Airdrie 3 Queen of the South 3: Goals galore as Calum Gallagher breaks scoring record in draw

Ten-man Airdrie held out for a draw with Queen of the South as Diamonds striker Calum Gallagher broke Bryan Prunty's scoring record at the club.

In a pulsating contest that delivered six goals and a red card for Cammy Ballantyne for the second time in four games, the ex-Rangers frontman netted his 44th goal in the Diamond and that saw him surpass Prunty's record as the top scorer in the post-2002 era (when the original Airdrie went bankrupt).

The sides shared four goals in the first half with Josh Todd firing Queens in front after just three minutes. Goals from Gallagher and Callum Fordyce had Airdrie in front within 14 minutes before Harry Cochrane's stunning strike pulled Queens level in the 42nd minute.

And after the break fans continued to get value for money as Callum Smith's strike for Airdrie was quickly cancelled out by Gavin Reilly's header.

The result stopped a run of three straight defeats for Airdrie, who remain in fifth place six points behind leaders Edinburgh City.

The Diamonds handed a debut to new goalkeeper Dean Lyness, fresh from his move from St Mirren, in one of three changes from the midweek defeat to Montrose.

Youngster Alex Henderson dropped to the bench as a result, where he was joined by Euan Deveney. Adam Frizzell was also out of the side following his injury against the Gable Endies. That saw Lewis Jamieson come in to start the clash following his goal at Links Park on Tuesday night alongside Dean McMaster.

There was also a trio of changes for the Doonhamers with Harry Cochrane, Michael Ruth and Lee Connelly coming for Ruari Paton, Calvin McGrory and injured player-boss Wullie Gibson.

And it was the visitors who drew first blood, bagging the opener inside three minutes. Josh Todd played a neat