Cove Rangers goal blow to Airdrie title hopes but "stranger things have happened," says Gabby McGill

Gabby McGill insists there is no way Airdrie will give up on the League One title chase after a devastating late blow denied them the win they craved over Cove on Saturday.

The forward was seconds away from being a huge Diamonds hero after his first minute opener put them on course for a victory that would have closed the gap on the leaders to just two points.

However, Fraser Fyvie's stoppage-time screamer earned Cove a 1-1 draw to keep the gap at five points going into the final five games.

It was a sore one for McGill to swallow - particularly after spurning a golden chance later in the first half to make it 2-0 - but he says although they are relying on help from elsewhere, there's no way they'll throw in the towel.

The 21-year-old said: "Over the course of the game we did really well.

"The first 20-30 minutes we really got after them and all the boys felt the same.

"Obviously we got the early goal but at half-time it could have been 2-0, 3-0.

"Looking back, when you miss those chances you miss out on a massive three points.

"I was absolutely buzzing with my goal, it was a great start but then I got the header and that should have gone in.

"When you are playing you forget about it, you get it out of your head because you've got a job to do, but when I came off and I was sitting on the bench and I felt about how the game went, it will definitely stay with me.

"But after the weekend, that goes away.

"These things happen and taking a step back you realise there's five games left and 15 points to play for so you really never know.

"One thing about this team is we don't give up, no way.

"Stranger things have happened and in football anything can happen.

"We just need to make sure we do our business and at this stage we are