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Saturday 10th May 2014

Saturday play-off review

Falkirk set up a Premiership play-off semi-final meeting with Hamilton Accies after coming from behind to beat Queen of the South 3-1 after extra time this afternoon.

Falkirk set up a Premiership play-off semi-final meeting with Hamilton Accies after coming from behind to beat Queen of the South 3-1 after extra time this afternoon.

The Bairns trailed 2-1 from the first leg and fell further behind when Bob McHugh gave Jim McIntyre's men the lead but second-half goals from Rory Loy and Craig Sibbald sent the game to extra time and Blair Alston grabbed the winner with penalties looming.

Cowdenbeath will face Fife rivals Dunfermline in the Championship play-off final thanks to a 3-1 home victory over Ayr United, to complete a 5-2 aggregate success.

Greg Stewart scored after just nine seconds and added a second goal before the break. Thomas O'Brien sealed the win after Michael Donald had pulled one back.

Dunfermline overcame Stranraer 3-0 at East End Park but needed extra time to seal their passage after losing 2-1 at Stair Park in midweek.

Andy Geggan levelled the tie just before the hour mark and the same player put the Pars in front before Faissal El-Bakhtaoui made sure with the third goal.

Stirling Albion beat Annan 5-3 in a thrilling encounter at Galabank, to add to their 3-1 first-leg win at Forthbank. Jordan White bagged a hat-trick for the Binos, with David McClune and Craig Comrie also on target. Martin McNiff, who was later sent off, Ally Love and Scott Davidson replied.

East Fife edged out Clyde 7-6 in a marathon penalty shoot-out at Bayview after winning 2-1 to cancel out the Bully Wee's 1-0 midweek triumph.

Scott McBride scored early for the Methil club but Scott Ferguson equalised and Jim Duffy's men were heading through until Kevin Smith popped up with five minutes to go to force extra time.