Much better coverage and the commentator did well, given he was on his own in an empty stadium. We cannot expect Sky Sports level commentary. As he was watching the feed, that could explain why he struggled at the Ayr game, as he’d have been watching the linesman’s head too at times!
I agree with tm4j’s summing up in his report. We edged the first half but struggled to break East Fife down as they got everyone behind the ball. MacKay saved us from going in behind at the break.
I felt our goal came slightly against the run of play but a well taken header by Sutherland from an accurate corner by Harper. It’s worth noting it was a cross from debutant Nicholson that led to the corner.
We then struggled to create chances, but Storey missed a sitter when clean through. Possibly lack of fitness and sharpness was a factor.
East Fife then hemmed us in a bit, and Deas gave away the penalty in stoppage time, which MacKay got down well to save.
It was a “nothing game” which showed at times, but hopefully we got no more injuries with some players getting valuable game time. Again it was a very young team.
MacKay was the man of the match for me for his saves. Nicholson did well on his first start. Harper continues to develop. Devine had a steady game, as did Deas until his error for the penalty.
Allardice was quieter than in recent games, but carrying a knock according to Robbo’s pre-match interview. MacGregor had a decent game.
Doran and Kennedy had a fair bit of the ball, but struggled to create much, but Kennedy has great potential and will have quieter games at his age.
We didn’t see much from Todorov, whilst Sutherland was playing wide quite a bit but took his goal well.
We got the job done, but not a shadow of Tuesday’s performance.
To close, well done again to the club for sorting the stream out, and to the commentator who did well.