League leaders East Fife trounced Montrose with a sparkling second half display
that earned them a 5-0 away win.
The opening goal came after 54 minutes when Craig Farnan drove the ball home
from the edge of the box.
It was 2-0 four minutes later when Grant Cunningham scored with a diving
header from a Gordon Love cross.
After 77 minutes, Frank Conway fouled Kenny Deuchar and was sent off and
Deuchar made it 3-0 from the penalty spot.
Two minutes later it was 4-0 when James Herkes ran through the middle to score
and Graeme Christie was sent off for his dissent reducing Montrose to nine men.
A minute from time Love set up Herkes to notch his second of the game.
A fighting second half performance by Albion Rovers saw them chalk up a 2-1 home
win over Gretna.
It was their second home win of the season and saw them maintain their
promotion challenge.
In a scrappy first period there were chances at either end but good
goalkeeping and poor finishing kept the scoreline blank at the break.
Within three minutes of the restart, Ryan McGuffie fired in a left-foot shot
which deceived Scott Shearer in the home goal and crept in.
Within two minutes, Rovers were back on level terms through a Lee Duncan
header and the clinching goal came after 63 minutes when Charles McLean fired
the ball home from 15 yards.
Peterhead and visitors Elgin fought out a 2-2 draw - and a share of the points
was about right in a game of few chances.
Peterhead took an early lead, top scorer Iain Stewart sidefooting an Andy
Roddie cross from the left into the net after six minutes.
Elgin drew level with a stunning shot from David Craig in the 31st minute,
bulleting a shot from 25-yards high into the net.
Two minutes later City took the lead, Kevin Steele crossing for the diminutive
Campbell to head in from six yards out.
Peterhead deservedly equalised after 57 minutes, Martin Johnston putting the
finishing touch to a sweeping move that started with a throw out from keeper
Paul Methers.
Stirling Albion failed to record their sixth league win in a row after being
forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at East Stirling.
The visitors had the bulk of pressure and scoring chances but could not
convert, and were further handicapped by the sending off of skipper George
Rowe.
Despite being down to 10 men Albion took the lead six minutes after the
break.
Striker Steve Mallan was brought down inside the box and Steven Nicholas
struck home the resulting spot-kick.
Shire's numerical advantage finally told in the 73rd minute.
Sean McAuley's right-wing corner was twice fired towards the Albion goal and
pushed out again only for substitute Derek Ure to fire home from point-blank
range.
Queens Park needed until the 83rd minute to finally grab a deserved equaliser in
a draw at home to Morton and get a share of the points in a game which they
virtually dominated throughout.
The big thorn to Queens came in the shape of Morton goalkeeper Craig Coyle,
who produced no less than seven stunning saves including three inspired efforts
in a two-minute spell late on.
Queens pushed forward from the start and Alan Dunning twice went close to
breaking the deadlock along with Johnny Whelan and James Allan.
The Spiders continued to dominate in the second half but the visitors took the
lead against the run of play in the 70th minute when Dave McGreggor threw
himself to connect with a Phil Cannie corner.
Man-of-the-match Coyle was finally beaten seven minutes from time when Steve
Canning rifled in a close-range shot.
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