My boys knew it wasn’t Rover
Stewart Petrie praised his side as they battled their way to a 3-2 win over Raith Rovers.
Daniel Armstrong opened the scoring for Raith but Martin Rennie’s free-kick ensured it was level at the interval.
Montrose made it 2-1 in 59 minutes when Paul Watson headed down a free-kick for Craig Johnston to score.
Kevin Nisbet tied things up at 2-2 in 74 minutes with a shot on the turn.
But Montrose won it 11
Montrose ............... 3 Raith Rovers .......... 2 Charles Wilson
minutes from time when Euan Henderson showed blistering pace on the left and crossed for Ross Campbell to score.
Petrie said: “I’m really proud of the boys. The first 20 minutes of the second half were as good as we’ve played this season.
“On balance we deserved the three points.”