Kilmarnock had a glorious opportunity to equalise just after the hour mark when Mehdi Taouil's cross to the right-hand post found recently-introduced Simmonds, but he contrived to blast his effort wastefully over the bar.

BBC: Hamilton 1-0 Kilmarnock

After the blast, police said eight people - including four Saudis - had been arrested while trying to cross into Kenya.

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