Scottish Lowlands Development League

Friday 13th March 2026

Kick Off 20.00 Actual 19.45!

Linlithgow Rose U20 2 East Fife U20 5, attendance 37

10’ 0-1

14’ 1-1

18’ 2-1

24’ 2-2

63’ 2-3

72’ 2-4

90’ 2-5

@ Xcite Linlithgow Leisure Centre, 3G Pitch

McGinley Way

Linlithgow

EH49 6SQ

No Admission or Programme.

This game fitted in perfectly with my weekend plans, taking in a few matches involving games on the Scottish Groundhop and I’d have to have had a hotel tonight anyway, due to tomorrow’s first game kicking off at 10.45. It’s a standard caged pitch, with a viewing area along the whole of one side. Not sure why, but the game kicked off fifteen minutes earlier than advertised, which was a real bonus and despite it being bitterly cold, everyone stayed out on the pitch at halftime, meaning the interval lasted only eight minutes!

A glancing header, in off the far post, saw East Fife go in front after ten minutes. A looping header over the ‘keeper, helped in at the far post saw Linlithgow equalise four minutes later, soon followed by a 20 yarder, in off the post, to put them in front. We hadn’t even played twenty five minutes when East Fife pulled it back level at 2-2, when a cross from the right wasn’t dealt with by the ‘keeper and was volleyed in from close range.

Just after the hour mark East Fife made it 2-3, when an over hit cross was played back across the six yard box and hooked in from a couple of yards. Linlithgow conceded a penalty with eighteen minutes left and had a player red carded for dissent, having argued about the decision. It was duly dispatched to make it 2-4 and they rounded off the scoring in the final minute, breaking down the right and crossing for a near post finish to give them a resounding 2-5 win.