Cowdenbeath survived a late East Stirlingshire onslaught to take a slim advantage into their Second Division play-off semi-final second leg.

John Gemmell put the visitors ahead on 12 minutes with a shot from the edge of the penalty box.

They doubled their lead on the half-hour mark when Mark Ramsay crossed for Jay Stein to fire in at the far post.

Andy Rodgers pulled one back after 62 minutes, and despite late pressure, Shire could not find an equaliser.

East Stirlingshire: Peat, Hay, Tully, King (Forrest 46), Bolochoweckyj, Weaver, Donaldson (McKenzie 73), Stevenson, Graham, Ure (Richardson 46), Rodgers.
Subs Not Used: Dunn, Newman.

Booked: Bolochoweckyj.

Goals: Rodgers 62.

Cowdenbeath: Hay, Baxter, Linton, McGregor, Armstrong, Shields, Ramsay, MacKay (Fleming 53), Gemmell (Dempster 73), Ferguson, Stein.
Subs Not Used: Mbu, McQuade, Jackson.

Goals: Gemmell 12, Stein 30.

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