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Steven Hetherington's corner went straight in to give Alloa a priceless goal

Alloa Athletic have moved four points clear of bottom spot of the Scottish Championship and plunged Queen of the South into grave relegation danger after earning a fourth win in a row.

Steven Hetherington's goal direct from a corner moved Jim Goodwin's side up to sixth place.

Lyndon Dykes and Andy Stirling almost levelled in a frantic finale.

The result means Queens drop to eighth, just a point above bottom side Partick Thistle, who have a game in hand.

Queen of the South manager Gary Naysmith: It is a game we should never have lost - we dominated and restricted Alloa to very few chances. To lose the goal straight from a corner is unbelievable.

"The next three games are massive and it will go right to the last game. But it's going to be difficult if you can't put the ball in the back of the net, so we've got to fix that."

Alloa Athletic manager Jim Goodwin: "We didn't play as well as we're capable of but we got the luck, scoring right from a corner.

"Nobody has won four in a row this season and it's the first time Alloa have done it in the second tier since 1973, so the boys deserve a lot of praise. But we've still not got the job done, though."