AYR United boss Scott Brown said his side "looked more like ourselves" despite being pegged back by Queen's Park on Saturday.
The points were shared after a 1-1 draw in Glasgow as the two teams met for the second time in five days.
The Honest Men looked poised to take all three points from the Scottish Championship 'rematch' with Anton Dowds notching the opener shortly before the 25-minute mark.
However, Euan Murray hit back less than ten minutes later - and Ayr were unable to avenge their 2-1 loss from midweek with neither side able to find a breakthrough thereafter.
“We’ve played very well," Brown told Ayr United TV, "that’s the main thing. We controlled the game for pretty much the whole game. We looked much more of a threat.
“We looked more like ourselves because we had that pace and that quality in the final third.
“Our subs, when they came on, they looked more like our subs. They kept to their structure, they kept to every understanding we had.
“When the subs came on, they made us better. I thought there was only one team looking to win that game.”
Brown was also impressed with the improvement made in just a matter of days despite the disappointment of missing out on a first win in five league matches.
He continued: “We got back to 1-1 on Tuesday night and everyone got a little bit excited and wanted to go score a goal.
“It all looked a little bit off but it happens in football, especially when you’re at home, everyone wants to go get that winner.
“Today [Saturday], the defensive line, the structure behind the ball, the understanding – that was what you want.
“We just want that three points so the lads can enjoy a win – you need that little bit of luck.”
The Somerset Park boss said the improved performance should not come as a surprise, with a number of key figures now either back in action or edging closer to a return.
He added: “We’ve had a lot of injuries, a lot of players playing out of position, we’ve not had a striker for large periods of the season.
“To hopefully get Jamie Murphy back in, Ethan [Walker] back in, Marco [Rus] back in, Fran [Turley] in there – you’ve got Jude [Bonnar] coming back in. It looks more exciting.
“It looked like we were more of a threat today, we had good pace in the team.”
Next up for Ayr is a home league match against Greenock Morton on Saturday, March 21.
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