Match ends, Raith Rovers 0, Alloa Athletic 1.
Raith Rovers 0-1 Alloa Athletic
- From the section Football
A late Iain Flannigan penalty gave Scottish Championship bottom side Alloa Athletic victory over promotion hopefuls Raith Rovers.
Flannigan converted the spot-kick after being fouled by Iain Davidson with only a few minutes left.
Raith's Mitch Megginson had headed wide in the first half and Alloa striker Isaac Layne came close with a couple of efforts.
The result moves Alloa to within four points of Livingston.
Line-ups
Raith Rovers
- 1Cuthbert
- 22Bates
- 14Davidson
- 6Benedictus
- 23McKeown
- 12Matthews
- 4Callachan
- 30RobertsonBooked at 13minsSubstituted forCourtat 87'minutes
- 28Craigen
- 21Longridge
- 11MegginsonSubstituted forStewartat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Petrie
- 8McCord
- 9Stewart
- 24Ellis
- 25Ford
- 26Court
- 31Law
Alloa
- 1McNeil
- 15Doyle
- 12McKenna
- 3HillSubstituted forWilliamsat 62'minutes
- 5Hamilton
- 16FlanniganBooked at 18mins
- 8O'Brien
- 2McAuslandSubstituted forMcManusat 58'minutes
- 27Crawford
- 17LayneSubstituted forFernsat 74'minutes
- 7Duffy
Substitutes
- 4Reintam
- 11Ferns
- 14McManus
- 18Hetherington
- 20Williams
- 21Crawford
- 28Hardie
- Referee:
- Greg Aitken
- Attendance:
- 1,064
Match Stats
Home TeamRaith RoversAway TeamAlloa
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away2
- Corners
- Home11
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away7
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Raith Rovers 0, Alloa Athletic 1.
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Robbie Crawford.
Attempt missed. Ross Callachan (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Raith Rovers. Jonathan Court replaces Scott Robertson.
Goal!
Goal! Raith Rovers 0, Alloa Athletic 1. Iain Flannigan (Alloa Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty conceded by Iain Davidson (Raith Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Alloa Athletic. Iain Flannigan draws a foul in the penalty area.
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Colin Hamilton.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
Mark Stewart (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Burton O'Brien (Alloa Athletic).
Substitution
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Edward Ferns replaces Isaac Layne.
Attempt blocked. Scott Robertson (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. James Craigen (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Louis Longridge (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
Substitution
Substitution, Raith Rovers. Mark Stewart replaces Mitchel Megginson.
Substitution
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Mark Williams replaces Dougie Hill because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Mitchel Megginson (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Mitchel Megginson (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dougie Hill (Alloa Athletic).
Substitution
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Connor McManus replaces Kyle McAusland.
Attempt missed. Michael Duffy (Alloa Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Mitchel Megginson (Raith Rovers).
Kyle McAusland (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Mitchel Megginson (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
Foul by Mitchel Megginson (Raith Rovers).
Michael Doyle (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Burton O'Brien.
Attempt blocked. Ross Matthews (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Burton O'Brien.
Attempt missed. Louis Longridge (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Louis Longridge (Raith Rovers).
Colin Hamilton (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Ross Callachan (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Burton O'Brien.