Accies denied win at Dundee United

Oct 22 2009

MICKAEL Antoine-Curier admitted celebrating his strike for Hamilton on Saturdayas though hewere Filippo Inzaghi firing home for Italy in a World Cup final.
However, the striker was disappointed not to take full points from Tannadice, after putting his side ahead only to see the fourth official add five minutes of added time – allowing Dundee United time to grab a last-gasp equaliser.
The former Dundee striker conceded that not many teams take points from Tannadice, but felt Hamilton had done enough to merit a win.
Antoine-Curier said: “It was great to get the goal. “I celebrate every one like Filippo Inzaghi because it’s so good when the ball hits the back of the net.
“We were disappointed not to win because we all worked hard and did well, and it was disappointing to see the fourth official give five minutes’ stoppage time at the end, but we should have made ourselves more composed on the ball and kept it on the
floor.”
Having bagged his second of the season, Mickael hopes to go on a scoring run, but reckons he’s added more elements to his game.
He said: “I’m not used to playing up front by myself and not scoring goals, and I set standards for myself at Dundee.
“It’s all about scoring goals because people don’t look at what you did in a game and the effort you put in.
“When I’m in a game I want to get a goal and I’ve always been like that.
“Kris Boyd’s record at Rangers is brilliant, but nobody looks to see if he’s done well or been part of the game, so at the end of the day
you have to score.
“That’s all that matters to me, and to help Hamilton Accies get enough points to
be safe from relegation, because it’s a good place to be.”
Billy Reid’s side can justifiably feel aggrieved not to have taken more from Saturday’s game, but the performance will have boosted confidence no end. Accies got in United’s faces, frustrated them, harried them, and defended with their lives – but they could do nothing about Garry Kenneth’s late leveller. That the performance was much better than against St Johnstone is in no small way attributable to the fact that Mark McLaughlin and Simon Mensing resumed their roles in the side.
Accies could have taken the lead in unorthodox fashion after just eight minutes when Marco Paixao swung in a devilish corner from the left which Nicky Weaver did well to claw out of the top corner, although ref Iain Brines blew for a foul by Richie Hastings.
Ten minutes later Morgaro Gomis let fly with a fierce 20-yard thunderbolt that Tomas Cerny did well to parry, before Mensing hacked
clear.
A good move four minutes later ended with Jennison Myrie-Williams sending an angled effort just over from the corner of the six-yard box.
At the other end Paixao saw a free-kick deflected inches past the bottom right corner in 28 minutes.
Hastings’ corner from the right was head-flicked goalwards by Antoine-Curier, but cleared off the line.
Paixao closed the half by blazing over from a James Wesolowski cutback, but should have done better.
The impressive Paixao went close again in 53 minutes, clipping the top of Weaver’s bar with a clever 35-yard free-kick. Hamilton took the lead in
65 minutes when James McArthur’s chip forward was ignored by Paixao and Antoine- Curier – who was not in an offside position – slotted into the bottom corner past a startled Weaver, with United clearly looking for the linesman’s
flag. United upped the tempo in the closing stages and in 77 minutes Myrie-Williams’ cross was headed past the left by Kenneth. With two minutes remaining Damian Casalinuovo hit the right post with a header, before Darren Dods saw his scissors kick strike the bar and bounce to safety.
Hamilton had been fortunate, but looked likely to hold on to their lead... until fourth official Steven Nicholls inexplicably held up the board to signal five minutes of stoppage time.
Given that there was also two minutes added at the end of the first half, Hamilton could realistically question where this came from – and it undoubtedly gave the hosts and their fans a boost.
Mark Fotheringham sent a low drive inches past the left post in 92 minutes. And United levelled in 93 minutes. Although it looked like Casalinuovo had taken the ball over the bye-line, he was allowed to whip in a cross from the right and Kenneth rose above everybody to power an angled header into the corner of the net.
Celtic are up next for Hamilton on Sunday, and Antoine-Curier hopes they can take something from the ga m e .