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Saturday 5th December 2015

Saturday's SPFL round-up

A combination of the severe weather and Scottish Cup replays meant only six SPFL matches went ahead on Saturday.

A combination of the severe weather and Scottish Cup replays meant only six SPFL matches went ahead on Saturday.

Aberdeen moved to within four points of Ladbrokes Premiership leaders Celtic thanks to a 2-0 win over Dundee at Dens Park. Niall McGinn and Adam Rooney scored in the first half for Derek McInnes' men.

St Johnstone notched up a fifth straight away league win, beating Ross County 3-2 in Dingwall to strengthen their grip on fourth place. A David Wotherspoon double had Saints in command and Dave Mackay won it with two minutes left after Liam Boyce and Andrew Davies had hauled the Staggies level.

Kilmarnock drew 1-1 with bottom club Dundee United at Rugby Park. Kris Boyd scored early on for Killie but Billy McKay levelled with a penalty midway through the first half after Stuart Findlay had been sent off.

Dumbarton are up to seventh place in the Ladbrokes Championship following a 2-0 win over bottom club Alloa Athletic at the Indodrill Stadium. Mark Docherty and Grant Gallagher scored in the last 20 minutes for Stevie Aitken's side.

Dunfermline are now top of Ladbrokes League 1 after beating bottom club Brechin City 3-1 at East End Park. Faissal El Bakhtaoui, Michael Paton and David Hopkirk scored for the Pars, with Isaac Layne on target for the visitors.

Stirling Albion hit back to beat Elgin 3-1 at Forthbank in Ladbrokes League 2. Craig Gunn's penalty had City ahead at the break but Mark Lamont, Steven Doris and Darren Smith struck in the second half.

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