Airdrieonians 0 Dunfermline 3
Saturday, 16th Nov 2013Jordan Moore and Andy Geggan in for Robert Thomson and Stephen Husband; Byrne (17) 0-1; Airdrie keeper red carded (60); Smith (68) 0-2; Dargo (93) 0-3
Dunfermline faced bottom of the table Airdrieonians on a blustery November day. League positions never seem to matter when these two meet in fact the Diamonds did rather well against the Pars last season in terms of picking up league points.
Airdrieonians made two changes, David Sinclair and Nathan Blockley making way for Nicky Cadden and trialist Jamie Pollock. Trying to prevent his clubs sixth successive defeat was 21 year old Andrew Duncan continuing in goals for his fifth Airdrie start.
Jim Jefferies too made a couple of changes; Andy Geggan had recovered from the bug that kept him out against Stenhousemuir and Jordan Moore returned after serving his one match suspension for his red card at Ibrox.
The home side kicked off on the pristine artificial surface and it was them who got the first shot on target in third minute. Cadden`s poorly connected shot from the edge of the box was never going to trouble Ryan Scully. The Pars were kept out of their opponents half initially but Ryan Wallace was soon deep to cross from the left. Airdrie survived but play continued in the direction of Duncan.
A strong run by Whittle earned the Pars the first corner of the afternoon in nine minutes. Millen`s first was headed behind by Martin Hardie and when he headed the second inswinger it gave Wallace a crack at goal from 20 yards. The shot was curling netbound until Duncan saved and then in 12 minutes Wallace had a clear shot at goal from 18 yards but fired wide left.
Former Dunfermline left back Paddy Boyle got in a shot for Airdrie but Smith took the sting out of it and Scully gathered. At the other end Whittle crossed for Smith but his effort was blocked and then Wallace drove the ball wide left again, this time from 25 yards.
The Fifers took the lead in 17 minutes when Shaun BYRNE created a shooting chance from 16 yards. The 20 year old persevered to grab the opportunity and his fine shot beat the keeper to his right. 0-1
The goal gave the Diamonds a shake up and they pushed up, fired in a few shots but failed to trouble Scully. Back at the other end Smith flashed the ball through the six yard box with Duncan and Wallace colliding in the process. Next Byrne fed Wallace a chance but he smashed his shot wide right of target.
Hardie chipped an effort at goal that was further away than the home fans in the stand thought since they rose in false expectation. Grant Drummond was yellow carded for his challenge on Wallace and after treatment was subbed by Mick O`Byrne. From the free kick Geggan and then Smith came close to connecting in front of goal.
Wallace had two shots in 35 minutes but Moore had a better chance one minute later when through on the keeper but amazingly pulled his attempt outside the right post. Then in 38 minutes Smith delivered a good ball to the near post but Duncan nipped in ahead of Wallace. The pressure was kept up with a corner that Millen swung over from the left but this time the all yellow kitted keeper held.
Falkingham and Cadden got tangled midway into the Pars half and from the 41st minute free kick the trialist picked out O`Byrne at the far post but his direction was not good and it was back to the other end. The Pars finished strongly winning another corner but again the Pars could not capitalise from their pressure. A good first half from the Fifers who could have and should have been further ahead against a club that had now gone a whole calendar year without a shut out.
Half Time: Airdrieonians 0 Dunfermline 1
The first minute of the second half included a break through on the Airdrie goal by Wallace and then a run at the other end that caused Scully and Morris to crash into one another. The on loan Jag was treated by physio Kenny Murray for a dead leg and then continued to face the corner but after that went down again meaning that 20 year old Ryan Goodfellow had to come on for his senior debut.
Moore got in a fierce shot on target in 57 minutes but Andrew Duncan pulled off a fine save. At the other end Goodfellow punched away a useful cross from the left and then Byrne was played through one on one with the Diamonds keeper. Duncan pulled down the Pars player for a penalty and referee Andrew Dallas showed his red card to the young keeper.
Eighteen year old Jonny Grier came on to take over in goals meaning trialist Pollock was subbed but when Moore took responsibility from the spot Grier pulled off the save in his first involvement. But in 68 minutes the sub keeper could do nothing after Allan SMITH ran on to a ball over the defence, he made no mistake to grab his fourth goal of the season 0-2.
Byrne had a great chance in 74 minutes but shot over the bar from 16 yards. Moore was then withdrawn with the tactical substitution seeing Craig Dargo introduced. Wallace put pressure on his own keeper in 80 minutes and a slice gifted the ten men a corner but fortunately Goodfellow held the header from it.
Jonny Grier kept out Smith with an outstretched foot and Dargo`s follow up was wide left. Wallace had a shot deflected past the same post before he was subbed by Ryan Ferguson. Airdrie`s defence had done very well to limit the Pars but maybe it was the strikeforce that failed to cash in more of their opportunities. But then in 93 minutes Morris supplied, a suspiciously looking offside, DARGO with the chance he netted to complete the Diamonds miserable match.
Three goals, four goalkeepers and the Pars first shut out since the opening game of the league season at Bayview.
SUBS NOT USED: David Sinclair, Lewis Coult.
YELLOW CARD: Drummond (29), Bain (62)
RED CARD: Duncan (60)
DUNFERMLINE: Ryan Scully (Ryan Goodfellow 50), Ross Millen, Kerr Young, Callum Morris, Alex Whittle; Shaun Byrne, Andy Geggan, Josh Falkingham (c), Ryan Wallace (Ryan Ferguson 82), Allan Smith, Jordan Moore (Craig Dargo 75).
