Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 3, Brechin City 1.
DunfermlineDunfermline3BrechinBrechin City1
Dunfermline moved to the top of League One with victory over Brechin.
The Pars took a deserved lead in the 34th minute, when Joe Cardle's through ball found El Bakhtaoui, who fired a low shot under Graeme Smith.
Lewis Martin teed up Michael Paton to stab home from close range to make it 2-0, before Isaac Layne's header brought Brechin back into the match.
Substitute David Hopkirk restored Dunfermline's two-goal advantage to send the Pars top of the table.
Line-ups
Dunfermline
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Murdoch
- 2Martin
- 4McAusland
- 5Richards-Everton
- 3Talbot
- 7Paton
- 8Byrne
- 6Falkingham
- 11CardleSubstituted forHopkirkat 70'minutes
- 9MoffatSubstituted forWallaceat 71'minutes
- 10El BakhtaouiBooked at 51minsSubstituted forAntoine-Curierat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Spence
- 14Rooney
- 15Hopkirk
- 16Wallace
- 17McCabe
- 18Antoine-Curier
- 20Hutton
Brechin
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Smith
- 2McLean
- 4McCormack
- 5DodsBooked at 83mins
- 3Tiffoney
- 7Weatherston
- 6FuscoSubstituted forSmithat 59'minutes
- 8Dale
- 11ThomsonSubstituted forShieldsat 75'minutes
- 9JacksonSubstituted forMontgomeryat 82'minutes
- 10Layne
Substitutes
- 12Montgomery
- 14Johnston
- 15Smith
- 16Shields
- 21O'Neil
- Referee:
- Colin Steven
- Attendance:
- 2,361
Match Stats
Home TeamDunfermlineAway TeamBrechin
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away2
- Corners
- Home7
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 3, Brechin City 1.
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Corner, Brechin City. Conceded by David Hopkirk.
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Attempt blocked. Darren Dods (Brechin City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Brechin City. Conceded by Ben Richards-Everton.
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Foul by Mickael Antoine-Curier (Dunfermline Athletic).
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James Dale (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Jamie Montgomery (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Michael Paton (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Corner, Brechin City. Conceded by Marc McAusland.
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Foul by Shaun Byrne (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Euan Smith (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Michael Paton (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Euan Smith (Brechin City).
Booking
Darren Dods (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Mickael Antoine-Curier (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Darren Dods (Brechin City).
Substitution
Substitution, Brechin City. Jamie Montgomery replaces Andy Jackson.
Substitution
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Mickael Antoine-Curier replaces Faissal El Bakhtaoui.
Substitution
Substitution, Brechin City. Dene Shields replaces Robert Thomson.
