Wishaw boss rues side's concentration levels as side switch off at end of both halves in defeat

Wishaw boss David Dunn was left ruing his side’s concentration levels after they conceded in stoppage time of both halves to start the season with a defeat

The Beltane Park side took the lead against Glasgow University through Kieran Brannan on Saturday, but their hopes of three points to kick-off the West of Scotland Second Division campaign crumbled away when they conceded an equaliser three minutes into first half stoppage time, and Uni hit a 95th minute winner through a deflected strike.

To make matters worse, defender Mark Canning saw red at the final whistle for venting his frustration.

And gutted gaffer Dunn said: “It’s one we’ve let slip. Our Achilles heel from last season was switching off at crucial times and we seem to have a terrible habit of it.

“The referee added four minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first half and I don’t know where he got it from.

“And we lose a goal in 48 minutes just before half-time after playing as well as I have seen us play in a competitive game for a long time. For the first 30 minutes we were excellent and probably should have extended our lead, but we stopped playing and stopped turning them.

“Their winner is hard to take. It’s the 95th minute. They hit it off the wall, it comes back to the player, he shanks it, it hits another player on the head and it goes into the top corner.

“Somehow we’ve lost two sloppy goals in injury time in both halves. That’s when you need the concentration to make sure you don’t lose anything.”

Wishaw face Forth Wanderers tonight, kick-off 7.30pm, and they will host Bonnyton on Saturday, kick-off 2pm.

Dunn added: "I've still got five or six players to come back from holidays and things so we will get stronger.

"The first couple of weeks are