Airdrie boss Rhys McCabe insists his side should have had a penalty after their dismal run continued with a defeat at Raith Rovers last night.It is now one win in 12 games in all competitions for rock-bottom Diamonds after Rovers bagged a 1-0 win at Stark's Park, courtesy of Scott Brown's fine finish in the 20th minute.Airdrie saw a penalty claim waved away after Terrell Agyemang’s header appeared to hit Dapo Mebude’s arm before Ben Wilson was denied late on by a superb Kevin Dabrowski stop.But Airdrie couldn't find a leveller as they slipped to third straight defeat in the league, leaving them four points adrift of Dunfermline at the foot of the Championship table.McCabe said: "I thought first half we never affected the game in the way we'd have liked.
Coming in at half-time we had a chance to reset and we put in a much better performance, controlled a lot of the ball and areas of the pitch."One criticism is we'd like to test the goalkeeper a bit more.
In saying that, he has a great save there at the end to keep Raith in it."There's also a definitely penalty shout - it's a handball - and a chance for us to come away with a good point."I don't think Raith Rovers really created anything.
I can't remember Murray Johnson having a save to make or certainly one that was eye-catching. He was very quiet."In the second half we started to grow and started playing more like us.
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