Raith Rovers triumph in SPFL Trust Trophy final over resilient Queen of the South

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Raith Rovers have scooped the SPFL Trust Trophy with a 3-1 final win over Queen of the South in Airdrie.Matej Poplatnik grabbed a double for the Stark's Park side and Ethan Ross' goal in the second half sent the trophy to Fife.A goal for ex-Airdrie striker Ally Roy - who also hails from the town - wasn't enough for Queen's as they suffer cup final agony.The Excelsior Stadium was picked as the host stadium for this year's final as it made its return following the Covid pandemic.Poplatnik gave Raith a dream start but Queen's threw plenty at them, Motherwell loanee Darragh O'Connor hitting the post with one effort.Roy grabbed his goal with the final kick of the first half as he scrambled home from a free-kick routine.Wullie Gibson's side were resilient in their approach but a second Poplatnik goal seemed to drain their energy, before Ross' effort put proceedings beyond them.Both teams now return to Championship action as Rovers push for promotion play-off spots and Queen's try to survive at the bottom.Follow Lanarkshire Live Sport onTwitter via@LanLiveSport, like us onFacebookor find us onInstagramfor the latest sports news, pictures and video.