Queen of the South held off a late fight back from Falkirk to claim victory in their Championship game.
Queenof the south 4 Falkirk 2 HT: 2-0
Stephen Dobbie opened the scored for Queens, reacting first after goalkeeper Robbie Thomson's clearance hit off him.
Dobbie set up Lyndon Dykes for the second soon after and Darren Brownlie headed the third with 15 minutes left.
But Joe McKee's free-kick and a Jordan McGhee strike brought the Bairns late hope until Lyle Taylor settled the game with a stoppage-time breakaway.
The victory means Queens stay fifth in the table, while Falkirk remain second bottom.
Dykes on target
The Dobmeister strikes
Tanman settles it
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Queen of Sth
- 1Martin
- 4Fordyce
- 5Brownlie
- 15Kerr
- 24MercerSubstituted forRooneyat 58'minutesBooked at 85mins
- 17MurraySubstituted forTappingat 78'minutes
- 14Jacobs
- 8Rankin
- 16McFaddenSubstituted forLyleat 65'minutes
- 11Dobbie
- 25Dykes
Substitutes
- 2Rooney
- 6Tapping
- 7Stirling
- 9Lyle
- 10Kane
- 20Leighfield
- 22Akubuine
Falkirk
- 1Thomson
- 4Muirhead
- 21BalatoniBooked at 21mins
- 23Gallacher
- 3McGheeBooked at 63mins
- 35Dunne
- 6McKee
- 8Kerr
- 28CraigenSubstituted forHarrisat 71'minutes
- 9AustinSubstituted forLoyat 45'minutes
- 11HippolyteSubstituted forMillerat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 15Gasparotto
- 17Harris
- 18Miller
- 20O'Hara
- 31Mutch
- 33Loy
- 44Watson
Referee:Steven Kirkland
Attendance:1,716