Match ends, Montrose 1, East Fife 4.
MontroseMontrose1East FifeEast Fife4
Nathan Austin's hat-trick put East Fife top of Scottish League Two with a win at 10-man Montrose.
Ross Campbell set up Gary Fraser and he found the back of the net, but Austin turned the game on its head with a couple of goals either side of half-time.
Montrose's task got more difficult when defender Greg Pascazio was shown a straight red card.
Scott Mercer made it four before Austin took his tally to eight for the season.
Line-ups
Montrose
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Salmon
- 2Ferguson
- 5PascazioBooked at 50mins
- 6Allan
- 3Steeves
- 7JohnstonBooked at 72mins
- 4McCordBooked at 14minsSubstituted forMassonat 60'minutes
- 8MalinSubstituted forMallagarayat 63'minutes
- 11Webster
- 10CampbellSubstituted forKennethat 79'minutes
- 9FraserBooked at 59mins
Substitutes
- 12Masson
- 14Reoch
- 15Kenneth
- 16Mallagaray
- 17McWilliam
- 18McLeod
- 21Trialist
East Fife
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 1Goodfellow
- 12O'Kane
- 17Kerr
- 5Page
- 16Mercer
- 7MurraySubstituted forMacGregorat 79'minutes
- 2MullenSubstituted forBrownat 84'minutes
- 11Wilkie
- 3SlatterySubstituted forWalkerat 64'minutes
- 9Austin
- 10Smith
Substitutes
- 6Walker
- 8Brown
- 14MacGregor
- 15Naysmith
- 18Sutherland
- 20McGovern
- Referee:
- Mike Roncone
- Attendance:
- 572
Match Stats
Home TeamMontroseAway TeamEast Fife
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away5
- Corners
- Home4
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away22
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Montrose 1, East Fife 4.
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Attempt missed. Ross Brown (East Fife) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Attempt missed. Kevin Smith (East Fife) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
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Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Kyle Wilkie.
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Jordan Reoch (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Allan Walker (East Fife).
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Graham Webster (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Kevin Smith (East Fife).
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Foul by Scott Johnston (Montrose).
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Ross Brown (East Fife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, East Fife. Ross Brown replaces Fraser Mullen.
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Corner, East Fife. Conceded by Ryan Ferguson.
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Foul by Gary Fraser (Montrose).
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Kyle Wilkie (East Fife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Scott Johnston (Montrose).
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Declan O'Kane (East Fife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Terry Masson (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Nathan Austin (East Fife).
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Attempt missed. Nathan Austin (East Fife) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
