St Johnstone soared to the top of Division One thanks to a wonder strike from Liam Craig at East End Park.

Craig's 35-yard thunderbolt on 66 minutes extended the Perth side's unbeaten run to seven matches.

The visitors first went ahead through a fifth-minute free-kick from Martin Hardie, with goalkeeper Paul Gallacher showing far too much of the goal.

Dunfermline defender Scott Wilson had pulled the home side level after 24 minutes with a powerful header.

Dunfermline: Gallacher, Woods, Wilson, Phinn, Shields, McCann (Scott Thomson 81), Harper, Glass, Bayne, Kirk (Wiles 73), Burke (Williamson 70). Subs Not Used: Reidford, Bell.

Booked: Glass.

Goal: Wilson 24.

St Johnstone: Main, Irvine, Craig, Millar, Rutkiewicz, McCaffrey, Moon (Swankie 29), Hardie, Holmes (Samuel 79), Milne, Sheerin (Anderson 49). Subs Not Used: Robinson, Morris. Booked: McCaffrey, Irvine.

Goals: Hardie 5, Craig 66.

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Ref: Callum Murray

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