Scottish Championship roundup: Hearts get double figures against Cowdenbeath

Hearts have continued their inexorable march towards promotion by going 20 points clear at the top of the Scottish Championship by demolishing hapless Cowdenbeath 10-0.

After a goalless opening quarter of the match, the floodgates were truly opened by striker Genaro Zeefuik, who scored a four-minute hat-trick. From 0-0 after 26 minutes, it was 3-0 after 29, while Cowdenbeath were down to 10 men thanks to the dismissal of Lewis Toshney.

Sam Nicolson and Jamie Walker both netted before the break, making it 5-0 at half time, and although Zeefuik and Walker were removed early in the second period, Hearts continued to seek Cowdenbeath blood.

Five more goals went in over a 15 minute period after Morgaro Gomis scored a 57th-minute penalty, with defenders Alim Ozturk and Danny Wilson on the scoresheet, before a double from sub Osman Sow took Hearts to double figures.

Elsewhere, Hibernian reaffirmed their second place with a 1-0 win at Alloa, Scott Allan providing the only goal in the first half. Livingston remain marooned at the bottom after losing 2-0 at home to Raith Rovers, while Dumbarton and Queen of the South played out a goalless draw.

Results in full: Alloa Athletic 0-1 Hibernian, Dumbarton 0-0 Queen of the South, Hearts 10-0 Cowdenbeath, Livingston 0-2 Raith Rovers