Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cowdenbeath 15th with 36 points, Dalbeattie Star 19th with 8, 28 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Dalbeattie Star 0.75 scored and 4 conceded per game, Cowdenbeath 1.28 and 1.39, with the league averaging 1.81.
Dalbeattie Star entered with six losses in a row. Cowdenbeath had not won in 8 games.
Galabank staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cowdenbeath led 4-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-6.
Goal scorers
Cowdenbeath: Michael Cunningham (15'), D. Ritchie (13'), S. Young (29'), J. Garrad (61'), D. Watt (38'), Callum Murray (57')