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Topic Originator: Playup_Pompey
Date: Tue 4 Mar 13:40
14:00 KO at Rugby Park
KILMARNOCK: Robby McCrorie: Tom Wilson-Brown, Rory McKenzie (c), Calvin Ramsay, Liam Donnelly, Kian Leslie, Ruari Ellis, Euan Bowie,Matt Kennedy, Gary Mackay-Stevens, Innes Cameron
SUBS: Aaron Davis, Aaron Brown, Reuben Cooper, Cole Burke, Archie Traynor, Samuel Kamsi Duruh, Dylan Brown (GK)
DUNFERMLINE: Jay Hogarth: Liam Hoggan, Craig Clay (c), John Tod, Freddie Rowe: Michael O’Halloran, Omar Taylor-Clarke, Joe Chalmers, Josh Cooper, Andrew Tod, Taylor Sutherland
SUBS: Mark Beveridge, Anthony Harris, James Gordon, Lucas Fyfe, Conley Adamson.
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Topic Originator: oapar
Date: Tue 4 Mar 13:56
Good Luck Pars
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Tue 4 Mar 14:24
1-0 Killie, they`ve fielded a very strong team
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Topic Originator: Playup_Pompey
Date: Tue 4 Mar 14:48
Dunfermline travelled to Rugby Park seeking a win that would take them above the hosts in the SPFL Reserve League table. It was the usual mix of youth and experience that Dunfermline fielded against a Kilmarnock team that included well known names such as Gary Mackay-Stevens, Innes Cameron and Matty Kennedy beside first team regulars like Liam Donnelly and Calvin Ramsay.
Jay Hogarth should have been the first keeper into serious action but hesitancy in front of goal let the home side down. It was Killie’s Robby McCrorie who has to make the first important save blocking a good Taylor Sutherland chance in 12th minute. Kilmarnock did score however from a relatively simple pass from Kennedy on the right side of the Pars box where DONNELLY slotted home all too comfortably. 1-0
Dunfermline had to contend with a great deal of Kilmarnock possession and sorties upfield were restricted to one Michael O’Halloran run and cross that McCrorie held and a free kick fired over the top from Josh Cooper. A 32nd minute chip through the middle by Omar Taylor-Clarke brought McCrorie out his box to clear the threat.
Five minutes from the break a surging run through the middle by Sutherland set up Cooper for a shot that was deflected narrowly over McCrorie’s goal. Two corners followed but Killie cleared and the Pars then survived a stabbed shot from Mackay-Stevens close in that remarkably cleared the bar.
Half time: Kilmarnock 1 Dunfermline 0
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Topic Originator: Playup_Pompey
Date: Tue 4 Mar 15:36
1-1 10 mins to go
Dunfermline started the second half with much greater conviction and pressure. An O’Halloran cross created an early chance for the Fifers but Ruari Ellis stepped in to defend then in 48th minute Sutherland had the ball in the net but he was flagged for offside. Cooper lofted over a 50th minute corner from the left, Donnelly headed clear and Craig Clay met the clearance but was off target with his shot from 25 yards out.
From 25 yards out, Cooper smashed a snapshot narrowly wide three minutes later. Then when Sutherland was held back by Tom Wilson-Brown the Fifers had the chance from a free kick 24 yards out on the left side. Cooper and Chalmers took charge with Cooper receiving the tap back to blast a shot that the keeper held.
John McLaughlan wrung the changes on the hour mark withdrawing Michael O’Halloran, Andrew Tod and Josh Cooper to introduce James Gordon, Lucas Fyfe and Mark Beveridge.
The goal that Dunfermline certainly merited from their second half play duly arrived in 64 minutes. A Joe Chalmers pass played SUTHERLAND into the Killie box and he rounded the keeper to equalise. 1-1
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Tue 4 Mar 15:42
Joe scored a goal? Fantastic
I need a sit doon
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: desparado
Date: Tue 4 Mar 15:44
Topic Originator: buffy like
Date: Tue 4 Mar 15:42
Joe scored a goal? Fantastic
I need a sit doon
Who? Joe Sutherland ??
What an opportunity we missed in 2014.
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Topic Originator: Higgys Mohawk
Date: Tue 4 Mar 15:44
Quote:
buffy, Tue 04 Mar 15:42
Joe scored a goal? Fantastic
I need a sit doon
He assisted it…so stand back up 😂
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Topic Originator: Playup_Pompey
Date: Tue 4 Mar 16:00
From a Ramsay cross, Hogarth falling backwards he tipped an awkward Cameron header over his crossbar two minutes later. Kilmarnock responded trying to get back ahead while Dunfermline looked dangerous on the break. Five minutes from end however a penetrating run up the left by sub Aaron Brown led to a crossed ball that CAMERON turned into the Pars net. 2-1
Dunfermline were not to be allowed back into the game and Killie finished the game with their visitors pinned back. It was a disappointing end to a match in which Dunfermline had really come on to a game against the Premier League club.
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Tue 4 Mar 16:17
Quote:
Higgys Mohawk, Tue 4 Mar 15:44
Quote:
buffy, Tue 04 Mar 15:42
Joe scored a goal? Fantastic
I need a sit doon
He assisted it…so stand back up 😂
Serves me right for no reading it correctly
I’m standing up again 😂
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
Post Edited (Tue 04 Mar 16:18)
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Tue 4 Mar 17:05
Joe still deserves a bit credit though, he`s our assist king. 22 assists in 122 games
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Wed 5 Mar 11:11
Some extracts from John McLaughlan`s comments on COWS -
“I think the first half we gave them far too much respect. Obviously, they’ve got a lot of experience playing. They’ve no game at the weekend, so they had a lot of first-teamers playing. We had a balanced side but in the first half we competed well, but we lost the goal. Then we got them in at half-time to say, look, I want you to pass the ball, play out from the back.
We were kicking it too long at times. Once we tweaked that after half-time, when we’d said, look, we need to build, we need to play. Then we controlled the game. We got a good equaliser through Taylor (Sutherland), a good forward pass. There was only one team then I thought was going to go on and win it. It was us.``
And on on-loan keeper Jay Hogarth -
“He wanted to kick a lot today and I said to him at half-time, we wanted to build the play. He took that on board and we started to build in the second half. I don’t think he was troubled in the second half, apart from a couple of corner kicks. That was down to us dominating the possession, so that was pleasing.”
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Topic Originator: Playup_Pompey
Date: Wed 5 Mar 11:35
" I want you to pass the ball, play out from the back"
i can feel the eye rolls of about 3000 pars fans on this...
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Wed 5 Mar 14:14
Some interesting comments from John about how we wanted us to play and the success once we changed.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Wed 5 Mar 15:40
Quote:
Playup_Pompey, Wed 5 Mar 11:35
" I want you to pass the ball, play out from the back"
i can feel the eye rolls of about 3000 pars fans on this...
But, but, but...... JM played in a more direct style v Partick and we fair gubbed them. 🤔
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: Parsweep
Date: Wed 5 Mar 15:48
The majority of us wanted to see us mix it up a bit , that includes getting it forward quicker at times .
I think that`s what we seem to be trying to do now . See no reason to try and stir up an argument about it .
Bobvo
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