Date:01 Mar 2011
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Bayview Stadium
Attendance:314

Hislop (21) Linn (31)
Linn (53)
Bavidge (73)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Robert Linn on Ryan Strachan. Paul Jarvie takes the indirect free kick.

91mins The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Paul Jarvie.

88mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stuart Cargill on Paul Emslie. Scott Ross restarts play with the free kick.

86mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Callum MacDonald on Matthew Park. Free kick taken by Michael Brown.

85mins Robert Linn is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Paul Jarvie.

85mins Daniel Moore takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Jonathan Smart.

82mins Matthew Park takes a shot. Save by Paul Jarvie.

83mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Steven Hislop. Indirect free kick taken by Paul Jarvie.

81mins Scott Ross challenges Robert Linn unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mark McCulloch restarts play with the free kick.

81mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Robert Linn, Stuart Cargill has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the target.

80mins Corner taken by Robert Linn played to the near post.

79mins Centre by Robert Linn.

79mins Daniel Moore takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Dylan McGowan.

78mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Daniel Moore from the right by-line to the near post, Callum MacDonald takes a shot. Blocked by Jonathan Smart.

78mins Centre by David Donald, Martin Bavidge takes a shot. Dylan McGowan gets a block in.

76mins Connor Gethans takes a shot. Michael Brown makes a save.

75mins The ball is crossed by Martin Bavidge.

74mins Inswinging corner taken by Daniel Moore, clearance made by John Ovenstone.

73mins A goal is scored by Martin Bavidge from just outside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. East Fife 3-1 Peterhead.

71mins Corner taken by Daniel Moore.

68mins The ball is swung over by David Donald, Dylan McGowan makes a clearance.

67mins David Donald fouled by Steven Hislop, the ref awards a free kick. David Donald takes the indirect free kick.

64mins Robert Linn takes a inswinging corner to the near post.

65mins Stuart Cargill produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses wide left of the target.

64mins The ball is sent over by Steven Hislop, clearance made by Paul Jarvie.

62mins Stuart Cargill joins the action as a substitute, replacing Lloyd Young. Mark McCulloch gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Daniel Moore. Indirect free kick taken by Daniel Moore.

61mins The ball is crossed by Lloyd Young.

61mins Inswinging corner taken by Daniel Moore from the right by-line played to the near post.

60mins Foul by Mark McCulloch on Nicholas Clark, free kick awarded. Daniel Moore restarts play with the free kick.

59mins David Ross leaves the field to be replaced by Connor Gethans.

60mins Daniel Moore comes on in place of Dennis Wyness.

56mins Free kick awarded for a foul by John Ovenstone on Nicholas Clark. Free kick taken by Ryan Strachan.

56mins The ball is crossed by Lloyd Young.

55mins Centre by David Ross.

53mins Robert Linn grabs a goal from just outside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. East Fife 3-0 Peterhead.

50mins Jonathan Smart gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dennis Wyness. Paul Emslie fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, blocked by Michael Brown.

49mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Craig Johnstone played to the near post.

48mins The referee penalises Dennis Wyness for handball. Michael Brown takes the free kick.

47mins Corner taken left-footed by Stirling Smith to the near post, clearance made by Mark McCulloch.

47mins Stirling Smith takes a inswinging corner to the near post.

46mins Free kick awarded for a foul by David Muir on Nicholas Clark. The free kick is swung in right-footed by David Donald, clearance by Dylan McGowan.

45mins Matthew Park is ruled offside. Paul Jarvie restarts play with the free kick.

45mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Bavidge on Craig Johnstone. Robert Linn restarts play with the free kick.

44mins Effort on goal by Ryan Strachan from outside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.

43mins Robert Linn has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target.

42mins Corner taken by Stirling Smith, save made by Michael Brown.

39mins Corner taken by Craig Johnstone from the right by-line played to the near post, Nicholas Clark makes a clearance.

38mins Paul Emslie concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Hislop. Free kick taken by Mark McCulloch.

37mins Corner taken by Ryan Strachan, Steven Hislop makes a clearance.

35mins Lloyd Young sends in a cross, Stirling Smith manages to make a clearance.

35mins Effort from outside the penalty area by Paul Jarvie goes wide left of the target.

34mins Robert Linn delivers the ball.

31mins Robert Linn scores a goal from long range to the bottom left corner of the goal. East Fife 2-0 Peterhead.Steven Hislop provided the assist for the goal.

28mins Cross/shot by Mark McCulloch, blocked by Paul Jarvie.

25mins The ball is sent over by Robert Linn, Steven Hislop challenges Callum MacDonald unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul Jarvie restarts play with the free kick.

