19/12/09 Gala Fairydean v Vale of Leithen - Match Postponed
Following snow and sub-zero temperatures in the Borders over the last few days, Vale's sceduled East of Scotland First Division match at Netherdale was predictably postponed. We can't bring you any news of matches elsewhere either, as there was no elsewhere - every match in the East of Scotland card was wiped out by the weather.

12/12/09 Spartans 1-2 Vale of Leithen
Against the odds, Vale won through to the Image Printers Cup Final after scoring a victory on their first ever visit to Spartans splendid new Ainslie Park home. It was backs to the wall stuff at times as Spartans put Vale under intense pressure, but the defence held firm in the face of the capital side's onslaught. Vale made the breakthrough in the 26th minute as an Ousman Sonko corner found it’s way to Aaron Somerville at the edge of the area, who struck a superb volley high into the net. It was a lead Vale took back to the dressing room, despite having a real scare shortly before half time when a Keith McLeod cut back found Gavin Malin, who somehow contrived to lift the ball onto the the bar from a few yards out. Six minutes into the second period, Vale increased their lead with a breathtaking strike from Somerville. Running onto a long ball, the striker checked back to lose his marker before unleashing a stunning shot high into the net from 25 yards. In the 63rd minute Malin atoned for his earlier miss by knocking home the rebound after McLeod’s shot had been blocked and for a 20 minute spell no one inside Ainslie Park would have bet against Spartans grabbing at least another couple. Ross Archibald glanced a header wide, a McLeod rocket destined for the top corner was superbly tipped away by keeper Mark Wilson and Donal Henretty curled a shot onto the bar as Spartans lay seige to the Vale goal. An agonising moment in injury time saw a McLeod shot hit the inside of the upright and trickle across the line and spin past the other post, but as the clock ran down Spartans appeared to realise that it just wasn’t going to be their day.
Spartans: Chris Flockhart; Donal Henretty, Gavin Malin, Dan Gerrerd, Kevin Sivewright, Ross Archibald, Alex King, Sean McAuley, Omar Kader, Keith McLeod, Robbie Manson.
Vale of Leithen: Mark Wilson; Gavin Tainsh, Paul Lee, Michael Stewart, Paul Thomson, John Hall, Andy Martin (Steven Dongo 76), Paul Greenhill, Ousman Sonko (Geri Rossi 59), Darren Gillon, Aaron Somerville.
Referee: Declan Reid.
• Vale's opponents in the final will be Gretna 2008, following their 2-1 win over Edinburgh City at Raydale Park. The date and venue of the final will be announced shortly.

05/12/09 Eyemouth United v Vale of Leithen - Match Postponed
After Victoria Park was so obviously going to be unplayable, the East of Scotland First Division fixture against Eyemouth United was switched on Friday to Warner Park. In the event, even that was a non-starter as surface water affected the pitch in Eyemouth and the game was postponed. A total of only three matches survived in the East of Scotland card, with one of those in the First Division as Craigroyston leapfrogged Vale into second place after a 7-0 thumping of Peebles.