East Fife promoted to Scottish League One by seeing off Annan in play-off final
East Fife secured promotion to Scottish League One after a 1-1 draw at Annan clinched them a 4-3 aggregate win in their two-legged play-off final.
Dick Campbell's Fifers, who won the first leg 3-2 on Tuesday night at Bayview Stadium, fell behind on the night to an early opener from Tommy Goss, but Adam Laaref's first-half equaliser proved decisive.
Annan, without suspended pair Scott Hooper and Layton Bisland after they were both sent off in the first leg, made a flying start at Galabank as Goss headed home Ryan Muir's cross to put them 1-0 up in the sixth minute.
The Fifers restored their aggregate advantage in the 37th minute when Annan goalkeeper Jamie Smith failed to gather a free-kick into the box and Laaref fired the loose ball into the top corner.
Laaref struck a post with an angled shot three minutes later, while East Fife goalkeeper Liam McFarlane made several crucial second-half saves and Muir hooked a golden chance for Annan in stoppage time over the crossbar.
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