MOYO REPAYS RICE’S FAITH AND HOPES ACCIES KICK ON

DAVID MOYO has dedicated his Ibrox winner to manager Brian Rice and expressed hope that it can lift Hamilton to safety. The Zimbabwean striker robbed Connor Goldson to slot home on Wednesday night and clinch just a second away league victory for Accies over Rangers in 94 years. Moyo admitted the goal was the finest moment of a career spent largely in English non-league football — with the 25-year-old equally delighted to repay

Rice for the opportunity that he has been given. Back off the foot of the table, it was Hamilton’s first win since Rice reported himself to the SFA for a breach of gambling rules and received a ten-game ban, five of which were suspended. ‘It’s for the manager,’ said Moyo. ‘He always backs us. We didn’t have a game over the weekend, so we worked hard on our shape and being disciplined. ‘The boys executed that really well. The gaffer just tells us not to watch what anyone else is doing and to focus on our game and do the right things. ‘For me, that night was at the very top of my career so far. I’d never played at Ibrox before, so it was a great experience for me and fortunately we got the three points. ‘It’s hard to describe how I felt when the goal went in but I’m pretty sure if you watch the celebration back, you’ll see that I didn’t know what to do with myself. It took ages to go in but luckily it did.’ Hamilton are now two points above bottom club Hearts and two short of tenth-placed St Mirren, having played a game more than both of their drop rivals. ‘We had a belief that we could get a result against Rangers even though no one gave us a chance,’ added Moyo. ‘We believe in ourselves and in our ability. We have just got to keep working at it every day and keep putting points on the board. ‘It’s the kind of result that can spark our season into life. It helps when we’ve got so many players who’ve been in this situation before. People know what’s needed to come out of it. ‘Is there less expectation on us? Yes and no because no one expects anything from us, but we always put pressure on ourselves as we expect to do well and pick up points.’