Kristoffer Syvertsen: Last News

Goal hero Kristoffer Syvertsen admits that he thought about hanging up his boots during a gruelling eight-month struggle with injury.

Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletterDumbarton boss Stevie Farrell labelled defeat at East End Park “a steep learning curve”, as the patched up Sons were swept aside by Dunfermline.Missing seven players through a mixture of injury and self-isolation, Farrell was able to name just three subs - including former Glenafton midfielder Evan Maley, signed as an amateur on Friday.An injury to Andy Geggan saw him drop out the squad entirely, with Callum Wilson also dropping out from the team that had lost to Stenhousemuir.Kristoffer Syvertsen and 16-year-old full-back Kirk McKnight were handed first starts of the season in their place.But Farrell refused to use personnel issues as an excuse for the result.He said: “You