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Match Report - St. Johnstone B
East Fife 2-1 St. Johnstone B, Tuesday 13th August 2024
MGM Timber Bayview Stadium, SPFL Trust Trophy R2
East Fife successfully navigated the second round of the SPFL Trust Trophy, beating St Johnstone B 2-1 at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium on Tuesday night. A much-changed line-up saw East Fife struggle to warm into the game before the Fifers kicked into gear.
It would be the Saints who struck first however, after some poor communication between defender and goalkeeper in the first ten minutes saw a ball flicked into the path of Makenzie Kirk. The young forward made no mistake about his acrobatic strike and launched it past Fleming.
After the goal, East Fife progressively grew into the game and despite being the better team for the remainder of the half, we struggled to find an opening, and the half time score read 1-0 to the visitors.
Fleming made up for his first half woes at the start of the second period as he bagged an assist from Nathan Austin’s equaliser. His drop kick sailed right over the entire St Johnstone squad, landing in the path of “Fash”, who outjumped Klimionek to dink the Saints goalkeeper Kyle Thomson.
The Black and Gold completed the turnaround just 90 seconds later when Scott Shepherd capped off a top-quality piece of build-up. Laaref and Shepherd played a one-two, before the ball was lashed to Austin who flicked it round the corner for Shepherd to run onto. East Fife’s number 9 then made no mistake with his finish.
Credit to St Johnstone who fought to the end, giving the Fifers some scares, after we failed to kill the game off. Ultimately, Taylor Steven’s squandered opportunity in the 91st minute proved costly, and it was the Methil Milan who advanced into the third round.
Reporter’s Man of the Match: Scott Shepherd.
Hard to argue against East Fife’s number nine last night, he never stopped running from the first to the last whistle. A great individual performance capped off by a phenomenal team goal.
East Fife – Fleming, Docherty (Easton 56’), Murdoch, Munro, Peggie (Newton 63’), Healy, McManus (Millar 64’), Slattery (Norey 64’), Laaref, Shepherd, Austin (Trouten 72’). Subs not used: McFarlane.
St. Johnstone B – Hepburn (Thomson 45’), Klimionek, Essel, Parker, Franczak, McCrystal, Clark (Dair 64’), Bright, Steven, Kirk, Cocks. Subs not used: Brookfield, Binnie, Ellison, Shiels.
Referee – Ryan Lee
Attendance - 295
Ticket Info - Forfar Athletic
Tickets for our William Hill League 2 match against Forfar Athletic at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium on Saturday 17th August are now on sale and can be purchased here.
Admission Prices
Adults - £18
Concessions* - £14
Under 16s* - £5
Parent & Child - £21
Parent & 2 Children - £24
*Proof of age may be requested
Season tickets are valid for this match. Supporters who have still to collect their season ticket card can do so during normal office hours or from the club shop on matchday.
All member of East Fife Community Football Club & East Fife Girls & Womens’ Football Club who are under 16 go free with a paying adult or as part of an organised group for all William Hill League 2 matches at Bayview this season.
There are no cash turnstiles at Bayview and supporters are strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets online. Online sales are available right up until kick off. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling 01333 426323 or directly from the club office for those unable to purchase online.
Please note, parent and child tickets must be purchased directly from the club office.
A live stream is available to viewers worldwide this weekend with a PPV pass. Supporters outside the UK and Ireland can also watch via East Fife TV with a monthly or annual subscription.
Match Report - Edinburgh City
East Fife 2-0 Edinburgh City, Saturday 10th August 2024
MGM Timber Bayview Stadium, William Hill League 2
East Fife romped to a 2-0 win over Edinburgh City at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium yesterday, righting the wrongs of the previous week.
A strong team performance saw Dick Campbell’s men control the vast majority of proceedings, pinning the Citizens into their own half for large spells of the game.
Despite this, the first half saw little chances created for either side, with Edinburgh having the chance of the half, on the brink of half time. Goalkeeper Liam McFarlane was forced into a great save, tipping the shot over the bar, denying the counterattack.
The second half is where the Fifers started to really flourish. Their first major chance came when Alan Trouten, Liam Newton and Nathan Austin all linked up, seeing Austin fire a shot from at most three yards out, which was well blocked by the City captain on the goal line.
Liam Newton broke the deadlock after 68 minutes, after he capitalised on Shepherd’s blocked effort. Newton made no mistake with his shot, launching it high into the goal.
Alan Trouten doubled the Fifers’ advantage and killed off the game just five minutes later. Kieran Millar did tremendously well, making a crunching tackle on the edge of the area, which saw the ball land at Trouten’s feet. The experienced forward then rolled his shot goalward, and a slight goalkeeping error allowed it to trundle over the line.
East Fife are back in action in the SPFL Trust Trophy on Tuesday, against St Johnstone B, while Edinburgh City do not play until Saturday afternoon where they will host Bonnyrigg Rose.
Reporter’s Man of the Match: Jess Norey
It was a fairly easy decision, and despite several top, top quality individual performances, no one stood out as much as our new signing Norey.
East Fife – McFarlane, Newton (Healy 81’), Easton, McManus, Munro, Millar, Norey, Trouten (Slattery 87’), Peggie, Shepherd (Laaref 87’), Austin. Subs not used: Fleming, Murdoch, Docherty
Edinburgh City – Weir, Gormley, Mitchell (Mair 90’), Robertson, Lynch, Stokes (Pitt 90’), Jones, Lawson (Walker 71’), McKinstry (Scally 56’), Young, Hamilton (Rennie 71’’). Sub not used: Coyle
Referee – Sean Murdoch
Attendance - 571
Ticket Info - St. Johnstone B
Tickets for our SPFL Trust Trophy R2 match against St. Johnstone B at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium are now on sale and can be purchased here.
Admission Prices
Adults - £10
Under 16s* - £5
*Proof of age may be requested
Season tickets are not valid for this match.
There are no cash turnstiles at Bayview and supporters are strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets online. Online sales are available right up until kick off. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling 01333 426323 or directly from the club office for those unable to purchase online.
A live stream is available to viewers outside the UK and Ireland via East Fife TV with a monthly or annual subscription. There is no live streaming option for viewers within the UK or Ireland.