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Match Preview - St. Johnstone B
Oli Anderson previews tonight’s match against St. Johnstone B.
Following on from Saturday’s much improved result against Edinburgh City, we turn our heads to cup action, as we prepare to face St Johnstone B in the second round of the SPFL Trust Trophy at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium. The game tonight has a 19:45 kick off.
Our opponents: St Johnstone B
Ones to watch
Liam Parker
Following a successful loan spell last season with Edinburgh City, ex-Fifer Parker has returned to St Johnstone where he features still for the reserve side. A current stalwart in the young Saints’ backline, Parker played all ninety minutes of the first-round tie against Brechin City, though he did pick up a booking in the 80th minute.
Taylor Steven
Another former Fifer, Taylor Steven, features heavily for the young Saints. He is coming off the back of a loan spell in League One, with Alloa Athletic, where he contributed 28 goals in 32 games, a great improvement on his season at Bayview where he struggled for minutes, and form as a result. Although originally a number nine, Steven predominantly plays on the left wing, and it was from there that he bagged another assist for St Johnstone when they overcame Brechin 2-1 at McDiarmid Park in the first round.
Mackenzie Kirk
Kirk is a new signing for St Johnstone, recently signing from Hearts B, where he has been honing his skills in the lowland league. Kirk found the back of the net 45 times in 49 games for the Jam Tarts in the fifth tier, which when you add his nine assists to it, makes a very impressive goal return for the youngster. Kirk has been featuring for the St Johnstone first team in their maiden games in the league this season, so it is unclear as to whether or not he will be in the squad tonight, though if he is, he will be one to keep an eye on.
Previous encounter
23/08/2022- Scottish Challenge Cup- Round 2
East Fife 4-0 St Johnstone B
East Fife coasted to a 4-0 victory over St Johnstone B the last time the two sides met.
They showed their experience in the opening exchanges, winning a penalty on the quarter of an hour mark. Alan Trouten made no mistake with the set play and tucked away for the first. Scott Mercer made it 2-0 early in the second half, following a stramash in the box after a corner kick. Mikey Cunningham then made it three with ten minutes still to go, before youngster Sam Martin made it 4-0 in the dying embers. St Johnstone B played well, though East Fife controlled the game, and nullified the threat of the pacy Young Saints attack.
Squad News
The Campbells have a full squad at their disposal once again, allowing us to hopefully start the season with a bang.
Match Tickets
Season Tickets are not valid for cup matches and admission prices have been agreed as follows:
Adults- £10
Under 16s- £5
There are no cash turnstiles at Bayview, so supporters are encouraged to buy their ticket online in advance where possible. However, ticket can also be purchased (cash and card) from the matchday reception for those unable to do so.
Live Stream
For our International Fans, live Streaming for tonight’s game will be available on EFTV, using a Monthly, or Annual Gold Pass. Tonight’s commentator will be Oliver Anderson.
Club Colours
The Fifers will don the new, MPH Group sponsored home kit. They will wear the famous black and gold striped shirt, with black shorts and socks. The Fife goalkeeper will wear yellow for the tie.
St Johnstone will be in their traditional colours of a dark, and lighter blue striped shirt, with white shorts and blue socks. The Saints keeper will be in all green.
Officials
The referee today will be Ryan Lee, with Stuart Stevenson and Brent Falconer running the lines.
The Extra Bits
The Stadium Bar will be open from 6.15pm this afternoon, we welcome you to join us for a few beverages pre-kick off!
The club shop will be open from 6.30pm tonight.
Pie stalls will be open at both ends of the stadium from 6.45pm, both cash and card are accepted.
There is no match programme on sale for tonight’s match, but half-time draw tickets are available.
Mon the Fife!
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
