East of Scotland: Spartans fight back to win

PREMIER Division pacesetters Spartans found themselves trailing by two goals to Lothian Thistle well into the second-half but rallied to win 4-2 with two goals in the final minute.

Craig Stevenson and Craig Stewart put Lothian ahead before Robbie Manson, Donal Henretty, Keith McLeod and Jordan Finnie secured the win. Gretna 2008 moved into second with a 2-0 win against Edinburgh City, Edinburgh University beat Leith Athletic 4-0, while Stirling University crushed Selkirk 8-0, Chris Geddes scoring four.

In the First Division, Heriot Watt University kept the pressure on leaders Preston Athletic with a 3-1 win against Coldstream while Preston lost 3-1 to Easthouses Lily. Eyemouth United were held to a 3-3 draw by Peebles Rovers while Gala Fairydean beat Kelso United 3-1 and Craigroyston drew 2-2 with Duns. In the King Cup first round, Whitehill Welfare beat Tynecastle 3-1.