25mins Foul by Ryan Strachan on Lloyd Young, free kick awarded. Jonathan Smart takes the indirect free kick.

23mins Scott Ross takes a shot. Blocked by Michael Brown.

21mins Goal scored by Steven Hislop from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. East Fife 1-0 Peterhead.Robert Linn provided the assist for the goal.

15mins Martin Bavidge takes a shot. Blocked by David Muir. Robert Linn fouled by Callum MacDonald, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Mark McCulloch.

14mins Matthew Park takes a shot. Save by Paul Jarvie.

13mins The ball is sent over by Robert Linn, Craig Johnstone takes a shot.

12mins Unfair challenge on Jonathan Smart by Stirling Smith results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by Craig Johnstone, clearance by Callum MacDonald.

11mins Shot from just outside the area by Craig Johnstone goes over the bar.

10mins The referee blows for offside. Paul Jarvie restarts play with the free kick.

8mins Foul by Robert Linn on Ryan Strachan, free kick awarded. Scott Ross restarts play with the free kick.

6mins Matthew Park fouled by Callum MacDonald, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by John Ovenstone.

5mins Robert Linn gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Martin Bavidge. Indirect free kick taken by Nicholas Clark.

3mins Stirling Smith fouled by Craig Johnstone, the ref awards a free kick. Paul Emslie takes the indirect free kick.

Match Preview

Duo missing for East Fife East Fife are again without defender Steven Campbell and midfielder Robert Sloan for their bottom-of-the-table scrap with Peterhead. However, former Hearts and Airdrie striker Ryan Wallace has signed on a permanent basis after a successful trial period. Manager John Robertson has urged his men to start converting their chances to ensure they return to winning ways after going down to Airdrie at the weekend. He said: "We had chances at the weekend and never took them and I don`t want to go through that again against Peterhead. "They will come here looking to bounce back and Neale Cooper will have them fired up, so we have to be as clinical as we were against Ayr last midweek to prosper." Peterhead welcome back defender David Donald from suspension for the match. But work commitments have taken Graeme Sharp to Trinidad and experienced defender Bobby Mann remains sidelined with an ankle problem. Blue Toon boss Neale Cooper knows a win is a must to ease the pressure on himself after a run of five successive defeats. He said: "At the start of this year this was the greatest job in the world as we beat Livingston and Alloa and came back from two goals down to draw with Ayr but things have moved on since then. "As a team we have to defend better. Midfielders and strikers need to stop allowing crosses into our area and the defenders need to be stronger in the box."

Formation:442Manager: Jim Moffat

East Fife

Formation: 442Manager: Neale Cooper

Peterhead

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

Home

Away

Paul Jarvie
David Donald
Stirling Smith
Scott Ross
Callum MacDonald
Ryan Strachan
Nicholas Clark
Paul Emslie
Martin Bavidge
David Ross
Dennis Wyness
SUBS
John Bateman
Connor Gethans
Neil McVitie
Stuart Smith
Daniel Moore

Match Report

Linn's double seals crucial win for East Fife East Fife eased their relegation fears with a comfortable 3-1 win over Division Two's bottom club Peterhead. Peterhead have now lost six successive league games and are five points off safety despite playing two games more than their relegation rivals Fife and Stenhousemuir. The Fifers started brightly and deservedly took the lead in the 22nd minute when Steven Hislop fired Robert Linn's cross into the bottom corner from 12 yards out. Linn doubled his side's advantage in the 32nd minute with a fierce long-range effort before wrapping up the points in the 54th minute with a fine strike from 20 yards. Blue Toon striker Martin Bavidge netted a 73rd-minute consolation from long range.

Form Guide

DWLDWL East Fife VS Peterhead WLLLLL

Last Meetings

Peterhead 2 - 2 East Fife 13/11/2010 East Fife 2 - 1 Peterhead 21/08/2010 Peterhead 3 - 1 East Fife 23/03/2010 East Fife 3 - 0 Peterhead 13/03/2010 East Fife 1 - 2 Peterhead 07/11/2009 Peterhead 1 - 1 East Fife 12/09/2009

Top Scorers

East Fife R Linn 8 C Johnstone 5 S Crawford 4 L Young 3 R Sloan 3 S Hislop 2 J Ovenstone 2 D Muir 2 M Park 2 R Wallace 2 J Hamilton 1 J Smart 1 Peterhead M Bavidge 5 DR Ross 5 N Clark 3 C Gethans 3 D Wyness 2 S Anderson 2 G Sharp 2 P Emslie 2 S Smith 2 R Strachan 2 D Donald 1 C MacDonald 1

Goals

East Fife Total goals 86 Goals per game 46 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 7 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 10 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Peterhead Total goals 75 Goals per game 35 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins