ROCCO QUINN thought he had scored his first goal for Livingston last week before Calum Elliot proved he has the striker's instinct by tapping in for his eighth goal of the season.
Dunfermline striker Andy Kirk then ensured Quinn's afternoon was wrecked when he scored an 89th-minute winner that even the scorer admitted could have been ruled out for offside.
Quinn's exquisite touch to bring a ball into the box and then back h
eel it towards goal had the Dunfermline goalkeeper and defenders bamboozled before Elliot made extra sure it ended in the back of the net. It was the highlight of another good performance from the on-loan Celtic star who boss Roberto Landi acknowledges is one of his best players.
And he is determined to get Livingston back to winning ways when they take on Partick Thistle at Firhill tomorrow.
Quinn said: "In the later stages against Dunfermline we looked the more likely team to win and I was trying to get up and help Calum as much as possible. I hoped Cammy was maybe going to dummy it for me but, being the kind of guy he is, I knew he would make sure with a final touch.
"I'm delighted for him, though, as he is on a cracking goal run at the moment and we hope that continues against Partick."
Kirk's winner meant Dunfermline leapfrogged the Lions into second place in the First Division, but the striker admitted player-boss Jim McIntyre had strayed offside. He said: "When I collected the pass I could see across the line. I knew the gaffer was offside so I went for goal. It was great to see the linesman run back to the halfway line after my shot went in."
Midfielder Murray Davidson and goalkeeper Roddy McKenzie are doubts for tomorrow's clash.
Meanwhile, Landi is pondering whether to sign 22-year-old French midfielder Milan Thomas after the former Metz and AS Cannes player came on as a first-half substitute last week.
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