Match Report
Rothes, 18th on 7 points, faced a 51-point deficit to Keith (7th, 58). On the form table Keith stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 7th overall. Per game in the league, Rothes were scoring 0.97 and conceding 3.94, Keith 1.53 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Rothes — nine in succession. Rothes had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Keith, 10.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by Rothes, 4 by Keith, 1 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting.
MacKessack Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,700. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 1-5.
Goal scorers
Keith: Daniel Fraser (57'), Callum Robertson (78'), Craig Gill (68'), Nathan McKeown (86'), Connor Killoh (85'), Tristan Stephen (20')