Livingston manager Gary Holt has urged his side to be more clinical in front of goal after they narrowly escaped Stair Park with the points in a 2-1 win over Stranraer. A first half Steven Lawless penalty and an Aymen Souda close range finish was enough to see off the League One outfit. Blues forward Cameron Elliott netted on the hour mark to set-up a nervy finish for the Lions boss. Holt said: “We had good chances but we’ve got to make them count. We had chance after chance in the first half. We should’ve scored three or four. That’s something we have to work on before the league season starts. “One long ball from Stranraer and we get caught out and they are back in the game. We need to make sure we sharpen up.” The victory puts Livingston in control of the group with only a victory needed to qualify. They play Lowland League strugglers Berwick Rangers at the Tony Macaroni Arena on Saturday. Holt added: “We asked the players to go out and win the group and we are on course for that. We have a home match on Saturday so hopefully we can get the job done.” Stranraer boss Stevie Farrell hailed the spirit of his players and thought they were “outstanding”. He said: “I’m delighted with how my players fought tonight. For 85 minutes we were outstanding but we switched off twice and were punished by a good Premiership side. “I’ve seen a lot of character from my side in the past three matches.” Topics Scottish Premiership Halliday desperate to get next season under way Neilson demands dedicated Dundee United support at St Mirren Celtic to pay tribute to Lisbon Lions McNeill and Chalmers at Scottish Cup final Mikey Johnston: I’ll never take Celtic’s success for granted Gareth Bale scores but misses penalty as Real Madrid beat Arsenal in shootout Leicester do not need to sell Maguire – Rodgers Callum Hudson-Odoi agrees new Chelsea contract – reports Heckingbottom wants to see improvement from Hibernian ahead of new season Jim Goodwin frustrated as St Mirren draw another blank Manchester United clinch €75m deal for midfielder as Real Madrid close in on Paul Pogba Andy Mitten speaks to Andreas Pereira: “I was angry; I didn’t speak with anybody for a week” 28 red hot fantasy football tips Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos jets in to complete Arsenal move – report 10 overpriced transfers that absolutely worked out
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