Stirling Albion 0-0 Dumbarton - Sons secure spot in League One playoff final
Boss Stevie Farrell stressed that his Sons have achieved nothing yet, as they booked a spot in the League One playoff final.
After seeing off Stirling Albion, Dumbarton face Spartans tonight (Tuesday) in the first leg in the battle for promotion to League One - before making the return journey to the capital on Friday evening.
And whilst delighted with his side, Faz insisted there is no time for any celebrations just for making the final.
“Football is a cruel game. They can’t take any plaudits for today. There’s still plenty of work to be done. We stay sombre, professional and fully focused on Tuesday”, he said.
“It was always going to be tense. We deserved our win on Tuesday night, but we knew Stirling would be fighting for their lives and would throw everything at us.
“In the first-half I thought we were the better side and were unlucky not to be in front.
“In the second-half they went for it with just two at the back. We knew they’d have a spell and I reminded the boys at half-time of how many clean sheets we’ve had this year.
“Defensively we knew we could deal with the onslaught. And we were excellent. All of the players left everything out there.”
Farrell was forced into one change from the side which had triumphed 2-1 in the first leg, with a hamstring niggle ruling out Jinky Hilton - and David Wilson taking his place.
The switch looked to have little impact on Sons play however, as they started on the front foot against a nervy looking Binos side who knew their League One status was hanging by a thread.
Tony Wallace was first to threaten, but his hooked volley from the edge of the box missed the target.
A clever short corner routine then found the onrushing Gallagher Lennon, but his goalbound effort was blocked by