Ardeer Thistle boss Sean Kenney sees positives in defeat as Ants prove too strong

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Ardeer boss Sean Kenney reckons his side’s display in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at St Anthony’s can be the blueprint to survival.First half goals from Martin Mullaney and Ciaran McAneny gave the Ants a deserved three points in the West of Scotland League Second Division clash at McKenna Park.The result leaves Ardeer hovering precariously above the the three-team drop zone but Kenney felt his players didn't do much wrong on the day and insists the performance gives him hope going forward.He told the club's social media: "I thought we played really well.

There’s been games I’ve been really critical of the boys. The last one we played against Glasgow University was one of them.“But I thought we created chances.

The problem is we lost two soft goals and that was disappointing.“I’m never happy being beat but there’s plenty of positives.

We know we’re in a battle. We know we’re going to be grafting all season.“We need to be a wee bit better and smarter in both boxes but if we play like that every week we will be alright."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.Ardeer were denied a 12th minute opener when Ants keeper Bailey McGuire produced a fantastic flying one-handed stop to prevent defender Graeme Crawford heading into his own net.But they fell behind eight minutes later when Mullaney rose highest to steer a header of his own past Ardeer number one John Lynn.The Ants doubled