Hamilton Accies 1 Edinburgh City 0: Rose strikes again to end winless run at home

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Hamilton Accies edged past rock bottom Edinburgh City as Akheem Rose netted for the sixth time in five games to keep them on track for a second place finish in League One.Fresh from a hat-trick in a 5-0 triumph against Kelty Hearts last week, Rose struck just before half-time to end Hamilton's run of three games without a home win.It was also his first goal at home for the New Douglas Park outfit, who remain 17 points adrift of champions-elect Falkirk and 10 points clear of Montrose in the race to secure a play-off spot heading into the final eight games of the regular campaign.Accies boss John Rankin named the same side which thrashed Kelty with Rose leading the line again in a 4-2-3-1 formation.Inside 20 seconds City threatened with Malik Zaid doing well to get space for a shot inside the box.

And only a solid block from Fergus Owens prevented his strike from calling Dean Lyness into some early action in the Accies goal.The hosts came close to opening the scoring in 13 minutes when Marley Redfern dispossessed City's Callum Wilson 20-yards from goal and burst into the box, but he dragged his shot narrowly wide of the far post.And Accies came even closer in 27 minutes with two quick-fire chances.

Ben Williamson unleashed a powerful drive from 25-yards which had Ruairidh Adam beaten all ends up in the City goal, however, his effort struck the inside of the post.

The rebound fell perfectly for Reghan Tumilty lurking in the six-yard box, but Adam recovered superbly to spring to his feet and clear the effort off the line.Up the other end, Lyness was called into action when a Findlay Marshall drive from 20 yards flew straight at him and he had to batter the powerful efforts away from danger with his fists.Two minutes before