Cove Rangers extend perfect home record

Cove Rangers maintained their 100 per cent home league record with a 3-1 win against Cowdenbeath.

Paul Hartley’s side have won all 10 of their home fixtures this season and extended their lead at the top of the table to five points.

Skipper Mitch Megginson and Rory McAllister both converted penalties to give Cove a 2-0 half-time lead and Jamie Masson made it 3-0 early in the second period.

Cowdenbeath pulled one back through David Cox, but the visiting forward was shown a straight red card for violent conduct in the 64th minute

Darryl Duffy’s double helped Stirling to a 3-2 win at Annan and lifted them to within a point of their fourth-placed rivals.

Duffy gave Stirling a half-time lead and added a penalty early in the second period before Dominic Docherty made it 3-0.

Annan responded through Jordan Holt’s close-range effort and Tommy Muir headed the home side’s second in stoppage time.

Connor McBride scored a stoppage-time winner to clinch Stenhousemuir a 3-2 win at Elgin.

McBride struck in the first minute of added time after Elgin had fought back from 2-0 down.

First-half goals from Greig Spence and Mark McGuigan put the visitors in command before late goals from Daniel Mackay and Stephen Bronsky hauled Elgin level.