Match ends, East Fife 3, Montrose 0.
East FifeEast Fife3MontroseMontrose0
East Fife preserved their seven-point advantage at the top of Scottish League Two with victory over second-bottom Montrose.
Jason Kerr's shot was deflected in by team-mate Jonathan Page for the opener.
Stevie Campbell fired home a superb free-kick after Aaron Comrie had fouled the Fifers' Kevin Smith.
And with little more than a quarter of the game played, Gary Naysmith neatly played in Nathan Austin to net the third.
Line-ups
East Fife
Formation 4-4-2
- 21Kelly
- 16Mercer
- 17Kerr
- 5Page
- 15NaysmithSubstituted forMullenat 77'minutes
- 11Wilkie
- 4CampbellSubstituted forBrownat 86'minutes
- 3Slattery
- 10Smith
- 9Austin
- 20InsallSubstituted forCooteat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Goodfellow
- 2Mullen
- 6McManus
- 8Brown
- 12O'Kane
- 18Austin
- 19Coote
Montrose
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Millar
- 2Comrie
- 5ClarkeSubstituted forHarwoodat 29'minutes
- 6Pascazio
- 3Steeves
- 7McWalterSubstituted forFergusonat 56'minutes
- 4MassonBooked at 43mins
- 8Webster
- 11Mallagaray
- 9FraserBooked at 73minsSubstituted forMilneat 82'minutes
- 10Campbell
Substitutes
- 12Ferguson
- 14Martyniuk
- 15Milne
- 16Hester
- 17McLeod
- 18Harwood
- 21Butter
- Referee:
- Alan Newlands
- Attendance:
- 854
Match Stats
Home TeamEast FifeAway TeamMontrose
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home4
- Away0
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away0
- Corners
- Home7
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away16
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, East Fife 3, Montrose 0.
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Foul by Ross Brown (East Fife).
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Graham Webster (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, East Fife. Ross Brown replaces Steven Campbell.
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Jason Kerr (East Fife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ryan Ferguson (Montrose).
Substitution
Substitution, Montrose. Declan Milne replaces Gary Fraser.
Substitution
Substitution, East Fife. Alistair Coote replaces Jamie Insall.
Substitution
Substitution, East Fife. Fraser Mullen replaces Gary Naysmith.
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Foul by Scott Mercer (East Fife).
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Graham Webster (Montrose) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Patrick Slattery (East Fife).
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Terry Masson (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Gary Fraser (Montrose) is shown the yellow card.
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Scott Mercer (East Fife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Gary Fraser (Montrose).
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Foul by Jamie Insall (East Fife).
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Andrew Steeves (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Patrick Slattery (East Fife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
