ALLOA hitman Greig Spence was delighted after making history during the Wasps’ victory over Queen’s Park on Saturday.

The striker’s early opener will go down as the 8,000th to be scored since the SPFL’s creation in 2013.

And he reckons he has made a habit of scoring important goals at the National Stadium.

Spence told Advertiser Sport: “I’ve got a good record here. I scored on my debut here and I really enjoy playing at Hampden. Somebody told me after the game that my goal was the 8,000th in the SPFL. It is a good achievement and there is no better place to do it.

“I always try to anticipate defenders making mistakes, and to be honest I score most of my goals from pressuring them. It helped that the pitch wasn’t the best. The bobble worked to my advantage and helped me lift it over the keeper.”

The Wasps have made a habit of going behind in games but ventured into unfamiliar territory as Spence gave them the lead after just four minutes, and he says their good start to the game was vital.

He said: “It was really important that we got off to a good start. We haven’t been starting games well lately so for us to get that goal was vital. For half an hour after that we played really well. They came at us in the second half but we kept them out and then Jordan put the game to bed with a great strike.

“Just after I scored I had two or three chances where I could have scored. We could maybe have won by more but Queen’s Park made it hard for us so in the end, I am pretty happy with the 2-0 scoreline.”

The victory lifts the Wasps back into second place in the League One table and Spence believes more results like the one against Queen’s Park will help them put pressure on leaders Livingston.

He added: “We have said all along that we want to keep the pressure on Livingston, and that result really cements our place in the playoff positions. If Livi do go on to win it, which they should from the position they are in just now, we have to make sure we get second place, and you have to come to places like Hampden and beat the teams around you.

“It is easier to hunt than be hunted, and if we can go and put a run together over the next three or four games while they start to drop points, the pressure will be right back on them.”