Match ends, East Fife 0, Rangers 4.
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Jon Daly scored a hat-trick as Rangers extended their sequence of Scottish League One wins to 10 with victory against East Fife at Bayview.
The visitors had the ball in the net in the first half but a foul on goalkeeper Greg Paterson meant no goal was awarded.
However, Gary Thom's own goal put Rangers ahead early in the second half.
And two headers followed by a strike from Daly secured a comfortable win for the league leaders.
Ally McCoist's side are 11 points clear of both Ayr United and Dunfermline.
Bilel Mohsni and Nicky Clark threatened for Rangers and the Fifers' captain Craig Johnstone also came close before Ian Black had a goal disallowed for Daly's foul on Paterson.
Thom's attempted clearance diverted Lee Wallace's cross into the net early in the second half and from there Rangers took control.
Daly met Arnold Peralta's cross to nod Rangers' second and Clark set up the striker's second goal.
And Lewis Macleod cut the ball back for Daly to net again midway through the second half.
Rangers goalkeeper Cammy Bell denied Scott McBride a late consolation with an impressive save.
Line-ups
East Fife
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Paterson
- 2Dutot
- 3Naysmith
- 6HughesSubstituted forTutaat 58'minutes
- 4Thom
- 5Mbu
- 7StewartSubstituted forTrialistat 78'minutes
- 8BrownBooked at 43mins
- 19BuchananBooked at 56mins
- 10JohnstoneBooked at 70mins
- 11McBride
Substitutes
- 12Durie
- 14Tuta
- 15Austin
- 16Stewart
- 17Campbell
- 18Trialist
- 21Andrews
Rangers
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Bell
- 2Foster
- 5WallaceSubstituted forSmithat 78'minutes
- 8BlackSubstituted forHuttonat 71'minutes
- 3Mohsni
- 6McCulloch
- 4PeraltaBooked at 79mins
- 10MacLeod
- 9DalySubstituted forLittleat 77'minutes
- 7Clark
- 11Law
Substitutes
- 12Templeton
- 14Little
- 15Faure
- 16Simonsen
- 17Smith
- 18Crawford
- 19Hutton
- Referee:
- Stephen Finnie
- Attendance:
- 4,700
Match Stats
Home TeamEast FifeAway TeamRangers
- Possession
- Home43%
- Away57%
- Shots
- Home5
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away6
- Corners
- Home2
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, East Fife 0, Rangers 4.
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Joe Mbu (East Fife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Nicky Clark (Rangers).
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Attempt saved. Scott McBride (East Fife) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Corner, East Fife. Conceded by Bilel Mohsni.
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Ross Brown (East Fife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Lewis MacLeod (Rangers).
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Attempt missed. Cedric Tuta (East Fife) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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Bilel Mohsni (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Cedric Tuta (East Fife).
Booking
Arnold Peralta (Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Arnold Peralta (Rangers).
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Scott McBride (East Fife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, East Fife. Trialist replaces Ryan Stewart.
Substitution
Substitution, Rangers. Steven Smith replaces Lee Wallace.
Substitution
Substitution, Rangers. Andrew Little replaces Jonathan Daly.
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Foul by Jonathan Daly (Rangers).
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Gary Thom (East Fife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Jonathan Daly (Rangers).
