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East Fife vs Spartans: match report

East Fife hosted Spartans FC at MGM Timber Bayview Stadium on Tuesday 11 August 2026, in the SPFL Challenge Cup (round 1). Lewis Hogarth is the referee.

Result and scorers

East Fife 2-2 Spartans. Goals: Mark Stowe 42' for Spartans; Mamadou Bah 77' for East Fife; Tom Milne 90'+1' (own goal) for Spartans; Brian Easton 90'+3' for East Fife. Attendance: 356.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 24' Yellow card: David Mckay (Spartans)
  • 42' Goal: Mark Stowe (Spartans)
  • 50' Yellow card: Patrick Slattery (East Fife)
  • 69' Yellow card: Miles Gaffney (East Fife)
  • 72' Yellow card: Mamadou Bah (East Fife)
  • 77' Goal: Mamadou Bah (East Fife)
  • 87' Yellow card: Tom Milne (East Fife)
  • 88' Yellow card: Mackenzie Ross (Spartans)
  • 90'+1' Own goal: Tom Milne (Spartans)
  • 90'+3' Goal: Brian Easton (East Fife)

Line-ups

East Fife 5-4-1

Coach: Dick Campbell

  1. 21 Matthew Rollo G
  2. 20 Mamadou Bah CD
  3. 19 Andrew Munro CD-L
  4. 2 David Wilson CD-R
  5. 3 Liam Newton LB
  6. 15 Tom Milne RB
  7. 4 Kieran Millar CM-L
  8. 14 Tyrell Hamilton CM-R
  9. 11 Jack Healy LM
  10. 17 Jaiden Fairley RM
  11. 10 Cameron Ross F

Bench

  • 6 Reis Peggie SUB
  • 7 Miles Gaffney SUB
  • 12 Keir Loughran SUB
  • 22 Hayden Wilson SUB
  • 8 Patrick Slattery SUB
  • 1 Derek Gaston SUB
  • 5 Brian Easton SUB

Spartans 4-4-1-1

Coach: Mixu Paatelainen

  1. 21 Paddy Martin G
  2. 15 Aryton Sonkur CD-L
  3. 16 David Mckay CD-R
  4. 6 Bailey Dall LB
  5. 2 Matthew Mudie RB
  6. 18 Brogan Walls CM-L
  7. 23 Benjamin Heal CM-R
  8. 11 Cameron Russell LM
  9. 10 Mackenzie Ross RM
  10. 29 Mark Stowe F
  11. 33 Bradley Whyte RCF

Bench

  • 1 Rory Campbell SUB
  • 14 Ricardo Dinanga SUB
  • 22 Leo Purves SUB
  • 4 Calan Innes SUB
  • 7 Jamie Dishington SUB
  • 5 Ouzy See SUB
  • 28 Elliot Taylor SUB
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 29 March 2025: East Fife 4-2 Spartans FC
  • Saturday 8 February 2025: Spartans FC 0-1 East Fife
  • Saturday 21 December 2024: East Fife 5-1 Spartans FC
  • Saturday 28 September 2024: Spartans FC 0-1 East Fife
  • Saturday 4 May 2024: East Fife 1-2 Spartans FC