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Match Preview - Caledonian Braves
Our under 20s side compete for their first silverware since their formation in 2019 when they take on Caledonian Braves in the final of the Knockout Cup at Ainslie Park this evening.
The Road to the Final
Round 1: Kelty Hearts (H) – Friday 15th December 2023
Goals from Bodhi Taylor and Brendan Ramsay saw us take a 2-goal lead before Kelty pulled 1 back before half-time, then leveled the tie in the second period. East Fife progressed to the next round after winning the shootout 5-4 thanks to successful spot kicks from Black, Ramsay, Dickson, Fairley and Wilkie.
East Fife Team: Rollo, Dickson, Briggs, Wilkie, Murray, Ramsay, Black, Taylor, McCafferty, Leddy, Fairley. Subs: Allan, Stewart, Menzies, Donaldson, Morrison.
Round 2: University of Stirling (H) – Friday 12th January 2024
Round 2 saw us go into half-time against University of Stirling 1-nil down, but a second half turnaround saw us pull level thanks to a Jay Sutherland strike. With no further scoring the tie was once again settled via a penalty shootout. Successful conversions from Black, Sutherland, Wilkie, Taylor, Dickson, McCafferty and Donaldson, coupled with 2 saves from Rollo saw us win the shootout 7-6.
East Fife Team: Rollo, Dickson, Wilkie, Gilfillan, Allan, Black, Stewart, Taylor, Sutherland, Menzies, Fairley. Subs: Miller, McCafferty, Donaldson, Morrison, Hutchison.
Semi-Final: Stirling Albion (H) – Friday 19th April 2024
In arguably the performance of the season, we raced into a 3-goal lead at half-time against the Binos through goals from Charlie Murray, Jay Copeland and an own goal. Stirling pulled one back after the break but a second strike from Copeland saw us secure a 4-1 victory.
East Fife Team: Rollo, Briggs, Murray, Allan, Black, Healy, Morrison, Wilkie, Menzies, Copeland, Fairley. Subs: Gilfillan, Stewart, Donaldson, Leddy.
Previous Encounters
Caledonian Braves v East Fife, Lowlands Development League, Friday 3rd November 2023
The first meet between East Fife and Caledonian Braves this season took place at Alliance Park back in November where first half goals from Bodhi Taylor and Jude Black, along with second half strikes from Joe Donaldson and Jay Sutherland saw us secure a 4-0 victory.
East Fife Team: Miller, Dickson, Briggs, Wilkie, Allan, Ramsay, Black, Taylor, Menzies, Leddy, Fairley. Subs: Stewart, Sutherland, Donaldson, McCafferty
East Fife v Caledonian Braves, Lowlands Development League, Friday 3rd May 2024
The last meeting took place earlier this month at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium. An eventful first half saw the teams go into the break level at 3-3 with East Fife goals coming from Jay Copeland (x2) and Michael Leddy. The Braves took the lead mid-way through the second half before Jude Black equalised with 10 minutes to play and Brendan Ramsay secured the win with two late goals.
East Fife Team: Rollo, Briggs, Gilfillan, Allan, Black, Myles, Menzies, Donaldson, Leddy, Copeland, Morrison. Subs: Dickson, Murray, Ramsay, Healy, Fairley.
Squad News
Head Coach Garry Banks has a full squad to choose from this evening. The squad will also be boosted by the addition of first-team players Matty Rollo, Charlie Murray and Brendan Ramsay, who have all featured in previous rounds.
Match Admission
Admission prices for tonight’s match are £7 for adults and £3 for concessions & U16s. Entry is via cash gates only.
Officials
The referee this evening is Konrad Spalony and the assistant referees are John Fairley (Jnr) and Richard Kay.
How to Follow
Match updates will be available on our official X channel (formally twitter) and highlights from the game will be available to watch on Friday via East Fife TV.
Mon The Fife!
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Andy Munro Signs On
We’re delighted to announce the signing of Andy Munro on a 1-year-deal.
The 31-year-old defender joins us from Forfar Athletic where he made 162 appearances over 2 spells at the club.
Andy made his senior debut for Arbroath back in 2015 before moving on to Station Park in the summer of 2016. A short loan move to Clyde followed in 2017/18, returning to Forfar for the start of the 2018/19 season. He joined Stenhousemuir in January 2019 before making the return move back to the Loons 2 years later.
Assistant Manager Ian Campbell: “I’m delighted that we’ve managed to bring Andy to the club. He’s a player we’re liked for a while and he’s worked with Dick and I at Arbroath, and Malky at Forfar so we know what we’re getting, a strong & aggressive defender with plenty of experience at this level.”
Andy will join up with the squad when training resumes next month.
Welcome to Bayview Andy!
Match Report - The Spartans
East Fife 1-2 The Spartans, Saturday 4th May 2024
MGM Timber Bayview, cinch League Two
The Spartans snatched a 2-1 victory at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium against East Fife yesterday, as they gear up for a playoff semi-final against Peterhead.
The first half was largely uneventful for roughly the first 43 minutes, before it quickly went from zero to one hundred.
We had the ball in the back of the net after 43 minutes, though the referee adjudged that Jack Healy had used his hand to get the ball over the line, and thus it was disallowed.
Just seconds later it looked destined to be 1-0, as Scott Shepherd had an open goal to tap home into. He let his shot fly, but not before Sam Newman could recover and produce a world class piece of defending, sending the sides in all square at half time.
The tempo was maintained into the second half, though not all in East Fife’s favour. It was the visitors who took the lead at the start of the second period through James Craigen’s tidy finish.
East Fife answered back relatively quickly though, as Scotty Shepherd got his goal at the second time of asking. Nathan Austin lashed a cross along the goal line, and our Number 9 answered, with Scotty Shepherd slotting home at the back post.
It would be difficult to argue that East Fife were not the better team, though performances do not win games, and in the 90th minute the Spartans secured their win, and 3rd place in the league through Robbie Thomson. Archie Wylie capitalised on some poor East Fife defending, and laid up Thomson with ease, who slotted home into an empty net.
East Fife - Fleming, Murdoch, Page (Walls 75'), Blaney, Newton, Millar, McManus, Trouten, Shepherd (Lyon 84'), Austin, Healy (Hamilton 78'). Subs not used: Nicol, Docherty, Murray, Beverage, Ramsay
The Spartans - McCready, Dishington (Cunningham 82'), Waugh (Watson 45'), Sonkur (Geaney 45’), Newman, Craigen (Wylie 64’), Jones, Denholm, Thompson, McNulty (Ndlovu 64’), Brown. Subs not used: Carswell, Armstrong, Whyte
Referee – Ryan Lee
Attendance - 577
Report by Oli Anderson