Clyde 2 - 0 Annan Athletic (2-1 agg): Bully Wee earn promotion to League One

Clyde ended nine years in the basement of Scottish football with a 2-0 win over visitors Annan that secured a 2-1 aggregate success. Ally Love’s controversial late penalty ensured the Bully Wee are promoted to League 1.
Match winner Ally Love (left) and manager Danny Lennon celebrate as Clyde are promoted to Ladbrokes League One. Picture: SNSMatch winner Ally Love (left) and manager Danny Lennon celebrate as Clyde are promoted to Ladbrokes League One. Picture: SNS
Match winner Ally Love (left) and manager Danny Lennon celebrate as Clyde are promoted to Ladbrokes League One. Picture: SNS

Clyde manager Danny Lennon praised his side’s mentality, saying: “I am so proud of that group of players. They have a winning mentality and showed that by turning this tie around. I always believed they would turn it round. We are on a fantastic journey and it is great to take Clyde out of this league after so long.”

Only a superb low stop from Alex Mitchell had prevented the hosts levelling the tie following Annan’s 1-0 first leg success through the first half when he reacted quickly after a Kristoffer Syvertsen shot came through a forest of legs

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Christian Nade came within inches of grabbing the lead for Annan within four minutes of the restart with a looping header but his effort struck the bar.

Clyde equalised with an hour gone when Mark Lamont’s cross was headed into the air by Nade and in the resultant scramble a shot from David Goodwillie rolled across the six-yard box and Martin McNiff slammed home.

Shortly afterwards Goodwillie was forced off with an ankle injury with Love replacing him and when he was barged by Steven Swinglehurst 4 minutes from time the substitute dusted himself down he drilled the resultant penalty straight down the middle.

Annan boss Peter Murphy was far from happy with the award saying: “For our fate to be decided by that one decision is really disappointing. None of their players appealed for it but they got one.”