Match Report - Stenhousemuir

East Fife returned to Ochilview just two weeks after losing 2-1 to Stenhousemuir in the Scottish Cup. Greig McDonald & co were hoping to make amends and pick up maximum points in the league fixture.

No changes to the team that beat Elgin City last week as Scott Mercer kept the captain’s armband in the absence of the injured Stewart Murdoch.

Stenhousemuir had an early opening in the 10^th minute when Philp was played through, down the right, and played a pass across the face of goal for the on running O’Reilly who can’t get to ball quick enough and the ball goes out for a goal kick. 

The Warriors took the lead in the 20^th minute, Philip played a 1-2 with brown on the edge of the box before firing a low shot into the bottom corner.

Stenhousemuir came close to adding a second on the half hour mark. Yates, with a free kick on the edge of the area, found Wedderburn inches from the goal line however Fleming managed to make the save before Parker completed the clearance.

East Fife had their first real chance of the game on the 35th minute when Mercer’s cross from the right picked out Balde however his header is over the bar.

The second half came to an end after little happenings in the final ten minutes of the half. 

Half-Time: Stenhousemuir 1-0 East Fife

Ten minutes into the second half, East Fife were clearly pushing and went close in the 55^th minute when Balde whipped in a well-placed cross, but the outstretched Denham can’t reach the ball and Stenny knock it behind for a corner. 

In the 63^rd minute the home side had a chance to double to advantage when Forbes who forced Fleming into an incredible diving save. 

With the game opening up, the Fifers were presented with another chance when Trouten’s cross to the back post found Ferguson who headed the ball back across goal to Shepherd who just can’t seem to get anything on the ball to turn it into the net. 

Despite severely pressuring the Stenhousemuir goal, it wasn’t until the 71st minute that East Fife found the breakthrough. Ex-fifer Higgins hauled down Shepherd inside the box with the referee immediately pointing to the spot and pulling out a red card for Higgins for denying a clear goal scoring opportunity. Trouten stepped up to take the penalty and calmly slots it home, sending the keeper the wrong way, to equalise the game up for the Methil men. 

Stenhousemuir responded well to conceding and, almost immediately after, forced Fleming to turn Philps effort behind for a corner. The home side retook the lead from the resulting corner when Miller who heads home Yates corner.

With Parker and Denham being replaced by Newton and Steven, East Fife really craved the equalising goal. In the 83^rd minute, Trouten had a golden opportunity to score the desired equaliser when Steven drilled a low pass to the on rushing Trouten at the back post but Brennan pull off a miraculous save to keep at 2-1.

With it looking like Stenhousemuir would hold firm, Jack Healy popped up to do what he does best in the 92^nd minute when he smashed home the equaliser with a stunning effort from 20-yards giving Brennan no chance.

Shortly after, the referee blew up for full time, ending an exciting second half of football. Up next for East Fife is a home fixture against 9^th placed Albion Rovers and the team will be wanting to go extend their unbeaten run to 5 league matches.

Full-Time: Stenhousemuir 2-2 East Fife

Andrew Laing

Kick-Off Time Change v Dumbarton

Our cinch League Two match against Dumbarton on Saturday 24^th December 2022 has been brought forward to a 1:00PM kick off at the request of the clubs.

Match details:

Date: Saturday 24^th December 2022

Kick-off: 1:00PM

Location: Dumbarton Football Stadium

Fixture Change v Bonnyrigg Rose

Our cinch League Two match against Bonnyrigg Rose, originally scheduled for Monday 2^nd January 2023, has been brough forward to Saturday 10^th December 2022 at Bayview at the request of the club.

Re-schedule game details:

Date: Saturday 10^th December 2022

Kick-off: 3:00PM

Location: Locality Hub Bayview Stadium

Match Preview - Stenhousemuir

We travel to Ochilview this afternoon to face Stenhousemuir in in matchday 13 of our cinch League Two campaign.

Squad News

No changes are expected to the squad which faced Elgin City last weekend.

Team Colours

East Fife will be in our traditional colours of black/gold strips, black shorts and white stockings with the goalkeeper in all-blue.

Stenhousemuir will also be in their traditional colours of maroon strips, white shorts and maroon stockings with the goalkeeper in all-green.

Match Tickets

Tickets for today’s game can be purchased online her however cash turnstiles are also available

Ticket prices are as follows:

Adults - £14

Concessions - £9

Under 16s - £6

Tickets can be purchased for either the West Terracing or Norway Stand. Note, movement between the two sections is not possible.

Match Officials

Match Referee: Peter Stuart

AR1: Colin McAlpine

AR2: Stephen Gill

Previous Encounter

The last encounter between the two side took place just two weeks ago when the Warriors progressed to the 3^rd round of the Scottish Cup with a 2-1 victory. Adam Corbett gave the home side the lead inside 3 minutes only for Jack Healy to level the tie a couple of minutes later before Matty Yates scored what turned out to be the winner in the 31^st minute.

Stenhousemuir Team: Brennan, Jamieson (Walker 90+4’), Corbett, Higgins, Wedderburn, Forbes, Philp, Miller, Yates, Brown (Anderson 58’), O’Reilly (Orr 80’)

East Fife Team: Beveridge, Steele, Denham, Murdoch (Parker), Ferguson, Healy, Newton, Schiavone (Cunningham 85’), Millar (Williamson 85’), Steven (Trouten 65’)

Date: Saturday 22^nd October 2022

Locality: Ochilview

Live Streaming

No live stream is available to viewers with the UK & Ireland.

Viewers outside the UK & Ireland can watch the match via East Fife TV with a monthly or season pass.

Matchday Catering

The Wee Bar will be open from 12pm with both home and away supporters welcome. Food and drinks will also be available to purchase from the Pie Hut after entering the stadium. Please note, the Pie Hut only accepts cash payments.

Car Parking

There is no dedicated car park for supporters at Ochilview so fans should make use of on-street parking.

New Commercial Partnership with Stuart's Bakers & Butchers

We're delighted to announce the addition of Stuart’s Bakers & Butchers as one of our new commercial partners.

Stuart’s is a 6^th generation family bakers and butchers, with shops and outlets service Fife and the surrounding areas. Founded in 1857, by James Stuart in Buckhaven, the company has now expanded to include 8 bakery shops, most with cafes and 3 award winning combined baker/butcher/café shops with the original still in “auld Buckhyne”.

Keith Stuart, Managing Director commented "I’m absolutely delighted to become a commercial partner with our local neighbours, East Fife Football Club. The amount of work done with the Community Club, which my son plays for, is great. We have recently taken on the front of shirt sponsorship for the EFCFC 2016 age range kits as well. We look forward to a long and successful partnership and we are delighted to be part of it"

Scott Young from the Commercial Team added "We are absolutely delighted to bring in Stuart’s Bakers and Butchers to the club. As a regular customer, I’m thrilled that they have chosen to partner with the club and support us. It’s also brilliant to hear Keith mention his affiliation with the Community Club and, who knows, we may even have a young member of the Stuart family in the first team in the future!"