Highland: Cove’s eyes still on title

Cove Rangers slipped from second to third after being held to a 1-1 draw away to Keith.

Cammy Keith gave the hosts an eighth-minute lead before Alan Redford levelled with a spectacular diving header. Redford, a PE teacher at Bucksburn Academy, revealed that he closed his eyes for his moment of glory. The defender, 31, added: “I think everybody believes we can challenge for the title.”

The draw allowed Forres Mechanics to overtake Cove in second after a 2-1 win over Wick.

Meanwhile, Nairn County stay top after a 2-0 home victory against Fort William although the Can-Cans have two games in hand.

Deveronvale got back on track with a rousing 3-0 win at Inverurie while champions Buckie Thistle won 3-1 away to joint-bottom Strathspey.

Huntly were held 0-0 at home to Formartine United while Lossiemouth routed Brora 5-0, with Nicky Smith scoring four times. Chris Ross hit the deciding goal for Clach in a 3-2 win at Rothes.