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Paul Thomson

Albion Rovers and Edinburgh City beat call-off blues - with game of noughts and crosses

Like many matches this afternoon, Albion Rovers' trip to Edinburgh City has fallen victim to Covid.

Games across the country have been hit hard by positive Covid cases and close-contact rules, meaning many sides don't have the minimum 13 players required to fulfil their fixture.

At the time of writing, only nine of 15 scheduled fixtures are going ahead in the SPFL today.

Covid issues within the City squad forced the clash at Ainslie Park to be postponed, but that disappointment hasn't stopped the social media teams at both clubs from starting the new year with a competitive fixture - of noughts and crosses.

Albion Rovers and City are sidelined this afternoon (Albion Rovers FC)

The League Two rivals beat the blues with the classic game, played out over Twitter after Rovers challenged City to a contest this afternoon to 'still play the points.'

The Cliftonhill side made the first move but both players played their rounds perfectly and, of course, it ended in a draw.

City tweeted: "A draw it is and a share of the spoils, well played sir."

And Rovers responded with: "Well played. End to end game and one of the highest quality. A fair result in the end for both teams."

A date for the re-arranged League Two match has yet to be announced. Rovers are set to return to actual match action on January 8 when they are due to host Stenhousemuir.

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