Clyde 2 Morton 0: Danny Lennon hails 'intelligent' Olly McDonald after striker stars in win

Clyde boss Danny Lennon heaped reward on new boy Olly McDonald after they upset Championship facet Morton in Group D.

The 22-year-old striker, who joined from Lowland League Gretna 2008, bagged his first purpose for the membership on his first begin to give them a maiden win within the Premier Sports activities Cup yesterday.

McDonald broke the impasse for the League One outfit after 37 minutes with a thumping low drive that beat Brian Schwake at his close to put up.

And 7 minutes from time Ross Cunningham sealed the factors from the penalty spot after Conor Duthie's trickery within the field lured Jack Baird into making the foul.

The outcome helped Clyde - who additionally noticed Jordan Allan's first half penalty saved by Schwake - bounce again from a midweek defeat to League Two Bonnyrigg Rose, and Lennon was delighted for his summer time signing.

He stated: "It is a improbable end from Olly. I believed he was a continuing ache and menace through the first hour.

"He simply picked the correct factor to do and that's the signal of an clever participant so I am more than happy for him.

"For such a small man, Olly will get himself about properly and provides nearly as good as he will get to the larger lads.

"We gave a couple of gamers their alternative and I am delighted to say everybody of them took it.

"I believed there was nice vitality within the crew and I've seen enhancements from the Hibs sport to the Bonnyrigg sport and now this one as properly."

Clyde's win was their first at their new dwelling at New Douglas Park in Hamilton and it inflicted a primary defeat of the season for Ton gaffer Dougie Imrie.

The guests hardly ever threatened within the first half and it took Morton 66 minutes to get a shot on course and when Lewis McGregor fired straight at Neil Parry from 25 yards.

Robbie Muirhead headed over from shut vary and Cameron Blues could not maintain his effort down 10 minutes from time.

Imrie stated: "We had been second greatest for big components of the sport and that is disappointing.

"It may be a rollercoaster from now till the tip of the season with so many younger gamers within the squad from the academy.

"And at the moment was a type of days once we simply weren't at it."

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