East Fife earn a big point against Stenhousemuir in Scottish League One
Ian Campbell hailed his East Fife players’ superb attitude after they scored two quickfire goals to earn a valuable point against Stenhousemuir last Saturday.
The Fifers found themselves two goals down after Gregor Buchanan and Michael Anderson’s strikes either side of half time – but home heroes Andy Munro and Nathan Austin levelled things up with two quickfire headers on the hour mark.
And the MGM Timber Bayview side then pushed for a winner against the title chasers but had to settle for a 2-2 draw and a third successive Scottish League One point.
When asked if he was pleased with the result, assistant manager Campbell told East Fife TV: “Definitely. Stenhousemuir are one of the top sides in the league. They don’t do much wrong. In the first half, I thought we were a good bit better than then without creating much. They then scored against the run of play with a great goal. They are brilliant with set-pieces. We were then dealt a real blow in the second half when we conceded a bizarre goal.
"Thereafter, the attitude of the players was superb and a draw was the least that we deserved. We know that we can play better, and that a couple of wins would see us move up (the table) but I am delighted with the players’ efforts.”
East Fife now travel to sixth-placed Montrose, who sit directly above them in the table, this Saturday. A win would close the gap to four point with four games remaining thereafter.