Dean Shiels was far from happy with Dungannon Swifts performance in the first leg of their promotion/relegation play-off against Annagh United, but he insisted there is no panic just yet.
Mayowa Animasahun headed the Swifts in front in the third minute but the hosts drew level 60 seconds later at the BMG Arena as Michael Ruddy diverted Craig Taylor's cross into his own goal.
It was fairly nip and tuck after that until Taylor's wonder strike 20 minutes from time gave Ciaran McGurgan's men a one-goal advantage ahead of Thursday night's second leg.
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Shiels challenged his side to put things right on their own patch and preserve their Premiership status.
"For me we didn't see any of the things we worked on coming into this game," he said.
"The movement in midfield was really poor, we played too slow, safe and square.
"The service to the front players wasn't good enough, and when we did get it up there we lacked that bit of urgency up until injury time.
"It took until then for us to put a bit of pressure on.
"It's only half-time, there's no panic, there's loads and loads of time left in this tie.
"We're still very confident about getting the job finished."
After getting off to a dream start Shiels was disappointed his side allowed Annagh to restore parity so quickly.
"It was disappointing to concede the equaliser so quickly after going in front," he said.
"We needed to get some momentum gathered after the goal and we didn't get set for the cross...it was poor.
"Obviously Michael couldn't move his feet enough, I think if he lets it go behind him then we're fine.
"We had to respond but I wasn't happy with the reaction or the tempo or the speed at which we played.
"We looked lethargic and one-paced, I didn't see any urgency or anyone taking responsibility, we looked flat. That has got to change for Thursday."
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