Raith remain top of League One despite defeat at East Fife

Posted Sunday, September 01, 2019 by PA

Raith Rovers remain top of Scottish League One despite suffering a 4-2 defeat at East Fife.

Lewis Allan had given the visitors a 10th-minute lead when he capitalised on a poor Ross Dunlop back-pass for his fifth goal of the season.

But Anton Dowds levelled from close range nine minutes later before Ryan Wallace hit the bar for East Fife.

Wallace teed up Chris Higgins to nudge East Fife in front in the 57th minute with Wallace adding a third eight minutes later from Scott Agnew’s free-kick.

James Gullan pulled a goal back for Raith with six minutes left but Agnew wrapped up the points for East Fife deep into added time.

Isaac Layne continued his fine scoring run to steer Dumbarton to a 2-1 win at bottom-of-the-table Montrose.

Layne opened the scoring in the 21st minute, tapping home the rebound after Joe McKee’s effort was parried.

He then made it five goals in three games when he nodded in McKee’s cross 13 minutes later.

Blair Lyons reduced the deficit 15 minutes from time but Dumbarton held to join Raith at the summit.

Scott Brown was also at the double as 10-man Peterhead won 2-1 at Stranraer.

The midfielder fired into the bottom corner in the 19th minute to put the Blue Toon ahead.

He then doubled his side’s advantage 11 minutes before the break with a strike from distance, although he was then forced off injured early in the second half.

Peterhead striker Rory McAllister was sent off for dissent in the 72nd minute and David Dangana made it 2-1 with five minutes left.

Ryan Thomson was denied an equaliser when his shot hit the post moments later.

The games between Airdrionians and Falkirk and Forfar and Clyde ended goalless.