Cowdenbeath came from behind to take top spot in the Scottish third division with a 2-1 win over Brechin City.

City looked the better side in the first-half and they took the lead after 37 minutes when Steven Raynes broke the deadlock with a fierce 20-yard shot.

But just before the interval, the visitors were dealt a blow when Moray Leask was sent packing by referee Doug Smith for a reckless challenge on home defender Tom Courts.

Two minutes after the restart the Fifers took advantage of their numerical superiority to equalise through Toby King.

The Fifers went in search of a winner but it took them until the 83rd minute to get it when Murray McDowell fired a Craig Winter pass wide of keeper Derek Soutar.