Cambuslang Rangers co-boss Billy Campbell admits his side were gutted they couldn’t hold out for a point against Pollok after playing the majority of the game with 10 men.
The Somervell Park side hosted the Premier Division title hopefuls on Saturday and suffered a major setback after 20 minutes when Kyle Maxwell saw red for denying Stephen Docherty a clear goalscoring opportunity.
Relegation-threatened Camby battled on valiantly and held out until the 81st minute when Chris Duff netted the only goal of the game, ending a three game unbeaten run for Gers in the league.
Campbell said: “We’re disappointed things came to a halt on Saturday. We had a wee chat after the game and I wasn’t critical of the players at all. I thought, generally, they played well.
“Twenty minutes or so before Kyle got sent off, we were competing very well, the midfield was strong, we weren’t getting overrun, we were defending well.
“It was all going well and it was an enjoyable game at that point.
“But going down to 10 men after 20 minutes against Pollok is not ideal. That wasn’t in the game plan.
“Kyle has taken their boy out when he’s knocked the ball in front of him so we’ve got no complaints about it.
“It was a red card all day and Kyle was devastated.
“But the boys dug in for the whole of the game. Pollok had a real go and we fought tooth and nail to get something from the game, but it wasn’t to be.
“We had a few blocks but we had a few chances we could have taken ourselves, especially in the first half.
“The guys were gutted because we worked so hard. But when you look at the results, it doesn’t say played really well and got beat. It just says 1-0 and zero points for that game.
“I genuinely think we worked hard enough for a point but if you look at the week before against Largs, we’ve gone and taken a goal in the last 10 minutes so that’s just the nature of football.
“We just need to take it on the chin.”
Camby now host seventh place Irvine Meadow on Saturday, aiming to replicate the display they showed when beating Hurlford (in fourth) last month.
Campbell added: “It’s a massive game for us. Irvine are doing really well, they’ve got a really good setup there and they are a good team so we’ll need to be on our toes.
“We are hoping we can find the performances from when we’ve played the sides higher up the table, but we are struggling with injuries at the moment.”
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