Airdrie 6 Montrose 4 (Agg: 6-5): Diamonds mount unbelievable comeback to reach Championship play-off final

Airdrieonians mounted an absolutely sensational comeback to stun Montrose and book their place in the Championship play-off final after a 10-goal thriller.

The Diamonds trailed 1-0 from the first leg after Craig Johnston's strike gave the Angus side a slender advantage and found themselves 3-0 down in the tie before the most unbelievable scenes at New Broomfield.

Cammy F Ballantyne's first half brace looked to have put Montrose - who finished a huge 13 points behind Airdrie in League One this season - well on their way to booking a place in the final.

However, Airdrie produced comeback for the ages with Callum Smith netting a second half hat-trick in between a Lewis Milne strike for Montrose, before Calum Gallagher's 87th minute strike forced extra-time.

In the additional period, Jon Afolabi struck in first half stoppage time before Gabby McGill's goal proved decisive in the second half, after Martin Rennie netted a late goal for Montrose to see Airdrie prevail 6-5 on aggregate.

Airdrie now face Queen's Park over two legs in next week's final.

The Diamonds made one change from the first leg as Scott McGill stepped up to take the place of his namesake Gabby in the starting 11. And there were two alterations for the Gable Endies as Cammy F Ballantyne and Lewis Milne came in for Blair Lyons and Mark Whatley.

Just 40 seconds into the clash the Diamonds were looking for a penalty when Rhys McCabe's long throw from the right came to Callum Smith in the six-yard box. The striker went down under pressure from his marker but referee Alan Newlands waved away his appeal.

Two minutes later a second penalty appeal from the hosts was turned down when another McCabe throw caused havoc. The ball struck Cammy F Ballantyne on the arm,