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Ryan Williamson, Stephen Husband, Robert Thomson.
SCORERS: Byrne (17), Smith (68), Dargo (93)
REFEREE: Andrew Dallas
WEATHER: Windy 11°C
ATTENDANCE 1219
NEXT MATCH: SPFL League One v Brechin City, (home)
Saturday 23rd November 2013, kick off 3.00pm
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Preview Airdrieonians
Wednesday, 13th Nov 2013Airdrie United were defeated 2-1 by the Pars in the last match between the teams at East End Park in September.
Dunfermline travel to face Airdrie United on Saturday and yet again they face a side that is bottom of the table but bearing in mind their experiences against similarly placed Forfar Athletic and East Fife this will be no easy fixture. The Lanarkshire club lost 2-0 at Ibrox last time out but apparently did very well against the league leaders.
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Pars v Airdrie: The Full League Record | ||||||
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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At East End |
52 |
23 |
17 |
12 |
88 |
80 |
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At Airdrie |
48 |
14 |
12 |
22 |
74 |
104 |
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Division One (up to 1975) |
42 |
19 |
6 |
17 |
83 |
90 |
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Division Two (up to 1975) |
12 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
24 |
42 |
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Premier League (since 1975) |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
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First Division (since 1975) |
41 |
16 |
19 |
6 |
49 |
43 |
| League One (since 2013) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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TOTALS |
100 |
37 |
29 |
34 |
162 |
184 |
In all their guises Dunfermline are three up on Airdrie with 37 wins to 34 wins. 29 games have been drawn. Since they became Airdrie United the Diamonds have faced Dunfermline 14 times, winning three times - a 4-3 win in the very first meeting in the Scottish Cup in 2006 and the two over the Pars last season at East End Park.
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Matches v Airdrie United | |||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Competition |
| 21/09/13 | H | 2-1 | League One |
| 04/05/13 | H | 1-2 | Division One |
| 09/09/13 | A | 3-3 | Division One |
| 12/01/13 | H | 1-3 | Division One |
| 25/08/12 | A | 2-1 | Division One |
| 01/05/10 | A | 1-0 | Division One |
| 09/03/10 | A | 1-1 | Division One |
| 06/03/10 | H | 2-0 | Division One |
| 22/08/09 | H | 2-0 | Division One |
| 04/04/09 | A | 1-1 | Division One |
| 17/02/09 | A | 2-1 | Scottish Cup |
| 17/01/09 | A | 1-1 | Division One |
| 04/11/08 | A | 3-1 | Division One |
| 23/08/08 | H | 0-0 | Division One |
| 18/09/07 | A | 2-0 | Challenge Cup |
| 07/01/06 | H | 3-4 | Scottish Cup |
Airdrie United were defeated 2-1 by the Pars in the last match between the teams at East End Park in September. Stephen Husband put the Pars ahead in eleventh minute of the second half but Liam Coogans equalised a minute later and it took an 85th minute goal from Andy Geggan for the home side to clinch the victory.
Stats
| Airdrie United | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 10 | 2 |
| League Points | |
| 8 | 22 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -12 | +3 |
| Last 6-Match Form | |
| WLLLLL | LLWWLW |
| Home / Away League Record | |
| P6, W2, D0, L4 | P7, W3, D1, L2 |
Recent Form
The Pars have won three and lost three of their last games and away from home won three of their last six. Airdrie have lost their last five matches and after winning their first two home games of the season against Hamilton and Stenhousemuir have only won two since.
| Recent League Form | ||||||
| Airdrie United Home | Dunfermline Away | |||||
| Ayr United | L | 0-1 | Rangers | L | 1-3 | |
| Forfar Athletic | L | 0-2 | Elgin City | W | 5-3 | |
| Brechin City | W | 3-1 | Stranraer | W | 2-1 | |
| Stranraer | W | 3-2 | Forfar Athletic | L | 0-4 | |
| Livingston | L | 0-2 | Brechin City | D | 1-1 | |
| Rangers | L | 0-6 | Falkirk | L | 1-2 | |
Teams last time out
DUNFERMLINE (v Stenhousemuir): Ryan Scully, Ross Millen, Alex Whittle, Kerr Young, Callum Morris, Stephen Husband (Craig Dargo 69), Shaun Byrne, Josh Falkingham, Ryan Wallace, Allan Smith, Robert Thomson (Ryan Ferguson 58).
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Ryan Williamson, Chris Kane, Luke Johnston, Ryan Goodfellow (GK).
AIRDRIE UNITED (v Rangers): Andrew Duncan; Gregor Buchanan, Grant Drummond, Darren McCormack, Paddy Boyle; Martin Hardie, David Sinclair (Liam Watt 84), Jamie Bain (Trialist 84), Nathan Blockley, Liam Coogans, Jim Lister.
SUBS NOT USED: Mick O`Byrne, Lewis Coult, Jonathan Grier, Jamie Barclay, Willie McLaren.
Martin Hardie and Paddy Boyle are former Pars and well known to our fans.
Referee for the match will be Andrew Dallas, his first match in charge of a Pars game. In his two games in charge of Airdrieonians games this season he has sent two players off in each.
C`mon Ye Pars!
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