Creetown gaffer Martin McCaulay hailed his comeback kings after they drew with Dalbeattie Star on Saturday.
The Castle Cary Park side were two goals and a man down with just three minutes of normal time remaining at the North West Community Campus in Dumfries.
But Josh Rennie struck twice in the dying minutes to salvage a point for the visitors.
McCaulay said: “It was nothing less than my players deserved. Even with 10 men, we created as many chances as they did.
“We drew 2-2 with Saints and I felt that was two points dropped, but the way the game went on Saturday you can look at as a point gained.
“Many teams would have crumbled and conceded more goals but we were brave.
“I’m delighted with the comeback and it take the unbeaten league run since I took charge to 11 games.
“I couldn’t be happier with the way they came back, not many teams could do that against Dalbeattie.”
After a goalless first half, Star took the lead when Adam Jamieson’s corner flew straight in after a mistake from Creetown keeper Andrew Downie.
Creetown then had a goal disallowed before Connor Potts doubled the lead with a fine strike.
Tyler Rennie was sent off for Creetown soon after before they produced their late fightback.
While pleased with his players, McCaulay was unhappy with the officiating.
He said: I would never try to make excuses or complain about the referee but some of the decisions probably cost us all three points.
“We scored an equaliser to make it 1-1 and were celebrating, then the referee put his hand up for an offside that no one could believe he gave.
“Five minutes later we go through again but before we even get a chance the ref blows for another offside. Two of their defenders were behind our players so I don’t know where he got the offside from.
“Because of the two decisions, my rightback screams at the ref and swears, which he shouldn’t do, and gets a booking.
“The play goes from us being through on goal to the free-kick where he stops to book my player and then they score.
“My rightback gets sent off we played the last 20 minutes with 10 men and had to be brave. I kept it as a back three, five across the middle and one up top and I knew because they play a high line we’d create more chances. We arguably had more with the 10 men.
“Their coaching staff were shouting instructions to them to keep their shape but they weren’t doing it but that was down to us pressing them and forcing them into errors.
“We were the only game in the south that was on and there were no linesman for such a massive game, so I have a bit of sympathy with him that way.”
Weather permitting, Creetown will be on their travels again on Saturday as they head to Maryfield Park in the league.
McCaulay added: “It’s never easy to go there.