Cowdenbeath go top after routing Airdrie

Cowdenbeath top the table after a 5-1 win at Airdrie United.

The match had started brightly for the Diamonds when Ryan Donnelly scored on six minutes but Cowdenbeath turned things around before half-time when Jon Robertson headed in and Scott Linton shot home. Lewis Coult scored the third after the break with Linton and Jordon Morton completing the rout.

Cowdenbeath player-manager Colin Cameron said: “I did not see that result coming when we started so poorly. We got back into things and our second goal seemed to knock the stuffing from Airdrie.”

Home manager Jimmy Boyle said: “At times that was embarrassing and that is two weeks in a row we have lost to teams that wanted it more.”

Stirling Albion looked set to be the top dogs when Scott Davidson’s penalty against Albion Rovers put Jocky Scott’s side two ahead with 14 minutes to play, however the Coatbridge men struck back to force a 2-2 draw.

Devon Jacobs had fired home to give Albion a first half lead, before Scott Chaplain nodded in and Barry Russell cracked home an equaliser from 25 yards with two minutes left.

Arbroath defeated East Fife side 3-0 at Gayfield with Steven Doris netting a double and Gavin Swankie scoring a fine individual goal.

Stenhousemuir had a 3-2 win at Forfar. Brown Ferguson and Stewart Kean put them two in front but the Loons hit back through Chris Templeman and David Mowat before Ian Thomson grabbed the winner.

Dumbarton picked up their first point of the season after a 3-3 draw at Brechin City. The Sons led through Scott Agnew and Jonathan Lyden, before Gary Fuso and Paul McManus replied. David McKenna then gave Brechin the lead, however Agnew scored a free kick to level.