Melvin de Leeuw's 77th-minute strike gave Ross County a 3-2 win over Partick Thistle in a enthralling Scottish Premiership finale at Firhill.
Jordan Slew first goal since joining on loan from Blackburn in January opened the scoring for the visitors and Yoann Arquin extended the advantage with a second goal three minutes after the interval when he headed in a Graham Carey free-kick. Thistle's striker Lyle Taylor reduced the deficit two minutes later and the substitute George Moncur, on for Chris Erskine, restored parity in the 73rd minute with a drive for his first Thistle goal since arriving on loan from West Ham in January. De Leeuw, replacing Arquin, put County 3-2 up in the 77th minute with a deflected shot and the visitors held on for three points, which left them in seventh place in the table, with the Jags dropping down to 10th.
Hearts ended 31 years in the top flight with a 1-1 draw against St Mirren. The already relegated Tynecastle club fought back from Conor Newton's 27th-minute opener to level through Dale Carrick a minute and a half into the second half. It was another encouraging display for Gary Locke's young side as they prepare for life in the Championship next season. The draw meant St Mirren failed to get the win they needed to secure seventh place and their highest top-flight finish since 1989 and are rumoured to be parting company with their manager, Danny Lennon, in the coming days.
Lennon led the Buddies to their first major trophy in 26 years last season when they won the League Cup at Hampden, but the Paisley club's hierarchy is frustrated by their team's failure to breach the top six. The match saw assistant referee Kylie McMullen become the first woman to ever officiate in Scotland's top flight.
The result of the play-off matches in the Scottish League means that Falkirk are to meet Hamilton in the Scottish Premiership play-off semi-final for the right to meet Hibs in the final.
Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline will play-off in the Championship final and Stirling Albion and East Fife will contest the League One final.
