Dalbeattie Star produce 'clinical and ruthless' first half display against Abbey Vale

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Dalbeattie Star were “clinical and ruthless” in a stunning first half display against Abbey Vale on Saturday.The South of Scotland League champs found themselves 7-1 up at the break after a breathtaking first 45 minutes at Maryfield Park.And gaffer Eddie Warwick reckoned there could have been even more goals in the first half of a game that eventually finished 8-3.He said: “The first half was ridiculous at times and we could have scored another two or three and they could have scored more."If we’d come off at half-time and it was 10-4 it would have been about right.

It was one of those games, it was end-to-end – we were just clinical and ruthless.“Abbey Vale will be disappointed and blame things on bad defending but we’ve got to do our bit.“We’ve got to create the opportunities, put them under pressure to make the mistakes and be clinical and ruthless in front of goal.“We certainly did that but we’re not gloating.

We’ve been on the end of one like that this year as well and it’s not nice. It can happen if one team is on it and one team is off it.“We turned up and made sure we got the three points and we’re delighted with everything.“The second half can be difficult - you want the players to be professional but they can take the foot off the gas.

You need to be focused and see the game out."We lost a goal just after half-time which was disappointing after a team-talk about being disciplined.