Scottish Championship

FT Monday, January 2, 2017
Dunfermline Athletic WDWDD 2
–
Raith Rovers DDLDD 0
1st2ndT
DFA112
RRFC000
Stark's Park · 5,899 att.

Match Report

Dunfermline out of Championship bottom two after victory at Raith

Dunfermline out of Championship bottom two after victory at Raith

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Head to Head

RRFC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

RRFC · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Kevin CuthbertG
  2. 5Jean-Yves MvotoCD-L
  3. 14Iain DavidsonCD-R
  4. 3Kevin McHattieLB
  5. 2Jason ThomsonRB
  6. 21Jordan ThompsonCM-L
  7. 4Ross CallachanCM-R
  8. 11Robert BarrLM
  9. 7Chris JohnsRM
  10. 20Declan McManusF
  11. 19Rudolf SkacelRCF

Substitutes

  1. 17Aaron LennoxSUB
  2. 66Ryan StevensonSUB
  3. 16Joel CoustrainSUB
  4. 55Craig BarrSUB
  5. 52Ryan HardieSUB
  6. 18Scott RobertsSUB
  7. 9Mark StewartSUB

DFA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sean MurdochG
  2. 12Lee AshcroftCD-L
  3. 5Callum FordyceCD-R
  4. 3Jason TalbotLB
  5. 6Andrew GegganRB
  6. 8Nathaniel WedderburnCM-L
  7. 21John HerronCM-R
  8. 18Paul McMullanLM
  9. 20Kallum HigginbothamRM
  10. 37Nicholas ClarkCF-L
  11. 9Michael MoffatCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Conner DuthieSUB
  2. 11Joe CardleSUB
  3. 7Michael PatonSUB
  4. 48Farid El AlaguiSUB
  5. 17Gavin ReillySUB
  6. 2Ryan WilliamsonSUB
  7. 43David HuttonSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Raith Rovers 0, Dunfermline Athletic 1. Nicky Clark (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kallum Higginbotham with a cross following a corner.
  2. 43' Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 57' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Ryan Hardie replaces Rudi Skacel.
  4. 61' Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' Jason Talbot (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 70' Declan McManus (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 71' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Ryan Stevenson replaces Chris Johnston.
  8. 71' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Mark Stewart replaces Declan McManus.
  9. 77' Kevin McHattie (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Goal! Raith Rovers 0, Dunfermline Athletic 2. Lee Ashcroft (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kallum Higginbotham with a cross following a corner.
  11. 89' Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Joe Cardle replaces Paul McMullan.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Gavin Reilly replaces Nicky Clark.

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