Hamilton 4 Cove Rangers 4: Andy Ryan nets late equaliser in remarkable Accies comeback
dailyrecord.co.ukStruggling Hamilton Accies pulled off a miraculous comeback from 4-1 down to earn a vital point at home to Cove Rangers and move off the bottom of the Championship table.Cove were two goals to the good after Mark Reynolds' 10th minute header and a Mitch Megginson penalty in the 42nd minute.Accies pulled one back through Andy Winter just before half-time but conceded twice in quick successsion at the start of the second half when Megginson netted his second goal from the spot and then Gerry McDonagh slotted in their fourth in the 52nd minute.Andy Ryan quickly responded to pull a goal back and Steve Lawson's penalty after 63 minutes had given Accies hope of completing a remarkable recovery.And in the 89th minute, an indirect free-kick was awarded to Accies when Cove goalkeeper Kyle Gourlay held onto the box for too long inside his box - with Ryan striking to earn an unlikely draw in an eight-goal epic.Accies are now a point clear of bottom side Arbroath after 13 games.Accies made three changes from last week’s 1-0 defeat at Arbroath.
The suspended Dan O’Reilly and Scott Martin dropped out alongside winger Dario Zanatta. Ellis Brown was handed his first start of the season and Miko Virtanen, making his first start since January, also got the call in midfield alongisde Lewis Smith.
And with Ryan Fulton still on the sidelines, Jamie Smith got the nod in goal again and emergency signing Ryan Scully took a spot on the bench.
Cove assistant Jimmy Boyle took charge of the side as gaffer Jim McIntyre was ruled out due to a positive Covid test, and among his starting 11 was former Hamilton Accies goalkeeper Kyle Gourlay.But it was Gourlay's opposite who was tested first at New Douglas Park when Connor Scully's weak effort on the
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