JIM Duffy was delighted with his side’s performance against Dumbarton at Cappielow on Saturday — after they adapted well to yet another injury setback.

Ton defeated the Sons 2-1 after what was a fast-paced, end-to-end 90 minutes. But it was the injury to Kudus Oyenuga that was the turning point in the match as Duffy had to reshuffle his pack once more.

Aidan Nesbitt was pushed forward into a lone striker’s role with sub Jon Scullion playing just behind the on-loan Celtic ace for the majority of the game.

And boss Duffy praised his side for managing to see out the win, despite being without several influential players.

Duffy said: “No team puts the tools away, every team in this division gives it everything they’ve got. Dumbarton did and we did. It was two totally committed teams and it was frantic at times.

“Overall I’m delighted with the result, it was a tough match and I can’t give the players enough praise for the commitment.

“But it was a very difficult game and for us, as stretched as we are with injuries and players missing, I thought it was an outstanding result.

“We had Gary [Oliver] unavailable, Kudus [Oyenuga] got injured, Jamie McDonagh was suspended, so we had to adapt on the pitch. 

“The players did that brilliantly. Nizzy [Aidan Nesbitt] started off the front, we ended up putting him up front, we brought wee Jon [Scullion], pictured, on — we probably had the smallest two strikers ever in the history of the Championship!

“But it gave Dumbarton different types of problems. I thought Nizzy was outstanding, his work-rate and desire. Okay it’s not going to work every time in one-on-one situations, but he was a real threat throughout the game and he put in a shift.

“He typified the attitude of all the players. The effort was there for everybody to see and we had to stand our ground in the last 10 minutes. 

“I thought we protected Gats pretty well and over the balance of play and chances created I think we deserved to win.”

Morton were awarded a somewhat controversial penalty in the second half, but Duffy insists there was definite contact.

He said: “He’s clipped him, but I don’t know if he’s meant it. The referee gave the decision so from our point of view it gave us a wee bit of breathing space and that was pivotal towards the end of the match.”