East Kilbride Thistle boss nets as they end six-game run without a win

Player-boss Aaron Connolly helped East Kilbride Thistle end a run of six games without a win after his Jags twice came from behind to sink Dalry Thistle.

The striker netted for the hosts before Adam Edgar hit a double and James Scott netted in a 4-2 victory at the Showpark.

Connolly’s side came from 1-0 and 2-1 down to triumph in the West of Scotland Third Division clash and they moved up one spot in the table to 10th, thanks to just their second win of 2023.

Connolly contributed but he heaped praise on his squad for doing most of the work in an impressive second half performance, as they built upon last week’s controversial 4-4 draw at Carluke Rovers where they ended the game with nine men and let a 4-2 lead slip.

He said: “I managed to play an hour or so on Saturday and get a goal, but I went off at 2-2 so the boys who came on went and made a difference to win the game for us.

“It’s not really where I want to be. I want to be coaching.

“But where we are as a group right now, with a lot of inexperienced players in terms of matches in this league, if I can help, I’ll do it.

“The boys produced a really positive performance, which was reflected by a really positive outcome for us.

“The boys were particularly good in the second half. The game was fairly even in the first half but we really took control after that, imposed our football on the game and limited Dalry to few chances, getting our rewards in the end.

“Last week we should have won the game at Carluke and circumstances outside our control affected us, with a couple of penalties and red cards.

“This week, we asked the players to be mindful of that and that if we got ourselves ahead on the game, we had to show a bit more discipline and learn our lessons. We