UNBEATEN Queen of the South went six points clear at the top with a 2-0 win at Stranraer.

Chris Aitken missed an early penalty for the hosts before Queens' Gavin Reilly scored in 28 minutes. Chris Mitchell and Stephen McKenna missed chances before Nicky Clark added a second in the final minute.

Second-placed Forfar Athletic lost 3-2 at home to Alloa Athletic. Ryan McCord's seventh-minute penalty put Alloa in front and Jason Marr restored their lead after Danny Denholm headed Forfar level.

Denholm equalised again after 79 minutes but Ben Gordon got Alloa's winner.

Arbroath won 3-1 at home to Brechin City. David McKenna cancelled out Alex Keddie's first-half opener for the hosts but Paul Currie put Arbroath back in front and Derek Holmes added a third.

Stenhousemuir beat East Fife 3-0 at Ochilview, with all their goals coming in three second-half minutes – a double from substitute John Gemmell and one from Stewart Kean.

Two Michael Moffat penalties, the second at the death, earned Ayr United a 2-1 win at home to Albion Rovers, who had Barry Russell sent off in conceding the later spot-kick.