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Match Preview - Alloa Athletic

We travel to the Indodrill Stadium this evening to take on Alloa Athletic in our second match in the Premier Sports Cup.

Squad News

Manager Stevie Crawford will again be without Connor McManus and Scott Gallacher this evening with both carrying long-term injuries.

There are not other fresh injury concerns ahead of the match.

Team Colours

East Fife will be in our third-choice kit of green tops, white shorts and white stockings with the goalkeeper in all-green.

Alloa Athletic will be in their traditional home colours of black & gold tops, black shorts and black & gold stockings with the goalkeeper in sky blue.

Last Meeting

The last meeting between the sides took place at Bayview in March this year with the visitors running out 3-0 winners thanks to goals from Cawley, Scougall and Henderson.

East Fife Team: J Smith, Mercer, Murdoch, C Higgins, L Watson (Healy 75’), Blair, Millar, Pollock (Semple 61’), Swanson, Denholm (Newton 80’), Connell

Alloa Athletic: Morrison, Graham, Durnan, Howie, Taggart, Scougall (Niang 81’), Boyd (O’Donnell 81’), Robertson, Cawley (King 68’), Sammon, Henderson

The last encounter at the Indodrill Stadium saw East Fife come out on top with a 3-1 victory in February with goals from Wallace, Connell and Denholm after Durnan has put the home side ahead.

Alloa Athletic Team: Hutton, Taggart, Graham, Durnan, Church, Riley-Snow (Robertson 46'), King (Armour 84'), Cawley, Niang (O'Donnell 61'), Scougall (Boyde 46'), Henderson

East Fife Team: J Smith, Steele, Dunlop, C Higgins, Mercer (Murdoch 70'), D Watson, Blair, Millar, Semple (Denholm 70'), Connell (Swanso 82'), Wallace (Healy 82')

Match Officials

Referee this evening is Barry Cook and he will be assisted by Colin McAlpine and Clyde Buchan.

Match Tickets

Tickets for today’s match are available to buy online here ahead of the game. Tickets can be presented digitally or printed at home.

Ticket prices are as follows:

Adults - £15

Over 65s - £10

Under 16s - £6

Live Streaming

Those unable to attend today’s game can watch the match live on Wasps TV for £15. The match can be purchased here.

East Fife TV Overseas Gold subscribers can watch the match as part of their regular subscription.

Matchday Programme

Alloa Athletic’s matchday programme The Wasp is available to this evening for £3. Programmes can also be purchased online here.

Match Report - Dunfermline Athletic

East Fife got competitive action underway in the 2022/23 season with a Premier Sports Cup tie at home to fellow Fife team Dunfermline Athletic. Ryan Schiavone, Scott Shepherd, Alan Trouten and Sam Denham all made their competitive debuts, as they were all named in the starting eleven for the Methil men. Stewart Murdoch was given the privilege of wearing the captain’s armband. 

There was very little to split the two teams in the first half. East Fife had a half chance after 5 minutes. Brogan Walls won the ball off a Pars player excellently in the centre of the pitch, before playing a pass to Scott Shepard down the left flank who sent a cross into the box however the Dunfermline defender got there ahead of the onrushing Allan Trouten to clear for a corner to East Fife. 

Dunfermline had the best chance of the half with 5 minutes to go. Joe Chalmers sending in an in-swinging corner, which was met by the head of a leaping Lewis McCann but Fleming got down well and quickly to stop the ball from hitting the back of the net. Chalmers then blazef the ball high and wide of the goal on the follow up effort. Referee Iain Snedden blew for half time shortly after.

East Fife began the second half with an early sight of the goal with Trouten laying off a pass to Schiavone whose effort was dragged wide. The Fifers made two substitutions by the hour mark with new signing Lucas Williamson replacing Trouten and Schiavone making way for starlet Jack Healy. 

Dunfermline opened the scoring when McCann smashing home a volley from close range following a corner. Sam Denham was the first to go into the referee’s book following a cynical challenge on the Dunfermline forward shortly after.

With 10 minutes to go, East Fife made their third and final change with Pat Slattery coming on for Denham. A short while after, the Pars were awarded a penalty when Comrie was fouled inside the box. McCann doubles his scoring tally and doubles the lead for the Pars as he slotted into the bottom corner.

With the 90 minutes up, the referee blew the whistle for full time and Dunfermline take all three points back to East End Park. Despite the visitors getting the better of East Fife, the chance to qualify for the second round is not yet over, just a little bit more difficult. 

Andrew Laing

Contract Extension for Brogan Walls

We’ are delighted to announce that Brogan Walls has signed an extension to his contract, keeping him at Bayview until the summer of 2024.

The 18-year-old midfielder joined the Under 20s side last summer having previously been on the books of Dunfermline Athletic and part of the Fife Elite set-up. He has featured on 15 occasions for the Under 20s last season, scoring twice, before being promoted to the first team in April where he featured on 4 occasions during the run-in.

Manager Stevie Crawford: “Brogan has been rewarded for pushing himself over the summer and how he has performed during training and in games over pre-season. His new contract brings him into line with what other players his age are earning at the club but more importantly, Brogan wanted to commit to the club as he has a genuine chance to play first-team football and gain experience that will make him a better and more complete player”.

Brogan added: “I was delighted to sign (the new contract). The gaffer spoke to me, said I was in his plans and wanted to sign me on for another year so as soon as I heard that I was delighted to get it signed”.