Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin praised his gamers' character after they picked up their first win of the Championship marketing campaign in controversial circumstances over 10-man Arbroath.
Steve Lawson transformed a 58th minute penalty to seal all three factors for Accies after Arbroath skipper Thomas O'Brien was despatched off for dealing with Dario Zanatta's goal-bound effort after nice work from Ryan One.
Arbroath have been livid with the double whammy resolution which Dick Campbell described because the "softest he has seen in 33 years within the recreation."
However Rankin was pleased with his gamers' efforts and says it was about time a penalty resolution went of their favour.
He mentioned: "I am delighted to get the three factors.
"I am a wee bit dissatisfied with how we performed after the aim, I felt we may have killed the sport with an excellent three or 4 possibilities after that.
"However credit score to the gamers, we have been there so many instances this season after we've been 1-0 up and given away a sloppy aim."
On the penalty, he added: "I assumed Dario was placing it within the web and, to be trustworthy, I did not see it hit a hand, I simply noticed it hit a physique.
"My view was that it was going within the web.
"If you look again on the penalties we have had towards us at Ayr and Morton, we most likely deserve one and this stuff are inclined to even themselves out.
"I've not seen the penalty again but, however on the time the gamers' response informed me it was one."
Accies at the moment are unbeaten in 4 of their opening 5 video games and Rankin was delighted to see a gre/at response from his aspect after a dismal show within the defeat to Raith Rovers final week.
He added: "I am actually happy with the character. We questioned it final week and this week they actually stood up.
"Our downfall final week was not getting our bodies within the field however I assumed within the first half, particularly, it was just like the Crimson Arrows at instances with the boys operating into the field.
"I used to be actually happy with their vitality.
"I assumed when massive Ryan One got here on he added an entire new dimension to us.
"The massive man can do this and he must play with that freedom that the gamers allowed him immediately."
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