unfair challenge on Liam Buchanan by Thomas O'Brien results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Andy Dowie.

3mins Kenneth Adamson has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses right.

2mins The ball is crossed by Austin McCann, Liam Buchanan takes a shot. Save by David Hay.

Match Preview

A kick in the Shinnie for Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath were dealt a blow ahead of their Fife derby with Dunfermline as their loan deal for Rangers youngster Andrew Shinnie fell through. Boss Jimmy Nicholl will also be without Joe Mbu, John Anderson, Colin Cameron and Greg Stewart for his side's clash with the league leaders. But Nicholl is determined to remain upbeat as his side go in search of an important win. He said: "It was really disappointing that Andrew never came here but we will just get on with things. The players have been working extremely hard recently and we will need more of that. "Dunfermline will be boosted by going top of the table and we have to match them much better than we did in the last game here when they won 4-0."M League leaders Dunfermline could be without eight players as they make the short trip to Cowdenbeath. Gary Mason is suspended and Callum Woods, Neil McGregor, Steven Bell, Nicky Phinn, Andy Kirk, Ryan Thomson and Graham Bayne all ruled out or facing late fitness tests. Former Dundee trialist Jake Hyde has been added to the squad and winger Paul Willis has returned from a loan spell at Ayr United to bolster numbers. East End Park boss Jim McIntyre has praised his Fife rivals saying: "Cowdenbeath have drawn with Dundee and Falkirk and defeated Partick Thistle recently by battling for everything so we need to be ready for that. "We have worked hard to get to the top of the table and aim to stay there by winning at Central Park."

Formation:442Manager:

Cowdenbeath

Formation: 352Manager:

Dunfermline

David Hay
Mark Baxter
Mark Ramsay
Craig Winter
Kenneth Adamson
Marc McKenzie
Jon Robertson
Thomas O'Brien
Scott Linton
Archie Campbell
Steven Crawford
SUBS
Ludovic Roy
Lee Makel
Lewis Coult
Richard Vauls
Kyle Miller

Home

Away

Chris Smith
Andy Dowie
Kevin Rutkiewicz
Alex Keddie
Calum Woods
Martin Hardie
Alex Burke
Joe Cardle
Austin McCann
Liam Buchanan
Jake Hyde
SUBS
Greg Paterson
Patrick Clarke
Steven McDougall
David Graham
Chris Higgins

Match Report

Buchanan on the mark for Pars Liam Buchanan netted the only goal as Dunfermline kept their two-point lead at the top of the First Division table with a 1-0 win at Cowdenbeath. Buchanan's all-important strike came on the hour mark as he easily converted from close range. Athletic dominated the first half, with Buchanan squandering two chances when he should have done better, while Jake Hyde forced Beath goalkeeper David Hay into a good save and Martin Hardie hit the post with a header from six yards after 44 minutes. The home side's best first-half opportunity came when Craig Winter volleyed over from 12 yards after 11 minutes, while they might have equalised had Lewis Coult not shot over when well placed 17 minutes from time.

Form Guide

LLWLDD Cowdenbeath VS Dunfermline WDWDDW

Last Meetings

Cowdenbeath 0 - 4 Dunfermline 12/02/2011 Dunfermline 5 - 0 Cowdenbeath 29/12/2010 Dunfermline 2 - 1 Cowdenbeath 18/09/2010 Dunfermline 0 - 2 Cowdenbeath 01/05/1993 Cowdenbeath 1 - 2 Dunfermline 13/02/1993 Dunfermline 4 - 1 Cowdenbeath 19/12/1992

Top Scorers

Cowdenbeath G Stewart 6 M Ramsay 4 J Dempster 3 C Cameron 2 M McKenzie 2 S Crawford 1 J Armstrong 1 S Linton 1 A Campbell 1 D Brett 1 K Miller 1 Dunfermline A Kirk 11 P Clarke 7 L Buchanan 4 J Cardle 4 M Hardie 3 S Bell 3 C Woods 3 D Graham 2 N Phinn 2 S McDougall 1 A Burke 1

Goals

Cowdenbeath Total goals 94 Goals per game 33 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 9 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 12 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Dunfermline Total goals 113 Goals per game 52 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 14 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins