Relegated Clyde were running on empty against Annan, says boss as he confirms Rico Quitongo leg break

Clyde boss Jim Duffy says his relegated side were running on empty during their League One play-off defeat to Annan last night, as he confirmed the extent of a horror injury for defender Rico Quitongo.

The Bully Wee were beaten 2-1 on the night and 5-2 on aggregate after Benjamin Luissint struck either side of Olly McDonald's equaliser to send Duffy's men into League Two.

Luck wasn't on Clyde's side as they were forced to make all three of their substitues before half time, with Barry Cuddihy and Darren Hynes hobbling off inside 15 minutes and Quitongo loosing his footing on the pitch and suffering a horror leg break.

And Duffy admits it all took its toll.

He said: "It’s tough to take. I think the overall result was a bit harsh on us to say the least, tonight I am talking about.

"I felt that we more than deserved a win, never mind losing the game. We ran out of steam a little bit in terms of the energy the players put in, with the injuries we had and the resources we had were really stretched to the maximum and ultimately Annan [Athletic] took full advantage of that and full credit to them.

“I want to congratulate Peter [Murphy] and his team. It’s really tough to get through the play-offs and they managed that in beating Dumbarton and ourselves, so they deserve to go up. I’ve got no complaints over the two games, but on tonight's game, I felt we just edged it over the 90 minutes and the score line was harsh.

"It’s a big achievement for them to get into League One, but for us it is about clearing our heads, regrouping, and looking for the challenge next year.

“We had players running on empty and playing out of position. We couldn’t even use another substitute as we had three breaks in the first-half. That definitely