Dunfermline gave Airdrie "what they deserved", says Diamonds boss Rhys McCabe after defeat

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Airdrie player-boss Rhys McCabe admits his Diamonds got what they deserved after a dismal display in their defeat to Dunfermline.McCabe's men were far from their best against the Pars as a first half strike from Josh Edwards and a second half effort from substitute Matty Todd proved enough in a 2-1 win.The Diamonds netted a stoppage time penalty through Calum Gallagher when Paul Allan was judged to have tripped him in the box, but livid McCabe reckoned his side could have played all day without scoring from open play because they were so under par.McCabe, whose side have fallen four points behind fourth-place Dunfermline, said: "We got what we deserved, simple as that."I'm disappointed with the performance."I think Gal [Calum Gallagher] is being clever at the penalty.

I don't think it is a penalty, if I am being honest, but he is clever, he anticipates it."If we didn't get that, I think we could have played all day and not scored."You aren't going to play great every game and that's just part of football."There can be high and lows.

Some games you will win or draw when you have not been at your best, and there will be some games where we've been excellent and come away with nothing."So it is important we don't dwell on it too much but, at the same time, we address it and highlight the areas that we feel we can improve on."A turning point in the game came in the first half when ex-Par Nikolay Todorov got on the end of Adam Frizzell's corner and saw his glancing header tipped onto the crossbar by Dunfermline keeper Deniz Mehmet after 18 minutes.And McCabe admitted: "If Toddy's effort goes it could change things because goals change games."Getting the first goal in this league, we've seen how important that can be and, on