Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin hailed goalkeeper Ryan Fulton as a hero after their 1-0 win over Morton at New Douglas Park.Andy Winter scored his fourth goal of the season from the spot in 19 minutes to earn the points, but Fulton made top saves from Jack Baird in the first half, and sub Alex King and Calvin Miller in the second period to ensure the points stayed in Lanarkshire.Former Hamilton midfielder Grant Gillespie was sent off for a second booking in 83 minutes and Accies held out for the points.Rankin knows the importance of the win, which cut the gap at the bottom of the Championship to four points, with a game in hand over rivals Arbroath, and he hopes this result kicks them on.He said: "I thought Ryan Fulton made some massive saves today."I've said before I think he's the best goalkeeper in the league and I stand by that."Today we just needed to give him a wee bit more protection, because at times it's him against strikers, but I felt we did that and he pulls off saves when he needs to."Not only that, Andy Winter hasn't been in a great goal-scoring position lately but I thought he showed huge balls to stand up and take the penalty."That composure at that time was massive for us in the game and I'm delighted for the players."Rankin says the addition of Tom Sparrow and Dylan McGowan - who was immediately handed the captain's armband - showed his players he means business in the fight to avoid relegation.He said: "I saw the spirit last week at Ayr, I saw it on the Friday when I brought two players in and it galvanised the dressing room, when they realised we're in here, we're going to fight and we're going to graft."That was a much-needed win.

Hamilton Accies boss hails goalkeeper in vital league win over Morton

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