Oakley pay the penalty as Kinnoull

KINNOULL DENTED Oakley’s promotion hopes and at the same time kept their own outside chances alive with a narrow victory at Blairwood Park, writes our junior football correspondent.

Sean Fergus was the match winner, scoring the only goal five minutes from the interval.

Oakley passed up a great chance to level seconds before the break when Charlie Scarborough uncharacteristically missed a penalty, Kinnoull keeper Gavin Sorley saving his effort.

In what was Broughty Athletic’s first home game since the turn of the year, Glenrothes proved inhospitable first foots, taking all three points thanks to a second-half penalty.

Gavin Moffat gave Glens a 10th minute lead, only for Jamie Winter to level.

The Warout side regained the lead through Craig Paterson with 10 minutes of the first half left, but Harry Neave squared matters before the break.

A game that could have gone either way in the second half was decided by John Martin’s penalty conversion on the hour mark.

It was a day to forget for Kirrie Thistle who were on the wrong end of a 6-0 thumping away to leaders Fauldhouse.

Three players bagged braces for the Lothian side, Craig Chilton, Ross Donnelly and Kenny Martin.

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