PARS defender Aaron Comrie was pleased that he and his team-mates secured what he described as a "good win in tough conditions" at Peterhead.

Athletic made the trip to Balmoor last night (Tuesday) for a rearranged clash with League One's bottom side, and emerged with a 2-0 success.

Second half goals from Nikolay Todorov and Craig Wighton gave James McPake's men the three points, which wasn't enough to secure them the title, as second-placed Falkirk won at Montrose.

With an 11-point advantage at the top, however, with four games to go, a victory for Dunfermline at home to in-form promotion play-off chasing Queen of the South on Saturday will guarantee top spot, and an instant return to the Championship.

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They will also be crowned as champions if the Bairns fail to defeat in-form Airdrieonians, who sit third and are seeking to secure their place in the promotion play-offs.

Speaking to Press Sport after the match, Comrie said: "It was a good win in tough conditions. That first half especially, the wind was blowing a gale.

"It was tough to get out at times, but we still created a couple of chances, and then, second half, I think we were in complete control and saw the game out well.

"I think Peterhead managed to push up the first half, and the difference in the second half was they struggled to get out.

"It was only a matter of time. Even in the first half, against the wind, we were still creating a few chances. I think we had a good shout for a penalty (when a Lewis McCann shot was blocked by Ryan Strachan) as well; I had a good view of that, I thought it hit his hand.

"We didn't get it, but, second half, we managed to get the goals and saw it out comfortably."

Goalscorer Todorov, who netted his 11th of the season (pictured below, courtesy of Craig Brown) before being substituted for Wighton immediately afterwards, as part of a double switch that was readied by his manager before he scored the opener, commented: "I'm just delighted we've managed to pick up another three points.

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"It's a tough place to come, especially on a Tuesday night. We saw out there, and the fans saw, that the conditions were horrible - windy, the pitch - but we're not giving away any excuses, as we haven't all season.

"It was quite a tough start. For the first half, we were against the wind, but we battled through and knew what was coming in the second half. We just regrouped at half time and went and done a professional job."

The forward also had a penalty appeal in the opening period when he went down under a challenge inside the box after racing on to a loose ball after goalkeeper, Stuart McKenzie, had saved his effort.

Referee, Dan McFarlane, however, booked Todorov for simulation.

When asked whether the Pars could have been awarded spot-kicks in the first half, he continued: "I can't really judge on the referees. I was there, I thought it was a penalty, but, at the end of the day, it's the referee's decision.

"You can just react if there is a corner, or the ball might come to you and score, so you don't really have time to think about it.

"You just need to react. It is what it is.

"I'm just happy to contribute. It's a tough place as I said and the first goal I thought was really important, and set us off. Then we went and killed the game with the second."

We'll have more reaction from both players, plus boss, James McPake, in tomorrow's print edition of the Press.