East Fife 3-0 Forfar Athletic: Paul McManus helps down 10 man Forfar

Forfar Athletic were reduced to 10 men early on when Martyn Fotheringham was dismissed.STV

Paul McManus scored one of East Fife's two late goals as they beat 10-man Forfar 3-0.

The visitors went down to 10 men in the seventh minute of the game when Martyn Fotheringham was dismissed for a lunge on East Fife's Jordon Forster.

The Fifers made their man advantage count and went in front on the brink of half-time when David Muir headed home from close range.

The hosts piled on the pressure early in the second half and had a number of chances to extend their lead further. Paul McManus nearly made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute but his audacious 25-yard effort was tipped over the bar.

Scott Smith blasted home from 18 yards to make it 2-0 in the 89th minute before East Fife sealed the points when McManus struck the ball low past Derek Soutar in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

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