Date:29 Feb 2012
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Gayfield Park
Attendance:728

Gibson (8) Gibson (41)
Holmes (48) Boyle (77)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins The referee shows Ricki Lamie a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.

93mins Steven Doris goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.

92mins The official flags Steven Doris offside. David Lilley restarts play with the free kick.

90mins Stuart Malcolm fouled by John Boyle, the ref awards a free kick. Brian Kerr takes the free kick.

88mins William McLaren fouled by Stuart Malcolm, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by William McLaren.

88mins Stuart Malcolm goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.

87mins The referee shows Keith Gibson a yellow card. Nathan Blockley leaves the field to be replaced by Phillip Johnston.

85mins Foul by Nathan Blockley on Gavin Swankie, free kick awarded. Brian Kerr takes the free kick.

83mins Liam Caddis takes a shot. Save made by Andrew Duncan.

82mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Derek Holmes on Gavin Swankie. Beau Busch takes the indirect free kick.

81mins The offside flag is raised against Steven Doris. Indirect free kick taken by Andrew Duncan.

80mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Liam Caddis by William McLaren. Free kick taken by Paul Sheerin.

79mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Paul Sheerin from the right by-line, clearance made by David Lilley.

77mins John Boyle grabs a goal from inside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Arbroath 2-2 Airdrie Utd.Assist by Derek Holmes.

76mins Stuart Malcolm has a header from inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.

75mins Corner taken by Gavin Swankie, Andrew Duncan makes a save.

75mins Steven Doris takes a shot. Andrew Duncan makes a save.

74mins Graeme Owens leaves the field to be replaced by John Boyle.

73mins William McLaren takes a outswinging corner.

69mins Nathan Blockley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Innes. Stuart Malcolm restarts play with the free kick.

67mins Ryan Donnelly takes a shot. Darren Hill makes a save.

66mins Gavin Swankie takes a shot. Comfortable save by Andrew Duncan.

65mins Liam Caddis replaces Lee Sibanda.

65mins Gavin Swankie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Lovering. Indirect free kick taken by Paul Lovering.

63mins Paul Lovering is shown a yellow card.

61mins David Lilley challenges Steven Doris unfairly and gives away a free kick. Brian Kerr takes the free kick.

60mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by William McLaren from the right by-line, clearance by Stuart Malcolm.

58mins Close range header by David Lilley goes over the bar.

58mins Corner taken left-footed by William McLaren, Darren Hill makes a save.

58mins Outswinging corner taken by William McLaren, save by Darren Hill.

57mins Steven Doris is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Andrew Duncan.

56mins Cross/shot by William McLaren.

55mins Outswinging corner taken by William McLaren from the right by-line, clearance by Stuart Malcolm.

55mins William McLaren takes the inswinging corner, Darren Hill makes a save.

54mins Gavin Swankie is caught offside. Andrew Duncan takes the indirect free kick.

53mins Gavin Swankie crosses the ball.

52mins Inswinging corner taken by Gavin Swankie, David Lilley manages to make a clearance.

48mins Goal scored by Derek Holmes from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Arbroath 2-1 Airdrie Utd.

47mins Chris Innes concedes a free kick for a foul on Ryan Donnelly. Free kick crossed by William McLaren, Stuart Malcolm makes a clearance.

45mins Paul Lovering challenges Lee Sibanda unfairly and gives away a free kick. Darren Hill takes the indirect free kick.

45mins Ricki Lamie comes on in place of Kieron Stallard.

44mins William McLaren takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Keith Gibson makes a clearance.

43mins Lee Sibanda takes a shot. Save by Andrew Duncan.

42mins The referee shows David Lilley a yellow card.

40mins Kieron Stallard gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gavin Swankie. Gavin Swankie produces a cross, Keith Gibson scores a goal from close range low into the middle of the goal. Arbroath 2-0 Airdrie Utd.Assist by Brian Kerr.

39mins Foul by Derek Holmes on Kieran McAnespie, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Kieran McAnespie.

34mins Shot from just outside the box by Gavin Swankie goes over the bar.

