Davie Irons, the Stenhousemuir manager, refused to blame the wind after his side's chance to close the gap on the league leaders was blown away at Ochilview.
Greig Stewart's first-half opener put Cowdenbeath ahead and substitute Lewis Coult's clincher two minutes from time gave the Fifers a deserved, and potentially significant, victory.
Irons pulled no punches in his verdict, saying: "We can make no excuses about the wind because on the day the best team won and, personally, I didn't think we turned up today."
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