Alloa Athletic 0 Dunfermline 1
Saturday, 3rd Nov 2018Ladbrokes Championship: same again starting eleven. Jackson Longridge (69) 0-1
After an improved performance at Inverness in midweek there was no surprise that Allan Johnston named the same again starting eleven. Jim Goodwin made four changes to his Alloa starting eleven, Kevin Cawley, Steven Hetherington, Alan Trouten and Greig Spence were brought in replacing Connor Shields, Jake Hastie, Liam Burt and Iain Flannigan.
Alloa kicked off attacking the goal at the south end of the ground and in third minute a quickly taken throw in on the left by Myles Hippolyte sent in Andy Ryan and the visitors forced an early corner as Andy Graham deflected the powerful shot behind. The keeper was tested again at the corner and then Ryan brought another save out of Neil Parry.
Next it was Aidan Connolly who had a pop from a free kick after Aidan Keena was fouled 25 yards out but his attempt slipped narrowly wide. Alloa then had a free kick of their own from a similar distance after Joe Thomson had tugged back his man. When Hetherington swept the ball over from the left there were plenty of attackers challenging but it was Dario Zanatta who glanced the header wide right.
Then from 30 yards out Keena made Parry save low down to his left before Hetherington was shown a 12th minute yellow card for completely taking out Malaury Martin. The on loan Jambo took a sore one but was able to continue. The resultant free kick dropped for Hippolyte but hi# well connected shot was blocked.
An Alloa break down the left almost got them in for a 17th minute opener. Zanatta got the break of the ball to get round both Craigen and Devine, his cross was met by Spence whose shot was cleared off the line by Lee Ashcroft. Alloa’s subsequent corner from the right was directed wide left by Spence.
There were attempts from Connolly and Ryan from the left side of the Wasps box in 21 minutes before a Thomson effort from 25 yards out was tipped over the bar by Parry. Ryan took responsibility for the next free kick but drilled that into the hosts wall.
Lee Robinson did well to keep out a Trouen effort after Scott Taggart had crossed in a low ball from the right. The 29th minute chance pinged back out, then it back to the other end as a Martin pass was chipped into the box by Jackson Longridge and only the outstretched left fist of the Alloa keeper kept out Connolly’s connection.
James Craigen’s 38th minute cross was headed on target by Ryan but again Parry denied him. Next chance two minutes later came from a long Robinson kick up the park that collected on the left side of the Alloa box but with the purple kitted keeper advancing towards him, he struck his shot into the side netting.
Half time: Alloa Athletic 0 Dunfermline Athletic 0
The Fifers started the second half pressing the Alloa goal, Thomson crossing for Keena to drive a low shot from the edge of the box that was blocked and then after Taggart had tumbled Ryan Martin firing a 49th minute free kick into the Alloa wall from 20 yards out.
Four minutes later Connolly pumped a free kick in from the left touchline but the keeper nicked it away from the in running Devine. Alloa had their chances on 58 minutes when Zanatta tried to goaround the entire defence and then from the clearance Jon Robertson crashed a shot off target.
On the hour Allan Johnston made a double substitution introducing Kallum Higginbotham and Ryan Williamson in place of Aidan Connolly and James Craigen. With little impact having been made Faissal El Bakhtaoui then subbed Aidan Keena.
In 69 minutes however Dunfermline took the lead from a Jackson LONGRIDGE rocket. Higginbotham’s cross was defended out only for the defender to crash the ball into the top right corner from the edge of the penalty box. 0-1
There was a further chance for Ryan but he wanted too many touches as he tried to round the keeper and then El Bakhtaoui had a glancing header saved by the keeper. Jim Goodwin then tried to change his team’s fortunes subbing Kevin Cawley and Greig Spence with Jake Hastie and Adam Brown.
Robinson made a good fisted clearance from an 80th minute corner, conceded after Thomson had made a great interception to deny the Alloa attackers. Back at the other end El Bakhtaoui fired a low shot from 30 yards out but Parry dropped to his left to hold.
