The 1-0 result in favour of Queen of South doesn't really tell the story of the game.
It was Airdrie who piled on the pressure and created the chances but just couldn't take them.
Manager Sandy Stewart afterwards was almost unable to believe that his team had come away with nothing.
Airdrie had almost got off to a sensational start inside just 15 seconds when Owen Coyle put William McLaren clear but keeper Colin Scott brought off a tremendous save.
Airdrie made the most of the play in the early stages and Coyle again made keeper Scott look lively to turn a header round the post.
And the keeper again came to his side's rescue when William McLaren broke down the field and Scott ran out to block the shot as the striker hit the ball.
The goal that won the game came after 53 minutes when the Airdrie defence failed to clear a corner.
The ball was headed on in the box by David McNiven and Steve Bowey slammed a left-foot drive into the net.
Queens had their best patch in the match and Kevin Barkey had to clear off the line from Derek Lyle.
But Airdrie piled on the pressure in the later stages and should have equalised when Martin Hardie shot wide with only the keeper to beat.