St Andrews Utd 2-0 Edinburgh Utd
A few early chances fell the way of the visitors but clearances by Saints defence avoided a bad start.
On the five minute mark Charlie King was unlucky with a shot from edge of the box which rebounded off the upright.
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Hide AdSeven minutes later and Edinburgh free-kick was blocked for a corner.
United began to settle into the game and shortly after the quarter of an hour mark Dylan Honeyman had a great chance which he failed to connect with and his effort was easily by keeper Darren Walker.
Saints were on top and Michael Fleming sent a free header the bar.
Two minutes from half time Saints came close to scoring when a good corner caused problems for the visitors.
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Hide AdSomehow the Edinburgh keeper got down to hold it on the goal-line.
In the second half, with Saints attacking down the slope, some good work by Lee Wilson, and at times desperate defending, saw Saints survive a 10 minute period.
Against the run of play Saints took the lead with an excellent goal on 69 minutes.
An attack by the home side saw the visitors forced to concede a corner.
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Hide AdIt was well taken by Cunningham who found Jack Wilson rising to meet it to head into the corner of the net.
Edinburgh tried to take it up a gear but Saints managed to keep a clean sheet with a bit of desperate defending.
The game was settled when Falconer headed home late on to secure the win.
Weather prevailing, Saints are away from home next 3 Saturdays with matches against Broxburn Athletic, Jeanfield Swifts, and Linlithgow Rose.
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Hide AdSaints: L Wilson, Mcinnes, M Fleming, O Fleming, Stark (Falconer72), J Wilson, Honeyman, King, Cunningham, D Fleming, Blaney.
Subs: Quinn, S Cunningham, McManus, Moran.
Edinburgh Utd: Walker, Spalding, S Murray, Conlon, Guiney, Auriemma (McKinlay62), Redpath (J Murray70), Robertson, Watson, Ritchie ,Hutchison.
Subs: Grieve.