After a strong run by Dick, Thomson made a great tackle on the left side of the Pars box to prevent Hastie getting in to shoot. With the match in added time a Higginbotham cross hit into ground by El Bakhtaoui fell wide right.
The three points were sealed after defending a late Alloa assault and although the Pars remain seventh there opened up a six point gap between them and Partick below. Looking upwards Dunfermline are four points off Morton in fourth.
ALLOA ATHLETIC: Neil Parry: Scott Taggart, Liam Dick, Sam Roscoe, Andy Graham, Kevin Cawley (Jake Hastie 72), Steven Hetherington (Ahmed Aloulou 82), Jon Robertson, Alan Trouten, Dario Zanatta, Greig Spence (Adam Brown 72).SUBS NOT USED: Connor Shields, Liam Burt, Reis Peggie, Chris Henry (GK)
YELLOW CARD: Hetherington (12), Dick (56), Zanatta (66).
DUNFERMLINE: Lee Robinson: James Craigen (Ryan Williamson 60), Lee Ashcroft (c), Danny Devine, Jackson Longridge: Myles Hippolyte, Malaury Martin, Joe Thomson, Aidan Connolly (Kallum Higginbotham 60): Andy Ryan, Aidan Keena (Faissal El Bakhtaoui 68).
SUBS NOT USED: Robbie Muirhead, Lewis Martin, James Vincent, Cammy Gill (GK)
SCORERS: J Longridge (69)
YELLOW CARD: Ryan (72), Hippolyte (86)
REFEREE: David Munro
WEATHER: Overcast 13C
ATTENDANCE 1169
NEXT MATCH: Ladbrokes Championship (home) v Falkirk, Saturday 10th November 2018, kick off 3.00pm at East End Park.
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Saturday, 3rd Nov 2018Ladbrokes Championship: (away) Saturday 3rd November 2018, 3.00pm kick off at Indodrill Stadium, Alloa
Following a better performance at Inverness on Tuesday night, Allan Johnston takes his team to Alloa in quest for three points.
Milestones v Alloa Athletic (away)
Last Victory | 21/01/17 | 3-2 | Scottish Cup
Last Defeat | 16/05/13 | 0-3 | First Div Play Off
Best Victory | 11/02/48 | 6-0 | Division B (two)
Worst Defeat | 26/04/52 | 4-5 | Division B (two)
First League meeting | 18/02/22 | 0-2 | Division Two
This is the 60th league match between the clubs and Alloa with 22 wins hold the advantage. 18 have been drawn and 19 won by Dunfermline.
Last 12 meetings against Alloa Athletic
One Alloa win, six Dunfermline wins with five drawn in a period stretching back over 35 years.
13/10/18 | Dunfermline 2 Alloa Athletic 2 | Irn Bru Cup
15/09/18 | Dunfermline 0 Alloa Athletic 0 | Championship
21/01/17 | Alloa Athletic 2 Dunfermline 3 | Scottish Cup
19/05/13 | Dunfermline 1 Alloa Athletic 0 | Div One Play off
15/05/13 | Alloa Athletic 3 Dunfermline 0 | Div One Play off
26/08/08 | Dunfermlne 1 Alloa Athletic 0 | League Cup
26/09/01 | Dunfermline 3 Alloa Athletic 0 | League Cup
20/08/91 | Dunfermline 4 Alloa Athletic 1 | League Cup
05/05/85 | Alloa Athletic 0 Dunfermline 0 | Second Division
26/02/85 | Alloa Athletic 1 Dunfermline 3 | Second Division
27/10/84 | Dunfermline 2 Alloa Athletic 2 | Second Division
26/03/83 | Alloa Athletic 1 Dunfermline 1 | First Division
Last time at Indodrill Stadium
Alloa Athletic 2 Dunfermline Athletic 3
Scottish Cup 21st January 2017
Dunfermline breezed past Alloa Athletic and into the fifth round of the Scottish Cup much more comfortably than the 3-2 scoreline suggests.
