Match ends, Airdrieonians 0, Dunfermline Athletic 2.
AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians0DunfermlineDunfermline2
Goals from Michael Moffat and Shaun Byrne saw Dunfermline extend their unbeaten run to seven games.
Moffat scored his sixth goal of the season as he powered a header past Airdrie goalkeeper Neil Parry.
Substitute Shaun Byrne made an instant impact to grab Dunfermline's second after 54 minutes.
A series of saves from Neil Parry kept the score at 2-0 as the Pars stayed just a point behind league leaders Ayr.
Airdrie remain in third place, but are now 10 points behind Dunfermline.
Line-ups
Airdrieonians
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Parry
- 2O'Neil
- 5Crighton
- 6Lithgow
- 3van Zanten
- 7BainSubstituted forMorganat 88'minutes
- 9SmithSubstituted forHunterat 57'minutes
- 4FitzpatrickSubstituted forStewartat 86'minutes
- 11Cadden
- 8Watt
- 10Cox
Substitutes
- 12McAleer
- 14Morgan
- 15Hunter
- 16Morton
- 17Ferguson
- 18McBride
- 19Stewart
Dunfermline
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Murdoch
- 2MartinBooked at 90mins
- 4McAusland
- 5Richards-Everton
- 3Talbot
- 7Wallace
- 6GegganBooked at 39mins
- 8McCabeSubstituted forByrneat 45'minutes
- 11PatonBooked at 33mins
- 9Moffat
- 10El Bakhtaoui
Substitutes
- 12Spence
- 14Falkingham
- 15Hopkirk
- 16Rooney
- 17Byrne
- 19Antoine-Curier
- 20Hutton
- Referee:
- Brian Colvin
- Attendance:
- 1,371
Match Stats
Home TeamAirdrieoniansAway TeamDunfermline
- Possession
- Home41%
- Away59%
- Shots
- Home3
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away5
- Corners
- Home1
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Airdrieonians 0, Dunfermline Athletic 2.
Booking
Lewis Martin (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Lewis Martin (Dunfermline Athletic).
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George Hunter (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Jason Talbot (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Airdrieonians. Taylor Morgan replaces Jamie Bain.
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Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Scott Stewart.
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Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Scott Stewart.
Substitution
Substitution, Airdrieonians. Scott Stewart replaces Marc Fitzpatrick because of an injury.
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Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Neil Parry.
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Attempt saved. Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
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Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Jamie Bain.
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Foul by Shaun Byrne (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Marc Fitzpatrick (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
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Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Chris O'Neil.
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Corner, Airdrieonians. Conceded by Marc McAusland.
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Foul by Shaun Byrne (Dunfermline Athletic).
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George Hunter (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
