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Scottish Cup Draw - 2nd Round

We have been drawn at home to Banks O’Dee in the second round of the Scottish Cup.

The tie is scheduled to be played on Saturday 26^th October 2024. Full details will be announced in due course.

Admission Info v The Spartans

Tickets for our William Hill League 2 match against The Spartans at Ainslie Park on Saturday 28th September are now on sale. Pay-at-the-gate is also available.

Admission Prices

Adults - £17

Concessions* - £12

Youths (13-15) - £5

Under 12s - Free

*Over 65s and 16-18-year-olds

Please note, all under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

A live stream is available to viewers outside the UK and Ireland this via East Fife TV with a monthly or annual subscription.

Match Report - Peterhead

East Fife 2-0 Peterhead, Saturday 21^st September 2024

William Hill League 2, MGM Timber Bayview Stadium

Following a challenging Saturday in Stranraer, East Fife returned to the wooden fortress, hosting league leaders Peterhead at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium. It looked as though it would be another challenging day at the office before a ball was kicked, with injury and suspension plaguing the Fifers squad, though the team pulled together and more than delivered, cruising past the Blue Toon and closing the gap at the top of the William Hill League Two with a 2-0 victory.

The Methil Milan should have gone ahead in the game inside 90 seconds, when Nathan Austin lobbed a ball into Alan Trouten. Unfortunately, the striker’s connection saw the ball go awry, giving Peterhead a “get out of jail free” card. It was East Fife’s chance to be bailed out just moments later though, as Seb Ross sclaffed his volley from just outside of the six-yard box.

The fast start from both teams gave the fans a glimpse of what was to come, with the Fifers breaking the deadlock after just eight minutes, as Alan Trouten got on the end of another cross, this time from Liam Newton, and East Fife’s number 10 made no mistake with his looping header, which caught the Peterhead goalie off guard.

It could have been two just moments later for East Fife, and for Alan Trouten! Nathan Austin delivered another ball into his strike partner, though it was just too quick for Trouten to contact.

Peterhead looked down, but they were most certainly not out, with Rory McAllister squandering an opportunity to bag the equaliser for the Blue Toon, ten minutes before the half time interval. This led to five minutes of nail biting defending from East Fife, who were forced to dig deep as the visitors ramped up the pressure.

As we have come to expect though from this East Fife side, the Methil Men are still terribly lethal on the break, winning a corner with just moments to go before half time. Newton floated in a ball into the back stick to the skipper Stewart Murdoch, who controlled the ball and unleashed a devastating volley, which cannoned in off the woodwork, doubling the Fifers’ advantage just before the break.

Peterhead had the lion’s share of chances in the second half, though the Fifers defended superbly nullifying the threat.

Credit to Allan Fleming, who came in for his first league appearance of the season, keeping a clean sheet, as well as making some incredible saves, the standout being his intelligent stop on the hour mark, as he was able to tuck the ball round his right-hand post and out for a corner.

Peterhead continued to press, and eventually had the ball in the back of the net, with 15 minutes to go. They levelled out Allan Fleming in the build-up though, leaving the referee no choice but to award an East Fife free kick, and disallow the goal.

The game fizzled out, with the last chance of the game coming to Conor McManus, who lashed a volley well over the bar. Just minutes later, he had to fulfil his defensive duties, and did so fantastically well, covering three quarters of the pick to usher the ball out for a goal kick, denying Peterhead any sniff at goal. Full time came after, with a 2-0 win for the Fifers.

Reporter’s Man of the Match: Liam Newton

Props go to Newton who set up both goals in the game, capping off what was a superb individual performance. His defensive work was second to none, and his attacking play is developing exponentially.

East Fife – Fleming, Murdoch, Newton, Munro, Walker (Docherty 71’), Millar, McManus, Norey (Slattery 70’), Trouten (Laaref 90’), Tod (Shepherd 71’), Austin (Healy 90’). Subs not used: Briggs, Johnston.

Peterhead – McKenzie, D Strachan (Goldie 79’), Jas Brown, Sc Ross, Dunne, Ja Brown (Jo Brown 79’), Se Ross (Armour 67’), Barry, McAllister. Subs not used: Armstrong, Oluyemi, Gibbons, Wilson, Duthie.

Referee – Jordan Curran

Attendance - 628