Date:29 Dec 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Stark's Park
Attendance:1,877

Hill (49) Spence (52)
Milne (8) Stevenson - pen (41)

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins Dean Brett concedes a free kick for a foul on David Smith. Edward Malone takes the free kick. Dean Brett goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.

88mins Lewis Coult goes off and Pablo Navas comes on.

88mins Corner taken by David Smith, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Brian Graham misses to the right of the target.

87mins Corner from the left by-line taken by David Smith, David Cowan manages to make a clearance.

84mins Grant Anderson is ruled offside. Reece Donaldson replaces Douglas Hill. Free kick taken by Thomas Flynn.

83mins James Stevenson has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

81mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Thomas O'Brien on David Smith. Colin Cameron joins the action as a substitute, replacing Thomas O'Brien. (Raith) makes a substitution, with Stuart Anderson coming on for Joseph Hamill. David Smith delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, save by Ross Laidlaw.

78mins Unfair challenge on Thomas O'Brien by Patrick Clarke results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by James Stevenson, Douglas Hill makes a clearance.

77mins Marc McKenzie takes a shot. Ross Laidlaw makes a save.

74mins Effort from deep inside the area by Patrick Clarke misses to the right of the goal.

72mins Brian Graham is caught offside. Thomas Flynn takes the free kick.

71mins Edward Malone concedes a free kick for a foul on Dean Brett. Edward Malone goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. James Stevenson restarts play with the free kick.

70mins Laurence Ellis concedes a free kick for a foul on Lewis Coult. James Stevenson restarts play with the free kick.

69mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Brian Graham by Kyle Miller. Free kick crossed right-footed by David Smith, save by Thomas Flynn.

67mins John Armstrong takes a shot. Save by Ross Laidlaw. Corner taken by James Stevenson, Brian Graham manages to make a clearance.

66mins Dean Brett fouled by Grant Anderson, the ref awards a free kick. Grant Anderson receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Free kick crossed right-footed by James Stevenson, clearance by Douglas Hill.

65mins Lewis Coult takes a shot. Laurence Ellis gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken by James Stevenson from the right by-line, Brian Graham makes a clearance.

64mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Brian Graham. Thomas Flynn restarts play with the free kick.

64mins David Smith takes a shot. Thomas Flynn makes a save.

62mins David Smith takes the inswinging corner, Lewis Coult manages to make a clearance.

61mins Thomas O'Brien gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Brian Graham. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Joseph Hamill, Thomas O'Brien gets a block in.

58mins Kyle Miller concedes a free kick for a foul on Grant Anderson. Free kick crossed by David Smith, Thomas Flynn makes a save.

58mins The offside flag is raised against Lewis Coult. Ross Laidlaw takes the direct free kick.

57mins Greig Spence leaves the field to be replaced by Patrick Clarke.

55mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Simon Mensing on Marc McKenzie. Caution for Simon Mensing. James Stevenson produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.

54mins Foul by Lewis Coult on Edward Malone, free kick awarded. Edward Malone takes the free kick.

52mins Greig Spence finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Raith 2-2 Cowdenbeath.Assist on the goal came from Brian Graham.

52mins Allan Walker challenges James Stevenson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Thomas Flynn restarts play with the free kick.

49mins Centre by David Smith, Douglas Hill finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close range. Raith 1-2 Cowdenbeath.The assist for the goal came from David Smith.

48mins Unfair challenge on Greig Spence by David Cowan results in a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by David Smith, Joseph Mbu makes a clearance.

46mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Brian Graham. Thomas Flynn restarts play with the free kick.

42mins Lewis Coult gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Grant Anderson. Allan Walker restarts play with the free kick.

40mins Laurence Ellis concedes a Penalty for a foul on James Stevenson. Laurence Ellis shown a yellow card. Power penalty scored by James Stevenson. Raith 0-2 Cowdenbeath.

40mins Grant Anderson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kyle Miller. Direct free kick taken by James Stevenson.

39mins Shot by Greig Spence from just outside the area goes over the net.

38mins Foul by James Stevenson on Edward Malone, free kick awarded. Edward Malone takes the direct free kick.

32mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Grant Anderson. Direct free kick taken by Thomas Flynn.

31mins The ball is swung over by Brian Graham, Grant Anderson takes a shot. Save by Thomas Flynn.

