Match ends, East Fife 1, Dunfermline Athletic 3.
Ross Forbes and Danny Grainger scored on their debuts as Dunfermline beat East Fife.
Home goalkeeper Greg Paterson saved a Forbes penalty in the fourth minute after Gary Naysmith had handled in the box, but Forbes scored from close range in the 44th minute.
Ryan Wallace doubled the Pars' lead before Grainger scored two minutes later.
East Fife pulled one back in 78 minutes when Paul Willis drilled in a shot.
Line-ups
East Fife
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Paterson
- 2Durie
- 3Naysmith
- 8O'NeillSubstituted forStewartat 81'minutes
- 4Rutkiewicz
- 5Mbu
- 7McKenzie
- 6Fisher
- 10SmithBooked at 86mins
- 19Buchanan
- 11StewartSubstituted forWillisat 58'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Thom
- 14Stewart
- 15Brown
- 16Barr
- 17Willis
- 18Johnstone
- 21Shaw
Dunfermline
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Scully
- 2Williamson
- 3Grainger
- 6Millen
- 4Martin
- 5PageBooked at 34mins
- 7ByrneSubstituted forFalkinghamat 70'minutesBooked at 87mins
- 8ThomsonSubstituted forHusbandat 89'minutes
- 11Shankland
- 9Wallace
- 10Forbes
Substitutes
- 12Husband
- 14Moore
- 15Young
- 16Falkingham
- 17Whittle
- 18El-Bakhtaoui
- 20Goodfellow
- Referee:
- David Somers
- Attendance:
- 1,872
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home37%
- Away63%
- Shots
- Home2
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away5
- Corners
- Home2
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home4
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, East Fife 1, Dunfermline Athletic 3.
Substitution
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Stephen Husband replaces Ryan Thomson.
Booking
Josh Falkingham (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Josh Falkingham (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Kevin Smith (East Fife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Kevin Smith (East Fife) is shown the yellow card.
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Ross Millen (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Kevin Smith (East Fife).
Substitution
Substitution, East Fife. Jonathan Stewart replaces Stephen O'Neill.
Goal!
Goal! East Fife 1, Dunfermline Athletic 3. Paul Willis (East Fife) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Goal!
Goal! East Fife 0, Dunfermline Athletic 3. Daniel Grainger (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
Goal!
Goal! East Fife 0, Dunfermline Athletic 2. Ryan Wallace (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Williamson.
Substitution
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Josh Falkingham replaces Shaun Byrne.
Substitution
Substitution, East Fife. Paul Willis replaces Ryan Stewart.
Second Half
Second Half begins East Fife 0, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Half Time
First Half ends, East Fife 0, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Goal!
Goal! East Fife 0, Dunfermline Athletic 1. Ross Forbes (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Lewis Martin (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Liam Buchanan (East Fife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.