Jackson leveller leaves City with sinking feeling again
Brechin City were relegated for a second successive season after they could only draw 1-1 with visiting Stenhousemuir, who started the day a point ahead of the Glebe Park men.
Mark Mcguigan turned in a cross to give the Ochilview men the lead midway through the first half with Brechin’s Andy Jackson heading home an equaliser early in the second half.
The hosts’ hopes increased when Stenhousemuir’s Conor Mcbrearty was dismissed on 52 minutes for a crunching challenge on Scott Robertson, but they could not find a second goal.
Brechin boss Barr y Smith said: “The players gave eve - r ything but it was not good enough.”
The Warriors now face Annan in their fight to stay in League 1 with the first leg at Galabank tomorrow.
For far were confirmed as runners-up to Arbroath after earning a 3-2 victor y at East Fife and securing home advantage in the second leg of their Championship play-off against Raith Rovers.
Scott Agnew fired the hosts in front, but Murray Mackintosh headed in an equaliser before the break. Dylan Easton and Dale Hilson grabbed further goals before Ross Dunlop’s late second for the Fifers.
Montrose and Raith warmed up for the play-offs with a 1-1 draw at Links Park, Graham Webster cracking the Gable Endies into an early lead and Craig Mcguffie equalising on 20 minutes.
Arbroath hit back to draw 1-1 with visitors Dumbarton who led through Calum Gallagher’s goal on 54 minutes. Michael McKen na equalised from a penalty following a spectacular diving save by defender Cammy Ballantyne that earned him a red card.
Airdrie finished fifth thanks to a 4-1 success at
Stranraer where Leighton Mcintosh scored a hat-trick and Declan Glass also found the net before Innes Cameron pulled a goal back.
Peterhead finally got over the title-winning finishing line with a 2- 0 success over Queen’s Park at Hampden.
They had the title snatched from their hands last weekend when Stirling Albion scored an injury-time equaliser, but a powerful first-half display blew away any jitters this time.
The opening goal came on 26 minutes when Jamie Ste - venson swung over a cross for Jack Leitch to head home via a post and just before the break Leitch doubled Peterhead’s lead when he turned home a low Scott Brown cross from six yards out.
Rory Mcallister had ago al ruled out for offside before the break and Brown was denied by Spiders goal keeper Jor - dan Hart early into the second half with Peterhead ensuring that their defence was not breached this time.
Manager Jim Mcinally said: “We had to start positively to show that we had recovered from last weekend and we did that. We have won the title by five points which is impor - tant as no - one can say that the four-point penalty Clyde suffered handed us anything.”
Clyde’ st it le push fizzled out in a 2-1 defeat at Cowdenbeath where Kyle Miller hit the winner midway through the second half after fine build-up play that included a dummy by David Cox.
The Blue Brazil led at the break thanks to Jamie Pyper’s close -range volley with the Bully Wee levelling early in the second half when Martin Mcniff stabbed in.
Edinburgh City will face Danny Lennon’s side in the play-offs after securing third place with a goalless draw at
Stirling Albion.
Ann an, who begin their play-off adventure against Stenhousemuir tomorrow, enjoyed a 2-0 success at Albion Rovers where half-time substitute Tommy Muir was influential.
The striker was brought down for a penalty five minutes from time, scored it and also slotted in a late second after Rovers defender Bryan Wharton miscued a free-kick.
Berwick Rangers’ new manager John Brown lie made a losing start as his side went down 2-0 away to Elgin City thanks to second-half goals by Brian Cameron and Kane Hester.