Airdrie player-boss delivers on captain's orders with special strike in Stirling success

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Rhys McCabe revealed he was egged on by skipper Adam Frizzell before unleashing a rocket of a strike that helped fire Airdrie into the fourth round of the SPFL Trust Trophy.The player-boss rifled home from 35-yards to notch the second goal during their 3-2 win at Lowland League Stirling University, in a strike that had all the hallmarks of his finish last season against Montrose at Links Park.And McCabe - who has just returned from few weeks out with a knee injury - said when Frizzell asked him to replicate that moment at Forthbank, he was more than happy to deliver on his captain's orders.He said: "It was very similar to Montrose and Frizz actually said before it: Go on, do a Montrose."I think Stirling had two in the wall so they are almost giving you a free strike and I fancied my technique from that distance."It is just one of those ones where it depends how they set up.

If it was a four-man wall it would have been a bit more difficult."It was just about concentrating on a clean strike and letting the ball do the work."We are just delighted to get through."Stirling made the Diamonds fight for the win, taking a 19th minute lead through Ciaran McAninch before two goals in two minutes from Josh O'Connor and McCabe turned the game on its head going into half-time.In the second half, Uni fought back when McAninch converted a penalty McCabe had given away for a foul on in the box.But it was new signing Liam McStravick who had the final say, curling a fine effort into the top corner in the 58th minute to secure Airdrie's progress.McCabe was impressed by the performance of Chris Geddes' side, but knows his charges need to be better.He said: "There were elements of the game that were really good, there were elements of the