Grecians secure vital victory

Exeter secured crucial points in the battle of two play-off hopefuls following a 1-0 win over Bradford.

Exeter secured crucial points in the battle of two play-off hopefuls at St James Park as Dean Moxey's strike earned a 1-0 win over Bradford. The Grecians scored the only goal of the game in the 20th minute and it was somewhat fortuitous. Moxey received the ball wide on the Exeter left and his attempted cross deflected off Paul Arnison, looped high into the air, over the head of the back-pedalling Rhys Evans in the Bradford goal and nestled in the far corner. The Bantams dominated the second half, but Exeter, whose shocking defensive performance saw them crash to a 3-1 defeat at home to Bournemouth on Tuesday, defended superbly. However, there were a few scares. Nicky Law dragged Bradford's best chance of the game wide of the upright as Troy Archibald-Henville and Liam Sercombe failed to deal with a cross into the box. Bradford should have been reduced to 10 men late in the game when Zesh Rehman brought Adam Stansfield down as he went through on goal, but he escaped with just a yellow card. Moxey took the resultant free-kick, but the ball crashed back off the crossbar from 25 yards.