Colin Spence hailed supersub Jamie Martin after Meadow mowed down Musselburgh with a winner straight off the training ground.
Martin's appearance off the bench sparked a superb comeback as Meadow came from a goal down to book their place in the first round of the Scottish Cup.
The former Ayr United starlet had a major hand in Connor Boyd's decisive strike as the hosts executed a corner kick routine to perfection.
Mick Wardrope played the set-piece short to Martin who fooled a defender by feigning to cross, instead turning inside and drilling the ball across the face of goal where Boyd was on hand to net from point blank range.
And Meadow co-boss Colin Spence revealed afterwards: “That was right off the training park.
“We’ve had a go at the players recently because we’ve had a lot of corners and set pieces and we’ve not been doing enough.
“So for that to come off was a great feeling.”
On Martin, he added: "The wee man is starting to get tagged the supersub – and he won't thank you for it!
"But he gives you such an impact especially when your behind in games because I don't think players know how to deal with him.
"He seems to re-energise everybody and the fans get a wee buzz off him. His composure was brilliant. It was a terrific display from him the half an hour he was on.
"He was away on a stag doo last weekend. If he wasn't away there was a good chance he was going to be starting today."
A crowd of around 400 answered Spence’s pre-match plea for fans to roar his side to victory, but they were silenced after just seven minutes when Jono McManus prodded home in the six-yard box after a corner kick delivery caused sheer panic in the home defence.
Musselburgh had the ball in the net again five minutes later but, after what felt like an eternity, the flag was raised for offside.
Meadow’s best chance of the first half fell Brian Connor’s way in 31 minutes, the striker latching onto Jared Willet’s neatly threaded ball on the edge of the six-yard box only for Burgh keeper Ben McKinley to keep out his effort with a fine reflex save.
Other than that, there was little to trouble either keeper before half-time as the visitors held on to their single-goal advantage.
Meadow emerged from the interval with far more purpose about their play but it took an excellent save from goalkeeper Marc Waters to keep out Burgh dangerman Mathu King’s volley in 53 minutes.
That proved to be a turning point as 10 minutes later Meadow were back on level terms, Connor’s cross from the right deflecting off a luckless defender and straight into the net.
The momentum was now well and truly with the hosts and Boyd’s goal in 68 minutes seemed to knock the stuffing out of Burgh.
They barely threatened the Medda goal again, King coming closest with a shot from 20 yards that flew comfortably wide of the post.
Spence said: "It was a terrible start from us. Every time there's a big crowd here we don't seem to settle well.
"But the boys have got so much character. It doesn't matter if we go as goal behind, I still fancy us to come back."
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