Match ends, Forfar Athletic 0, Dunfermline Athletic 4.
ForfarForfar Athletic0DunfermlineDunfermline4
Joe Cardle scored a hat-trick to fire Dunfermline to the top of League One after a comfortable win over previous leaders Forfar.
Cardle swept Michael Paton's cross from the right past Rab Douglas.
And he doubled the advantage when his shot squeezed past Douglas.
Cardle missed a penalty, but made up for it when he converted a Faissal El Bakhtaoui pass, before Andy Geggan wrapped up victory when he headed home Ryan Wallace's corner.
Line-ups
Forfar
Formation 4-4-2
- 1DouglasBooked at 64mins
- 2BlackSubstituted forDunlopat 67'minutes
- 4TravisBooked at 52mins
- 5O'Brien
- 3Campbell
- 7KaderSubstituted forHayat 67'minutes
- 6Young
- 8HodgeBooked at 61mins
- 11Denholm
- 9TemplemanSubstituted forFotheringhamat 72'minutesBooked at 79mins
- 10Allan
Substitutes
- 12Fotheringham
- 14Dunlop
- 15Smith
- 16Yates
- 17Hay
- 18Clark
- 21King
Dunfermline
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Murdoch
- 2Martin
- 4FordyceBooked at 88mins
- 5Richards-EvertonBooked at 83mins
- 3Talbot
- 7PatonSubstituted forWallaceat 72'minutes
- 6Geggan
- 8FalkinghamSubstituted forByrneat 78'minutes
- 11CardleBooked at 69minsSubstituted forHopkirkat 75'minutes
- 9Moffat
- 10El Bakhtaoui
Substitutes
- 12Thomas
- 14Byrne
- 15Hopkirk
- 16Wallace
- 17Rooney
- 18Potter
- 21Hutton
- Referee:
- George Salmond
- Attendance:
- 1,618
Match Stats
Home TeamForfarAway TeamDunfermline
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away23
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away11
- Corners
- Home0
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away13
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Forfar Athletic 0, Dunfermline Athletic 4.
Goal!
Goal! Forfar Athletic 0, Dunfermline Athletic 4. Andrew Geggan (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Wallace with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Rab Douglas.
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Attempt saved. Ryan Wallace (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Michael Dunlop.
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Attempt missed. Fayssal El-Bakhtaoui (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Attempt saved. Bryan Hodge (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Booking
Callum Fordyce (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Callum Fordyce (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Danny Denholm (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt missed. Kerr Hay (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
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Foul by Fayssal El-Bakhtaoui (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Michael Travis (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Bryan Hodge (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Booking
Ben Richards-Everton (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Ben Richards-Everton (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Kerr Hay (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Lewis Martin (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Danny Denholm (Forfar Athletic).
