Easton aggrieved by referee’s call

Dylan Easton says Airdrie have picked up a knack for good goals – but he perhaps should have had one from a corner kick.

The Diamonds number 10 was the key man for manager Ian Murray away to Dumbarton on Sunday, netting from outside the box in the second half to secure a 1-0 win.

It strengthened Airdrie’s grip on third place in League One as they eye promotion to the Championship. Airdrie won three games in eight days over the festive period against Alloa, Queen’s Park and the Sons.

Kerr Mcinroy and Calum Gallagher both netted fine goals alongside Easton in that run, but he feels he merited another. His corner at the end of the first half found the net, but a foul on Sons goalkeeper Sam Ramsbottom was spotted by referee Steven Kirkland.

Easton explained:“a lot of their players were surprised by the decision. I took the corner and I had a perfect view of it. The goalkeeper has fumbled it and it’s went in the net.

“I spoke to the referee afterwards and he thought it was a foul. It’s one of they things so we just had to dig in and get the three points, which we did.

“Thankfully the ball fell to me in the second half and I found the net. We have that in our team. We have that ability to pull off a bit of magic when things aren’t going well.”

Airdrie are back in action on Saturday against bottom club East Fife. While they weren’t at their best, Easton says Airdrie displayed another side of themselves at Dumbarton.

He added:“most people who have watched us will think we’re agoodpassingteam,andweare.

“But we know we have that other side to us. The pitch cut up after the first half but we mixed it up.”

Match winner Easton