30mins Grant Anderson takes a shot. Save by Thomas Flynn.

28mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by David Smith, clearance by John Armstrong.

28mins Grant Anderson takes a shot. Blocked by Kyle Miller.

26mins Effort on goal by David Smith from just inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.

26mins The official flags Brian Graham offside. Joseph Mbu takes the free kick.

25mins Joseph Mbu challenges Greig Spence unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Joseph Hamill.

23mins Brian Graham takes a shot. Save made by Thomas Flynn.

22mins The referee blows for offside. Edward Malone takes the free kick.

22mins Unfair challenge on Joseph Mbu by Douglas Hill results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Thomas Flynn.

21mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Joseph Hamill from the right by-line, clearance by Joseph Mbu.

20mins The offside flag is raised against Grant Anderson. Free kick taken by Thomas Flynn.

19mins Grant Anderson is caught offside. Thomas Flynn restarts play with the free kick.

18mins James Stevenson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Allan Walker. Ross Laidlaw takes the free kick.

13mins Lewis Coult takes a shot. Ross Laidlaw makes a save.

10mins Inswinging corner taken by David Smith from the left by-line, Shot from inside the six-yard box by Brian Graham goes wide right of the target.

9mins Joseph Hamill has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box which goes wide right of the target.

8mins Lewis Milne finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Raith 0-1 Cowdenbeath.The assist for the goal came from Marc McKenzie.

4mins Shot from just outside the area by Brian Graham misses to the right of the target.

Match Preview

Raith prepare for derby number one Raith Rovers play the first of two Fife Derbies in a row when they host Cowdenbeath just four days before they visit Dunfermline, The Stark's Park side welcome back Simon Mensing following a hamstring injury, but midfielder Jason Thomson is banned for the meeting with the Blue Brazil. Kirkcaldy manager Grant Murray predicts both sides will attack each other. Murray said: "The last game was a cracker and it ended 4-4. I am sure this one will be the same but hopefully we can score more goals than Cowdenbeath this time. "We have not picked up too many wins recently and dropped a couple of places as a result so it would be good to start addressing that by picking up three points in this game." Cowdenbeath are without suspended defender Kenny Adamson. The Blue Brazil will also be missing Greg Stewart and Liam Cusack through injury, with the game coming too soon for Scott Linton, who is training again after knee surgery. Player/manager Colin Cameron said: "We have not won for 11 games in the league but we have been close to picking up three points in a lot of those games but have not carried any luck at all. "We played Raith earlier this season and were ahead by two goals twice before having to accept a 4-4 draw when they scored with the last kick of the game. Hopefully things will turn for us soon."

Formation:442Manager:

Raith

Formation: 451Manager: Colin Cameron

Cowdenbeath

Ross Laidlaw
Simon Mensing
Laurence Ellis
Douglas Hill
Edward Malone
Grant Anderson
Allan Walker
Joseph Hamill
David Smith
Brian Graham
Greig Spence
SUBS
David McGurn
Patrick Clarke
Stuart Anderson
Ross Callachan
Reece Donaldson

Home

Away

Thomas Flynn
David Cowan
John Armstrong
Joseph Mbu
Kyle Miller
Marc McKenzie
Thomas O'Brien
Lewis Milne
James Stevenson
Dean Brett
Lewis Coult
SUBS
Craig Wight
Ruben Garcia-Rey
Pablo Navas
Scott Linton
Colin Cameron

Match Report

Form Guide

WWLDDL Raith VS Cowdenbeath LLDLLD

Last Meetings

Cowdenbeath 4 - 4 Raith 20/10/2012 Raith 2 - 2 Cowdenbeath 09/04/2011 Raith 2 - 1 Cowdenbeath 15/03/2011 Cowdenbeath 0 - 3 Raith 19/02/2011 Cowdenbeath 1 - 2 Raith 16/10/2010 Raith 4 - 1 Cowdenbeath 24/04/1993

Top Scorers

Raith B Graham 8 G Spence 6 P Clarke 3 A Walker 2 S Mensing 1 G Anderson 1 D Smith 1 Cowdenbeath L Coult 5 J Stevenson 3 K Miller 3 M McKenzie 2 G Stewart 2 J Armstrong 1 M Ramsay 1 L Milne 1

Goals

Raith Total goals 44 Goals per game 23 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Cowdenbeath Total goals 40 Goals per game 19 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins