Match ends, Alloa Athletic 3, Cowdenbeath 0.
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Alloa Athletic sent Cowdenbeath down to Scottish League One with a one-sided home win, but will have to fight for their own safety in the play-offs.
Michael Chopra fired the Wasps in front from six yards out, his first goal for the club, before Ryan McCord thumped the ball off the bar from 35 yards.
Ben Gordon headed in Alloa's second from Mark Docherty's cross.
Liam Buchanan's strike sealed victory but Livingston's defeat of Queen of the South denied Alloa automatic safety.
Cowdenbeath finish two points adrift at the bottom with ninth-placed Alloa now due to face Brechin City in the Championship play-off semi-finals.
Line-ups
Alloa
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Gibson
- 17Doyle
- 4Gordon
- 14BenedictusBooked at 90mins
- 5Meggatt
- 3Docherty
- 8McCord
- 16Flannigan
- 7Cawley
- 19BuchananBooked at 20minsSubstituted forSpenceat 88'minutes
- 25ChopraSubstituted forRutherfordat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Spence
- 18Hetherington
- 20Asghar
- 26Layne
- 28Rutherford
- 30Ferguson
- 31Couser
Cowdenbeath
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17Thomson
- 27Toshney
- 18Brownlie
- 5Armstrong
- 2Campbell
- 4O'BrienSubstituted forOyenugaat 77'minutes
- 26MarshallSubstituted forHughesat 85'minutes
- 7Robertson
- 10HigginsSubstituted forMilneat 65'minutes
- 15Buchanan
- 9Nish
Substitutes
- 8Milne
- 12Kane
- 19Oyenuga
- 20Miller
- 25Sneddon
- 28Hughes
- 32Halsman
- Referee:
- Alan Muir
- Attendance:
- 1,219
Match Stats
Home TeamAlloaAway TeamCowdenbeath
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away2
- Corners
- Home3
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Alloa Athletic 3, Cowdenbeath 0.
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Attempt blocked. Jon Robertson (Cowdenbeath) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Booking
Kyle Benedictus (Alloa Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
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Jon Robertson (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kyle Benedictus (Alloa Athletic).
Substitution
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Greig Spence replaces Liam Buchanan.
Substitution
Substitution, Cowdenbeath. Declan Hughes replaces Colin Marshall.
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Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Robbie Thomson.
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Foul by Iain Flannigan (Alloa Athletic).
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Iain Campbell (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ben Gordon (Alloa Athletic).
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Colin Nish (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Michael Doyle (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Cowdenbeath. Kudus Oyenuga replaces Thomas O'Brien.
Substitution
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Greg Rutherford replaces Michael Chopra.
Goal!
Goal! Alloa Athletic 3, Cowdenbeath 0. Liam Buchanan (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin Cawley.
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Attempt missed. Mark Docherty (Alloa Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Attempt missed. Michael Chopra (Alloa Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
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Attempt saved. Liam Buchanan (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
