East Fife

  • 20-5-11
  • 2nd in Scottish League Two

East Fife

SOCCER

    Heart of Midlothian 3-0 East Fife

    Kyle Lafferty bagged a brace as Hearts marked John Souttar's shock return to the starting line-up with a comfortable 3-0 Betfred Cup win over 10-man East Fife.Lafferty opened the scoring with a towering header after 22 minutes, with the delightful chipped assist for coming from Souttar, turning in a classy display on his return from six months of injury torment.He has been absent since suffering a devastating Achilles tear against Celtic in January and, despite a cameo in a practice game against Civil Service Strollers in midweek, was not expected to be in contention for a senior return for another fortnight.However, he was afforded the first 45 minutes and showed little sign of rustiness, albeit East Fife - horribly depleted by injuries - offered scant resistance to the hosts, with Christophe Berra and Lafferty finding the net after the break.Michael Smith took just five minutes to fire a warning shot across the bows of the Methil men, ghosting in to the box and rattling the post with a ferocious right-footed drive before his compatriot Lafferty headed a gilt-edged chance inches wide.Lafferty made amends when he deftly directed Souttar's delivery beyond Ryan Goodfellow.Isma Goncalves and Jamie Walker both forced excellent saves from the distinctly overworked Goodfellow as the hosts dominated the first period.The Fifers endeavoured to pinch a goal after the break, with Paul Willis forcing Jack Hamilton into two sharp low saves, however the encounter was put to bed when Berra powered home Malaury Martin's corner for his first goal in maroon since January 2008.And Lafferty added gloss to the scoreline from the penalty spot after Gonclaves had been felled in the box, with Ben Gordon receiving a second yellow card for the offence.
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    East Fife

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    East Fife

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    East Fife

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    East Fife

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    East Fife

    SOCCER

      Swindon dumped out of FA Cup after upset defeat to Eastleigh

      Non-league Eastleigh produced a shock upset as they claimed a 3-1 victory over Swindon to book their spot in the FA Cup second round.Jai Reason, Andy Drury and Mikael Mandron were on the scoresheet as the Spitfires stunned their Sky Bet League One hosts, who scored a consolation late on through Nathan Delfouneso in the first-round replay.The National League side took a 16th-minute lead when Reason finished off a flowing move, which included a clinical one-two between the midfielder and Scott Wilson.Former Ipswich winger Reason attempted to double his tally two minutes later but his 25-yard strike was held on the dive by Lawrence Vigouroux, before seeing a similar chance deflected behind.The Robins had a glorious chance to equalise in the 31st minute but Luke Norris fired straight at Ryan Clarke when slipped through by an audacious outside of the foot pass by Michael Doughty.The lead was doubled when Mandron fed Drury on the counter attack, before the midfielder coolly beat Swindon goalkeeper Clarke and slotted in.In the 74th minute the upset was completed when Wilson was dragged down by Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill and Mandron dispatched the penalty via Vigouroux's elbow.The Robins grabbed a consolation with 11 minutes to go when Delfouneso charged down Clarke's goal kick.But Eastleigh have now reached the second round for the third year in a row, having never reached that stage beforehand, and notched their second win against a Football League side.
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      East Fife

      SOCCER

      East Fife

      SOCCER

      East Fife

      SOCCER

        East Fife 1-1 Dundee

        East Fife made Dundee pay the penalty at Bayview in a dramatic conclusion to the first game of their Betfred Cup campaigns.Kane Hemmings had handed Dundee a first half lead but his effort was wiped out by Kevin Smith's late free-kick for the home side.The game went to a penalty shoot-out and Scott Robinson scored the winning spot kick for the home side after Rory Loy and James Vincent had missed.The Fifers certainly were not overawed by their Premiership opponents and took the game to Dundee during the opening exchanges.Scott Mercer's run through on goal had to be stopped by Darren O'Dea while David Mitchell was called into action to smother a Scott Robinson free-kick.Dundee eventually grew into the game but failed to really threaten the East Fife goal.The visiting support, clearly expecting a more dominant showing from their side against their League One opponents, began to grow restless as Dundee were held.East Fife were well drilled at the back and swamped their opponents each time they tried to conjure something up.The game needed something special to open it up and it arrived with less than 10 minutes before the break when Hemmings beat Willie Muir with a dipping volley which crashed in off the post.The quality of the Dundee frontman was evident and he went close to snatching another goal, denied only by a last ditch Jason Kerr tackle.To their credit the Fifers continued to poke and prod as they tried to work their way back into the game.Kyle Wilkie and Kevin Smith both tried to carve open the Dundee defence but found the visitors in a mean mood and not about to give up their clean sheet lightly.O'Dea again had to look lively to cut out Smith's path to goal as the Fife frontman got ready to pull the trigger.With the clock ticking down East Fife grabbed the equaliser their play had merited.Kevin Holt pulled down Chris Duggan on the edge of the area, gifting the Fifers a free-kick.Smith stepped up and curled a superb effort into David Mitchell's top corner.That took the game to a penalty shoot-out and Robinson converted to earn his side an extra point.ends
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        2024-25 SPFL League Two Ladder

        TeamGPWDLGDP
        Peterhead361998+1266
        East Fife3620511+2865
        Edinburgh City3617514+756
        Elgin City3616713+755
        Spartans FC3615714+152
        Stirling Albion3614616-748
        Clyde36111015-543
        Stranraer3611718-840
        Forfar Athletic3681216-1336
        Bonnyrigg Rose3612618-2236

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        Goal Difference
        28
        1st
        Goals Scored
        65
        1st
        Assists
        41
        1st
        Goals Conceded
        37
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