Claim after stalemate
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“But the other thing I would say is that we didn’t do enough in the final third. We got into some really good position but we didn’t do enough to work their goalkeeper often enough.
“Although, when we did work him, he made a hell of a save.”
Saints had stormed their way up the league with five consecutive victories since being hammered 6-0 by Celtic last month, but they could not quite find the inspiration to take that run to a sixth.
Keeper Clark proved his worth when called upon to claw away Stewart’s shot after an hour and has now not been beaten for 546 minutes of football.
It was one of the reasons Wright wore a look of satisfaction despite failing to win.
“I think a draw’s the right result,” he said. “We knew it was going to be a difficult game; they certainly set out to frustrate you and they did that to us today.
“I think it’s a good point now and in the morning I’ll think it’s probably an even better point, because they are such a good side.
“We’ve kept six clean sheets in a row, we’ve kept the run going and we’ve maintained fifth place in the league and moved closer to Hearts.
“So, it’s been a good day.”
(44-1-1) – Clark 7; Foster 6, Kerr 7, Shaughnessy 6, Tanser 6; Wright 6 (Swanson 66 4), Davidson 6, Craig 6, Wotherspoon 6; Kennedy 8 (Callachan 85 3), Watt 6 (Kane 72 4). Subs not used Hurst (GK), McMillan, Nydam, Gordon.
(4-2-3-1) – Bachmann 6; O’Donnell 7, Broadfoot 6, Findlay 5 (S Boyd 40 5), Taylor 6; Power 7, Dicker 6; Burke 7, Stewart 7, Ndjoli 5 (Jones 56 4); K Boyd 6 (Byrne 78 3). Subs not used - MacDonald (GK), Millen, McKenzie, Kiltie.
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