GRANT Gillespie insists Morton players always had belief they could overturn Raith Rovers' two-goal lead.

The Greenock found themselves behind in a league fixture for the first time since their 1-1 draw at Ayr United on November 5.

The midfielder says they were confident of battling back in the contest and believes they can take plenty of positives from the draw.

He told the Tele: "When you have maybe gone 10 or 11 games unbeaten it breeds confidence and that belief that you are not going to lose games.

"When you go 2-0 down, that can maybe dent the confidence and belief, but it never did.

"We knew we would get chances and we managed to take them and come in at half-time at 2-2.

"It's another point on the road. We're maybe disappointed that we didn’t win the game, but we can’t be too disheartened.

"We take the positives and go into the next one against Ayr with confidence."

The Morton skipper believes his side should have been awarded a penalty when Jai Quitongo appeared to be fouled by Raith defender Connor O'Riordan.

He said: "Certainly looking at it from where I was I think it was a penalty.

"O’Riordan has got two hands all over Jai, and it gives him a chance to go down.

"I don’t know whether the referee felt it was soft, but at the end of the day it was contact in the box.

"For me it was a penalty but it wasn’t to be, we can’t be too disappointed with that.

"The referee has got a decision to make and it never went in our favour.

"We move on and it is another good point on the road."