Stephen Dobbie hat-trick for Queen of the South sinks Falkirk to bottom spot

Stephen Dobbie grabbed two goals before the break

Gary Naysmith hailed Queen of the South's 3-0 victory over Falkirk as the best performance of his reign at Palmerston.

Stephen Dobbie scored a hat-trick to blow away their hosts at Westfield for their first win of the league campaign.

"It was a complete performance," Naysmith told BBC Scotland, who has been Queens boss since December 2016.

"Even at 3-0 I was urging the players on. I wanted that clean sheet."

The 35-year-old opened the scoring for the visitors in the 10th minute when he volleyed into the net from 20 yards out.

Dobbie then doubled Queens' lead on six minutes before the break as he burst by the Falkirk defence to finish just inside the box.

The striker added his third from close range on the 75th minute.

Falkirk thought they had equalised earlier in the game from Andy Irving's free-kick but referee Steven Reid ruled it out for a foul.

The result means Falkirk slip to the foot of the table.

"We were miles off it. We didn't perform to any level," said Falkirk manager Paul Hartley.

"We were well beaten. If it wasn't for the keeper it could have been even more. It's a disappointing result and performance.

"We had 10 outfield guys who didn't perform today."