Bell tolls win for Pansies in Fife

IN the North League,Violet made up for last week’s disappointing result at Kinnoull with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Lochore.

Ross Bell gave the Pansies a half-time lead and Gavin Thomson netted the second.

The Pansies handed a second-half debut to new signing Kamil Kadela from Tayport.

A fine second-half performance from East Craigie saw them pick up the points with a 3-1 win over Scone.

Ben Moffat gave Scone Thistle the lead but Nik Mann equalised for the Shipbuilders after 18 minutes.

With home side having the better of the second half, they scored through Sean Reekie and Findlay Baird.

Coupar Angus ran out 5-2 winners at home to Forfar Albion. Goals from Alan Leith, Lee Maloney and Joe Sturrock saw the Foxhall Park hosts surge into a three-goal lead.

George Masterson pulled one back for Albion a couple of minutes before the break.

However, Arron Fraser extended the hosts’ lead in the 73rd minute before Ross Davidson scored another for Albion. Stuart Banks added a fifth for Coupar from a last-minute penalty.

The only goal of the game saw Arbroath Vics edged out at home by Newburgh. Mark Perrie cracked home a Stefan Fortune cross from 12 yards for the visitors’ winner.

Jeanfield Swifts, Kinnoull and Blairgowrie’s home games were all postponed due to frozen pitches.