Kelty Hearts 1 – 1 Raith Rovers

4:15PM | Sun 26th March

Hamilton Academical

Falkirk Stadium

Raith 6-1 Cove Rangers

Sat 18th Mar (Home)

Sun 26th Mar (Away)

Hamilton Academical

Sat 1st Apr (Home)

Queen's Park

Tue 4th Apr (Home)

Hamilton Academical

Sat 8th Apr (Away)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

	Team	Pd	GD	Pt
1	Queen's Park	29	20	54
2	Dundee	29	15	50
3	Ayr United	29	15	46
4	Partick Thistle	29	10	45
5	Morton	29	6	43
6	Raith Rovers	28	2	38
7	Inverness CT	28	-2	36
8	Cove Rangers	29	-28	26
9	Arbroath	28	-16	25
10	Hamilton Academical	28	-22	25
Updated: 21st Mar

Saturday July 2nd 2022

Rovers made the short trip to New Central Park to face Kelty Hearts in the third of their pre-season fixtures.

The visitors took the lead in the first half when a corner swung in from the left was met by Aidan Connolly whose header fell to Jamie Gullan who had the simple task of tapping the ball home from close range.

Jamie Gullan taps the ball home from close range.

Rovers could’ve gone two up when Trialist ‘A’ latched on to a thru ball from Aidan Connolly but with the keeper closing him down, his right foot shot went inches wide.

The home side came back into the game in the second half and equalised thanks to Alfredo Agyeman who cut in from the right to fire home a left foot shot which gave substitute goalie Robbie Thomson, who had replaced Jamie MacDonald minutes earlier, no chance.

Raith continued to press for a winner but to no avail and the match finished 1-1.

Ian Murray and his side now have a week to prepare for a closed door game against Alloa Athletic at Stark’s Park before welcoming Peterhead to Kirkcaldy in the first group match of the Premier Sports Cup.

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Welcome to today’s friendly at Central Park - Kelty Hearts v Raith Rovers. Three changes to the Raith team today, starts for Connolly, Trialist A and Arnott
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Kelty get the game underway. Liam Dick has the captains armband for todays game
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Millen with the long ball upfield to Gullan but it doesn’t quite reach him
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Higginbotham  plays the ball on to Austin who falls just outside the Raith box looking for a foul.. ref says no
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Ball falls to Millen at the back post. He shoots but it’s directly to Kelty who clear
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Free kick Raith deep in Kelty half after a foul on Ross
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Easton with a low driving shot but Jamieson is able to save
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Good play between Raith which ends with Millen trying to break through the Kelty defence but he’s well marked
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Corner Raith
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Ross from the corner gets the ball to the front post but it’s cleared, ball falls back to him but his low shot doesn’t trouble Jamieson who gathers
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Millen with a looping ball into the Kelty box but Jamieson jumps and collects
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Gullan gets the ball into the box, he passes to Connolly but his shot is wide of the target
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Freekick Raith just in their half after a foul on Trialist A
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Freekick Kelty after Ross fouls Forster
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Freekick Raith after Higginbotham fouls Easton
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Raith pushing forward. A bit stop start at the moment with a few fouls interrupting the flow
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Good tackle from Easton, he turns and passes to Trialist A but possession is lost
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Ref having a word with Easton and Barjonas
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Free kick Kelty deep in Raith half after a foul from Brown on Austin
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Timely tackle from Millen as Agyeman gets passed him
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Raith been pushing forward but just not finding a way through
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Corner Raith
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GOOOAAALLL RAITH
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From the corner the ball is out in the box, it finally falls to the feet of GULLAN who slots home
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Play halted as Austin receives treatment
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Kelty forced into a sub off goes Austin and on comes Peggie
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Play also back underway
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Trialsit A is close… ball is dropped to him he outstretches for a shot and ball is just wide
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Ref has a word with Martin after a harsh challenge in Ross
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Ref blows for half-time Kelty 0 Raith 1 (Gullan 34’)
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Raith get the second half underway. Doesn’t look as though Raith have made any halftime changes
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Ross wins the ball, Young is there to mop up, he passes back to Ross but it’s too heavy. Throw in Kelty
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Ross runs the ball in he passes to  Young who tries to whip the ball in but the ball is caught on the heals of Arnott
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Raith sub off MacDonald and on comes Thomson
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Easton’s pass to Trialsit A is the right idea but is just too heavy
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Kelty score… Agyeman
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Reilly has a shot but Thomson gathers
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Young and Gullan link up well and they the ball into the box…play ends with Kelty clearing
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Young gets the ball to the far post but no one there
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Easton at the byline looks up see Millen coming in. He passes but Millen’s shot is well over the bar
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Agyeman stands in Youngs foot.. play stopped as Young recovers
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Agyeman stands in Youngs foot.. play stopped as Young recovers
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Play back underway
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Raith sub off Easton and bring on Coulson
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Young with a good ball in the box. Gullan is there but he’s beaten to the ball
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Good ball to Ross who charges up the line. He brings the ball in but is challenged just outside the Kelty box ..ball goes out for a Raith throw in
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Corner Raith after Gullan’s effort is cleared
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Play halted as Millen down in Kelty box
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Looks like he might have been winded…he’s gone off the park and game back underway
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Millen rejoins
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Raith triple sub off Young, Ross and Trialist A and bring on Berra, Zanatta and Stanton
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Zanatta gets the ball across the goal but ball just zips past Raith
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Gullan with a powerful shot but it’s just wide
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Millen whips the ball into the box, Coulson gets a head to it but it’s too high
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Raith sub off Gulland  and Brown and bring on Mahady and Masson
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Also gone off in the last few minutes is Arnott and on came Mitchell
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Kelty think they have scored number two…nah offside
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Mahady with an opportunity but he takes too long to compose himself
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Millen to Zanatta who has a shot but it’s blocked
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Mitchell whips the ball into the Kelty box it’s headed out for a Raith corner
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Connolly gets the ball into the box but Berra heads over
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Ref blows for full time Kelty 1 (Agyeman 55’) Raith 1 (Gullan 34’)

Kelty:Jamieson, O’Ware, Martin, Forster, Reilly, Austin, Barjonas, Higginbotham, Philp, McNab, Agyeman,

Subs: Peggie, Trialist A, Trialist B, Trialist C, Trialist D

Raith: MacDonald, Millen, Dick, Connolly, Gullan, Trialist A, Brown, Ross, Easton, Arnott, Young

Subs: Thomson, Berra, Zanatta, Stanton, Mahady, Mitchell, Coulson, Masson

Kelty Hearts 1 – 1 Raith Rovers

Rovers Pre-Season preparations continue as their third game in the space of seven days arrives in the shape of a short trip to New Central Park to face League Two Champions, Kelty Hearts.