Although the sequence of events that resulted in the 2-2 draw was a source of frustration, the defender was of the opinion a point was an encouraging outcome when all was said and done.

Ton are now six games undefeated and Lamie says the head of steam they have built up so far this season has them in fine fettle ahead of the Steelmen’s visit to Cappielow.

Speaking to the Tele outside Palmerston, he said: “As the gaffer said, we need to look at this result and say they are an established Championship side that did very well last year.

“They kicked off the season alright with three wins in the league, but we’ve come down here after some tough away games and kept our good, solid unbeaten run going.

“It’s disappointing to concede the two goals but we should look on it as coming away from a very hard place with a point.

“We’ve acquitted ourselves well enough at the start of this season that we can go into the Motherwell match confident.

“There’s no hiding that it will obviously be a tough one against Premiership opposition but I think we need to go in confident looking at it as a great chance to get to the quarter-finals.

“With the way we are playing just now we have to be confident going into any game. There’s no complacency — and I’m sure they’ll be right up for it — but Cappielow’s a hard place to come to.” At one stage Ton looked set to depart Dumfries with all three points but had to settle for a share of the spoils after Luca Gasparotto put Ryan Conroy’s free-kick through his own goal late on. Andrew Dallas adjudged Lamie to have tripped Gary Oliver wide on the right, but the left-back was adamant the ref’s interpretation was wrong.

He explained: “I got the ball and he’s gone down. It’s one of those coming togethers, and I thought the linesman could see it [was just a coming together].

“I wouldn’t say he’s gone down easy — I’ve leaned in and it’s because we’re not the same size, the pressure has put him over.

“But I’ve got the ball so I’m disappointed. To rub salt into the wounds I pick up a booking for … I’m not going to say ‘foul’ because it wasn’t a foul. The ref is running back and that’s the way he’s interpreted it, but it leads to [a goal] and costs us two points, so it hurts that wee bit more when you see what the outcome is.”