Match ends, Queen of the South 1, Cowdenbeath 2.
Queen of the South 1-2 Cowdenbeath
- From the section Football
Sean Higgins' stoppage-time strike earned Cowdenbeath a valuable Scottish Championship win at Queen of the South.
Queens started the match brightly and a stunning strike from John Baird was kept out by an equally impressive diving save by Robbie Thomson.
The visitors took the lead just before half-time, Callum Gallagher keeping his cool to slot home.
Derek Lyle headed the hosts level but Higgins got the better of Zander Clark one-on-one to seal Cowden's victory.
Line-ups
Queen of Sth
- 1Clark
- 12Kidd
- 5Durnan
- 6Higgins
- 3Holt
- 27KiltieSubstituted forPatonat 49'minutes
- 8Kerr
- 18McShaneSubstituted forDzierzawskiat 81'minutes
- 17CarmichaelSubstituted forLyleat 71'minutes
- 9Baird
- 10Reilly
Substitutes
- 15Paton
- 16Dzierzawski
- 19Lyle
- 20Atkinson
- 22Hooper
- 23Smith
- 28Pickard
Cowdenbeath
- 17ThomsonBooked at 88mins
- 20Miller
- 6Wedderburn
- 4O'Brien
- 32HalsmanBooked at 82mins
- 7RobertsonSubstituted forBrownlieat 81'minutes
- 8Milne
- 26MarshallSubstituted forKaneat 90+4'minutes
- 28HughesBooked at 60mins
- 10Higgins
- 11GallagherSubstituted forSutherlandat 47'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Campbell
- 9Sutherland
- 12Kane
- 18Brownlie
- 19Oyenuga
- 24Callaghan
- 25Sneddon
- Referee:
- Euan Anderson
- Attendance:
- 1,717
Match Stats
Home TeamQueen of SthAway TeamCowdenbeath
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away9
- Corners
- Home11
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away8
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Queen of the South 1, Cowdenbeath 2.
Substitution
Substitution, Cowdenbeath. Chris Kane replaces Colin Marshall.
Goal!
Goal! Queen of the South 1, Cowdenbeath 2. Sean Higgins (Cowdenbeath) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Miller.
Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Jordan Halsman.
Attempt missed. John Baird (Queen of the South) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Colin Marshall.
Booking
Robbie Thomson (Cowdenbeath) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Robbie Thomson.
Goal!
Goal! Queen of the South 1, Cowdenbeath 1. Derek Lyle (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gavin Reilly.
Attempt saved. Kevin Dzierzawski (Queen of the South) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Mark Durnan (Queen of the South) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Nathaniel Wedderburn.
Attempt missed. Kevin Holt (Queen of the South) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Booking
Jordan Halsman (Cowdenbeath) is shown the yellow card.
Lewis Kidd (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Halsman (Cowdenbeath).
Substitution
Substitution, Cowdenbeath. Darren Brownlie replaces Jon Robertson.
Substitution
Substitution, Queen of the South. Kevin Dzierzawski replaces Ian McShane.
Attempt missed. Derek Lyle (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Craig Sutherland (Cowdenbeath) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Robbie Thomson.
Attempt saved. Derek Lyle (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Ian McShane (Queen of the South) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Foul by Kevin Holt (Queen of the South).
(Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Queen of the South. Derek Lyle replaces Daniel Carmichael.
Foul by Lewis Kidd (Queen of the South).
Declan Hughes (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Craig Sutherland (Cowdenbeath) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left.
John Baird (Queen of the South) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
Thomas O'Brien (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Durnan (Queen of the South).
Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Thomas O'Brien.
Attempt saved. Gavin Reilly (Queen of the South) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Lewis Milne (Cowdenbeath).
Ian McShane (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Colin Marshall (Cowdenbeath).
John Baird (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ian McShane (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.