Edinburgh City pick up precious point on the road to close the gap
Edinburgh City took a step in the right direction as they closed the gap at the bottom of SPFL League Two to five points following a 1-1 draw at Stranraer.
Bradley Barrett opened the scoring for the Citizens at Stair Park in the 20th minute before Deryn Lang grabbed a deserved equaliser midway through the second half for the Blues.
City are now just five points behind second bottom Dumbarton.
Boss Michael McIndoe said: "It was a game of two halves. It was difficult conditions, very windy, and the pitch was difficult to move the ball on so we changed tactics.
"We created a few more chances than them and then the momentum changed ten minutes into the second half. Fair play to Stranraer they got back into the game. I was looking for us to show a more warrior performance.
"When teams above us slip up and have not capitalised, and we've got a point on the road, especially coming all the way down here with the weather, it's a good point. We roll onto next week, we're looking forward to the Stirling Albion game at home. We might have one or two more coming in and that can only be a positive sign for the football club."
Meanwhile, Spartans extended their lead at the top to eight points with a 2-0 victory over Dumbarton at the Vanloq Community Stadium.
They have played a game more than nearest challengers East Kilbride, though.
Bradley Whyte and Marc McNulty were on target for Dougie Samuel's men either side of half-time.