Congratulations to Airdrie's reserves, who lifted the Reserve Challenge Cup after a fine win over Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

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The young Diamonds gave coach James Grant the perfect birthday present when they showed great character to pull off a superb 1-0 victory over the Lions, who boasted several Premiership first-team starters in their line-up including Nicky Devlin, Dolly Menga and Robbie Crawford.

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Airdrie were boosted by the inclusion of club captain Sean Crighton, but the cup triumph was also a victory for the Diamonds' youth pathway, with no less than eight of the evening's squad being current or former academy players.

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The visitors almost took the lead inside the first minute when Ally Roy got on the end of a Dean Hawkshaw pass, but veteran Livi keeper Gary Maley made a good save from the frontman.

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Odoffin sent a header just over the bar minutes later, but the home side saw a goal disallowed after five minutes for a foul on Airdrie keeper Reece Willison.

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A hard-fought midfield battle followed, but the Diamonds took the lead just as looked like Livingston were taking control of the match, Joe Moore picking up a superb diagonal pass and squeezing the ball home despite Maley's desperate efforts.

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Menga's trickery was impressing for the home side, who looked good on the ball, but it was the Diamonds who had the better chances with Dean Hawkshaw going close with a curling free-kick just before half-time.

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Willison made a superb stop from Menga midway through the second half, and Kurtis Roberts wasn't far away with an acrobatic volley with ten minutes to play.

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Ally Roy broke free twice in the closing stages, but Maley denied the striker before a last-ditch tackle saw Roy fizz a shot just wide.

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In the end Moore's goal was enough to win the cup for Airdrie after a fine team performance with plenty of grit and determination on display.