Livingston book place in Viaplay Cup last-16 thanks to late victory over Clyde

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Livingston secured a place in the last-16 of the Viaplay Cup - but were pushed all the way as a late Bruce Anderson goal was all that saw them past Clyde at the Tony Macaroni Arena.The Lions were frustrated for large spells of a clash they commanded but were forced to wait until the 75th minute to find the crucial breakthrough.Anderson was the matchwinner as he fired across goal and beyond Jack Leighfield from distance to book Livi's place in tomorrow's draw.

The striker then missed a penalty three minutes later which made the closing stages far nervier than was needed. It took a while for the Lions to take control of the contest but a string of chances in and around the half-hour mark could have resulted in the opener.Stephen Kelly played in Bruce Anderson down the right with his cutback to Jason Holt being blocked before Kelly harmlessly curled a free-kick over from 22 yards moments later.

Cristian Montano then blazed wide as the hosts looked to break the deadlock.Clyde defended resolutely and in numbers which frustrated the home side on a occasion.

Guthrie did well down the left flank just before the break with his ball across goal finding Anderson. He was crowded out and elected to tee up Kelly but his left-footed effort went straight down Jack Leighfield's throat.The second-half followed a similar pattern with Livi needing a bit of time to take control.