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Watch Sportscene live from East End Park Second Fife derby of the season Visitors start the night fifth with hosts in seventh Amy Canavan FT: Dunfermline 2-0 Raith Rovers We'll leave you with the goals as Dunfermline end their winless run and take bragging rights in the Fife derby. This video can not be played Watch the goals as Dunfermline Athletic beat Raith Rovers FT: Dunfermline 2-0 Raith Rovers Raith Rovers manager Barry Robson tells BBC Scotland: "They got their goal from a set-play which we've got to defend better. They then sat in and hurt us on the counter-attack. "We've got to do more to break them down and try to get a goal. " FT: Dunfermline 2-0 Raith Rovers Dunfermline manager Neil Lennon tells BBC Scotland: "We've played better and lost, but we were good tonight. "We got the goals at the right time. We've got talent and we matched Raith's physicality. A really good night for us all. "I thought we deserved it. " FT: Dunfermline 2-0 Raith Rovers Dunfermline midfielder Andrew Tod tells BBC Scotland: "Especially after the last game against Raith, we needed to prove ourselves and we did that tonight. "The management team have put a lot of trust in me and given me a lot of confidence - I've been able to take that onto the pitch. "The gaffer likes me drifting about, finding space wherever I can hurt teams and me and Barney [Stewart] worked well together tonight. " FT: Dunfermline 2-0 Raith Rovers James Mc Fadden Former Scotland forward on BBC Sportsound Pleasing for Dunfermline because they got the result and you can see there's a lot to come from this young group. Dunfermline Athletic get their first derby win of the season. And it’s deserved. Barney Stewart scored his first Pars goal with a first-half overhead kick. Chris Kane ensured the victory with a second, albeit less spectacular goal, late on. He won’t care, though. A big, and needed, three points for Neil Lennon‘s side. Raith Rovers were never really at it, in truth. Dunfermline 2-0 Raith Rovers Three minutes to go. Rovers staring at a third consecutive 2-0 defeat. Dunfermline 2-0 Raith Rovers Dunfermline fans singing “cheerio” to the departing away fans. Five minutes, plus stoppage time, to go. Dunfermline 2-0 Raith Rovers Oh that’s a real shame, because that was a superb goal from Andrew Tod. The striker is offside. Correct call. Dunfermline 2-0 Raith Rovers The substitute fair enjoyed that one, and rightly so. East End Park is ecstatic. Chris Kane Chris Kane gets his way this time though! Brilliant play from Robbie Fraser, who flashes a ball across the face of goal. Kane is there to bundle it in. Home and hosed? Dunfermline 1-0 Raith Rovers Oh Nick Walsh, you’re gonna do well getting outta here. The referee awards Rovers a free-kick when Pars striker Chris Kane absolutely does not commit a foul. Wild. Dunfermline 1-0 Raith Rovers Jack Hamilton and Callum Smith now on for Rovers. More attacking changes from Barry Robson. Dunfermline 1-0 Raith Rovers Nick Walsh is not a liked character around here. Mikey Stewart has just said he “bottled” his latest decision there. I actually don’t understand what’s just happened. Dunfermline 1-0 Raith Rovers Goalscorer Barney Stewart and Keith Bray off for Dunfermline, with Chris Kane and Matty Todd coming on. Paul Mc Mullan is on for Ross Matthews in the Rovers midfield, too. Dunfermline 1-0 Raith Rovers Now it’s Dunfermline’s turn to push for the next goal. Robbie Fraser lashes a ferocious strike on target, but Rovers defender Darragh O’Connor blocks it with his face. Ouch. Dunfermline 1-0 Raith Rovers A derby tussle, there. Bit of pushing and shoving, and a yellow card is out. To be honest, I have no idea who for. Dunfermline 1-0 Raith Rovers Ross Matthews joins his Rovers team-mate Scott Brown in Nick Walsh’s book. Reckon that’s for an accumulation of niggles. Dunfermline 1-0 Raith Rovers The booked Rory Macleod is off for the Pars, with Ewan Otoo replacing him. Dunfermline 1-0 Raith Rovers Raith Rovers pushing again, but nothing quite coming up trumps for Barry Robson’s side. Story of their season, really. This video can not be played Watch the goals as Dunfermline Athletic beat Raith Rovers Barney Stewart's magnificent overhead kick helped end Dunfermline's winless run and claim bragging rights over Raith Rovers in the Fife derby. The on-loan Falkirk striker contorted his body to fire home the opener after Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen nodded down a corner. And with time running out, Chris Kane bundled home a second after magnificent work from Robbie Fraser down the left wing to seal all three points. Neil Lennon's side had failed to win in four matches coming into the game and had failed to score in their previous three, but climb to sixth in the Scottish Championship before the rest of the weekend's fixtures. 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