Gavin Reilly says St Mirren showed great determination in their win over Livingston on Saturday.
The Buddies went on to beat the West Lothian side 3-1 at the Tony Macaroni Arena despite being reduced to 10 men for the second week in a row after Gary Irvine's first half sending off.
With the scores level at the interval, it was the striker's second half double that sealed the three points for Saints.
Speaking to stmirren.com, Reilly said: "I'm delighted - more so just for the win.
Going down to ten men is always hard, but we came in at half time and always knew the belief was there.
"It shows the good character and ability we've got in the changing room. At times we did have to sit in and as a striker I was behind the ball most of the time.
"I had a chance in the first half that I was disappointed that I didn't score. But you've got to keep that belief that if you get another chance you are going to take it.
"From a personal point of view it's great to get another couple of goals.
"It's a great victory especially after getting beaten off them in the league cup," he continued.
"It just shows if we keep going and keep the belief then we are going to win games."
The win over Livingston moved Saints into fourth place in the Ladbrokes Championship after three matches.
And ahead of this weekend's clash with top of the table Dundee United, Reilly confessed it's pleasing for Saints to be where they are at this early stage.
You get the first three games out of the way and it's a bit of nip and tuck," he said.
"The league is starting to separate now and we are up there at the end of the table where we want to be.
"Dundee United have won their first three games but coming down to Paisley it's going to be a hard game for them so hopefully we can go and get the victory."
