Watch the goals as Raith Rovers triumph in Fife derby

Amy Canavan
BBC Sport Scotland at Stark's Park

Raith Rovers kept their promotion play-off hopes alive with a dominant derby victory over Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Championship.

On-loan Heart of Midlothian midfielder Finlay Pollock latched on to a lovely outside-of-the-boot threaded pass from Dylan Easton to slot Barry Robson's Rovers into a deserved first-half lead.

The hosts had nearly been in front inside the first minute as Jamie Gullan cannoned a ferocious 30-yard free-kick off the crossbar.

It set the tone for a night when Michael Tidser's struggling Pars failed to trouble their Fife neighbours.

It was a matter of when, not if, for Rovers' second and it came through an unlikely source as former Hibernian centre-half Paul Hanlon stabbed home his first goal for the Stark's Park club.

The win takes Rovers to within four points of fourth-placed Partick Thistle - who they meet next week, live on BBC Scotland - in the final play-off spot.

Dunfermline's woes continue and they remain in the relegation play-off position, seven points ahead of bottom side Airdrieonians and one point behind eighth-placed Hamilton Academical, having played a game more than both.

Raith Rovers head coach Barry Robson: "I think we performed well. We looked like we were going to cut them open a lot in the first half.

"Finlay Pollock has done great, we've got the best out of him now and hopefully he can keep scoring goals. We've done well, we've been a bit inconsistent at times, but a lot of our performances have been good."

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