Kilmarnock boss Stuart Kettlewell hails debut keeper after fine display in win over Livingston
Kilmarnock boss Stuart Kettlewell heaped praise on debut keeper Max Stryjek after he pulled off a string of fine saves in their 1-0 win over Livingston last night.
The victory, against the stopper's former team, puts the Rugby Park side in control of Group H with two wins from two.
Mo Sylla's first half own goal decided the game but the Polish keeper impressed in denying Stevie May twice and repelling Robbie Muirhead on a number of occasions.
Kettlewell said: 'You just see his experience, don't you? He's some character, but he just wants to play football. He wants to get back out on the pitch. He's been a guy for a number of years now that's been active in the game, playing, being involved, under pressure, doing well.
'So I think you can kind of see that in his performance. He's been really vibrant about the place and delighted that he performed as well as he did.'
It was far from a vintage display from Kilmarnock, but Kettlewell insisted he's not going to be overly negative at this stage of the season.
He added: 'I need to rein myself in for being negative, because I absolutely think we can play much better than what we did. I think we'll have to over the course of the season.
'What the players showed us was a bit of grit, a bit of determination, to make sure they dragged themselves across the line to get the three points.'
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