Loan striker Ciaran McGuckin believes Yeovil Town’s luck in front of goal will change if they keep on creating the amount of chances they did in today’s 1-1 draw with Aldershot Town at Huish Park.
The Rotherham United striker pulled the Glovers level after 58 minutes when he calmly slotted home from the angle in front of the Thatcher’s terrace.
But, speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins after the match, the 20-year-old admitted it felt like two points dropped because of the amount of opportunities they created.
He said: “The over-riding feeling is that it is two points dropped. We created bags of chances and first half we could have been two or three up but the positive is that we are creating those chances and eventually our luck is going to turn. I am sure their keeper has made the most saves he has had to in a long time and if we keep working as hard as we are, our luck is going to change and we are going to score more goals.
“We know the quality we have as a team is enough to give anybody a good go and we just keep pushing and you can see how hard we work today. Their goal comes from our corner which is disappointing, but we reacted well in the second half and came out flying and in the first half we could have had two or three goals.”
The Northern Ireland youth international was delighted to score his first goal in green-and-white in just his second start for the club.
He said: “I was always going to save it for the home fans! My missus took a five-and-a-half hour drive down today to watch and I have been telling her that she has to come to every game now because it is the first time she has watched me play in a very long time because I was injured for six months. Hopefully there are more to come.”
McGuckin has now started in Yeovil’s last two matches having played an hour in the goalless draw at Sutton United on Tuesday night and was replaced by Aaron Jarvis after 61 minutes against Aldershot following an all-action performance.
His 70th-minute appearance off the bench at Oldham Athletic last weekend was his first competitive action since the end of March when he played for League of Ireland side Dundalk during a loan spell. Now, the striker is hoping to build his fitness and add to his goal tally.
He said: “I need to get fitter. Before last Saturday (at Oldham Athletic), I had not played a game in six months and I am starting to feel the effects of three games in a week, so I know I need to get fitter and match sharpness will come with playing more games. I work hard as everyone in the team does and if we keep working hard like we are, we are going to climb that table really quickly.“
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