Ross Munro saved a late penalty as Inverness Caledonian Thistle clinched promotion and the William Hill League One title with a 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Hamilton at the Sarens PSG Stadium on Saturday.
Match Highlights
The leaders looked to be finishing in style after a third-minute strike from Daniel Devine and a second goal from Billy McKay. However, Kevin O’Hara set up a tense finish when he pulled one back on 85 minutes, and Munro needed to keep out Oli Shaw’s spot-kick in stoppage time to secure the points.
The result meant Caley finished two points above Stenhousemuir, while Hamilton’s defeat ended their hopes of avoiding the relegation play-offs.
Stenhousemuir and Queen of the South
Stenhousemuir pushed Thistle to the end and wrapped up their regular season campaign with a 2-0 win at Montrose. Michael Andersen and Olly Whyte were on target either side of half-time, but they had to settle for a play-off place.
Queen of the South produced a strong finish to leapfrog Alloa and snatch third place with a 4-1 win at the Indodrill Stadium. A double from Nicky Clark and a Liam Smith strike in the last 18 minutes sealed victory after Alloa had replied to Brennan Dickenson’s opener through Kalvin Orsi.
Other League One Results
East Fife drew 0-0 at Cove Rangers, but Hamilton’s defeat meant the Fifers survive in League One for another season. Rock-bottom Kelty Hearts ended their campaign on a high with a last-gasp 2-0 win at fifth-placed Peterhead, with Lewis Moore and Arran Pettifer striking in the final three minutes.
League Two: East Kilbride Secure Title
East Kilbride will be playing in League One next season after they thrashed Clyde 5-0 to finish five points clear at the top of League Two. John Robertson put them on their way after just two minutes before Sam Young’s double made it 3-0 at the break. Jack Leitch and Sean Fagan then struck as Kilby wrapped up their second successive promotion in style.
Play-off and Relegation Battles
Second-placed Spartans began the day with an outside chance of finishing top but are heading to the play-offs after drawing 2-2 at Stirling. Mark Stowe and Steven Lawless put them ahead, but Adam Brown and Russell McLean replied.
Bottom side Edinburgh City warmed up for their relegation play-off with a thumping 5-0 win over 10-man Dumbarton. Divine Iserhienrhien struck early before City took advantage of Kai Kirkpatrick’s sending-off with further goals from Innes Lawson, Dylan Williams, Iserhienrhien, and Malek Zaid.
A late goal from Robbie Foster saw Stranraer secure fifth place with a 1-0 win at Elgin, while fourth-placed Forfar drew 1-1 at Annan.
