Cowdenbeath got the better of Alloa at Recreation Park

Second-half strikes from Gareth Wardlaw and Paul McQuade ensured Cowdenbeath will play-off with Brechin for a spot in Division One.

With the tie balanced at 1-1, Cowden keeper David Hay made a great save from Bryan Prunty's early strike.

Wardlaw put the Blue Brazil in front in the 59th minute when he latched on to a pass from Scott McBride.

Wardlaw then turned provider to tee up McQuade and he made no mistake with his finish eight minutes from time.

Alloa: Crawford, McClune, Townsley, Walker, McCafferty, Gormley, Brown (Jason Thomson 63), Grant, Scott (Hay 10), Prunty (Craig 73), Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Flynn, Philp.

Booked: Gormley, Grant, McCafferty.

Cowdenbeath: Hay, Armstrong, Mbu, Baxter, Adamson, Fairbairn, Winter, McGregor, McBride, Wardlaw (Dempster 83), McQuade (Ramsay 87).
Subs Not Used: Wilson, Stein, Robertson.

Goals: Wardlaw 59, McQuade 82.

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