The Fifers took a 12th minute lead after Gavin Reilly’s attempt was kept out by Parry but the rebound dropped sweetly for Nicky CLARK to net from just inside the box. 0-1
A second came from a short taken corner from Kallum Higginbotham to Paul McMULLAN who had to round a defender before he drilled the ball low into the net from the corner of the penalty box. 0-2
Joe CARDLE latched on to a Clark lay off and burst through the middle. Super Joe bulged the net from 18 yards out. 0-3
Sub Stefan McCluskey scored for Alloa in 68 minutes and Greig Spence claimed another in the second minute of time added on. 2-3
ALLOA ATHLETIC: Neil Parry: Scott Taggart, Frank McKeown, Calum Waters, Andy Graham, Graeme Holmes, Steven Hetherington (Stefan McCluskey 66), Jordan Kirkpatrick, Iain Flannigan (Jamie Longworth 66), Kevin Cawley, Greig Spence
SUBS NOT USED: Jason Marr, Ryan Hoggan, Adam Martin, Jim Goodwin, Craig McDowall (GK).
DUNFERMLINE: Sean Murdoch: Andy Geggan (c), Lee Ashcroft, Callum Morris Lewis Martin: Paul McMullan, John Herron (Rhys McCabe 79), Nat Wedderburn, Kallum Higginbotham (Joe Cardle HT): Nicky Clark (Michael Moffat 73), Gavin Reilly.
SUBS NOT USED: Jason Talbot, Farid El Alagui, Michael Paton, David Hutton (GK)
Form Last Six Matches
DUNFERMLINE
Inverness Caley Thistle (A) D 2-2
Dundee United (H) 0-2
Queen of the South (H) L 0-1
Alloa Athletic (H) D 2-2
Falkirk (A) W 2-0
Partick Thistle (H) W 1-0
ALLOA ATHLETIC
Ayr United (A) W 0-3
Inverness Caley Thistle (H) D 0-0
Partick Thistle (H) W 1-0
Dunfermline (A) D 2-2
Queen of the South (A) D 3-3
Falkirk (H) D 0-2
League Form
Alloa have won only one league match this season, a 1-0 home win over Partick Thistle. With five draws they have proved hard to beat as they showed at East End Park earlier this year when they held Allan Johnston’s team to a goalless draw.
DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 7th
League Points: 12
League Record: P11 W3 D3 L5 GF11 GA18
Goal Difference: -7
Last Six League Match Form: DWWLLD
ALLOA ATHLETIC
League Position: 9th
League Points: 8
League Record: P11 W1 D5 L5 GF7 GA16
Goal Difference: -9
Last Six League Match Form: LLDWDL
Last time out
DUNFERMLINE (v Inverness Caley Thistle): Lee Robinson: James Craigen, Lee Ashcroft (c), Danny Devine, Jackson Longridge: Aidan Connolly, Malaury Martin, Joe Thomson, Myles Hippolyte: Andy Ryan (Faissal El Bakhtaoui 70), Aidan Keena (Robbie Muirhead 81).
SUBS NOT USED: Ryan Williamson, Lewis Martin, Kallum Higginbotham, Lewis McCann, Cammy Gill (GK)
ALLOA ATHLETIC (v Ayr United): Neil Parry: Scott Taggart, Liam Dick, Sam Roscoe, Andy Graham, Jon Robertson, Iain Flannigan, Liam Burt (Alan Trouten 64), Jake Hastie (Greig Spence 72), Dario Zanatta, Connor Shields (Kevin Cawley 55)
SUBS NOT USED: Steven Hetherington, Adam Brown, Reis Peggie, Chris Henry (GK)
Referee will be David Munro.
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Dundee United v Queen of the South
Falkirk v Ayr United
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County
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