KDM Evolution Trophy: Double delight for Raith Rovers’ cup final scorers

​On-loan former Kilmarnock striker Innes Cameron and midfielder Dylan Easton both beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle goalkeeper Ross Munro twice at Maryhill’s Firhill Stadium on Sunday to set up a 4-1 victory and secure the Fifers’ third outright Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup win.

Cameron, 25, on loan from English Football League Two team Barrow until the end of next month, scored on 29 minutes and 55 and Easton, 32 on Monday, found the back of the net on 60 and 69, with Alfie Stewart replying for the Highlanders on 37.

Oban-born Cameron’s goals were his fourth and fifth for Raith, all that handful being scored in the space of three games in two weeks, and he’s glad to see those net gains contributing to victories for manager Dougie Imrie’s side, telling Raith TV afterwards: “Four goals and we’re up the road with the trophy, and hopefully the fans enjoyed it, so happy days.

“I’m just high in confidence really. When things are going your way, they usually keep going your way.

“I think we worked Caley quite well into an area in the first 20 minutes, forcing them into making mistakes, and for my first goal I was fortunate enough to get a wee break and touch and finish, so happy days.

“We were a lot more dominant in the second half and saw out the game from there.

“For my second goal, it was a great ball in from Josh Mullin and I was there to score.

“I’m happy to get another couple of goals and keep the run going.

“I’m just happy to chip in one at a time but if they keep coming in twos, I won’t be complaining too much.”

Cameron was also full of praise for his fellow scoresheet contributor, saying: “He’s brilliant.

“Once he gets in that area one-v-one with a defender, especially in the box, he’ll get by you and he works his space well and he got two great goals.”

Edinburgh-born Easton, at Stark’s Park since May 2022 and signed up until summer 2028, added: “I’m just absolutely delighted. It’s been a perfect weekend.

“There’ve been three times I’ve got to a final and just fallen short, but this was worth the wait.

“It was a real team performance. Once we got our second, then a third goal quite quickly after, that settled us down and the fourth was just icing on the cake.

“It was an all-round great day.

“To be fair, I was a bit frustrated at half-time because I felt I wasn’t getting enough into the game – the ball wasn’t coming to my side – but you’ve got to give Inverness credit for that.

“For my first goal, as soon as I got the ball in that area, it was what I want to do – be direct, go one-v-one, try to go both ways and I did that and m,anaged to find the back of the net.

“For the second one, we nicked the ball and I manged to get my wee fat bum in there and use my strength to get in the box and go one-v-one and I managed to shift the ball onto my right foot and find the top corner, so I was just delighted.

“We always make sure that we try to build ourselves to be hard to beat and be that team that people don’t like playing against and we’ve started to see that over the last few weeks. We’ve started putting in really good performances and picking up good results and today it all came together again.”

Easton was also quick to compliment his fellow scorer, saying: “Big Innes, since he came in he’s been different class. He’s added goals.

“He’s a unit – everything that goes up to him, he holds it up and gets us up the pitch where we want to be, in that final third.”