Clydebank boss Gordon Moffat praised the reaction from his side as they came from behind to win 3-1 against Girvan and move into the second round of the Scottish Cup.

The Bankies had to do it the hard way against their Third Division opponents as they fell behind to an Antonio Sisi penalty just after the half-hour.

The response from the hosts was impressive, however, with James Grant on hand to equalise 60 seconds later.

Lee Gallacher and Keir Samson turned the tie in their sides' favour after the break to set up a second-round clash with Highland League outfit Keith later this month and continue their perfect start of 11 wins from 11 games to start the campaign.

It was only the second time that Clydebank have found themselves behind in a game this season and Moff insists his players will never allow themselves to get flustered when conceding.

Speaking to the Post, he said: “It was a tough game and what I expected going up against Dean Keenan [Girvan manager] and Andy Rodgers [Girvan assistant], they had obviously worked on a plan and there wasn’t a lot of gaps in their team but we prepared for that and knew what to expect.

“I said to the boys in the morning that it was likely we were going to have to be patient and it makes it even harder when you go a goal down but our reaction to that was top class.

“We speak a lot about conceding goals – whether that’s going behind or conceding a goal when we’re 2-0 up – we speak about not panicking and focusing on us.

“I wasn’t overly panicked when we went behind but at the same time you’re also a goal behind in the Scottish Cup so we needed a reaction and we got one within 30 seconds so you can’t get much better than that.

“Once we got 2-1 up, we were reasonably comfortable but you also need that third goal – Girvan were still well in the game at 2-1 because you’re only a mistake away from extra time. We got there in the end so we’re just delighted to get through to the next round.

“We were fortunate with a home draw in the last round and then we’re dealt an away tie in this round, and it just so happens it’s one of the furthest trips you can get.

“It’ll bring challenges in terms of logistics – the club are brilliant when it comes to that and we’re looking at going up on the Friday. That lets me focus on the football and they’ll deal with all the logistics.

“We’ve got some information on them already and we’ll have more in during the coming weeks and go up and see them in the flesh as well.

“It’s similar to last season when we were playing another team from the tier above us away from home in Formartine so it brings challenges but we’ll be going there looking to do what we didn’t last season and get through to the next round.”

Cup football continues this weekend as Bankies take on Ardrossan Winton Rovers in the first round of the West of Scotland Cup.

The game will be played at Kilbirnie Ladeside’s Valefield Park and after Ardrossan were 7-3 winners over Ashfield on Saturday, Moff is cautious of the threat they can offer.

He explained: “It’ll be a really tough tie for us and it’s a strange dynamic playing at a neutral venue.

“We had them watched on Saturday and they are very physical and streetwise with plenty of quality in there as well.

“We’ll need to make sure we are on it but we are in good shape ourselves so hopefully they will be worried about us as well.”

Kick-off at Valefield Park on Saturday is at 2pm.