Hurlford United 0 Glenafton Athletic 2 as Ryan Stevenson makes winning start as Glens gaffer

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Ryan Stevenson tasted that winning feeling on his dugout debut as Glenafton Athletic breathed fresh life into their survival bid yesterday.A first-half double from Leon Murphy clinched victory over Hurlford United and moved 16th-placed Glens to within three points of safety in the West of Scotland League Premier Division.It was the perfect afternoon for Stevenson and No 2 Mark Roberts who replaced Mick McCann earlier in the week.Ex-Hearts and Ayr United star Stevo knows a lot of hard work lies ahead but was thrilled with the instant impact.

He told Ayrshire Football News: "We're delighted. The boys needed a bit of help when we came in and it has been a quick turnaround as we've only had one session with them. "I knew this was going to be a hard game but credit to the boys, they did everything we asked of them and got a great result.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android."At times, it wasn't nice and it wasn't pretty but we are where we are in the league and this is a massive three points for us."We will spend this week working with the boys and we've already put stuff across to them.

It's my job and Mark's job to improve them as players and to try and improve the club."A minute's applause was held before kick-off in memory of 81-year-old Hurlford United committee stalwart Jim Clark who sadly died in a house fire last month.Hurlford should have scored through Chris