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Holders Livingston began their defence of the Scottish Challenge Cup with a narrow first-round win over Clyde.
Danny Mullen put the hosts ahead early on with an unstoppable 30-yard strike past John Gibson.
Livi doubled their lead when another long-range effort beat Gibson, this time from Myles Hippolyte.
Michael Bolochoweckyj halved Clyde's deficit before the break when he headed home Chris Mitchell's cross but it would prove only to be consolation.
Line-ups
Livingston
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Jamieson
- 2Millen
- 5SivesBooked at 19mins
- 6Gordon
- 3Longridge
- 16Gibbons
- 7PittmanBooked at 76mins
- 10MullenSubstituted forNeillat 90+3'minutes
- 19BuchananSubstituted forGlenat 82'minutes
- 11Hippolyte
- 9White
Substitutes
- 15Neill
- 18Sheerin
- 22Trialist
- 31Glen
- 32Fraser
- 36Smith
- 38Quinn
Clyde
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Gibson
- 6Smith
- 4McLaughlinBooked at 90mins
- 5Bolochoweckyj
- 3Linton
- 14BrisbaneBooked at 81mins
- 8Murray
- 7McLaughlinSubstituted forFergusonat 69'minutes
- 16MitchellSubstituted forMcQueenat 89'minutes
- 10GormleySubstituted forCampbellat 72'minutes
- 11Higgins
Substitutes
- 9Campbell
- 15McQueen
- 17Ferguson
- 18Robb
- 19Lynass
- 21Mcmillan
- 22Trialist
- Referee:
- Crawford Allan
- Attendance:
- 741
Match Stats
Home TeamLivingstonAway TeamClyde
- Possession
- Home63%
- Away37%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home11
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away14
