Dunfermline Athletic vs Forfar Athletic, 2024-25 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Scottish League Cup
Dunfermline Athletic
    FT
    0 - 2
    Forfar Athletic
    • 28': Russell Mclean
    • 52': Mark Whatley

    About

    Dunfermline Athletic are hosting Forfar Athletic at KDM Group East End Park, Dunfermline, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Mitchell Taylor.
    • 5': Foul by David Wotherspoon (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 5': Russell McLean (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
    • 7': Attempt missed. David Wotherspoon (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 7': Foul by Aaron Comrie (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 7': Ross MacLean (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Kieran Ngwenya.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Stuart Morrison (Forfar Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 10': Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Matty Allan (Forfar Athletic).
    • 12': Foul by Nathan Cannon (Forfar Athletic).
    • 12': Sam Fisher (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Nathan Cannon (Forfar Athletic).
    • 13': Kieran Ngwenya (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Matty Allan.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Kyle Benedictus (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Matty Allan (Forfar Athletic).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Foul by Kieran Ngwenya (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 17': Russell McLean (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Lewis McCann (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 21': Adam Hutchinson (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ewan Otoo (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 26': David Wotherspoon (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Blair Malcolm (Forfar Athletic).
    • 26': Foul by Blair Malcolm (Forfar Athletic).
    • 26': Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Blair Malcolm (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 0, Forfar Athletic 1. Russell McLean (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 35': Foul by Ewan Otoo (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 35': Nathan Cannon (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Ross MacLean.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Lewis McCann (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Russell McLean (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Ewan Otoo (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 44': Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Kieran Ngwenya.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Russell McLean (Forfar Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Lewis McCann (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Bayley Klimionek.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 0, Forfar Athletic 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Dunfermline Athletic 0, Forfar Athletic 1.
    • 48': Foul by Taylor Sutherland (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 48': Matty Allan (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Ewan Otoo (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Blair Malcolm (Forfar Athletic).
    • 51': Aaron Comrie (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Ross MacLean (Forfar Athletic).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Kyle Benedictus (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 52': Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 0, Forfar Athletic 2. Mark Whatley (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Russell McLean.
    • 54': David Wotherspoon (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Matty Allan (Forfar Athletic).
    • 57': Attempt saved. Taylor Sutherland (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 58': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Mitchell Taylor.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Taylor Sutherland (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Ewan Otoo (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Russell McLean (Forfar Athletic).
    • 67': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Andy Tod replaces Lewis McCann.
    • 67': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Michael O'Halloran replaces Ewan Otoo.
    • 67': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Joe Chalmers replaces Chris Hamilton.
    • 68': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Josh Skelly replaces Ross MacLean.
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Foul by Stuart Morrison (Forfar Athletic).
    • 71': Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Stuart Morrison (Forfar Athletic).
    • 74': Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Stuart Morrison (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Attempt missed. David Wotherspoon (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 76': Foul by Russell McLean (Forfar Athletic).
    • 76': Kyle Benedictus (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Scott Reekie replaces Nathan Cannon.
    • 82': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Mitchell Taylor.
    • 85': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Mitchell Taylor.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 87': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Marc McCallum.
    • 88': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Mitchell Taylor.
    • 89': Foul by Russell McLean (Forfar Athletic).
    • 89': Sam Fisher (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Russell McLean (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Taylor Sutherland (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 90': Mitchell Taylor (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Taylor Sutherland (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 0, Forfar Athletic 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 0, Forfar Athletic 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 2
    36 Possession 64
    6 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.7 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish League Cup

    Venue: KDM Group East End Park
    Location: Dunfermline, Scotland
    Attendance: 1,406

    Scottish League Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Spartans FC 4 +4 9
    2 Livingston 4 +4 9
    3 Forfar Athletic 4 +2 6
    4 Dunfermline Athletic 4 -1 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    DFA Dunfermline Athletic (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Deniz Dogan Mehmet (GK)
    5 Chris Hamilton
    4 Kyle Benedictus
    15 Sam Fisher
    7 Kane Ritchie-Hosler
    6 Ewan Otoo
    19 David Wotherspoon
    3 Kieran Ngwenya
    2 Aaron Comrie
    11 Lewis Mccann
    24 Taylor Sutherland Yellow Card
    Dunfermline Athletic Substitutes:
    Michael O'Halloran, Ewan Mcleod, Joe Chalmers, Sam Young, Liam Hoggan, Andrew Tod, Freddie Rowe.

    FOR Forfar Athletic (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Mark McCallum (GK)
    3 Bayley Klimionek
    4 Stuart Morrison Yellow Card
    17 Mitchell Taylor
    5 Matthew Allan
    6 Adam Hutchinson
    8 Blair Malcolm Yellow Card
    7 Ross MacLean
    10 Mark Whatley
    14 Russell Mclean
    19 Nathan Cannon
    Forfar Athletic Substitutes:
    Kieran Inglis, Scott Reekie, Zach Paris, Josh Skelly.

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