Clyde boss Danny Lennon furious with Airdrie opener that was "five yards offside" in derby defeat

Clyde boss Danny Lennon has blasted referee Gavin Duncan for awarding Airdrie's opener in their 5-0 derby defeat after striker Lewis Jamieson scored while five yards offside.

In a moment of controversy approaching half-time, the Diamonds opened the scoring when the ball was diverted by Clyde's Morgaro Gomis into the path of Jamieson in the six-yard box.

The far side assistant flagged for offside but referee Duncan awarded the goal with the ball deemed to have been played by the Clyde towards Jamieson, who was on loan at the Bully Wee last term.

As it was, Airdrie ran out clear victors thanks to a double from Callum Smith and strikes from Gabby McGill and Salim Kouider-Aissa, all in the second half.

But Lennon is furious with the opener.

He said: "I can understand the referee and the ruling, but there is that many rulings now for offside that nobody knows. You can guess at it now.

"I respected his decision at half-time but when I look back at it on the video, I think it is a poor decision.

"How can they make the rule that if you stand five yards offside and a midfield player goes to close a ball down and it deflects off him into the [Airdrie] player, that is onside?

"Everybody will now just be standing that far offside hoping it is going to take a wee nick off somebody.

"I would understand if Mo has misplaced the ball or taken a poor touch. It's not like that at all.

"He has gone in there and the Airdrie boy has tried to play the ball through, it's come off Mo and landed in Lewis' path.

"He is clearly five yards off and I think the assistant got it right [to put his flag up].

"But, nevertheless, that's not where the game was lost for us.

"I thought it was very tight in the first half and we had some good moments. Airdrie