Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin was just delighted to get through what turned out to be a difficult Scottish Cup tie against fourth-tier Spartans after having Iurie Iovu sent off after only 12 minutes.
"We are delighted to be through to the next round of the Scottish Cup - it's something we haven't done enough of in the last three seasons," he told BBC Scotland.
"Had you offered me that in the 12th minute when we went down to 10 men, I would have snapped the hand off you.
"We knew it wasn't going to be easy against a very well coached Spartans side. Certainly got a little bit nervy close to the end, which I could have done without, but it wasn't a pretty game of football.
"It was difficult on the pitch the way it is. I don't think it suited either team really, but the reality is my players will have to get used to that as it's not going to get better any time soon."
As for the red card dished out by referee Grant Irvine, Goodwin said: "I haven't had chance unfortunately to watch it back.
"We'll sit down tomorrow myself and the CEO and we'll decide if we've got a case for an appeal on that one. The message from the fourth official was that the referee deemed it a clear and obvious goalscoring opportunity.
"I felt there was a bit of cover coming around. I didn't think the Spartans player had great control of the ball at the time. It is a bit of a clumsy challenge, but is it deeming of a red card at that stage of the game? I'm not so sure.
"To go in at half-time at 1-0 was a good feeling. It was a well-worked corner. That settled everyone down and I felt we had good control.
"In the second half, we knew Spartans would throw a little bit more caution to the wind and throw bodies forward - and they certainly did that.
"They pinned us back for periods. I thought we were going to keep the clean sheet, but quite a fortuotous goal - a deflected shot from the edge of the box.
"And that did add a little to the anxiety towards the end of the game. But it is about getting through in cup competitions."