Livingston defender frustrated late strike didn't prove to be match winner
dailyrecord.co.ukLivingston defender Luiyi de Lucas was convinced his first goal for the club would be a match-winner.But the Dominican Republic international admitted the Lions got caught not playing til the final whistle as two injury-time times goals livened up a drab 1-1 affair between the Lions and St Mirren at the Tony Macaroni Arena.A game of few chances suddenly burst into action as the clock ticked into injury-time with de Lucas firing home at the back post from a Mo Sangare cut back.However, Davie Martindale’s men weren’t able to hold out for the three points as they switched off at the back and allowed Stav Nachmani to bundle home a dramatic equaliser in the sixth minute of injury-time.A frustrated de Lucas commented: “I was really excited after we scored but then they scored and the feeling totally changed.“That ruined the moment for me because we didn’t get the result we wanted.
We had defended really well for the whole game and then we lost the goal so late. As a team we need to focus on those set-pieces and in these moments, we need to do better.
The game lasts over 90 minutes, it can be 100 minutes and we need to focus.”He added: “There is more added time in games now.
The referees came to see us and told us the rules have changed. Every minute we don’t play, they are going to add to the end.“Did I feel the game was won?
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