Cove Rangers 'have to go to the wire' for League One title after Fraser Fyvie leaves it late in Airdrie

There were several signs that Fraser Fyvie’s 94th-minute equaliser was a significant strike in League One – but you won’t hear the midfielder claiming it was a title decider.

The Cove Rangers management team was mobbed as Airdrie players sat slumped with heads between their knees, then lined up on the half-way line for an all-out Hail Mary attack before the final whistle. Moments earlier away team goalkeeper Stuart McKenzie had sought approval to join the attack at the all-or-nothing injury time corner – but Fyvie’s spectacular looping 25-yard equaliser hit the net before the goalkeeper had even left his half and both ended up dancing in the dugout with their team-mates.

It was a fitting finale to a top of the table clash, one of Fyvie’s best, an equaliser celebrated like a winner.

“It’s debatable between that one and [earlier in the season] at Queen of the South, but this one’s a bit more important,” the midfielder said.

“It sat up nicely and I thought ‘reverse it’ and get a good connection. Sometimes they go way over the stand and sometimes they go in, but thankfully this one gets us an important point as I thought Airdrie were also excellent.”

For more than 90 minutes the hosts thought they had made ground in the title race with Gaby McGill’s scrambled second minute goal, only to have their hopes dashed by Fyvie in dramatic, gut-punching, fashion.

He not only earned a point for Paul Hartley’s team, almost as importantly for this stage of the season, he denied Cove’s closest rivals a win and maintained a five-point advantage at the top with five games to go. It’s a healthy lead, but asked if the equaliser was a significant step towards the title Fyvie countered “I don’t think so, I think we’ve taken a big step in