Ayr United striker George Oakley backs Honest Men to respond after Livingston defeat

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George Oakley reckons Livingston left Somerset breathing a sigh of relief on Saturday.Ayr lost their first game on home soil since March as the unbeaten visitors did a number on Scott Brown’s men.United were the better side on a day when defensive errors and missed chances came back to haunt them.And Oakley admits the Honest Men couldn’t believe that they came away empty handed.He said: “In football these are the hardest ones to take.

Even if we’d drawn the game we’d have come away feeling a bit disappointed.“Speaking to a few of their players after it, they knew they were in a game and we absolutely battered them.“They’ve come off the pitch celebrating like it was a cup final because they know how hard it was to beat us.“We just have to dust ourselves down and go again.

That’s the first quarter done and it’s a long old season.“The belief we have is amazing and we know how good we are. The result maybe didn’t show it here but I think everyone could see how we dominated the game.”Oakley went close with a couple of second half chances as Ayr pushed for a point and insists he is confident the goals will come again.He added: “I’ve been in this game long enough to know that sometimes chances won’t go for you and then the next few weeks they will all go in.“It’s part and parcel of football to put yourself in the positions to get those chances in the first place.“The understanding me and Anton (Dowds) had was great during the first part of the season.“But we have other players in there who can now step up...Connor (McLennan) has come in and only been training for a week and a half but you can see what he brings.“His goal comes from a rebound on one of my headers and that’s what you want.“Once he gets his proper match fitness