Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, March 5, 2016
St Mirren WLWLD 3
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Raith Rovers LDWWL 4
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STM123
RRFC224
Stark's Park · 1,888 att.

Match Report

Ryan Hardie's hat-trick ensures victory for nervy Raith over St Mirren

Ryan Hardie's hat-trick ensures victory for nervy Raith over St Mirren

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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

RRFC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kevin CuthbertG
  2. 6Kyle BenedictusCD-L
  3. 5Lewis ToshneyCD-R
  4. 23Rory McKeownLB
  5. 2Jason ThomsonRB
  6. 14Iain DavidsonCM-L
  7. 4Ross CallachanCM-R
  8. 11Harry PanayiotouLM
  9. 18Aidan ConnollyRM
  10. 9Mark StewartCF-L
  11. 16Ryan HardieCF-R

STM · 4-4-2

  1. 12Jamie LangfieldG
  2. 15Jack BairdCD-L
  3. 4Andy WebsterCD-R
  4. 28Gary IrvineLB
  5. 20Keith WatsonRB
  6. 27Rocco QuinnCM-L
  7. 14Stephen MallanCM-R
  8. 33Jordan StewartLM
  9. 22Calum GallagherRM
  10. 24David ClarksonCF-L
  11. 25Lawrence ShanklandCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Raith Rovers 1, St. Mirren 0. Ryan Hardie (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Callachan.
  2. 24' Goal! Raith Rovers 2, St. Mirren 0. Mark Stewart (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hardie.
  3. 25' Substitution, St. Mirren. Scott Agnew replaces Rocco Quinn because of an injury.
  4. 41' Goal! Raith Rovers 2, St. Mirren 1. Keith Watson (St. Mirren) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephen Mallan with a cross following a corner.
  5. 47' Iain Davidson (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 53' Goal! Raith Rovers 3, St. Mirren 1. Ryan Hardie (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Panayiotou.
  7. 55' Goal! Raith Rovers 4, St. Mirren 1. Ryan Hardie (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aidan Connolly following a fast break.
  8. 56' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Grant Anderson replaces Aidan Connolly.
  9. 56' Substitution, St. Mirren. Alan Gow replaces Calum Gallagher.
  10. 61' Goal! Raith Rovers 4, St. Mirren 2. David Clarkson (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  11. 64' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Ross Matthews replaces Harry Panayiotou.
  12. 76' Goal! Raith Rovers 4, St. Mirren 3. Keith Watson (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephen Mallan following a corner.
  13. 83' Keith Watson (St. Mirren) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 85' Substitution, St. Mirren. Steven Thompson replaces Jordan Stewart.
  15. 90'+1' Ryan Hardie (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

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