Substitute Bob McHugh headed a late equaliser as Falkirk twice came from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw at fellow Ladbrokes Championship promotion hopefuls Raith.
Striker Joel Thomas put fourth-placed Rovers ahead in the seventh minute, poking in from close range after Harry Panayiotou's ball resulted in a penalty box scramble.
Craig Sibbald equalised for second-placed Falkirk with a left-footed strike into the bottom right corner in the 56th minute but substitute Ryan Hardie found the bottom left corner from inside the 18-yard area to restore the home side's lead 14 minutes later.
The Bairns were not to be denied a share of the spoils, however, and striker McHugh, a 55th-minute replacement for Myles Hippolyte, met Scott Shepherd's ball to nod into the bottom corner with two minutes remaining.
Scottish Championship Standings
POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Heart of Midlothian | 17 | +24 | 38 |
2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 16 | +8 | 27 |
3 | Raith Rovers | 15 | +6 | 24 |
4 | Queen of the South | 17 | -10 | 21 |
5 | Dundee | 14 | -1 | 20 |
6 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 14 | +4 | 18 |
7 | Arbroath | 17 | -6 | 18 |
8 | Greenock Morton | 16 | -6 | 18 |
9 | Ayr United | 15 | 0 | 17 |
10 | Alloa Athletic | 17 | -19 | 13 |
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