Queen of the South kept their slim play-off hopes alive with a win against Raith Rovers, who remain without a win in 16 games in all competitions.
Queen of the South 2 Raith Rovers 1 HT ; 2-0
Scorers: Queens - Rankin 7 Lyle 36 Raith - Mvoto 60
Attendance : 1484
Captain John Rankin got the Doonhamers off to the perfect start with a seventh-minute opener from the edge of the area.
Derek Lyle then turned in from close range following a corner.
Jean-Yves Mvoto gave Rovers hope with a 61st-minute header but John Hughes' side could not find a way back.
Home goalkeeper Lee Robinson made a couple of good saves to deny Rovers midfielder Chris Johnston, before Ryan Hardie spurned the chance to level when his header cleared the crossbar.
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Queen of Sth
- 1Robinson
- 24Mercer
- 5Brownlie
- 4Dowie
- 3Marshall
- 23ThomasSubstituted forCarmichaelat 84'minutes
- 15Thomson
- 8Rankin
- 14JacobsBooked at 43mins
- 11DobbieSubstituted forFergussonat 90+1'minutes
- 9LyleSubstituted forDykesat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Hamill
- 6Higgins
- 20Atkinson
- 25Dykes
- 27Murray
- 32Fergusson
- 39Carmichael
Raith Rovers
- 23Brennan
- 5Mvoto
- 6Benedictus
- 55Barr
- 14DavidsonBooked at 89mins
- 21ThompsonSubstituted forMcManusat 65'minutes
- 4Callachan
- 11BarrSubstituted forHardieat 65'minutes
- 2Thomson
- 9Stewart
- 66StevensonSubstituted forJohnstonat 76'minutes
Substitutes
- 3McHattie
- 7Johnston
- 12Matthews
- 18Roberts
- 19Skacel
- 20McManus
- 52Hardie