Cowdenbeath 1 - 3 Dumbarton: Sons increase cushion

If YOU are Dumbarton, do you stick or twist? Yesterday’s 3-1 victory at Cowdenbeath has left the Sons nine points clear of relegation trouble in the Championship, but at the same time, Ian Murray’s charges are a tantalising seven points adrift of promotion places in a season where the part-timers are again punching above their weight.
Colin Nish opened the scoring. Picture: SNSColin Nish opened the scoring. Picture: SNS
Colin Nish opened the scoring. Picture: SNS

Scorers: Cowdenbeath - Sutherland 66; Dumbarton - Nish 36, Mair 68, Fleming 73

Dumbarton deserved this win at Central Park. Even before former Hibs and Kilmarnock striker Colin Nish bulged the net with a fine 36th-minute finish, they had caused the Blue Brazil problems.

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The visitors wrapped up all the spoils in the second half with efforts from Lee Mair and Garry Fleming after Craig Sutherland brought Jimmy Nicholl’s outfit level.

“It was a great result for us and I thought the performance was excellent,” said Dumbarton manager Murray. “I thought the game could have been done at half-time.

“That’s us now won four out of six and for us to be on a run of form like that at this level is great – we’re ecstatic about it.

“We’re just trying to keep everyone’s feet on the ground because now we go to Ibrox [to play Rangers] and then we have Hearts at our place.

“We’ve got ourselves a wee bit of breathing space and we can go and enjoy them a bit more.”

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Both teams made chances during an end-to-end start to the match, but Murray’s team went ahead in the 36th minute when Nish cushioned Scott Linton’s pass in the box and slammed a rising shot high into the net.

The hosts levelled in the 66th minute when Sutherland was picked out by Jon Robertson and the striker had the simple task of rolling a shot into the net from close range, but the Sons restored their lead just two minutes later when Mair glanced Archie Campbell’s corner into the net at the front post.

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It was game over for the Blue Brazil in the 73rd minute after they lost a man and a third goal. Defender Thomas O’Brien was shown a straight red card for hauling back Chris Kane and Flemming curled a stunning 20-yard free-kick high into the corner of the goal.

Cowdenbeath manager Jimmy Nicholl said: “To give away a second goal after getting yourself back in the game, you don’t give yourself a chance, and again it’s an individual error.”

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