Peterhead 2:1 East Fife: League One Match Result

Match report

Peterhead secured a 2-1 victory over East Fife in the third round of the League One regular season on Saturday. The hosts took the lead through J. Healy before F. Mackie added a second, while a late penalty from Z. To at the 90th minute could not salvage a point for the visitors. The result leaves both sides level on seven points, though Peterhead sit in seventh place and East Fife occupy fifth.

Healy opened the scoring in the 77th minute, ending a barren spell for the home side. Mackie doubled the advantage six minutes later, converting a chance that the away defence failed to clear properly. East Fife pulled one back late on when To stepped up to take the spot-kick after a foul in the box.

Discipline was tested throughout the encounter. Newton and Healy received yellow cards for Peterhead, while Munro, Smith, and Austin were booked for the visitors. Several substitutions reshaped both benches, with D. Wilson appearing twice in the records and C. Smith also listed on multiple occasions.

Peterhead were more clinical in front of goal despite having less of the ball. They registered five shots on target compared to East Fife's two, and their shots accuracy stood at 0.71 against 0.67. The visitors controlled 54 percent of possession but could not convert that advantage into meaningful chances.

Both sides enter this phase of the season with identical point totals but different trajectories. Peterhead have won two, drawn one and lost three, while East Fife have won once, drawn four and lost just one. The narrow margin between them in the table suggests a tight contest ahead.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 46 – 54

Shots on target 5 – 2

Shots off target 1 – 1

Attacks 84 – 71

⇄ 17' B. Easton — Substitution ⇄ 21' R. Tekle — Substitution 🟨 28' L. Newton — Yellow card 🟨 37' A. Munro — Yellow card ⇄ 46' L. Keir — Substitution 🟨 55' C. Smith — Yellow card 🟨 60' N. Austin — Yellow card ⇄ 67' D. Wilson — Substitution ⇄ 68' D. Wilson — Substitution ⇄ 72' T. Davies-Browne — Substitution ⚽ 77' J. Healy — Goal ⇄ 78' N. Austin — Substitution ⇄ 81' C. Smith — Substitution ⇄ 82' C. Smith — Substitution ⇄ 82' S. Ross — Substitution ⚽ 84' F. Mackie — Goal 🟨 89' J. Healy — Yellow card ⚽ 90' Z. To — Penalty

Match events

17' 0:0 East Fife Substitution B. Easton off: P. Slattery
21' 0:0 Peterhead Substitution R. Tekle off: Z. To
28' 0:0 East Fife Yellow card L. Newton
37' 0:0 East Fife Yellow card A. Munro
46' 0:0 Peterhead Substitution L. Keir off: F. Mackie
55' 0:0 Peterhead Yellow card C. Smith
60' 0:0 East Fife Yellow card N. Austin
67' 0:0 East Fife Substitution D. Wilson off: J. Healy
68' 0:0 East Fife Substitution D. Wilson off: J. Healy
72' 0:0 Peterhead Substitution T. Davies-Browne off: A. Carnwath
77' 0:1 East Fife Goal J. Healy assist: N. Austin
78' 0:1 East Fife Substitution N. Austin off: M. Gaffney
81' 0:1 Peterhead Substitution C. Smith off: P. Pawlett
82' 0:1 Peterhead Substitution C. Smith off: P. Pawlett
82' 0:1 Peterhead Substitution S. Ross off: J. Searle
84' 1:1 Peterhead Goal F. Mackie assist: J. Searle
89' 1:1 East Fife Yellow card J. Healy
90' 2:1 Peterhead Penalty Z. To

Statistics

46 Possession, % 54

5 Shots on target 2

1 Shots off target 1

0 Big chances 0

84 Attacks 71

2 Corners 1

0 Fouls 6

6 Free kicks 0

0 Offsides 0

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

1 Goal kicks 1

0 Throw-ins 0

All statistics

1 Blocked shots 0

0.71 Shot accuracy 0.67

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