Third division

DUMBARTON 1
ELGIN CITY 4

ELGIN made the most of their long trip south as they ran out comfortable victors over Dumbarton.

They raced into the lead after just 29 seconds when David Crawford made a mess of a clearance and Craig Frizzel was on hand to tap into the net. Martin Charlesworth made it 2-0 to Elgin from the penalty spot after 32 minutes and Charlesworth doubled his own tally just before the break after good work down the left by Kenny Gilbert.

Ross O'Donoghue added his name to the scoresheet less than ten minutes after the restart when he rattled in a low free kick. The Sons pulled back a consolation from the penalty spot just after the hour mark after substitute Chris Mackie was tripped in the box and his fellow sub Tommy Coyne converted the resulting penalty.

EAST FIFE 1

EAST STIRLING 0

A LAST-minute penalty earned East Fife all three points against East Stirling as they maintained their huge lead at the top of the Third Division.

Andy Rodgers had a chance to put the visitors ahead after just eight minutes after linking up well with Craig Donaldson but he put his shot over the crossbar. Bobby Linn missed a fantastic chance to give the Fifers the lead just after the half-hour mark as he missed an open goal.

Kevin Fotheringham should have made it 1-0 on the stroke of half-time but drove his shot straight at the goalkeeper. The league leaders were on top again in the second half with Lloyd Young seeing his effort tipped just wide by Michael Brown. But their determination paid off in injury time as they earned a penalty which was calmly converted by Douglas Cameron.

MONTROSE 2

ALBION ROVERS 1

MONTROSE remain favourites to clinch the first of the coveted play-off positions after running out 2-1 victors over Albion Rovers.

John Baird headed Montrose into the lead after ten minutes, connecting well with a Steven Black cross from the left. He could have doubled that lead in the 16th minute forcing a good save from David Scott in the Albion Rovers goal.

Montrose did go into the break two goals to the good however as Steven Doris found the back of the net in the dying seconds of the first half, knocking in a Baird cross.

Ciaran Donnelly pulled one back for the visitors on 72 minutes by heading in a Jamie McKenzie free-kick, but Montrose looked solid at the back and were never in any real danger of dropping points.

STENHOUSEMUIR 0

ARBROATH 3

IN A game that produced few chances throughout it was Arbroath who produced a remarkable win, scoring three goals in the last ten minutes of the match.

Paul Watson gave the visitors the lead on 80 minutes, hitting a low 25-yard drive which appeared to take a deflection off a defender, wrong-footing John Hillcoat on the way into the back of the net. One minute later Alan Brazil drove in from close range after good link-up play from Robbie Raeside and Bryan Scott.

And Arbroath sealed what had for so long seemed an unlikely victory five minutes from time as substitute Scott rattled a 15-yard shot high into the net with the home defence all at sea. Despite the victory Arbroath are still four points behind the Warriors who occupy the last play-off place.

STRANRAER 2

FORFAR 1

IN THE wake of the departure of manager Gerry Britton on Friday, Stranraer battled out a narrow victory over the league's bottom side Forfar.

Gregory Tade gave Stranraer the lead after 14 minutes, capitalising on the visitors' failure to clear an Andy Gibson corner and looping in an overhead kick from six yards out.

Gibson made it 2-0 midway through the second half with a speculative 25-yard shot. Forfar goalkeeper Sandy Wood appeared to have it covered but the ball took a deflection of Neil Stephen and found its way into the back of the net. Forfar battled back into the match and less than a minute later pulled a goal back from Bryan Duell. But the loss of Chris Anton in the closing minutes for a second bookable offence scuppered their chances of earning a point.