Ricco Diack’s second-half equaliser earned Kelty Hearts a 1-1 home draw against Queen of the South and a crucial point in their Scottish League One relegation fight.
Diack struck with a superb effort from out side the penalty area early in the second period after Kai Kennedy’s penalty five minutes earlier had put the visitors in front.
Kelty Hearts remain second from bottom in the table, but Cove Rangers cut the gap below them to a single point as they won 2-1 at home against Hamilton for just their second league win of the season.
David Eguaibor’s first-half opener for Cove was cancelled out two minutes later by Hamilton’s Oli Shaw, but a brilliant finish from Mitch Megginson before the interval restored the home side’s lead.
Montrose remain one point above Kelty Hearts after Andrew Steeves’ late equaliser earned them a 1-1 draw at Peterhead.
The home side appeared to have clinched all three points when Kieran Shanks converted an 81st-minute penalty, but Steeves fired into the top corner from outside the box in the 89th minute.
In League Two, John Robertson fired a second-half double as East Kilbride won 3-1 at Stranraer to close the gap on leaders Spartans to two points.
Mark Russell’s penalty gave Stranraer the lead early in the second half before goals from East Kilbride pair Robertson and Cameron Elliott within the space of a minute turned the game on its head.
Robertson struck his second of the match in the 68th minute to seal his side’s seventh league win of the season.
Leaders Spartans played for most of the second half with 10 men after Jamie Dishington was sent off in a 1-1 home draw against third-placed Clyde.
James Craigen fired Spartans into a first-half lead and soon after the restart Dishington was shown a straight red card for his challenge on Marley Redfern. James Hilton converted the resulting penalty.
Dylan Ross and Jack MacIver scored second-half goals as Elgin won 2-0 at home against Dumbarton and Forfar thumped Stirling Albion 4-0 at Forthbank Stadium.
Stuart Morrison and Scott Shepherd’s penalty put Forfar in control at the break and further goals from Martin Rennie and Mark Whatley sealed the visitors’ biggest win of the season.
Charlie Maxwell’s second-half equaliser earned Annan a 1-1 home draw against Edinburgh City, who had led through Innes Lawson.
