Hamilton manager Martin Canning lamented Darian MacKinnon's failed Panenka-style penalty after the Accies captain cost his side the chance of a Betfred Cup bonus point against Livingston.

After a goalless 90 minutes, MacKinnon chipped the ball over the crossbar at a crucial stage in the shoot-out.

Livi stopper Liam Kelly then saved from Darren Lyon to earn the visitors the bonus point.

Canning, whose side have one point after two matches, said: "We should have won the shoot-out. Darian has made a bad decision and I said that to him.

"If he scores, you can say it's a good decision but when you miss that type of penalty you know you are going to come in for criticism, especially at that stage.

"It was a real poor decision from an experienced player.

"He put his hand up, he knows he has made a mistake. He does that in training from time to time but I think he's probably not allowed for adrenaline, when you are doing it in a real-life situation in a game.

"When your adrenaline is high you can put a bit too much on it and end up knocking it over the bar.

"He shouldn't have tried it. At that stage, to win the game, you just need to put your foot through it and make sure, if you are going to miss, the goalie is going to make a great save."

The result puts Livingston in a good position to qualify after defeating Airdrie in Kenny Miller's first competitive game in charge.

Lions player-manager Miller said: "I'm delighted with the clean sheet. We probably had three or four opportunities to score too.

"The bonus point was crucial, it keeps the momentum going and it puts the group into our own hands. We win the next two games and we win the group."