Berwick Rangers slump to 2-1 Cowdenbeath defeat

Berwick Rangers continue to struggle near the foot of the Lowland League East table after succumbing to a 2-1 defeat away at Cowdenbeath on Saturday afternoon.

The Borderers remain 14th having taken just six points from their opening 14 matches, and are still awaiting a first win in the competition since they beat University of Stirling at Shielfield Park in mid-August.

Over the weekend, Martin Scott’s men made a promising start in West Fife, taking the lead partway through the first half courtesy of Ben McCrystal, who weaved his way into the Cowdenbeath area before firing home at the near post. Calum Antell was then on hand to keep out a Rhys Walker penalty just after the half-hour mark.

But the hosts fought back after the interval, with Harvey Petrie's equaliser contentiously deemed to have crossed the line, before Bryan Mwangi volleyed in at the back post to complete the turnaround.

Greg Binnie then missed a spot kick of his own with a little over 10 minutes remaining as Rangers searched in vain for a way back into the contest.