Stranraer beat East Fife

A goal in each half gave Stranraer a 2-0 win over East Fife in Scottish League One this evening.

The home side looked the stronger of the two sides from the start, as Scott Rumsby rattled the crossbar inside the opening 20 minutes.

Liam Buchanan came close with an effort against the run of play for East Fife, but his strike from the edge of the box was well saved by David Mitchell.

Stranraer were able to break the deadlock 10 minutes before half time when David McKenna tapped in from an Andrew Stirling corner.

After a quiet start to the second half, Stephen Stirling was able to double the home side's lead, drilling in from a Mark Docherty through ball.

Scott Robertson came close to making it three just two minutes later, but could not squeeze his shot inside the right post.

Marc McKenzie came closest to pulling one back for the visitors, but his 68th-minute strike finished just wide of the target.