Goalkeeper Gaston recorded his ninth clean sheet of the campaign to shut out the league leaders and help Ton close the gap at the top to a single point.

But there was only room for one party and the 27-year-old family man had a quiet night despite the success, as he needed a clear head for the princess-themed gathering held at his home on Sunday.

Delighted dad Gaston told the Tele: “Saturday was a big win for us. I thought the back four with Tam [O’Ware] and Ross [Forbes] protecting in front, did great. It made my job a lot easier.

“Stranraer have quite a physical team, and Sean [Crighton] and Ricki [Lamie] in particular were brilliant, especially when they put Frank McKeown up front and started hitting long balls up to him.

“I wasn’t out on Saturday night or anything. It was just a night sitting in and watching Match of the Day, so it was nothing too extravagant to celebrate. It was actually my daughter Sophia’s third birthday on Sunday. That’s the terrible twos out the way! But honestly, we never really experienced that — she has been great. We had a party, a princess party, in the house. I didn’t dress up as a princess before you ask! It was my family and my partner Kristen’s family for tea and cakes and opening presents.

“Sophia’s not really aware of her dad being a footballer, but when we played Dunfermline a few weeks ago that kind of opened her eyes a wee bit after seeing me on the TV.

“When I get home on a Saturday Kristen will ask if we won, and Sophia will want to get involved in the conversation and ask how football was. She’d been to a game before, but she didn’t really take it in or understand it, and didn’t have the patience to sit.

“She wanted to try and get on the pitch!

“She’ll maybe start going now she’s a wee bit older and can start coming out in the cold and stuff like that.

“There are a few dads at the club just now. Myself, Michael Tidser, Peter MacDonald — the older boys. The rest of the team are too young to settle down and have kids.

“Before those two came back it was only myself and Aidan Ferris, so it’s nice to have another few team-mates who can relate to you in that way.” As well as being one of the more mature members of the squad, Gaston is also the second longest serving player behind Thomas O’Ware.

Those factors are likely to have played a part in him being handed the captain’s armband for Ton’s last two outings, as well as on the opening day of the league season down at Ayr.

And he was relieved to get his first win under his belt as skipper after a loss at Somerset Park and last weekend’s draw at Glebe Park.

The shot-stopper added: “That’s me had a defeat, a draw and a win.

“It was my first win as captain on Saturday and it was good to get that out the way to show I wasn’t a jinx.

“I don’t think you can blame somebody for the result just because they are captain — but it just depends on how superstitious the gaffer is!

“Although, in saying that, it can sometimes be the case that you go out and make a few mistakes because you are trying too hard because you’re captain.

“I think that can happen when you get the armband, but I don’t think that’s been the case with myself.

“The gaffer stuck with me this week and maybe if Peaso [Peter MacDonald] doesn’t play on Saturday there might be the possibility I’ll be captain again at Peterhead.

“It’s an honour to wear the armband and captain the club and I’ll be delighted to do that for as long as the manager wants me to, even if that’s just standing in until Peaso comes back.”