Moffat’s strike makes a point

Dave Ryce • Published 3 Sep 2010 09:30 0 Comments

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Edinburgh City 1 v 1 Vale of Leithen

EDINBURGH City may be sitting bottom of the East of Scotland Premier Division, but a least they have a sense of humour about it.

The league table was printed upside down in the match programme to put themselves top.

A point was better for Vale than for the hosts, in the sense that it was achieved away from home and lifted them a few places up the league, but the Innerleithen men were very unfortunate not to secure all three after being much the better side and seeing five efforts come back off the woodwork.

Vale started well, taking the game to City, but despite enjoying the majority of possession, it was their opponents who took the lead in the 22nd minute.

Ian McFarland picked up the ball midway inside the Vale half and pushed it forward to Darren Moonie.

One defence-splitting pass into the path of Andy Howat later, the ball was nestling in the corner of the net.

Back came Vale, with a tremendous solo run by Andy Martin ending with a shot crashing off the upright, while a Gavin Tainsh cross-cum-shot hit off the outside of the post.

In injury time of the first half, Steve Radzynski got on the end of a Paul Greenhill free-kick, but his effort bounced off the top of the bar.

Vale made a half time change as striker Scott Moffat replaced Aaron Brunton up front and the substitute made an immediate impact as he pulled a goal back six minutes into the second-half.

The goal was route one football at it’s simplest - a huge clearance from keeper Darren Walker bounced over the heads of the Edinburgh City defence, putting Moffat in on goal and he tucked the ball beyond City ‘keeper Andrew Stobie to level the game.

Vale looked the side most likely to win the game now and Chris Beaton cracked a shot on target, but Michael Bruce managed to get in the way to divert it behind. From Martin’s corner, Paul Lee headed just too high.

Another shot by Beaton was well saved by Stobie, and Lee curled a free-kick just over the bar, but another goal wouldn’t come. Walker pulled off a great save to deny City substitute Ryan Wilson grabbing a dramatic late winner, but the game still ended on a sour note for Vale as John Hall was red-carded in injury time.

Edinburgh City: A. Stobie, J. Dingwall, R. Scott, J. Bain, S. Harrison (P. Stenhouse 32), M. Bruce, D. Moonie (R. Wilson 67), D. Gair, A. Howat, I. McFarland, R. Guthrie (K. Cairnie 79).

Vale of Leithen: D. Walker, G. Tainsh, P. Lee, M. Stewart, J. Hall, P. Greenhill, A. Martin, C. Beaton, S. Radzynski, A. Brunton (S. Moffat 46), G. Cole (A. Milligan 86).

This article appeared in Peeblesshire News 03 Sep 10

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