Wighton’ s winner makes up for miss

Craig Wighton was the most relieved man in Fife on Saturday as he made up for a penalty miss to give his side all three points at East End Park.

The former Dundee man dusted himself down to find a crucial winner to put the Pars second in the table having seen off a dogged Morton side.

Wighton said: “It was a tough game. It is always a battle when you play against Morton, but we ground it out pretty well – and in the end pretty comfortably.

“I am definitely relieved after the penalty, but these things happen. You just need to keep getting yourself in the right areas and the goals will come. It’s disappointing to miss, but obviously the goal then comes.

“It was a great save by

their goalie and he has made a couple of great saves, but I’m delighted to then get a goal. That settled us down at half-time and gave us something to defend. It was a good three points today and it keeps us moving into next week.

“We want to secure the play-offs and finish as high as we can possibly can.

“We need to keep fighting and hopefully finish in the

play-offs, then can happen.”

Scott Banks scampered on to a Fraser Murray through-ball before being brought down by Aidan McAdams to win the Pars’ first-half penalty.

Wighton’s initial effort from the spot was blocked by McAdams before the keeper somehow tipped the rebound on to the bar. However, amends were anything made a minute before halftime when Banks found Dom Thomas on the left, who put in a pinpoint cross for Wighton to nod home.

The second half was all about controlling the tempo for the East End Parkers and not letting Gus MacPherson’s side back into the game, this being MacPherson’s first game in the dugout for Ton.

The Pars achieved their objective with a minimum of fuss, with Morton, despite having the majority of possession, restricted to a couple of half-chances for Gary Oliver and Aidan Nesbitt.

The best chance of the half fell to the home men when Aaron Comrie and Murray had efforts blocked by a combination of McAdams and the Morton defence in a manic 30-second spell.

Those spurned chances would not come back to haunt the Fifers, though, who returned from their Covid-19 enforced break with three points.

GOAL: Former Dundee man Craig Wighton heads home what turned out to be the Pars’ winner against Morton.

Scott Banks being felled by keeper Aidan McAdams.