Coyle: Lots to Savoury in clincher
Owen Coyle insists he couldn’t care less who scored Queen’s Park’s first goal at Hamilton but admits Grant Savoury’s clincher was one he would have been proud of.
There was some dubiety over whether Savoury’s 42nd- minute free- kick struck the bar then keeper Ryan Fulton before going in, or if Simon Murray had forced it over the line.
There was less doubt about the second as Savoury’s unstoppable shot found the top-left corner.
Either way, gaffer Coyle is just pleased to take another three points that put the Spiders up to third.
He said: “I thought initially Grant’s free-kick was over the line. Simon says it wasn’t, that he put it in, but that’s Simon – as I would do as a striker.
“The important thing is the win and it doesn’t matter to me who scores.
“It did when I played and I wanted the goals for myself and everything else but the important thing was we got the goal.
“Calum Ferrie had a really good save prior to that, to be fair to Hamilton, who were quite dangerous on the counter-attack.
“There were times when we had to defend but I don’t think over the piece anybody would begrudge that we were the better team and fully deserved the three points.”
On Savoury’s second goal, Coyle added: “I would have been proud of Grant’s finish and he could already be in double figures. He’s such a talented kid and he’s only going to get better.”
Queen’s Park started well, with Celtic loanee Johnny
Kenny f iring a low shot inches past the post.
Savoury then set up Jack Thomson but he sent his low effort past the left post.
Accies’ Dario Zanatta linked well and danced past David Boateng, only to slam his shot off the post.
The danger wasn’t over, however, and after a bit of pinball in the box, Zanatta saw his shot saved by Ferrie.
Dom Thomas went on a run that ended with a smart save from Fulton, with Murray waiting to pounce.
Queen’s Park then scored their opener and had the game won seven minutes into the second half when sub Jake Davidson set up Savoury for a scorcher.
Accies boss John Rankin said: “Goals change games. That’s the biggest lesson today. We had numerous chances in the first half and we don’t take them because we’re not ruthless enough.
“We seemed to think another will come but that’s not how football at this level work s and we were punished before half-time.
“In the second half we had really good opportunities to go level. If we do, there’s another energy that comes to the players.
“But again we weren’t clinical enough or even hungry enough to score and that becomes an issue.”