Neil Lennon said his Dunfermline side are producing "minor miracles" after reaching the William Hill Premiership play-off semi-finals.
The former Celtic manager saw his team battle to a goalless draw against a physical Arbroath side at Gayfield, protecting a 1-0 first-leg lead.
Lennon said: "The players are performing minor miracles at the moment.
"I’ve got a 17-year-old coming on in a play-off game — it’s brilliant."
The tie seemed destined for extra time when Arbroath were awarded a penalty in the 84th minute, but goalkeeper Aston Oxborough saved Aaron Muirhead's shot.
Lennon said: "I was raging with him for the tackle, but he made a brilliant save."
He added: "There’s no doubt he’s made us better.
"I’ve worked with good goalkeepers like Boruc, Forster, and Marciano — they make a big difference."
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Reflecting on the match, Lennon felt his side merited their progression.
He said: "Over the two legs we were the better team and had the better chances.
"We weren’t under massive pressure but we defended the duels brilliantly — it wasn’t pretty but I don’t care."
Dunfermline will now face Partick Thistle for a place in the play-off final, with Lennon also relishing the prospect of more competitive matches before their Scottish Cup final against Celtic later this month.
He said: "It’s two competitive games before the Scottish Cup final.
"There’s loads of ways to play football, what we’ve done is given ourselves a chance to remain in the competition.
"We’re in there to win it, we’ll give it everything we’ve got.
"But for now, we’re just glad to have Arbroath out of the way because they’re such a difficult team to play against."
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