Threave Rovers boss says players gave Scottish Cup their best shot following Syngenta loss

Threave Rovers boss Vinnie Parker believes his gamers can maintain their heads up after their Scottish Cup exit.

The Citadel Douglas facet’s hopes of constructing the principle draw got here to an finish on Friday evening once they narrowly misplaced to Syngenta at Ochilview.

And Parker (proper) feels they had been unfortunate to not power a replay at Meadow Park. He stated: “We stated earlier than we couldn’t have any regrets.

“We had boys sitting with their heads down afterwards however everybody gave it their finest shot, we simply fell quick.

“I’m not saying we had been massively unfortunate to not win, we had been unfortunate to not get a replay.

“By way of our efficiency, our perspective and the way we battled, everybody might depart that altering room with their head held excessive.

“There was completely zero between the 2 groups.”

The one purpose arrived within the 18th minute by way of Kevin Fotheringham.

Threave hunted for an equaliser after the break, Alex Henderson seeing his lob to hit the bar earlier than goalie Graham Wright pressured a positive save from his reverse quantity Lewis Duffy when he got here up for a late nook.

Parker stated: “We knew the usual we might be up in opposition to.

“They’re shopping for and promoting gamers and so they’re a nicely drilled and skilled outfit.

“We had been very, very unfortunate to not get a replay.

“We’ve hit the bar, had a transparent penalty declare and the purpose they scored was fortunate – it got here off a deflection from a 50/50 sort out on the fringe of our field and the boy is arguably offside.

“If you happen to go a purpose behind in these video games, it’s exhausting to search out an equaliser.

“We modified to a 3-5-2 at half-time to attempt to get down the perimeters and it labored.

“We had been a greater workforce within the second half.

“Ryan Coates performed left again and had an amazing sport and our two centre halfs had been distinctive.

“That they had carried out their homework.

“They tried to stifle our ball gamers, pressed us at 100mph and within the first 15-20 minutes it was exhausting to get out.

“The sport was 100mph.

“If you happen to had been watching as a impartial you bought nice worth for cash however sadly it doesn’t get us by way of to the subsequent spherical.”

Threave return to West of Scotland league motion on Saturday. Presently prime of the fourth division with a 100 per cent file, this weekend they journey to Rossvale Academy.