Scottish League · League One
Dumbarton2–0Arbroath
Ross Forbes (pen.) 30′
Dom Thomas 52′
Lineups
Dumbarton
Arbroath
Dumbarton · Starting XI
- Grant Adam
- Cameron Ballantyne
- David Ferguson
- Craig Barr
- Stuart Carswell
- Kyle Hutton
- Ross Forbes
- Bobby Barr
- Dom Thomas
- Calum Gallagher
- Ben Armour
Arbroath · Starting XI
Dumbarton · Substitutes
- Connor Brennan
- Ryan Thomson
- Boris Melingui
- Iain Russell
- Michael Paton
Arbroath · Substitutes
Dumbarton · Substitutions
- Michael Paton for Ben Armour70′
- Boris Melingui for Bobby Barr87′
- Ryan Thomson for Calum Gallagher89′
Arbroath · Substitutions
- Danny Denholm for Omar Kader64′
- Michael McKenna for Greig Spence65′
- Steven Doris for Luke Donnelly65′
Dumbarton · Manager
- Jim Duffy
Arbroath · Manager
Dumbarton · Cautions
- Ross Forbes56′
- Dom Thomas62′
- Bobby Barr82′
Arbroath · Cautions
Dumbarton · Red cards
- Not recorded
Arbroath · Red cards
Match report
Injury hit Arbroath lost for the first time away from home this afternoon at Dumbarton in a game which was disrupted by torrential rain and a howling gale. It was a case of a bad day at the office for the Lichties but their troubles weren’t helped as they went into the game without Colin Hamilton and Jason Thomson in defence and Michael McKenna and David Gold in midfield and Ryan Wallace up front. Trialist Lewis Bell, formerly of Celtic played in a back 3 defence alongside Ricky Little and Thomas O’Brien with Omar Kader, Mark Whatley, Ryan McCord, Gavin…Read moreRead less
Injury hit Arbroath lost for the first time away from home this afternoon at Dumbarton in a game which was disrupted by torrential rain and a howling gale.
It was a case of a bad day at the office for the Lichties but their troubles weren’t helped as they went into the game without Colin Hamilton and Jason Thomson in defence and Michael McKenna and David Gold in midfield and Ryan Wallace up front.
Trialist Lewis Bell, formerly of Celtic played in a back 3 defence alongside Ricky Little and Thomas O’Brien with Omar Kader, Mark Whatley, Ryan McCord, Gavin Swankie and Bobby Linn in attack and Greig Spence and Luke Donnelly up front.
Arbroath made a good start but found themselves 1-0 down on the half hour mark as for the 2nd game in a matter of days they conceded a penalty when Ross Forbes was tripped after a corner.
Darren Jamieson was within a glove of getting to the ball as Forbes took the penalty himself netting in the bottom right hand corner.
The second half was just getting started when man of the moment Dom Thomas netted Dumbarton’s second goal in the 52nd minute.
There was also a bit of deja-vu when Linn appeared fouled deep in the Dumbarton half but play raged on and Dumbarton broke with Thomas scoring.
As the weather conditions worsened Arbroath made 3 substitutes with Denholm, Doris and McKenna coming on for Kader, Spence and Donnelly.
Michael McKenna was booked for his first foul within 2 minutes of coming on but just 14 minutes later was sent off for simulation in the Dumbarton penalty box. Definitely one to watch later on 36nilTV as at the time it looked like a foul for Arbroath.
Steven Doris had our best chance but the conditions had grown farcical with no team really making much progress.
Full time and the Lichties went down for only their 3rd defeat of the season – ironically their 3rd 2-0 loss.
Raith were held to a draw by Stranraer but Forfar Athletic defeated East Fife 3-0 meaning our gap at the top is now 14 points to our Angus neighbours with 27 points left.
We will regroup and go again.
It was a case of a bad day at the office for the Lichties but their troubles weren’t helped as they went into the game without Colin Hamilton and Jason Thomson in defence and Michael McKenna and David Gold in midfield and Ryan Wallace up front.
Trialist Lewis Bell, formerly of Celtic played in a back 3 defence alongside Ricky Little and Thomas O’Brien with Omar Kader, Mark Whatley, Ryan McCord, Gavin Swankie and Bobby Linn in attack and Greig Spence and Luke Donnelly up front.
Arbroath made a good start but found themselves 1-0 down on the half hour mark as for the 2nd game in a matter of days they conceded a penalty when Ross Forbes was tripped after a corner.
Darren Jamieson was within a glove of getting to the ball as Forbes took the penalty himself netting in the bottom right hand corner.
The second half was just getting started when man of the moment Dom Thomas netted Dumbarton’s second goal in the 52nd minute.
There was also a bit of deja-vu when Linn appeared fouled deep in the Dumbarton half but play raged on and Dumbarton broke with Thomas scoring.
As the weather conditions worsened Arbroath made 3 substitutes with Denholm, Doris and McKenna coming on for Kader, Spence and Donnelly.
Michael McKenna was booked for his first foul within 2 minutes of coming on but just 14 minutes later was sent off for simulation in the Dumbarton penalty box. Definitely one to watch later on 36nilTV as at the time it looked like a foul for Arbroath.
Steven Doris had our best chance but the conditions had grown farcical with no team really making much progress.
Full time and the Lichties went down for only their 3rd defeat of the season – ironically their 3rd 2-0 loss.
Raith were held to a draw by Stranraer but Forfar Athletic defeated East Fife 3-0 meaning our gap at the top is now 14 points to our Angus neighbours with 27 points left.
We will regroup and go again.
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