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Bo’ness Athletic boss Willie Irvine admitted his side looked ‘quiet on and off the pitch’ on Saturday, and that the chaos and controversy of mid-week created a strange atmosphere within Newtown Park as they crashed out of the King Cup at the semi-final stage.

East of Scotland Football League first division conference B side Heriot-Watt prevailed on penalties after a goalless draw, despite being reduced to ten men for extra-time.

Banji Koya’s side now have a cup final to look forward to in the coming weeks, while Athletic will now have the sole focus on winning promotion from conference X.

On Wednesday night, Syngenta scored a late equaliser against Athletic in a 2-2 draw, with the goal coming straight from kick-off while the Bo’ness players were celebrating.

Bo'ness goalkeeper Fraser Currid couldn't keep out any of the Heriot-Watt penalties

Speaking to the Herald, Irvine said of the odd-undertone to the tie: “Psychologically it really just didn't feel right from the get-go and the players looked sapped of any energy.

"It played a huge part and the manner of what happened the other night really has got to them, and to me. It is something we couldn’t do anything about and they didn’t do anything wrong.

"They outplayed Syngenta on Wednesday night and should have won the match, but the unsportsmanlike nature of what occurred is something that will take a long time to get over mentally.

"We have a young squad and I don’t even know how to explain it to be honest. The whole place felt quiet and the players didn’t say much before the game.

Tiwi Daramola went closest for Bo'ness with a shot that crashed off the bar

"Some of the guys have been saying they don’t know why it would be worth playing football anymore, and I totally get that.

Bo'ness Athletic pay the penalty against ten man Heriot-Watt University