Dougie MacDuff insists belief is soaring at Irvine Vics after an impressive start to the season.
The Westenders made it four West of Scotland League Third Division wins in a row on Wednesday night with a 1-0 victory at home to newly-promoted Finnart.
Steven Gaffney's late header sealed a particularly satisfying three points for boss MacDuff who reckons his side are riding the crest of a wave.
He said: "It was a fantastic time to score and a fantastic result against a really good Finnart side.
"I think right now the boys have got the belief that they're not going to get beat.
"This was a game I was really worried about when the fixtures came out.
"Finnart had an exceptional season last year and ran away with the league.
"They put five past Girvan a few weeks ago so we knew we were going to be in for a really tough game.
"They've got a great work ethic and are well drilled. They are going to cause teams problems this season but I thought we created plenty of chances and deserved the win."
Vics came flying out the traps, frontman Kevin Adam rattling the crossbar with a brilliant bicycle kick in the sixth minute.
The woodwork came to Finnart's rescue again just after the half hour mark, Adam unlucky with a header this time.
The visitors posed more of a threat after the break, but Vics grabbed what proved to be the winner in the 88th minute when Gaffney reacted quickest to a flick-on at a corner kick to squeeze home a header at the back post.
MacDuff reserved some praise for the referee, adding: "It was a really good, old fashioned physical game and I thought the ref did well to let things flow.
"He didn't get every decision right but it was good to see both teams going at it."
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