By Mark Hendry

MORTON boss Jim Duffy admits his side were lucky to take anything from Saturday’s game against Dumbarton and that the Sons have every right to feel aggrieved about their disallowed goal.

Joe Thomson scored what looked to be the winner for Dumbarton with four minutes to go before referee Mat Northcroft blew his whistle, ruling out the strike for a foul on Morton keeper Derek Gaston, and the Ton manager admits he didn’t see any reason to chalk it off.

He said he saw nothing wrong with the goal and believes it should have stood, adding: “We got away with one. For me there was no infringement.

“I certainly didn’t see any foul on the goalkeeper and I think if I was in Stevie’s [Aitken] shoes, I’d be very unhappy about it. There’s no doubt that we’ve got a break there.”

The manager pulled no punches when quizzed about the performance of his team.

Duffy was clearly unhappy with his side’s efforts and youngster Scott Tiffoney was the only player to avoid criticism from his boss on a day of frustration for Morton.

Duffy said: “We were fortunate, no doubt about it. We didn’t play well at all.

“The last couple of weeks we’ve probably deserved more than we’ve got, and today I don’t think we deserved the 
point.”

“The back four I thought were okay, they done their jobs pretty well for most of the game, but in terms of any link-up play and going forward, the creative side of our game was non-existent today, young Tiff [Scott Tiffoney] aside, who gave us a real spark and was terrific for being just 17 years of age.”

Saturday’s match saw Ton go behind for the first time this league campaign, and the side showed a resilience to get back into the game that fans hadn’t witnessed yet this season.

But Duffy is adamant the only positive he can take from the game is the result.

He said: “The only thing we can take from the game is the point, in terms of having the desire to come back.

“We didn’t play anywhere near the level we can play at and Dumbarton were the better side.

“We had three or four really good chances in the game, but it was more about just keeping knocking on the door rather than inventive play.

“It was a dogged determination that got us the point. 

“There wasn’t too much to be happy about other than the actual point itself.”