Dalbeattie Star boss insists Creetown draw still a good result despite squandering two goal lead

Dalbeattie Star gaffer Eddie Warwick insists drawing with Creetown on Saturday was still a good result despite squandering a two goal lead.

Star were 2-0 up with just minutes remaining, only to be pegged back as Josh Rennie struck twice for the opposition.

The result leaves the sides third and fourth in the South of Scotland League table, with both clubs still in the mix for the title.

Warwick said: “In the general context, a 2-2 draw with Creetown is probably not a bad result. They were very good – they had a slow start to the season, as did we, and it’s a credit to us both that we’re still up there and considered to be serious title contenders.

“It was always going to be a tough game. Drawing with Creetown is not the problem, but every team in the world – including us – would be aggrieved at being 2-0 up with 87 minutes played and drawing 2-2. That’s the part we’re frustrated with.

“Full credit to Creetown, they’re a good side, they’ve got form and they’ve got quality players. We were fortunate enough to take four points off them last season, we’ve done that this season and I’m happy with that.

“We don’t have the right to walk onto a pitch to win a game of football, we need to earn the right to win a game of football. We did up until 87 minutes.

“It was on us, it’s nothing to do with the opposition, facilities or anything like that, it’s our inability to see the game out.

“It is two points dropped from the context of the position we’re in but I’m not having that we shouldn’t be dropping two points to Creetown.

“It’s wrong and disrespectful, they have every right to win a game of football as have we.

“2-0 is the most precarious scoreline in the world, you see it happen with big teams.

“You don’t want to be picking up a