The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
Tindal delighted as Rangers go three points clear
the right areas. They worked it well and got the goals to finish the game.
“The positive thing was the response using our man advantagewell. It was a great displayandgreat for EricWatson to get another full game having been out for several months.
“We had nine shots ontarget in the second half and their goalkeeper has had to make three unbelievable saves.”
Cove took the lead in the cross- cum- shot was deflected and fell for Craig Cowie on the line to tap home.
Darren McConnachie made a top-class save, diving to his left to turn away a Dean Lawrie pile-driver but at themidway point the Vale number one failed to hold a Jamie Beagrie shot and Martin Johnston sidefooted home the rebound.
Vale midfielder Graeme Rodger was sent off in 73 minutes for retaliation, just before Johnston and Beagrie hit the post and crossbar in quick succession.
Redford made his third outstanding goal-line clearance of the day with four minutes left and at the other end substitute Jordan Leyden hit the post with the goal gaping.
Deep into injury time former Vale talisman Mike McKenzie slotted Beagrie's pass into the corner of the net to kill off the team he'd with distinction for more than a decade.
Vale manager Charlie Charlesworth said: “It wasn't really good enough.
“Yet again though a bit of indiscipline has cost us and that’s a main concern.”