Match ends, East Fife 3, Montrose 0.
East Fife 3-0 Montrose
- From the section Football
Jon McShane's 90th-minute penalty secured East Fife a comfortable win over Montrose at New Bayview.
Ross Campbell put Gary Naysmith's men in front, neatly dispatching Kevin Smith's low pass.
Smith doubled the home side's lead on the hour when he headed McShane's cross past Stuart McKenzie.
Stopper McKenzie was booked in the final minute for hauling down McShane, who then confirmed the three points for the Fifers.
Line-ups
East Fife
- 1Fleming
- 16BarrBooked at 60mins
- 4Campbell
- 24Page
- 15Naysmith
- 8Brown
- 6Walker
- 2MullenBooked at 85mins
- 3SmithSubstituted forMcShaneat 56'minutesBooked at 65mins
- 23CampbellSubstituted forCookat 86'minutes
- 10Smith
Substitutes
- 7McAleer
- 9McShane
- 11Cook
- 14Austin
- 18Maskrey
- 21Millar
Montrose
- 1McKenzieBooked at 89mins
- 2Webster
- 4CrawfordBooked at 85mins
- 5Wood
- 3Graham
- 7MassonSubstituted forNowosielskiat 68'minutes
- 6McCordBooked at 38mins
- 8Watson
- 9JohnstonSubstituted forCavanaghat 74'minutes
- 10McIntosh
- 11DeasleySubstituted forDayat 84'minutes
Substitutes
- 12O'Neill
- 14Harkins
- 15Nowosielski
- 16Campbell
- 17Day
- 18Cavanagh
- 21McGovern
- Referee:
- Grant Irvine
- Attendance:
- 419
Match Stats
Home TeamEast FifeAway TeamMontrose
- Possession
- Home59%
- Away41%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away1
- Corners
- Home2
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away14
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, East Fife 3, Montrose 0.
Goal!
Goal! East Fife 3, Montrose 0. Jon McShane (East Fife) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Booking
Stuart McKenzie (Montrose) is shown the yellow card.
Penalty East Fife. Kevin Smith draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Stuart McKenzie (Montrose) after a foul in the penalty area.
Alan Cook (East Fife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Graham Webster (Montrose).
Kevin Smith (East Fife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Paul Watson (Montrose).
Substitution
Substitution, East Fife. Alan Cook replaces Ross Campbell.
Booking
Fraser Mullen (East Fife) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Jonathan Crawford (Montrose) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Montrose. Stephen Day replaces Bryan Deasley.
Ross Campbell (East Fife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ross Graham (Montrose).
Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Jonathan Page.
Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Fraser Mullen.
Substitution
Substitution, Montrose. Danny Cavanagh replaces Scott Johnston.
Scott Johnston (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lewis Barr (East Fife).
Foul by Ross Brown (East Fife).
Ross McCord (Montrose) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Ross Campbell (East Fife) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Graham Webster (Montrose).
Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Steven Campbell.
Substitution
Substitution, Montrose. Leszek Nowosielski replaces Terry Masson.
Foul by Ross Campbell (East Fife).
Ross McCord (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Kevin Smith (East Fife) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Booking
Jon McShane (East Fife) is shown the yellow card.
Jon McShane (East Fife) has gone down, but that's a dive.
Goal!
Goal! East Fife 2, Montrose 0. Kevin Smith (East Fife) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jon McShane.
Corner, East Fife. Conceded by Stuart McKenzie.
Attempt saved. Kevin Smith (East Fife) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Booking
Lewis Barr (East Fife) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Lewis Barr (East Fife).
Bryan Deasley (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, East Fife. Jon McShane replaces Scott Smith because of an injury.
Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Ross Brown.