Shaun Dillon insists Kilbirnie Ladeside nonetheless imagine they'll pull off the good escape after claiming an important away win this afternoon.
The battling Blasties had Dylan Henry's predatory instincts to thank as they left Irvine with three treasured factors after a scrappy West of Scotland League Premier Division encounter at Meadow Park.
The striker was in the fitting place on the proper time to slam dwelling a rebound from close-range in 53 minutes and provides the guests a lead they by no means regarded like relinquishing.
Even when midfielder Alan Frizzell was controversially despatched off with quarter-hour to go, Kilbirnie's defence and goalkeeper Joe Wilton regarded assured.
Ladeside nonetheless languish within the seven-team drop-zone with simply 5 video games to play - fewer than their nearest rivals.
However co-boss Dillon insists his gamers have the minerals and the mindset to imagine they'll beat the dreaded drop.
He informed Ayrshire Soccer Information: "I assumed the boys have been glorious to a person in the present day and totally deserved the three factors.
"The work fee, the need and the appliance we confirmed to need to win a soccer match was terrific.
"You noticed that once we went all the way down to 10-men. There was no panic, everybody obtained collectively. That is the staff spirit we're constructing."
He added: "No-one right here is giving in and pondering we're getting relegated. We nonetheless imagine we will keep within the league.
"We have 5 cup finals left. We're simply going to battle on, win as many as we will and see the place it takes us on the finish of the season.
"The gamers have completed nice since we got here in to get us to this place so all of the credit score goes to them. I am going to really feel sorry for them if the trouble they've put in simply is not sufficient."
Either side struggled to create clear-cut probabilities in a nip and tuck first half.
Meadow, who had the good thing about a powerful wind behind them, went closest with a Connor Boyd strike that Wilton did nicely to tip over the bar.
On the different finish, Kilbirnie had a goal-bound effort blocked within the six-yard field by Kinlay Bilham.
That apart, there was little to excite the 288 followers inside Meadow Park - regardless that the travelling help's continuous singing prompt in any other case.
Kilbirnie began the second half the brighter of the 2 groups and simply 4 minutes after the restart they have been screaming for a penalty.
Striker Brendan Sharpe appeared to have his legs swiped away from him by Medda defender Jamie Whyte however referee Michael McCart waved play on.
Nevertheless, simply three minutes later the Blasties made the breakthrough when Henry reacted quickest to a positive response save from goalkeeper Marc Waters to prod dwelling the free ball from 4 yards.
Meadow went on the lookout for a fast reply and Wilton needed to look sensible to bat away Boyd's shot on the flip in 59 minutes.
That was as shut because the hosts got here to an equaliser nevertheless - even after Frizzell was despatched off for an alleged headbutt that solely the match officers appeared to identify.
Meadow co-boss Colin Spence admitted: "I assumed the workrate and the need was there however we're simply not creating sufficient on the high finish of the park which is my largest concern at this second."
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