Date:25 Feb 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Bayview Stadium
Attendance:535

Sloan - pen (41) Johnstone (86)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Foul by Andrew Cook on Jamie Bain, free kick awarded. Jamie Bain takes the free kick.

91mins Ryan Donnelly is cautioned. Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Graeme Owens. Graeme Owens receives a caution for unsporting behaviour.

90mins Scott Dalziel is caught offside. David Lilley restarts play with the free kick.

89mins Ryan Donnelly produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

87mins (East Fife) makes a substitution, with Jamie Devlin coming on for Robert Linn.

86mins Craig Johnstone scores a headed goal from inside the penalty box. East Fife 2-0 Airdrie Utd.Assist on the goal came from Darren McCormack.

84mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Ryan Donnelly from the right by-line, David Muir manages to make a clearance.

84mins The ball is sent over by Andrew Cook.

84mins The official flags Ryan Wallace offside. Direct free kick taken by Andrew Duncan.

81mins Scott Dalziel gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Lovering. Andrew Duncan restarts play with the free kick.

80mins Paul Lovering replaces Graeme Goodall.

78mins Scott Dalziel is brought on as a substitute for Steven Hislop.

77mins Unfair challenge on Ryan Wallace by Sean Lynch results in a free kick. Sean Lynch dismissed for second bookable offence. Neil Janczyk restarts play with the free kick.

76mins The official flags Robert Linn offside. Indirect free kick taken by Andrew Duncan.

72mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ricki Lamie on Robert Linn. Ricki Lamie booked for unsporting behaviour. Neil Janczyk takes the free kick.

71mins Centre by Ryan Donnelly.

70mins Darren McCormack fouled by Derek Holmes, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Michael Brown.

69mins Craig Johnstone is brought on as a substitute for Robert Sloan.

68mins Corner from right by-line taken by Ryan Wallace.

67mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jamie Bain by Steven Hislop. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Graeme Goodall from right channel, save by Michael Brown.

64mins Jamie Bain fouled by Robert Sloan, the ref awards a free kick. Graeme Goodall takes the free kick. Robert Sloan receives a caution for unsporting behaviour.

63mins Robert Linn produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

62mins Corner taken left-footed by Neil Janczyk to the near post, clearance made by Derek Holmes.

61mins Steven Hislop gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Graeme Goodall. Free kick taken by Andrew Duncan.

61mins The ball is swung over by Robert Linn, save by Andrew Duncan.

59mins Corner taken by Robert Linn played to the near post, Darren McCormack has a header from close in and clears the crossbar.

56mins Unfair challenge on Derek Holmes by Neil Janczyk results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Sean Lynch.

54mins Jamie Bain gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Campbell. Jamie Bain is shown a yellow card. Michael Brown takes the free kick.

53mins Robert Linn takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, David Lilley manages to make a clearance.

52mins Ryan Wallace produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

51mins The offside flag is raised against Derek Holmes. Michael Brown takes the indirect free kick.

49mins Foul by Andrew Cook on Jamie Bain, free kick awarded. Graeme Goodall takes the direct free kick.

48mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Robert Sloan on Jamie Bain. Graeme Goodall fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, Michael Brown makes a save.

47mins The ball is sent over by Jamie Bain, blocked by Steven Campbell.

46mins Corner taken by Robert Linn from the left by-line, Derek Holmes makes a clearance.

46mins Andrew Cook crosses the ball.

43mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ryan Wallace on Graeme Owens. Free kick taken by Graeme Owens.

42mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ryan Wallace on Graeme Owens. Andrew Duncan takes the free kick.

40mins Foul by Sean Lynch on Robert Sloan, Penalty awarded. Sean Lynch booked for unsporting behaviour. Penalty taken left-footed by Robert Sloan and scored. East Fife 1-0 Airdrie Utd.

38mins The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Andrew Duncan.

38mins Centre by Robert Sloan.

36mins Andrew Duncan comes on in place of William McLaren.

36mins Grant Adam is sent off by the referee for deliberate handball.

35mins Robert Linn takes a shot. Grant Adam gets a block in.

31mins Andrew Cook sends in a cross, save made by Grant Adam.

30mins The ball is crossed by Robert Linn, David Lilley makes a clearance.

28mins Inswinging corner taken by Graeme Owens from the left by-line, Darren McCormack manages to make a clearance.

28mins A cross is delivered by Sean Lynch, clearance by Steven Campbell.

25mins Ricki Lamie concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Hislop. Neil Janczyk takes the direct free kick.

25mins The official flags Ryan Donnelly offside. Michael Brown restarts play with the free kick.

24mins Nathan Blockley takes a shot. Michael Brown makes a save.

23mins The ball is swung over by Graeme Goodall.

23mins Ryan Wallace takes a shot. Grant Adam makes a save.

22mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew Cook by Ryan Donnelly. Michael Brown takes the direct free kick.

21mins A cross is delivered by Graeme Goodall, clearance by Steven Campbell.

20mins The ball is delivered by William McLaren, clearance made by David White.

19mins Graeme Owens gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Hislop. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Robert Sloan, blocked by David Lilley.

19mins Graeme Owens takes a shot. Save made by Michael Brown.

16mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Darren McCormack by Derek Holmes. Michael Brown takes the free kick.

16mins Steven Campbell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Derek Holmes. Grant Adam takes the free kick.

14mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven Campbell by Ryan Donnelly. Michael Brown takes the direct free kick.

13mins Corner from left by-line taken by Graeme Owens.

12mins David Muir concedes a free kick for a foul on Sean Lynch. Grant Adam takes the free kick.

9mins Ryan Wallace gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sean Lynch. Free kick taken by William McLaren.

7mins Graeme Owens takes a shot. Save by Michael Brown.

6mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Neil Janczyk, Sean Lynch makes a clearance.

5mins Foul by Ricki Lamie on Ryan Wallace, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Neil Janczyk.

5mins Ryan Donnelly takes a shot. Michael Brown makes a save.

3mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Graeme Owens played to the near post.

2mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Graeme Owens. Indirect free kick taken by Michael Brown.

1mins Ricki Lamie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Hislop. Neil Janczyk takes the free kick.

Robert Sloan produces a cross, Steven Hislop produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.

Match Preview

Four out for East Fife East Fife have injury problems ahead of the visit of Airdrie. Scott Durie, John Ovenstone, Steven Campbell and Paul McQuade will all be missing against the Diamonds. Nevertheless, boss John Robertson said: "We have done well against Airdrie and to beat them three times would be a good achievement. "Inconsistency has been the story of our season and last week we beat Forfar well and then lost to Dumbarton. "Hopefully a win in this game will set us up for the rest of the season." Airdrie will travel without defender Cameron MacDonald, who is serving the second game of a two-match suspension. Midfielder Fraser Keast has recovered from an ankle injury but he is not match fit. Diamonds boss Jimmy Boyle said: "We have exciting forwards and so do East Fife and the two sides tend to play in an open manner so there should be goals. "We were poor last week at home to Stenhousemuir so I am looking for a positive reaction from the players in this game. While I expect a few goals I will gladly settle for us just scoring one more than them to get the three points."

Formation:442Manager: John Robertson

East Fife

Formation: 442Manager: Jimmy Boyle

Airdrie Utd

Michael Brown
Darren McCormack
Steven Campbell
David White
Andrew Cook
Robert Linn
David Muir
Neil Janczyk
Robert Sloan
Steven Hislop
Ryan Wallace
SUBS
Andrew Collier
Darren Smith
Craig Johnstone
Scott Dalziel
Jamie Devlin

Home

Away

Grant Adam
Jamie Bain
David Lilley
Ricki Lamie
Graeme Goodall
Graeme Owens
Nathan Blockley
Sean Lynch
William McLaren
Derek Holmes
Ryan Donnelly
SUBS
Andrew Duncan
John Boyle
Phillip Johnston
Paul Lovering
Clark Rankin

Match Report

Fifers ease to victory East Fife edged to within a point of the Second Division play-off places with a 2-0 win over nine-man Airdrie at the Bayview Stadium. The visitors were reduced to 10 men in the 36th minute when goalkeeper Grant Adam handled Robert Linn's effort outside the area. And things got worse for The Diamonds three minutes before the interval, Sean Lynch felled Robert Sloan inside the area before Sloan converted the kick himself. Airdrie's hopes of getting back into the match were worsened when Sean Lynch fouled Ryan Wallace to pick up his second booking of the afternoon. Substitute Craig Johnstone made sure of victory three minutes from time when he rose highest to head home Darren McCormack's cross. Ryan Donnelly came closest to pulling a goal back but could not keep his shot down from close range. Airdrie remain six points adrift of the play-offs after only recording one win in their last six outings.

Form Guide

WWLDWL East Fife VS Airdrie Utd WLLWDL

Last Meetings

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 East Fife 3 - 3 Airdrie Utd 07/08/2010

Top Scorers

East Fife R Wallace 10 R Linn 7 C Johnstone 4 S Hislop 2 R Sloan 2 D Muir 2 R Ogleby 2 J Ovenstone 1 A Cook 1 Airdrie Utd R Donnelly 18 J Boyle 5 W McLaren 4 J Stevenson 4 S Lynch 3 P Lovering 2 P Johnston 2 D Holmes 1 G Owens 1 S Sally 1 S Morton 1 N Blockley 1

Goals

East Fife Total goals 71 Goals per game 32 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Airdrie Utd Total goals 86 Goals per game 47 8 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 8 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 9 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins