Kilmarnock 1 - St Mirren 0: The pressure is all on Hibs
KILMARNOCK boss Allan Johnston last night vowed to finish off a nerve-shredding season with a flourish in the Premiership play-off crunch clash at Easter Road on Saturday.
SUPER KRIS: Kris Boyd celebrates after netting for Kilmarnock[GRAEME HUNTER]
A draw would do the Rugby Park side following their 1-0 home victory over St Mirren last night, but Johnston will be going for victory.
He said: “This is going to be a cup final and I’ll be looking for a similar performance to this one. We need to play at the same tempo and look for all three points.
“At least we’re going into it on a bit of a high after this win and we will go for it.
“It’s been a tough week since losing at Hearts but everyone has handled it well. I told them we needed a reaction after Tynecastle and we got it.
e’re still in the thick of it, and it’s in our own hands now
Allan Johnston
"We’re still in the thick of it, and it’s in our own hands now.
“You could see what it all means to the players with the performance against St Mirren. It was completely the opposite of the one against Hearts because we had all the passion, desire and commitment that was missing then and it would have been harsh not to have won the three points.”
Saints boss Danny Lennon added: “Good luck to Kilmarnock. They wanted it more tonight because they were playing for a cause and it showed.
“Now it’s going down to the wire for them which is great. We were a bit complacent and we have one game left top do better.”
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