Date:02 Jan 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Stark's Park
Attendance:6,534

Campbell (50) Tade (70)
Phinn (53)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The referee blows his whistle to end the game.

90mins Booking for Iain Davidson for unsporting behaviour. David Graham fouled by Iain Davidson, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Austin McCann.

88mins Foul by Mark Ferry on David Graham, free kick awarded. Calum Woods delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing.

87mins (Raith) makes a substitution, with Graham Weir coming on for John Baird.

84mins Grant Murray challenges Joe Cardle unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Joe Cardle from left channel, Willie Dyer manages to make a clearance.

81mins Mark Ferry replaces Scott McBride.

80mins Long distance effort from Allan Walker misses to the left of the goal.

78mins The referee shows John Baird a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for a foul by John Baird on Nick Phinn. Chris Smith takes the free kick.

76mins Austin McCann fouled by Stephen Simmons, the ref awards a free kick. Chris Smith takes the free kick.

73mins (Dunfermline) makes a substitution, with Joe Cardle coming on for Paul Willis.

70mins Gregory Tade gets on the score sheet with a goal from the edge of the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Raith 2-1 Dunfermline.Assist by John Baird.

68mins Shot by John Baird from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

67mins (Raith) makes a substitution, with Stephen Simmons coming on for Iain Williamson.

66mins Patrick Clarke goes off and Andy Kirk comes on.

63mins Mark Campbell concedes a free kick for a foul on Patrick Clarke. Austin McCann restarts play with the free kick.

62mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Paul Willis from the right by-line, clearance made by Iain Davidson.

60mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Nick Phinn on Allan Walker. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Allan Walker, comfortable save by Chris Smith.

59mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Grant Murray on Patrick Clarke. Patrick Clarke has an effort direct from the free kick.

58mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Calum Woods by Scott McBride. Andy Dowie takes the direct free kick.

58mins Mark Campbell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Austin McCann. Chris Smith takes the direct free kick.

57mins Alex Keddie concedes a free kick for a foul on John Baird. Iain Davidson takes the direct free kick.

56mins Unfair challenge on Steven McDougall by Laurence Ellis results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Calum Woods.

55mins Corner taken right-footed by Allan Walker from the left by-line, Gregory Tade produces a header from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.

53mins Nick Phinn finds the back of the net with a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the top left corner of the goal. Raith 1-1 Dunfermline.Assist on the goal came from Paul Willis.

50mins Goal scored by Mark Campbell from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Raith 1-0 Dunfermline.Inswinging corner taken by Scott McBride from the right by-line, assist by Scott McBride.

47mins Allan Walker has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

46mins Andy Dowie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott McBride. Allan Walker takes the direct free kick.

The referee gets the second half started.

The ref blows to end the first period.

45mins Gary Mason shown a yellow card. Foul by Gary Mason on Iain Davidson, free kick awarded. David McGurn takes the free kick.

38mins Shot by John Baird from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the goal.

32mins Corner taken by Scott McBride from the right by-line, save made by Chris Smith.

32mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Scott McBride played to the near post, clearance by Patrick Clarke.

31mins Calum Woods gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott McBride. Direct free kick taken by Allan Walker.

30mins Laurence Ellis fouled by Patrick Clarke, the ref awards a free kick. Willie Dyer takes the direct free kick.

26mins The official flags Gregory Tade offside. Indirect free kick taken by Chris Smith.

26mins Gregory Tade is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Andy Dowie takes the indirect free kick.

23mins Foul by Andy Dowie on Gregory Tade, free kick awarded. Allan Walker takes the free kick.

23mins Shot by John Baird. Save made by Chris Smith.

22mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Iain Williamson by Austin McCann. Iain Davidson takes the direct free kick.

19mins Corner taken by Paul Willis from the right by-line, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Campbell by Alex Keddie. David McGurn restarts play with the free kick.

18mins Andy Dowie concedes a free kick for a foul on Gregory Tade. Allan Walker takes the direct free kick, A cross is delivered by Nick Phinn, comfortable save by Chris Smith.

16mins Gregory Tade is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Andy Dowie.

14mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Paul Willis from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Willie Dyer.

