Shell-shocked Airdrie boss Rhys McCabe insists their capitulation from 3-0 up should never have been allowed to happen, as 10-man Diamonds blew the chance to stun League One leaders Dunfermline.McCabe’s men produced a blistering opening 50 minutes at New Broomfield and looked on course to demolish Dunfermline thanks to goals from Gabby McGill, Calum Gallagher and a Robbie Mahon own goal.But the game turned on a controversial sending off for striker Callum Smith, who was judged to have deliberately handled the ball in the box and denied Dunfermline a clear goal-scoring opportunity.From there, Kyle Benedictus fired home the penalty to spark their revival before two fine Matthew Todd strikes from distance pulled the Pars level heading into the final eight minutes.The pressure on Airdrie kept building and they caved in the 86th minute when substitute Nikolay Todorov popped up to net the winner and complete the visitors’ miraculous turnaround.But gutted gaffer McCabe criticised his side’s game management and revealed assistant boss Callum Fordyce gave his fellow defenders a rollicking for their display.McCabe said: “We allowed them back into the game, it is as simple as that.

We were firmly in control of that game.“We should have been 5-0 up and that is not being arrogant. We should have had the game dead and buried before they got back into the game.“I don’t think they really carved us open, but we never stopped enough crosses.“We knew that was their strength.

Todorov comes on and there is only so many times you can defend that if we keep allowing boys in that area of the pitch the chances to put crosses in.“Of course they are going to get on the end of things.“We battered them in the first half.

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