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Match Report - Elgin City
Elgin City 1-0 East Fife, Saturday 1st February 2025, William Hill League 2, Borough Briggs
East Fife fell to their first defeat of 2025 in the Highlands as they were beaten 1-0 at Borough Briggs at the hands of Elgin City.
There were two changes to the prior weekend’s 4-1 victory over Edinburgh City, with January signings Kallum Higginbotham and Michael McKenna both getting their first starts for the black and gold at the expense of Jess Norey and Jack Healy.
Chances flowed early doors for both sides, with Elgin making the most of theirs, grabbing the first and only goal of the game after ten minutes. Kyle Girvan rose highest to a ball whipped in from the left-hand side. There were no takers from East Fife, and Elgin’s Girvan grabbed the advantage after ten minutes of play.
East Fife almost pulled level on two separate occasions. Firstly, Scott Shepherd found the back of the net after rounding McHale, before the linesman flagged for offside. Then Connor McManus had a chance to grab the equaliser, and even though his ambitious effort forced McHale into a strong save, it was not enough to haul East Fife back into the game.
Just before the half time whistle, Liam McFarlane made his first of many great saves, denying Gallagher from far out, which was the last action of the opening forty-five minutes.
East Fife were denied a goal just after the restart, with Alan Trouten and Reis Peggie both coming close, but being kept out by a resolute Elgin back line.
Liam McFarlane was at it again on the hour mark, plucking a ball out of the top corner, at full extension, a marvellous save to say the least.
He was called into another two or three saves as the game continued, and East Fife could not get that killer ball to pull level.
Elgin ran out deserved winners on the day unfortunately.
Reporter’s Man of the Match: Liam McFarlane.
At least three world class saves on Saturday, with more instances of pure quality throughout. A result to forget, but a performance to remember.
Elgin City – McHale, Booth, Dolzanski, Dingwall, Cameron, Golding (Leslie 75’), Sargent (Draper 83’), Girvan, Hyde, Gallagher, Hester. Subs not used: Taylor, MacEwan, Cairns, Allen, Mcaleman, McDonald, MacDonald.
East Fife – McFarlane, Murdoch, Millar (Norey 69’), Easton, McManus (Laaref 83’), Shepherd (Healy 69’), Trouten, Peggie (Jones 76’), Higginbotham (Austin 69’), Munro, McKenna. Subs not used: Fleming, Newton, Slattery.
Referee – Daniel Graves
Attendance – 1,001
Report by Oli Anderson
New Hospitality Catering Partner
East Fife FC is delighted to announce our new partnership with RL Catering as our new Corporate Hospitality provider.
Currently operating at Arbroath FC, RL Catering are expanding their operations to cover also East Fife FC. With 18 years of experience in catering, we feel they’ll be a fantastic addition to the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium.
Lee Gillies, Commercial Associate Director said: “I couldn’t be more thrilled with this announcement. It’s important that we thank Iain Rennie at Fab Foods who we’ve worked with for a few seasons and who will continue to run our pie stalls for home matchdays.
“We are always striving for greatness at East Fife FC and Arbroath have had renowned success with their corporate hospitality, so we moved quickly to bring them on board. Louise and her team have been fantastic from the get-go and with some of the sample menus that we’ve seen, fans and businesses alike will be desperate to try it out.
“They’ll begin from our next home game against Bonnyrigg Rose, and we encourage everyone to come along and enjoy the experience. The club are flying high at the moment, and this is another step forward in the right direction for making our match day experience as enjoyable as possible.”
Louise Walker from RL Catering said: “Rod and I were delighted to be approached by the club and are excited to expand our operations within the football hospitality sector. We are looking forward to delivering a memorable matchday experience for all patrons attending Corporate at Bayview.”
Hospitality spaces are now filling up as we head into the final 6 home league fixtures of the season so book your table now to avoid disappointment.
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Bah signs On
East Fife FC are delighted to announce the signing of 21-year-old defender Mamadou Bah until the end of the season.
Prior to relocating to Edinburgh, Bah, as he is known, played for Gambian topflight side Team Rhino and has been capped by The Gambia at Under 20 & Under 23 levels.
He can play anywhere across the back four and has been training with the first team squad for the last 3-4 weeks, impressing the coaching staff with his skill & speed having played in the recent bounce game against Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts.
Manager Dick Campbell: “From the moment he came into training we could see he had something special & having him here at least until the end of the season is quite a coup for the club.”
Having received international clearance, Bah is available for selection for this weekend’s match against The Spartans.
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Admission Info v The Spartans
Tickets for our William Hill League 2 match against The Spartans at Ainslie Park on Saturday 8th February 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
A live stream is available to viewers outside the UK and Ireland this via East Fife TV with a monthly or annual subscription.