Michael McIndoe full of praise for Edinburgh City despite Ayr loss
Edinburgh City suffered their second defeat of their Premier Sports Cup Group G campaign after a 2-0 loss at Ayr United.
Following a goalless first half at Somerset Park, the hosts found the breakthrough in the 63rd minute through Owen Stirton.
Despite a positive showing from the Michael McIndoe's men, Kenzie Mitchell made sure of the points 13 minutes from time.
City are currently third ahead of their final group encounter at Stranraer tomorrow night.
McIndoe said: "While the result wasn't the outcome we wanted, I couldn't fault the effort, commitment, and character shown by the players throughout the match. We pressed high and showed good intent to play in their half and carried out the game plan with real focus and determination.
"Tactically, we competed well against a strong Ayr United side, particularly during the spells where we controlled possession and created opportunities in the final third. We got into good areas, built promising attacks, and created chances that, with a little more composure, could have changed the scoreline.
"The result doesn't tell the full story of the performance. We'll review the game, take confidence from the positives, and continue working on the details that will help us keep getting better as a group."
Meanwhile, Bonnyrigg Rose wrapped up their pre-season with a 3-0 victory over Whitehill Welfare at Ferguson Park.
The New Dundas Park outfit begin their Lowland League East campaign with the short trip to Olivebank to face Musselburgh Athletic on Saturday, and boss Jonny Stewart is relishing the test.
"We are looking forward to the real stuff starting on Saturday," he said. "Overall, I have been pretty happy with how pre-season has gone. We've added six new faces and I'm sure they will all make a big impact over the course of the season. Training itself has been really good. It needs to be hard as we must be fit, but all the boys have shown a great attitude and they are all looking in good condition.
"We have competition all over the park. It's also been great to have a few of our youth lads involved with us too. Results are not important in pre-season but it's nice to finish undefeated. We can't wait for the competitive games to start and we've been given a tough few opening fixtures. A bit of a local derby to kick us off and I'm sure Musselburgh will be a very difficult game. They are a good side with experienced players and it's never an easy place to go."