Queen of the South 2-1 Stenhousemuir
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Queen of the South are now 18 points clear at the top of the Second Division after a narrow win over Stenhousemuir.
The Doonhamers went ahead through Derek Young in the 33rd minute as he turned the ball home following Chris Mitchell's cross.
A second was added in the last minute of the first half. Daniel Carmichael was brought down just outside the area and Mitchell curled the resulting free-kick into the top corner.
The Warriors pulled a goal back two minutes into the second period as Mark Corcoran broke through and slotted home.
Corcoran went close to a leveller with 12 minutes left but his 20-yard effort flew narrowly wide.
And Allan Johnston's side held on to record an eighth win in nine games.
Queen of the South: Robinson, Mitchell, Durnan, Higgins, Holt, Burns, Young, McKenna, Carmichael, Clark (Kevin Smith 81), Lyle (Reilly 68). Subs Not Used: Atkinson, McGuffie, Black.
Booked: Young, Holt. Goals: Young 34, Mitchell 45.
Stenhousemuir: Reidford, Ross, Buist, McMillan, McKinlay, Dickson (Craig Anderson 77), Rowson, Hodge, Smith, Corcoran, Gemmell. Subs Not Used: Shaw, Iain Thomson, Ferguson, Exposito-Hepburn.
Booked: Buist. Goal: Corcoran 47.
Att: 1,354
