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| Date: |
3rd
August '02 |
Opposition: |
Celtic |
Score (H/T): |
1-2
(0-1) |
| Competition: |
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Premier League |
Venue |
Parkhead |
Attendance: |
57,415 |
| Scorer: |
[0-1]
Larsson (41),
[0-2]
Larsson (66), [1-2] Dempsey (74) |
| Cards: |
Hampshire, Nicholson, Dair (DAFC),
Sylla (Celtic) |
| Pars Team: |
Ruitenbeek; Dair, Skerla, Thomson, Bullen;
Hampshire (Walker 72), Nicholson, Mason, Kilgannon (Dempsey 72); Crawford;
Brewster. Subs not used: Stillie, Nicholls, McLeish
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| Celtic: |
Douglas; Valgaeren, Balde, Mjalby, Sylla;
Lambert, Petrov, Lennon; Petta (Crainey 89), Larsson (Fernandez 83),
Sutton. Sub not used: Hedman, Hartsn, Maloney
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| Referee: |
H Dallas |
| Unlike previous trips to
Parkhead, Dunfermline came out of this encounter with their heads held
high. With Celtic unveiling the championship flag before the game
started, the omens did not look good for DA. The first half, reinforced that
opinion with Henrik Larsson heading home the opening goal from a corner
just before half time. Larsson scored his second in 66 minutes, and things
were looking ominous. Manager Calderwood made a double substitution in 72
minutes, and his team was transformed. With his first touch of the ball in
Scottish league football, Gary Dempsey scores a peach of a goal, lofting
the ball over Rab Douglas and into the net. With only seconds left, a
Barry Nicholson shot produced a brilliant save from the Celtic goalie,
denying the visitor's a share of the points. |
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| A young Dunfermline side draws 2-2 with
Stirling Albion in a 30 minutes each way game played in Fallin to mark the
opening of new sports pitches. Nish (pen) and Dempsey are the goalscorers. |
| Chairman John Yorkston believes that the
proposed North Atlantic Cup Tournament is flawed. |
| Former Rangers defender, Scott Wilson
signs for the Pars on a two year deal. Wilson, a free agent, had spent the
tail end of last season at Portsmouth. |
| Chairman John Yorkston revealed that
season ticket sales were well on track to beat last season's total Over
2,700 had been sold so far, and Mr Yorkston was confident that eventually
over 3,500 tickets will have been bought. |
| After being withdrawn from the Scotland
Under 21 squad's training camp next following an injury scare, Chris
McGroarty is reinstated after making a speedy recovery. |
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| Date: |
10th
August 2002 |
Opposition: |
Livingston |
Score (H/T): |
2-1
(1-0) |
| Competition: |
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Premier League |
Venue: |
East
End Park |
Attendance: |
4,751 |
| Scorer: |
[1-0]
Crawford (28), [2-0] Brewster (50), [1-2]
Xausa (93) |
| Cards: |
None |
| Pars Team: |
Ruitenbeek; Skerla, Bullen Thomson, Hampshire, Nicholson,
Dempsey (Walker 67), Dair; Crawford, Brewster (Petrie 92), Kilgannon (McGroarty
77). Subs not used: Stillie, Fotheringham.
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| Livingston: |
Broto; Brinquin, Andrews, Rubio, Bollan; Quino, Makel (Bingham
67), Cherif (Wilson 74); Dadi (Zausa 39), Camacho; Zarate. Subs not used:
McEwan, Snowdon.
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| Referee: |
W
Young |
| A brilliant performance by
the Pars, who were streets ahead of their West Lothian counterparts.
Crawford opened the scoring with a superb shot from outside the box, after
being set up by Brewster. Crawford returned the complement early in
the second half, giving Brewster an easy chance to put DA two up. Many
more opportunities came Dunfermline's way, and although the woodwork was
hit twice, by Crawford and Dair, no more goals were forthcoming. Davide
Xausa pulled one back right at the end, but the end result was never in
doubt. |
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| The performance against Livingston is
hailed as one of the best for years, with the 2-1 scoreline scarcely doing
credit to the advantage that the Pars had over their opponents. The only
disappointment was the poor crowd. |
| There is no place in Bertie Vogts squad
for the games against Denmark and the Faeroes, for either Stevie Crawford
or Barry Nicholson. Having been re-instated in the Under 21 squad, Chris
McGroarty picks up a thigh strain during his ten minute appearance against Livingston. |
| Justin Skinner signs a two year deal with
Dick Campbell's Brechin City. He joins other former Pars, Chris Templeman,
David Hay, Marc Millar, and Roddy Grant. |
| In a bounce game against Rangers at
Murray Park, the Pars lose 3-1. Playing for Dunfermline were, new signing
Scott Wilson, MacPherson, Petrie, Walker and Stillie Comeback man Stephen Boyle
plays for 45 minutes. |
| Dunfermline and Raith are two of the
Scottish teams participating in an exchange scheme which will see young
players join clubs in the Republic of Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany
and Greece for periods of six weeks. 50 players a year will go abroad. |
| Chairman John Yorkston bemoans the poor
level of support that turned out to watch the game against Livingston,
admitting that the Board was out of ideas on how to attract more fans to
the games. Boss Jimmy Calderwood and skipper Scott Thomson also join
in the call for more supporters to turn up. |
| On international duty next
week is Andrius Skerla, who flies to Lithuania after the Dundee game, for
his country's game against Israel. |
| The Pars tie up a sponsorship
deal with Intelligent Finance, which will benefit the club's youth
development programme. |
| In the squad for the game
against Dundee is Scott Wilson. Injury victims Gus MacPherson, Chris
McGroarty and Davie Nicholls also return. Gary Mason and Andre Karnebeek
remain sidelined. |
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| Date: |
17th
August 2002 |
Opposition: |
Dundee |
Score (H/T): |
4-2 (1-1) |
| Competition: |
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Premier League |
Venue: |
East
End Park |
Attendance: |
5,901 |
| Scorer: |
[0-1] Novo,
[1-1]
Crawford, [1-2] Novo, [2-2] Brewster, [3-2]
Crawford, [4-2] Crawford |
| Yellow Cards: |
Skerla
(DAFC), Smith
(31), Sara (38), Nemsadze (58), Novo (82) |
| Red Card: |
Novo
(Dundee) |
| Pars Team: |
Ruitenbeek; Skerla, Bullen Thomson, Hampshire,
Nicholson, Dempsey, Dair (Wilson 62); Crawford, Brewster, Kilgannon (McGroarty
78). Subs: Stillie, McPherson, Nicholls.
