Airdrie player-boss scores stunning strike in Montrose win but may face battle with Deveney for goal of season prize

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Airdrie player-boss Rhys McCabe scored a wonder-strike to deliver the perfect Christmas present for the Diamonds at Montrose on Friday night.But he might have a battle on his hands to win the club’s goal of the season prize for the second year running after defender Euan Deveney popped up to score a fantastic team goal at Links Park.The Diamonds ran out 4-2 winners to climb to fourth in League One, thanks to goals from Callum Fordyce, Deveney, Gabby McGill and McCabe, on a night Montrose finished the game with 10 men after Paul Watson’s late red card.A sweeping team move up the park ended with Deveney poking home and McCabe rounded things off when he fired a trademark free-kick into the top corner from 25 yards.Asked if he’d be battling it out with his boss for the goal of the season, defender Deveney said: “There’s two good goals tonight, me and the gaffer’s.“He’s got a great contender because what a free kick it was.

It was brilliant.“Mine is a great team goal. I’ve continued my run and Gabs has played me in so I’m glad to get the goal and win the game.“It’s a great win.

Credit to the boys, we were drawing at half-time but we showed some character in the second half and scored some good goals.”McCabe, meanwhile, was keen to focus on the team performance and hailed a fantastic overall display.He said: “We are delighted to get the win.

With the conditions, which we saw with the goal kicks, the ball was swirling everywhere and it is never an easy game up here.“To come up here and get as comfortable a win as we did was great.“I think even towards the last 20-25 minutes of the game, if I am being overly critical, I think we should have had more goals, especially on the counter.“But we asked for a performance and a result