East Fife hand out fan bans after Albion Rovers player suffered racial abuse during League Two clash

East Fife have announced they have banned two supporters following an incident of racial abuse during their clash with Albion Roveres last Saturday.

Rovers' striker Euan Mutale, who is on loan from Dundee, netted his first goal for the club to open the scoring at Bayview and was subjected to racial comments from two fans, who have now come forward and owned up to their behaviour during the game, which the Fifers won 2-1.

On Sunday, the East Fife announced they were conducting an investigation and they have now handed bans to the two supporters.

A club statement read: "As has been widely reported on social media, an allegation of racial abuse towards an Albion Rovers player was made during the game.

"After our appeal for information from those present, two individuals contacted the club admitting making racial comments and consequently have been banned from attending any events at Bayview Stadium.

"We thank Albion Rovers F.C. for their cooperation and would also like to thank those who took the time to assist us in our investigation.

"We are confident that these were isolated incidents, but rest assured we will be even more vigilant at future games and will have no hesitation in taking the same action against any individuals found guilty of any form of abuse.

"As stated previously, we are an all-inclusive, welcoming club and incidents such as Saturday's will not be tolerated."

Responding to the incident, Rovers boss Sandy Clark told Lanarkshire Live Sport: "It was horrible to see. It’s not acceptable.

"Young Euan has scored his first goal for the club and was playing well, so it’s a kick in the teeth to him.

“I hope the person responsible pays the price for that because it is just not on."

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