Hamilton Accies believe they can still topple Falkirk in title bid, says Lewis Smith

Lewis Smith admits everyone at Hamilton Accies is disappointed they failed to hit the heights in their top-of-the-table defeat to Falkirk, but insists they are capable of returning to the League One summit.

The 23-year-old winger hauled Accies level in Saturday's clash with a fine lobbed finish to make it 1-1 midway through the first half, but the the Bairns were the better side throughout and ran out 3-1 winners in the end to knock their rivals off top spot and march three points clear with a game in hand.

It is now advantage Falkirk in the race for the title, with John McGlynn's men the only side in the SPFL yet to lose a game this season.

Formidable Falkirk are also unbeaten in 21 games this season, but Smith - who netted his fourth goal of the season - retains belief that Accies still have it in them to turn it around.

He said: "Everyone is really disappointed.

"When I scored, the goal came at a good time because I didn't think we started the game well after conceding early on.

"In the first half, we weren't ourselves, we didn't play at the levels we wanted to play at, so I don't think we could say we deserved to go in level at half-time because we weren't at the races.

"It was great from Kev [O'Hara], pressing the goalie, and the ball fell nicely to me and I lobbed it in, so that was good.

"At half-time, the gaffer had a bit of a dig at us to try and get us going.

"That showed when we came back out because we had a couple of good chances straight away with Dario [Zanatta] and Barjo [Jamie Barjones] having good shots.

"It would have been big to get a goal then because that would have put them under pressure.

"It wasn't to be, but I don't think anything is over yet.

"We are not even halfway through the season yet. It