Buddies boss Ross left frustrated by derby draw

ST MIRREN boss Jack Ross was left frustrated after Morton came from behind to grab a well-deserved point against the Ladbrokes Championship leaders at Cappielow.

Winger Lewis Morgan opened the scoring f or the visitors i n the 25th minute of a fast-paced Renfrewshire derby but Jim Duffy’s side fought back and skipper Thomas O’Ware headed in the equaliser from a corner 10 minutes from time.

The Buddies are now only three points ahead of second-placed Dundee United, who they beat 2-0 in Paisley on Friday night.

Jack said: “In fairness, I thought Morton were good in that second half. They put us under pressure and I wasn’t sure how much of an impact the fact we played on Friday while Morton’s game at the weekend was off would have.

“Maybe we were a little leggy after the first half but we were really good before that.

“So I’m a little bit frustrated we didn’t press home the advantage we had during that period and, on the flip side, I’m disappointed we got until 10 minutes to go before we conceded such a soft goal.

“We’d withstood a fair bit of pressure before that and looked as though we’d seen it through.”

Morton have won one and drawn two of their three games against their local rivals this season with Duffy pleased at the way his side responded after the break.

He said: “I thought we played really well i n the second half, although St Mirren were the better side in the first.

“They came out flying and full of confidence so we had to roll our sleeves up and make sure we stayed in the game and we did that.”

Mark Durnan