St Cuthbert Wanderers boss Josh Gardner had no complaints with the consequence after his facet misplaced 2-0 to Stranraer on Saturday.
Arron Drysdale gave Stranraer the lead after 12 minutes, Blair Dougan sealing the South of Scotland League Cup group stage win with a second-half strike.
Gardner stated: “It was a good first half. I don’t assume both staff actually did sufficient to attain.
“The second half was a wee bit flat.
“It’s exhausting to place your finger on why. We by no means actually carried out on the ranges we all know we are able to. It was a bit disappointing.
“Stranraer have been price their victory ultimately. We simply weren’t fairly on the races within the second half and we didn’t should win the sport.
“No one within the camp is proud of the second-half efficiency. We all know we are able to do higher.
“It’s going to be an extended season. We’re a model new staff that’s going to have loads of ups and downs,
“it’s not going to be a trajectory the place we’re flying up the best way on a regular basis.
“It’s fairly regular for a model new staff however I’m nonetheless fairly assured. It’s a model new staff and it competed with a extremely good facet as nicely so there are good indicators there.
“We simply know we have to do a bit higher.”
Saints start their defence of the South of Scotland League title on Saturday once they head to Fort Cary Park the place they misplaced 5-4 to Creetown in a pre-season pleasant.
Gardner stated: “It was our first sport of pre-season and I feel it was theirs as nicely. I’d think about from that the 2 groups may have modified fairly a bit. I do know we’ve modified fairly a bit and I’m guessing they've as nicely.
“Creetown will probably be powerful. They’re a great facet and it’s not a straightforward place to go.
“They’ll be filled with confidence having received towards Lochar on Saturday.
“We must be prepared for that problem.
“We have to decide up our efficiency from the week earlier than and I’m wanting ahead to getting in to coaching, seeing the response and taking that into Saturday.”