Airdrie 1 Cove Rangers 1: Late heartbreak for Diamonds in League One title chase

Fraser Fyvie’s last-gasp stunner for Cove denied Airdrie a huge win in the League One title race.

Gabby McGill’s goal inside the opening minute for Airdrie looked to have given them three previous points, but Fyvie popped up with a wonder strike from 25-yards to equalise and keep Cove five points clear at the top with five games to go.

It maintains Cove’s unbeaten run - now at 21 games - while Airdrie are 15 games unbeaten.

Airdrie boss Ian Murray billed it as the biggest game in Scotland this weekend and it didn’t disappoint as both sides fought out an intense, and at times, frantic battle.

And it’s advantage Cove with five games to go as the Diamonds have a lot of ground to make up.

Airdrie made one change from last week’s win over Queen’s Park as Scott Walker dropped out and Craig Watson came in.

There was also one change for Cove as boss Paul Hartley brought Harry Milne into the first 11 and striker Rory McAllister started on the bench.

New Broomfield was brimming with anticipation and the Diamonds made a dream start inside the opening minute when the ball was worked to Adam Frizzell inside the box.

He fired at goal and although Cove keeper Stuart McKenzie got a hand to his strike, Gabby McGill was on hand to bundle the ball over the line from close range to spark wild celebrations in the Lanarkshire sunshine.

That really got the home crowd going and three minutes later they were almost cheering a second goal when Calum Gallagher burst through, but McKenzie made a smart stop with his left leg to turn his strike away.

Rangers looked for a response and in 12 minutes Shay Logan’s cross looped up into the air and fell out of the sky for Connor Scully to hammer a volley towards the bottom corner. Thankfully for Airdrie,