Falkirk extended their lead at the top of the First Division to eight points
after a fine 3-1 victory over St Mirren at Brockville.
The Bairns dominated proceedings from the off, and Saints goalkeeper Kris
Robertson had to be at his best to keep the scoreline respectable.
The hosts took the lead after 16 minutes when Craig McPherson's corner was
headed against the crossbar by Lee Miller, and player-boss Owen Coyle was on
hand to notch his 15th goal of the season.
Saints started brightly after the interval, and levelled after 56 minutes when
Simon Lappin's corner was spilled by keeper Darren Hill allowing Greg Denham to
equalise from close range.
Falkirk restored their lead two minutes later with another McPherson corner
doing the damage.
His cross was headed down by Lee Miller and John Henry hooked home from close
range.
The hosts sealed the points with 12 minutes left. McPherson and Henry again
combined to set up Colin Samuel who slotted home from 10 yards.
In the day's only other game to survive the weather, two stunning late goals from Chris Hay earned St Johnstone a 2-0 win over
Inverness at McDiarmid Park.
The former Celtic striker's double allowed the Saints to leapfrog the visitors
into second place in Division One.
With the game drifting into injury time, Hay found himself in acres of space
and unleashed an unstoppable strike from 20 yards high into the Inverness net.
Caley hardly had time to draw breath when Hay doubled his tally for the
afternoon.
Hay broke clear on the left-hand side, following Paul Hartley's excellent
pass, and sent a clinical drive past helpless goalkeeper Mark Brown to secure a
crucial victory.
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