'Leggy' Edinburgh City pay the price as Clyde hit six
Edinburgh City suffered a second-half collapse as they went down 6-2 to joint League Two leaders Clyde.
It was goals galore at Meadowbank as the the hosts found themselves ahead through Jason Jarvis on the half hour mark. But Clyde responded emphatically, turning the game on its head with two quickfire goals in the space of three minutes, Scott Williamson equalising before former Citizen James Hilton fired the Bully Wee in front. Jarvis grabbed his second of the match to restore parity two minutes before the half-time interval.
However, the visitors upped the tempo in the second half and further efforts from Williamson, Hilton, Jamie Forrest, and Jamie Bradley ensured a comfortable afternoon in the end.
"It was a disappointing performance," manager Michael McIndoe told the Evening News. "I felt that the first half was very even and we were probably just the better team, without really causing a threat in front of goal. In the second half we were nowhere near our usual standards of running power and aggression, which I felt was our main issue.
"With nine players out due to injury, suspension, and international duty, we looked a little leggy in the second half in particular. I felt that lack of strength in depth from us was where Clyde took over in the last 20 minutes and led to us conceding three goals.
"Lessons to be learned for sure, and certain players will have to start doing more to stay in the team, with more players returning week by week.
"The good news is we have five players back this week, so that problem will be fixed quickly and we will hopefully get back to winning ways this weekend at home to Kelty Hearts."
Elsewhere, Spartans fell to a disappointing 2-1 defeat on the road at Forfar.
The home side grabbed the lead in the 41st minute at Station Park, Callum Wilson firing low into the bottom left corner.
Aiden Haddow made it an uphill struggle for James Craigen's Spartans with a second midway through the second half following a fast break, and although Cammy Russell reduced the deficit in stoppage time, it was nothing more than a consolation for the Capital side.