Callum Smith bagged his second objective in as many video games to rescue a degree for Airdrie at freezing chilly Falkirk this afternoon.
On-loan Rangers winger Kai Kennedy gave Falkirk the lead in 26 minutes barely in opposition to the run of play, however they practically doubled their lead shortly after that as Rumarn Burrell bulleted a header narrowly large.
Nevertheless, Calum Gallagher and Callum Smith put pictures simply previous the appropriate publish at both finish of the primary half and Charlie Telfer practically pressured an own-goal early within the second interval, as defender Coll Donaldson headed his cross over his personal bar.
However sub Gabby McGill and Gallagher mixed to arrange Smith for a deserved Airdrie equaliser, and one other strike for him following final week's 6-2 cup defeat at Dundee.
Falkirk boss John McGlynn made 4 adjustments from the facet that hammered Wick Academy 6-0 within the Scottish Cup final weekend, with Sean Mackie, Gary Oliver, Aidan Nesbitt and Callum Morrison in for Liam Henderson, Ola Lawal, Steve Hetherington and Craig McGuffie.
His Airdrie counterpart Rhys McCabe made two from the facet that finally misplaced 6-2 to Dundee in the identical competitors. Aaron Taylor-Sinclair and Lewis Jamieson changed Justin Devenny and captain Callum Fordyce, with Calum Gallagher taking the armband.
Falkirk had a hopeful penalty declare turned down in 4 minutes when Rumarn Burrell went down below a problem by Airdrie keeper Dean Lyness, however referee Mike Roncone wasn't .
Airdrie broke up the opposite finish and Calum Gallagher's angled shot was brilliantly palmed previous the appropriate publish by Nicky Hogarth.
Falkirk threatened once more in 19 minutes when Coll Donaldson's 19-yard free-kick from simply exterior the left nook of the field was parried by Lyness and cleared.
However the Bairns took the lead in 26 minutes when Donaldson's cross from the appropriate picked out Kennedy, and he turned a defender earlier than curling an unstoppable shot into the highest proper nook.
The host went near doubling that lead in 34 minutes when Callum Morrison crossed for Burrell, however his header might solely discover the appropriate side-netting.
Airdrie got here inside a whisker of levelling in 40 minutes when Callum Smith minimize in from the left and despatched a low shot simply previous the appropriate publish nook.
Kennedy's nook on the left offered an opportunity for Aidan Nesbitt in 48 minutes, however he was excessive and large along with his effort.
Falkirk handed up an unimaginable probability to double their lead in 52 minutes when Kennedy squared the ball to Gary Oliver, however he blasted his shot off the skin of the appropriate publish with simply Lyness to beat.
Airdrie as an alternative went near levelling in 59 minutes when Charlie Telfer's cross was headed over his personal by by Donaldson.
However the Diamonds levelled in 78 minutes when McGill and Gallagher mixed on the appropriate to arrange Smith, who swung a shot into the underside left nook.
Keeper Lyness was a hero late within the recreation as he rushed off his line to avoid wasting on the toes of Falkirk sub Juan Alegria.
However McGill practically received it for Airdrie on the dying, his shot deflected previous for a nook.
FALKIRK: Hogarth, McKay, Donaldson, McCann, Mackie, McGinn, Oliver (Yeats, 62), Nesbitt (McGuffie, 73), Morrison (Lawal, 73), Burrell (Alegria, 62), Kennedy.
Subs (not used): Martin (GK), Williamson, Hetherington.
Booked: Oliver (22), Mackie (62), McKay (76), Donaldson (90+4)
AIRDRIE: Lyness, Ballantyne, Watson, Taylor-Sinclair, Deveney, McCabe, Telfer, McMaster (Frizzell, 73), Jamieson (McGill, 68), Smith, Gallagher (Devenny, 89).
Subs (not used): Henderson (GK), Gunn, Fellows, Watt, Kavanagh, Spalding.
Referee: Mike Roncone.
Attendance: 3874.
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