Ayr squad won't lie down without a fight.Two goals in the last 20 minutes pulled United back from the brink after they should have been dead and buried.The Lichties were cruising at 2-0 and missed a penalty midway through the second half before Ayr's late salvo.And Hopkin insists his men have passed a crucial early season gut check in front of their home support.He said: "We gave ourselves a mountain to climb in the first half by conceding the goals we did."We lost a poor goal to start with and then the second one was absolutely horrific."But I had a go at the players at half time and I got the reaction."I made the call at half time to bring Aaron Muirhead on and I thought he was terrific."He was able to give us a real foothold in the game.
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