12mins Allan Walker goes into the book. Allan Walker gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nick Phinn. Nick Phinn takes the free kick.

11mins Unfair challenge on David Graham by Allan Walker results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Andy Dowie.

5mins Corner taken by Paul Willis from the right by-line to the near post, Laurence Ellis makes a clearance.

4mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Alex Keddie on Gregory Tade. Direct free kick taken by Iain Davidson.

The referee gets the game underway.

Match Preview

Simmons to fill Mole hole Raith will be without striker Jamie Mole and defender Dougie Hill for the home clash with Dunfermline. Mole has returned to Hearts following the end of his loan spell and Hill is still struggling with injury, but Steven Simmons came through a substitute appearance against Falkirk in midweek unscathed and could start. Full-back Craig Wilson has recovered from a recent illness, but may still miss out. Manager John McGlynn said: "We've had two clean sheets in a row so I'm not contemplating many changes. "It's been shaping up as pretty much a top-of-the-table clash for a number of weeks now. "Dunfermline are four points clear, but we have a game in hand so it's all the makings of a great game." Dunfermlinewill be without five players as Greg Paterson, Jack Ross, Alex Burke and Steven Bell all remain sidelined through injury. Winger Willie Gibson is ill, but is suspended anyway, so teenager Paul Willis is expected to keep his place following a fine display in the 5-0 win over Cowdenbeath on Wednesday. Manager Jim McIntyre said: "Paul was fantastic the other evening and took his chance to impress me very well. "We're contenders at this stage, nothing else, and this game is for the same three points as other games are, so there is no point in getting overly excited."

Formation:442Manager: John McGlynn

Raith

Formation: 442Manager:

Dunfermline

David McGurn
Grant Murray
Mark Campbell
Laurence Ellis
Willie Dyer
Iain Williamson
Allan Walker
Iain Davidson
Scott McBride
John Baird
Gregory Tade
SUBS
Andrew McNeil
Stephen Simmons
Craig Wilson
Graham Weir
Mark Ferry

Home

Away

Chris Smith
Calum Woods
Andy Dowie
Alex Keddie
Austin McCann
Paul Willis
Nick Phinn
Gary Mason
David Graham
Steven McDougall
Patrick Clarke
SUBS
Kyle Allison
Andy Kirk
Joe Cardle
Neil McGregor
Ryan Thomson

Match Report

Rovers claim huge win to close gap Raith emerged victorious in their top of the table clash at home to Dunfermline, seeing off the First Division leaders 2-1. The scoreline remained goalless at the break but Gregory Tade`s 70th-minute winner proved the difference after Nick Phinn had quickly cancelled out Mark Campbell`s opener for the hosts. A pretty much pedestrian first half passed by between the two promotion hopefuls, with very little to report in the way of goalmouth action. But all that changed within three minutes at the start of the second half. Campbell met Scott McBride`s inswinging delivery to send Raith into a 51st-minute lead from close range. But it was quickly 1-1 as Phinn latched onto a pass from Paul Willis to convert from 12 yards. However the home side hit back to claim all three points thanks to Tade`s effort which found a bottom corner from the edge of the area, moving Rovers to within one point of Dunfermline.

Form Guide

WWLDDD Raith VS Dunfermline WLDWDW

Last Meetings

Dunfermline 2 - 2 Raith 13/11/2010 Raith 2 - 0 Dunfermline 21/08/2010 Raith 1 - 2 Dunfermline 20/03/2010 Dunfermline 2 - 1 Raith 16/03/2010 Raith 1 - 2 Dunfermline 07/11/2009 Dunfermline 0 - 2 Raith 29/08/2009

Top Scorers

Raith J Baird 4 M Ferry 2 A Walker 2 J Mole 2 G Tade 2 I Davidson 1 I Williamson 1 S Simmons 1 L Ellis 1 W Dyer 1 Dunfermline A Kirk 8 P Clarke 7 S Bell 3 W Gibson 3 J Cardle 3 C Woods 2 S McDougall 1 N Phinn 1

Goals

Raith Total goals 26 Goals per game 18 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Dunfermline Total goals 40 Goals per game 32 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins