Kevin Rutkiewicz says East Kilbride were forced to dig deep for their 3-2 win over Tranent on Saturday, and warned that they will need to get used to that in the Lowland League.
Kilby eventually won the game but it wasn’t a quiet start to the new season.
Bob McHugh had a 10th-minute penalty saved, before Tranent took the lead through a free-kick in 56 minutes.