Big three points for Bairns
14 Sep 2008 - 11:29:51
Falkirk boss John Hughes was delighted to see his side get off the mark in the SPL this season with a 2-1 home victory over Hearts.
The Bairns had lost their opening four league games this season, but saw off the Jambos thanks to goals from Neil McCann and a last-minute winner from Scott Arfield.
Hughes said: "The positives are obviously the three points to get us off running and, most importantly, there were players who got 90 minutes under their belts.
"I turned round and looked at my bench and it was strong, with Steve Lovell, Patrick Cregg and young Mark Stewart.
"They all played their part. I felt we were adventurous with our subs in terms of getting the three of them on.
"I felt Steve just gave us that different dimension, that blistering pace of his over the top. He will definitely score goals for us if we can keep him fit.
"It was Steve who showed that power and pace to rescue the ball, a good lay-back and Scotty struck the winner.
"It was nice to see it hit the back of the net and it's a big, big three points for us."