KELTY Hearts’ glorious winning run came to an end on Saturday but the East Super League leaders are still unbeaten.

There were goals galore in the other games and Lochgelly Albert moved to a very challenging position in the South Division.

Kelty Hearts 1,

Camelon 1.

THIS game was to have been in Falkirk but the incessant morning rain saw the Camelon pitch deemed unplayable so the teams agreed to switch the East Super League fixture to Central Park.

But Camelon did not come to Kelty to make up the numbers and Hearts found it a real test.

The opening stages of the game saw Hearts having to work hard to create chances as Camelon closed them down quickly in midfield.

Hearts found it tough going to carve out good openings but both Scott Dalziel and Stuart Cargill could have put them in front.

But it was the visitors who took the lead with a 20 yarder which took a deflection and beat Kyle Marley, but from then until the break there were some close things but no goals for Hearts.

The second period saw Camelon defending solidly but also creating a couple of openings as they tried to stretch their lead.

However, Hearts started to turn the screw and the equaliser came from Brian Ritchie with a clever flick to guide the ball into the next.

After that there were chances for the hosts to clinch the victory that would have made it 11 straight league wins and Craig Thomson was unlucky to see his shot come back off a post, but Camelon held on for a draw.

And while Hearts were frustrated at failing to win it, there was good news soon after the match when it became known that Carnoustie had beaten their challengers Bonnyrigg Rose.

So Kelty are nine clear of Broughty and 10 of Bonnyrigg, with two more, games played than the Lothians side.

Player/manager Thomas Courts felt his team did not perform in the first period: “The opening 45 minutes were not at all good from our point of view with our attacking play below our standards but in the second-half we got back into things with Brian’s goal and really could have won it in the closing stages.

“It was the end of the winning run but we could not have asked to be in a better position at this stage and now we have the Scottish Cup to concentrate on this week.

“We have the size of squad that can cope with multiple competitions and we want to go as far as we can in the Scottish.”

Jeanfield Swifts 3,

Hill of Beath Hawthorn 1.

A VERY disappointing result for the Haws who should have fancied their chances of beating the lowly Perthshire side.

Hill of Beath had a great chance to open the scoring in 15 minutes when Calum Adamson’s pace took him clear of the Jeanfield cover but the home ‘keeper made a brave save, then soon after the visiting defence was caught out at a corner and a low shot deflected of an attacker and past Stuart Hall.

Swifts continued to press but shortly before the break Haws’ Tam Hampson worked good space for himself and his shot just went over.

The second period started badly for the visitors when they were caught square at the back and the Jeanfield striker ran through to net number two.

Soon after the visitors were hit by the same dose and at three down Hill of Beath were in trouble. However, with six minutes to go Hampson was hauled down in the box and Lee Reid converted the penalty.

A bad day for Haws was complete when defender Russell Grierson was red carded near the end for a ‘last man’ type of offence.

The result leaves Haws in mid-table and manager Bobby Wilson was very unhappy with what he saw: “We simply did not deserve to take anything from the game.

“While Jeanfield were very busy throughout the game we only played in fits and starts and did not create enough good chances, while the goals we lost were a bit frustrating to say the least.”

Dundonald Bluebell 5,

Broxburn Athletic 6.

AN incredible Super League match at Moorside and really Bluebell contributed to the defeat by some ordinary defending as a team.

Yet everything started pretty well for Dundonald with a goal in 50 seconds when Lewis McKenzie got into a good position and finished superbly.

However, Broxburn hit back quickly to level the game only for Paul Quinn to slot them ahead again from the spot after a foul in the Broxburn box.

Athletic came back with two penalties in a very short space of time and while James Lennox saved one the other was converted to level things then Broxburn took advantage of some slackness by Bluebell to go ahead for the first time.

A fourth goal before the break left Dundonald with an uphill struggle but McKenzie struck again 30 seconds into the second period to make it 4-3.

But Broxburn kept finding holes in the Bluebell cover and they struck twice to go 6-3 up.

