Young’s Rovers Humble Premiership Killie
- League One Albion Rovers beat Kilmarnock in shootout
- Darren Young’s side win 5-3 on penalties after 0-0 draw
- Rovers round of Betfred Cup campaign with 3 clean sheets out of 4
Albion Rovers players celebrate their win
Sport Careers client Darren Young saw his Albion Rovers side pull of an impressive result at the weekend- beating Premiership side Kilmarnock on penalties in the Betfred Cup.
League One outfit Rovers came closest to taking all three points in normal time- with a disallowed goal from Ryan Wallace the nearest either side came to breaking the deadlock.
Young's men were faultless in the shootout, worth one extra group point under competition rules, converting five out of five spot-kicks.
Albion keeper Ross Stewart then made himself a hero with the decisive save from Killie's Euro 2016 star Josh Magennis.
While Rovers now exit the competition after three draws and one defeat, Young can take heart from the way his team asserted themselves against higher league opposition.
The manager was in a positive mood when he spoke to the club website after the game:
"I thought we defended very well. We've once again got a good defence, it's been that way for the two years I've been here, we were great in the first year, last year likewise and hopefully we can have the same this season too.
"That was three clean-sheets in the Betfred Cup, against some tough opposition too, so that's something we're all delighted with.
"Overall we can't complain, the boys are absolutely delighted, and to top it all off by winning on penalties is absolutely brilliant.
"We said beforehand that with the pitch we'd be able to pass the ball about and that's what we done.
"Against a full-time side, their fitness is probably better, but all of our guys put in a great performance.
"Defensively we were brilliant throughout and stuck the penalties away nicely. Overall, it's been a great day for us and we now need to take that kind of performance into the league campaign."
Young’s Rovers Humble Premiership Killie
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