Hamilton manager Billy Reid admitted he was disappointed at the nature of the opening goal at Kilmarnock after what he saw as a positive start.

Kevin Kyle grabbed a brace for the home side before Jamie Hamill snatched a third and leave Reid - who handed starting debuts to six players - frustrated.

He said: "The first goal for us was really poor - he volleyed it in from six yards but to get a free shot isn't good enough as there was nobody within three yards of him, and that was a big disappointment.

"It was testing with so many new players but I thought we started very well and that for the first 20 minutes we were slightly the better side. After starting the game not too badly I thought we were slightly unlucky to go in 1-0 down.

"We had a chance when we came out at the start of the second half but didn't deal with the first ball and Kevin hit it from 28 yards into the postage stamp. It was a smashing finish and there's nothing you can do about that."