Hamilton Accies 0 Dundee 2: John Rankin calls on strikers to keep believing as Accies slip to ninth

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Hamilton Accies John Rankin says his strikers must keep believing the goals will come after defeat to Dundee made it back-to-back losses in the Championship without scoring.Lyall Cameron's first league goal of the season and a strike from substitute Luke McCowan with the final kick of the ball saw the Dark Blues claim all three points and send Accies down to ninth spot in the table.With just one win in eight games, Hamilton's wasteful finishing is taking its toll and Rankin knows that has to change fast with numerous second half chances against Dundee going abegging.John-Pierre Tiehi spurned a huge opportunity to equalise when 16-year-old Ryan One's defence-splitting pass put him through one-on-one, while Andy Winter hit the bar with a fine strike in 80 minutes.

Tiehi also went close twice in the final moments before Dee wrapped up the win in stoppage time.It left Rankin frustrated once again as they gave themselves too much to do after a dismal first half showing.But the New Douglas Park gaffer says his player must keep the faith that their fortunes will turn.He said: "I don't think we performed at all in the first half, it was really disappointing."Second half we were much better.

We were in Dundee's faces, we were trying to play forward passes, we were having shots on target."We had a good effort off the bar.

I think we must score when we are through one-on-one."Over the piece did we do enough to win the game? I don't think we did."Dundee scored with their two efforts on target, which is hugely disappointing."The rub of the green at the moment is they are through on goal in the last minute when we are pushing for an equaliser."Fults makes a save but it comes off the underside of his elbow and flies into the top