Johnstone Burgh overcame a first half red card to fire four past Irvine Vics and stay in a promotion spot.
Jamie McKim’s side knew a win against struggling Irvine Vics was vital but were facing an uphill battle when Jojo Gillespie was sent for an early bath on the half hour mark.
Despite their numerical disadvantage the home side still managed to recover and opened the scoring through Stuart Fyfe’s impressive header.