David Moyo was the hero as Hamilton Accies twice got here again to grab what may very well be an important level in opposition to Dunfermline at New Douglas Park.
Moyo cancelled out Coll Donaldson's excellent early opener within the first half with a controversial header, and nodded in from a Kieran MacDonald nook to degree Steven Lawless' penalty.
That leaves the hole between the edges at seven factors, which means Dunfermline are nonetheless backside and Accies can nonetheless take a look at the groups above them slightly than having critical considerations - however they can not hold residing dangerously like that.
Dunfermline could really feel aggrieved at solely taking a degree, and can really feel they need to have had a penalty in first-half stoppage time, whereas Moyo's leveller was one that may not all the time have been allowed to face.
Coll Donaldson's excellent early opener was cancelled out by David Moyo's sixth objective of the season in a primary half that in any other case did not have a lot occurring, although Stevie Lawless crashed a shot off the bar as Dunfermline tried to stretch their lead.
Hamilton began the second half nicely, however struggled to discover a well past the Dunfermline defence.
The Pars soaked that up and once they raced up the opposite finish, a tangle of legs between Ellis Brown and Josh Edwards contained in the field earned them a penalty, which former Motherwell star Steven Lawless smashed into the web.
It seemed just like the factors had been heading to Fife, however Moyo bagged his seventh of the season from a Kieran MacDonald nook, and if something Accies in all probability ought to have taken all three factors in the long run.
Hamilton head coach Stuart Taylor made two modifications to the facet that misplaced at Kilmarnock final weekend. Brown made his first begin, instead of Andy Ryan, whereas Jamie Hamilton got here in for Reegan Mimnaugh.
Dunfermline boss John Hughes made only one change to the line-up that misplaced 1-0 in opposition to Arbroath final outing, with Liam Polworth in for Graham Dorrans.
The sport began slowly however Dunfermline took the lead inside 5 minutes when Coll Donaldson picked up possession simply exterior the field and arrowed a effective shot into the highest proper nook.
Hamilton got an opportunity to degree in 14 minutes when Brown appeared to have been decked contained in the field, however referee Greg Aitken gave a free kick proper on the sting. Nevertheless, Josh Mullin's effort was blocked by the wall.
Dunfermline practically doubled their lead in 17 minutes when Lawless picked up a free ball and made his manner into the field, however smacked his shot off the bar.
Hamilton equalised in 25 minutes in controversial circumstances, as keeper Jakub Stolarczyk rose to gather a Kai Kennedy cross, however Moyo beat him to it to move into the web.
It seemed just like the keeper's ball and the Accies followers waited with baited breath for a whistle, however it by no means got here.
There was additional controversy inside first-half stoppage time when Josh Edwards went down beneath a problem by Brown, however referee Aitken booked the Pars star for simulation.
Dunfermline did get their penalty seven minutes into the second half although and it was a tangle between the identical gamers, with Edwards this time successful the award.
Lawless stepped up and rammed the spot-kick into the underside left nook.
Dunfermline tried to show the screw and may have stretched their lead in 61 minutes when Polworth's cross from the left was headed by Efe Ambrose, however Fulton denied him with an excellent diving save to claw it out of the suitable nook.
Hamilton dragged themselves again into the sport and levelled once more in 77 minutes when Kieran MacDonald's nook from the left was headed in by Moyo for his second of the sport.
Accies might have pinched the factors in 84 minutes however sub Andy Ryan's looping header crashed off the bar.
HAMILTON: Fulton, Hamilton, Popescu, O'Reilly, MacDonald, Lawson, Mullin (Ryan, 65), Spence, Brown (Winter, 65), Kennedy (L. Smith, 65), Moyo.
Subs (not used): J. Smith (GK), Easton, Hughes, Mimnaugh, Shiels.
Booked: Moyo (56), Popescu (70)
DUNFERMLINE: Stolarczyk, Comrie, Donaldson, Ambrose, Edwards, Polworth, Pybus (McCann, 84), Chalmers, Dow (Thomas, 84), Lawless, O'Hara.
Subs (not used): Alexander (GK), Martin, Todorov, Breen, Allan, Todd, Cole.
Booked: Edwards (45+1), Dow (54)
Referee: Greg Aitken.
Attendance: 1369.
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