Airdrie 1 St Johnstone 0: Hot Toddy stuns Saints as dazzling Diamonds land another cup scalp
dailyrecord.co.ukAirdrieonians are into the fifth round of the Scottish Cup after stunning two-time winners St Johnstone with a narrow victory.Nikolay Todorov's fourth goal in four games was enough to sink Saints and send Rhys McCabe's side into tomorrow's fifth round draw.But it was no less than the Diamonds deserved for a fantastic performance on home turf at New Broomfield.It is the centenary of Airdrieonians' 1924 Scottish Cup win and they might just dare to dream after sending Craig Levein's men packing.Airdrie are pushing for promotion to the Premiership this season, sitting fourth in the Championship, while Saints are 10th in the top flight but the Diamonds belied their status with a strong display that maintained their fine home record against premier opposition.Motherwell, Dundee and St Mirren have all tasted defeat at the hands of the Diamonds and now the Perth side - who won the competition in 2021 and 2014 - can be added to their list of cup scalps in recent seasons.McCabe made just one change to his Diamonds, which was enforced, from their win over Raith last time out on January 6, as Kanayo Megwa’s loan recall by Hibs saw Dean McMaster come in to replace him in the starting 11.New signing Arron Lyall started on the bench following his loan move from Rangers on Friday.It was the hosts who created the first opening inside four minutes - and what a chance it was.
Liam McStravick broke down the left wing, cut inside and picked out Mason Hancock unmarked in the centre of the box. The defender took a fresh-air swipe at it and the ball then broke to Craig Watson on the edge of the box, only for him to see a powerful strike charged down by the Saints defence.That was an early warning and the Saints were given another huge scare in
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