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| Dundee: |
Speroni, Smith, Mackay, Wilkie, Hernandez,
Nemsadze, Caballlero (Milne 89), Rae, Sara, Novo, Mair (Forbes 68). Subs:
Langfield, Marrocco, Beith.
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| Referee: |
I Brines |
| Another brilliant game at EEP
with DA showing a lot of grit and determination to twice come from behind
to win. Dundee took the lead after Novo found himself in the clear to
shoot past Ruitenbeek. Crawford equalised with a superb angled header from
a Dempsey cross to make the score level at half-tine. Dundee took the
lead, after a free kick to the Pars was cleared finding Novo all on his
own to run past the keeper and slip the ball into the empty net. Brewster
equalised 10 minutes later with a header from a Kilgannon cross. Crawford
put the Pars into the lead for the first time on the game after he latched
onto a through ball. With 5 minutes remaining Crawford completed his
hat-trick with a shot that went in off the post and Speroni's back. An
excellent victory, that sent the home support away in raptures. |
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Stevie Crawford's three goals against Livingston was the
first Pars league hat-trick since Hamish French's trio against Ayr United
in December 1994. The last Athletic Premier League hat-trick was Istvan
Kozma's memorable strikes against St Mirren way back in October '89. |
| Jimmy Calderwood warns again that crowds
will have to increase if the team is to continue to improve. |
| A freak accident in training means a trip
to hospital for Sean Kilgannon, after Craig Brewster catches the youngster
in the eye with his finger. Fortunately the injury cleared in time
for the youngster to be included in the squad for Tynecastle. |
| The third Scotland Under 21 game to be
played at East End Park, sees the home team draw 1-1 with their Danish
counterparts. Peter Canero of Kilmarnock scored the Scots goal. A poor
crowd of 2,914 attended the game which was covered live by Sky Sports. |
| Andrius Skerla comes on as a 76th minute
substitute for Lithuania in their home 4-2 defeat against Israel |
| With the
transfer window about to shut at the end of the month, Jimmy Calderwood
has confirmed that Youssef Rossi will remain a Pars player until
January at least. The player remained in Morocco after the summer break. |
| Scott Wilson
misses out on the trip to Hearts as a result of an injury sustained
towards the end of his debut against Dundee. |
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| Date: |
24th August 2002 |
Opposition: |
Heart of Midlothian |
Score (H/T): |
0-2
(0-0) |
| Competition: |
Sc Premier League |
Venue: |
Tynecastle |
Attendance: |
11,367 |
| Scorer: |
[0-1]
Wier (53), [0-2] De Vries (57) |
| Cards: |
Brewster,
Mason, McGroarty (DAFC), Twaddle (Hearts) |
| Pars Team: |
Ruitenbeek; Skerla, Bullen, Thomson; MacPherson (McGroarty
32), Nicholson, Dempsey (Kilgannon HT), Mason, Dair (Hampshire 58);
Crawford, Brewster. Subs not used: Stillie, Walker.
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| Hearts: |
McKenzie; Maybury, Pressley, McKenna, McMullan, Boyack,
Simmons (Twaddle HT), Severin, Valois, Weir, De Vries. Subs not used: Gordon,
Janczyk, Wales, Webster.
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| Referee: |
K
Toner |
| After the superb performances
in the past couple of games, a large Dunfermline support crossed the bridge
hoping that the Pars would record their first victory at Tynecastle since
1990. Unfortunately the hoodoo struck again, and after a fairly even first
half, two headers within five minutes were enough to sink the Pars. In a
rousing finale, The post was hit and Kilgannon brought out a superb save
from Roddy McKenzie. |
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| No luck for the Pars
U21 team, as they
lose the opening game of their season, 2-1 at home to Motherwell. George
Fotheringham scored the Pars goal. |
| As a result of injuries, Stevie Crawford
earns a call-up to the Scotland squad for the game against the Faero Isles
on 7th September. Andrius Sekrla is in his country's squad to face
Germany. |
| Youngster Greig McDonald, released by the
Pars at the end of last season, joins Brechin City. He's in good
company there, as fellow ex-Pars Marc MIllar, Justin Skinner, Chris
Templeman, David Hay and Roddy Grant, are all on the Glebe Park books. |
| Unconfirmed reports suggest that the Pars
could be heading off to the Middle East for their winter break. Dubai or
Oman are possibilities being seriously studied apparently. |
| Young striker Colin Nish
joins former Par John Potter, as he goes on loan to Clyde until January. |