Kilmarnock winger Jordan Jones is hoping his side’s Scottish Cup fourth round win over Dumbarton at Rugby Park can be a step on the way back to Hampden. The Rugby Park team performed well but lost 2-0 to Celtic in the Viaplay Cup semi-finals at the National Stadium last weekend.
On Saturday, Jones’ superb 91st-minute volley against League 2 leaders Dumbarton gave Derek McInnes’ men a 1-0 home win and sent them into the last 16 draw on Sunday afternoon.
The Northern Ireland winger, on loan from Wigan Athletic, told ` Scotland: “It was a difficult game, they always are – I’ve never played in a cup game that was easy.
“Fair play for Dumbarton; they worked very hard. I think as long as we could handle their enthusiasm and effort we would get the opening. We took it to the last minute but luckily we made it.
“I kept my eyes on the ball and thought, ‘I’m going to try that’. It seemed like it was in the air for quite a while, but I managed to keep my eye on it and keep it as low as I could happy about the goal, the most important thing was to get through.
“[The defeat by Celtic] was disappointing but in a way it made the team even hungrier. Hampden is a great day but we don’t just want a great day, we want to go there and get results. That gave us the chance to go back there.”
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