The Moorsiders came back strongly and Quinn made it 6-4 before Brodie Gray struck to narrow the gap to a single goal and it led to a frantic finish.

There were several scrambles in the Broxburn box and two efforts were kicked off the line but the visitors held on to win a real 11 goal thriller.

Bluebell boss Stevie Kay was shell-shocked by what he had witnessed: “You sometimes come away from a game wondering how you did not take anything from it and that was a real example of that.

“We scored some good goals and could have had maybe four more but we let ourselves down by not being streetwise enough defending as a team.

“A great game for the neutral but a big disappointment for me, the players and the fans.”

Lochgelly Albert 4,

Pumpherston 2.

A TREMENDOUS fight-back by the Berts puts them bang in contention for promotion in the South Division.

The game only survived a 9.30am inspection after heavy overnight rain but Lochgelly opened well and had a couple of early chances with Ryan McEwan going close and Martin Rennie hitting the bar.

But out of virtually nothing Pumphy took the lead in 36 minutes and then scored again a minute from the break.

However, the Albert came out for the second period in determined fashion and scored in 53 minutes with a 20 yard strike from man of the match Scott Gibson.

It was now a case of all out Berts attack and a goal had to come and in 70 minutes they were level with Scott Murray blasting home after a scramble in the Pumpherston box.

Five minutes later Lewis Elder got the ball in the penalty area and spun away from his marker to shoot into the corner of the net and four minutes from time Elder was fouled by the Pumphy ‘keeper and got up to sink the penalty and ensure the points were staying at Gardiner’s Park.

But it was not the end of the drama for the ‘keeper picked up a second yellow, having been booked for giving away the penalty, by arguing with referee, and was sent to the showers.

The result has Albert in second top spot two points behind leaders Blackburn United.

Livingston united 4,

Crossgates Primrose 5.

ANOTHER goal feast but this time a local side got the result in this South Division thriller.

Defences struggled on the heavy pitch and goals came at frequent intervals.

The Livi defence was struggling to keep tabs on Liam Forbes and Darren Carroll and at the break Primrose turned around 3-2 up.

The second period saw Crossgates the better side but they kept losing goals at key times which kept Livingston’s hopes alive.

However, a brace from Forbes, a Carroll strike and further goals from Donaldson and the winner from New acquisition Ethan Anderson completed a great day for Crossgates.

The result pushes them up on to eight points and in ninth spot.

Newburgh 5,

Lochore Welfare 0.

THIS was a real body blow for Lochore against one of the other sides in the lower reaches of the North Division.

Things started well enough for Welfare and there were a couple of half chances for them but once Newburgh went ahead in 14 minutes the game turned.

Burgh took confidence from that and chances started to come their way and Gary Inglis was beaten again on the half hour.

When they grabbed a third on the interval whistle that put the hosts firmly in the driving seat.

Things got worse for Welfare ten minutes into the second period when a second yellow for James Davies saw him red carded.

Lochore kept battling but a goal with 72 minutes on the clock but Newburgh out of sight and a fifth with nine to go keeps Welfare bottom of the table.

Scottish Cup this weekend

THIS Saturday the second round of the Ethx Energy Scottish Junior Cup takes place with four local sides in action.

Kelty Hearts will be firm favourites to beat Aberdeen University at Central Park while Hill of Beath Hawthorn will be fancied at Premier League Glenrothes.

Lochgelly Albert could well spring a surprise at Cambuslang Rangers but Lochore Welfare will find Kilsyth Rangers a hot handful at Crosshill.

Saturday's fixtures. Ethx Energy Scottish Cup second round, Kelty Hearts v Aberdeen University, Glenrothes v Hill of Beath Hawthorn, Lochore Welfare v Kilsyth Rangers, Cambuslang Rangers v Lochgelly Albert.

McBookie.com East Super League, Camelon v Dundonald Bluebell. McBookie.com South Division, Crossgates Primrose v Kirkcaldy YM (all games 2.30).