ENAMOURED Morton defender Zak Delaney says his side defended for their lives to ensure they came away from Dunfermline with a valuable point to remain five points off the play-offs.

The Irish stopper returned to the side after missing Ton's SPFL Trust Trophy victory over Hamilton through suspension and he played his role in helping the Greenock men pick up a third clean sheet on the spin as they fought for a well earned point in a 0-0 draw at East End Park.

But he says that the defensive effort showed in the second half proves how committed he and his teammates are to the cause as they continue to try and go from strength to strength over the coming weeks during a horrible run of away games.

He told the Tele: "We've said it before at the start of the season. If you can go away from home and take a point and a clean sheet, it's not the worst.

"There were spells where we were quite good on the ball but on the flip side there were spells where we needed to be better.

"I think we defended for our lives at times today and we've done that for the last few weeks.

"You can see that reflect in our stats too because we've got quite a good defensive record in the league, so hopefully that can continue.

"It was tough at times, Dunfermline put some really good balls into the box and when you've got guys like Kirk Broadfoot and Jack Baird there it's helpful. Gary Woods pulled off some really good saves as well.

"The whole team showed our commitment though, boys were coming off knackered because they're knocking their pan in for eachother. It's a good battling quality to have."