The youngsters extended their unbeaten run as they opened their League Cup fixtures with a narrow win over Forfar at Dunfermline High School on Sunday afternoon.
It took until two minutes from the break for the deadlock to be broken when Nicholson set up Craig Johnston who beat a defender before slotting the ball past keeper Salmon from ten yards.
We doubled our advantage on the hour mark when Callaghan sent over a corner which was headed home by Stewart McDonald.
Three minutes later the visitors made a triple substitution as they looked to get back into the game and pulled a goal back in 75 minutes when Matt Adam sent an angled shot past Barnett.
Minutes later we almost restored our two goal advantage but Johnston’s shot hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced to safety, while at the other end Loons sub David Steele also saw a shot bounce off the bar.