Alloa Athletic 2, Dumbarton 2: Sons boss left frustrated as century man makes mark

Tony Wallace marked a century of Dumbarton appearances with a double as the Sons were held by Alloa.

The veteran midfielder stabbed home from close range to cancel out Luke Donnelly’s second minute opener, before slotting home a second from the spot early in the second-half to give his side the lead - before ex-Son Calum Waters levelled to ensure the points were shared.

And Sons boss Stevie Farrell admitted he was frustrated that his side hadn’t taken victory in their first league game since falling into administration.

The boss said: “I think we’re disappointed not to take the three points. I think we expected Alloa to have a lot of the ball, but we were content with that.

“They didn’t play through us at all until the second goal. I thought we defended our box when we had to, and I didn’t feel that they peppered our goal. I was quite comfortable at 2-1 if I’m being honest.

“After the goal to make it 2-2 you’d think Alloa would have the momentum to give it a real go. But we’ve managed the game well and on another night could've nicked one at the other end.”

Farrell made just one change from the side which had defeated the Wasps 3-2 in the Scottish Cup five days’ previous, as illness ruled out Kalvin Orsi with veteran Tony Wallace taking his place.

On a horrible night in Clackmannanshire, Sons got off to a nightmare start - falling behind inside two minutes.

A slack pass gifted possession to Lewis O’Donnell on the edge of the area, and the wide-man burst to the byline before squaring for Luke Donnelly to tap into the empty net.

Sons’ response was strong, and they levelled with 15 minutes played.

A neat passing move eventually found Craig McGuffie down the left, and the winger dug out a cross that flashed right across the