Alloa Athletic 0-3 East Fife

A hat-trick from striker Paul McManus saw East Fife cruise to a resounding win over sorry Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park.

McManus opened the scoring after 29 minutes from the penalty spot after Kyle MacAulay pulled down Dene Shields.

It was 2-0 on 48 minutes when the Fifers were awarded a penalty by the linesman and McManus made no mistake.

The game was over as a contest when a terrific cross from Stevie Crawford was driven home by the impressive McManus.

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Alloa Athletic: Jellema, McClune, Campbell (Scott 81), Townsley, Buist , McKeown, Wilson (Kelly 73), Brown Ferguson, Andrew Ferguson, James Stevenson, MacAulay (Hill 64). Subs Not Used: Grant, O'Boyle.

Booked: Buist , Brown Ferguson.

East Fife: McCulloch, McDonald, Cameron, Smart, Tweed, Fotheringham (Young 75), Shields, Fagan, McManus (O'Reilly 83), Crawford (Templeman 75), Linn. Subs Not Used: Nugent, Brown.

Booked: Fagan, Linn, McCulloch, Fotheringham.

Goals: McManus 29 pen, 48 pen, 66.

Att: 776

Ref: T Robertson