Fighting finish gives Tayport victory

A fighting finish earned TAYPORT a second successive home win as they came from behind to shock Dunbar United, who looked on course for a deserved victory.

They went ahead through Dale Reid very early on, but the visitors struck back either side of the interval.

It looked like staying that way into the final stages. Then, showing great character, Dale Reid levelled and Jamie Mackie got a stoppage-time winner.

ST ANDREWS made it back-to-back home wins with a 3-1 success over nineman Haddington.

The visitors had Chris Inglis sent off after 20 minutes, with Chris Cairney seeing red late on.

Ben Anthony put Saints ahead on 24 minutes, with Chris Robertson levelling.

Right on the restart Derek Wallace put the Fifers ahead.

Dylan Honeyman scored the third with little more than 15 minutes left.

For the second successive Saturday, THORNTON drew 1-1 with opposition from across the Forth, this time away to Bathgate Thistle.

A 20-yard screamer from Garry Thomson gave Hibs the lead three minutes after the restart, but they were pegged back within five minutes.

The Fifers left hugely aggrieved, feeling they were denied a late stonewall penalty when a Liam Forbes shot was punched off the line by a defender.

KIRRIE boss Jim Finlayson was disappointed how much of a helping hand his side gave title favourites Fauldhouse United as they cantered to a 4-1 win at Westview. They gifted the visitors two goals inside 25 minutes.

Gary Archibald scored Thistle’s consolation.

DOWNFIELD are fast learning how tough the step up to the Premier League is as they slumped to a third straight defeat, losing 5-1 to home to Tranent. The Spiders’ sole consolation was an own goal Lewis Hawkins

GLENROTHES lost 2-0 at Whitburn, despite the home side playing the last half hour with 10 men.