It took six minutes for Airdrie United to level the score, Stephen Docherty made a run across the face of the Dunfermline penalty box an as Martin Hardie cut through Docherty's run he claimed the ball and drove deep in to the Dunfermline box, he placed the ball under McGregor and brought the game level.
Airdrie United received our first booking when Paul Lovering brought down Hunt.
The first seriously controversial match of the game gives Dunfermline a three - two lead. Dunfermline's Makel sends in a free kick that Stephen Robertson has covered, but while Robertson has both hands on the ball and is in the air Derek Young barges in to him and brings him down, referee Fyfe sees nothing wrong as Young slots the ball in to the net.
Three - two after fifty-six minutes and once again Airdrie United have a fight on our hands.
With Dunfermline on top, a moment of madness places the game back in Airdrie United's hands, Once again Makel of Dunfermline commits a foul in a dangerous area and is shown his second yellow card. It takes Fyfe a few seconds to realise he has already booked Makel and is forced to send him off. McKeown hits the free kick and it dips late and lands on the top of the net.
When you are against ten men all good managers have trained their players to keep the ball on the wings and force your opposition to chase the game, Airdrie United did this automatically and between Paul Lovering and Stephen McKenna to either side kept the ball going from wing to wing and pressuring the Dunfermline defence.
McGregor in the Dunfermline goal decides that it is time to waste time; with the ball at his feet, he kicks it along the inside of his own penalty box back and forth he goes until Brian Prunty forces him to lift it and play some football.
Sandy Stewart who has led the Diamonds valiantly today decides it is time for a substitution; Steven McDougall replaces Neil McGowan. Paul Lovering drops back to fill in for McGowan and McDougall moves in to the attacking wing back position.
The game is all Airdrie United now as we force Dunfermline back time after.
Controversial moment number two: - Brian McPhee scores from a Willie McLaren corner and Airdrie United are back in the game, but referee Fyfe had spotted a foul and has disallowed the goal. It looked like he thought Lovering impeded McGregor in the Dunfermline goal, rough justice.
Controversial moment number three: - Airdrie United awarded a penalty, a handball on the Dunfermline goalmouth. As Stephen McKeown steps up to take the penalty, the fans debate whose hand the ball hit. Some said it was Hardie some Willie McLaren and others that it came of Dunfermline player Jamie McCunnie. Either way if it was a penalty some one should have been sent off!
Stephen McKeown the fully recognised penalty king of Airdrie United steps us, a Dunfermline player makes a show of noising him up and McKeown just laughs it off. Low and to the left he shoots and Airdrie United are now level. Three all and much much more than the Airdrie fans ever expected.
Many have already started to discuss the replay and how we will take Dunfermline at home but it was not meant to be.
The Airdrie United players had the bit between their teeth now and the game was not over, as Airdrie United attacked, we earned our selves another corner, then a second then a third and then finally on the fourth penalty Stephen Docherty snuck in the header that put Airdrie United in to the fourth round draw of the Scottish Cup.
What a game and what a result, Fantastic.