34mins Paul Lovering concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Doris. Gavin Swankie takes the free kick.

32mins Unfair challenge on Keith Gibson by Graeme Owens results in a free kick. Kieran McAnespie crosses the ball in from the free kick.

27mins Foul by Jamie Bain on Gavin Swankie, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed left-footed by Kieran McAnespie.

26mins Graeme Owens fouled by Lee Sibanda, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Cameron McDonald.

23mins Corner from right by-line taken by Gavin Swankie.

23mins Paul Sheerin takes a shot. Save made by Andrew Duncan.

22mins William McLaren decides to take the corner short.

21mins Unfair challenge on Lee Sibanda by Graeme Owens results in a free kick. Kieran McAnespie takes the indirect free kick.

17mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Innes on Derek Holmes. Free kick taken by Nathan Blockley.

16mins Corner taken by Paul Sheerin from the right by-line, free kick awarded for a foul by Brian Kerr on Paul Lovering. Free kick taken by Andrew Duncan.

15mins Inswinging corner taken by Gavin Swankie from the left by-line.

14mins Shot by Keith Gibson from just outside the area goes over the net.

13mins Jamie Bain produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the goal.

12mins Gavin Swankie is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Andrew Duncan.

10mins Keith Gibson takes a shot. Save made by Andrew Duncan.

8mins Inswinging corner taken by Paul Sheerin, Keith Gibson finds the net with a headed goal from close in. Arbroath 1-0 Airdrie Utd.Paul Sheerin provided the assist for the goal.

7mins Corner taken left-footed by Paul Sheerin from the right by-line, William McLaren makes a clearance.

6mins Brian Kerr challenges Jamie Bain unfairly and gives away a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by David Lilley.

5mins The assistant referee signals for offside against William McLaren. Darren Hill restarts play with the free kick.

4mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Derek Holmes by Chris Innes. Nathan Blockley takes the free kick, Shot from just outside the box by Graeme Owens goes over the bar.

3mins Beau Busch sends in a cross, save by Andrew Duncan.

2mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lee Sibanda by David Lilley. Gavin Swankie restarts play with the free kick.

1mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Ryan Donnelly. Kieran McAnespie takes the indirect free kick.

Match Preview

Midfield ace banned Arbroath are without banned midfield ace Josh Falkingham as they look to top the Second Division by seeing off visitors Airdrie United at Gayfield. The Red Lichties have injury concerns as well, with Mark Baxter, Collin Samuel and Jordan Elfverson ruled out. Manager Paul Sheerin has included youngster Jake Mair in his squad. "We are down to pretty low numbers but things happen and you just have to get on with them," said Sheerin. "This will be a difficult game to win as Airdrie will be looking to hit back after a couple of recent disappointments." "Going top would be nice but I do not view this as the biggest game of our season as every game between now and the end of the season could be massive." Airdrie United goalkeeper Grant Adam and midfielder Sean Lynch will miss out against hosts Arbroath following their red cards against East Fife at the weekend. The club had looked into Adam's dismissal for handling outside of the box, but the idea of an appeal was dropped when footage of the incident was unclear. The Diamonds' resources could be stretched further as Keiron Stallard, Jamie Stevenson, Scott Sally and Fraser Keast are all struggling to be available due to injuries. Defender Cameron MacDonald is available after a two-game ban, with manager Jimmy Boyle saying, "We have not found the net in our last couple of games which is not like us but hopefully we can put that right in a game that is usually played in a very open manner."

Formation:442Manager: Paul Sheerin

Arbroath

Formation: 442Manager: Jimmy Boyle

Airdrie Utd

Darren Hill
Beau Busch
Stuart Malcolm
Chris Innes
Kieran McAnespie
Lee Sibanda
Brian Kerr
Keith Gibson
Paul Sheerin
Steven Doris
Gavin Swankie
SUBS
Michael White
Liam Caddis
Craig Wedderburn
Jake Mair
Kieran McWalter

Home

Away

Andrew Duncan
Kieron Stallard
Cameron McDonald
David Lilley
Paul Lovering
Jamie Bain
Nathan Blockley
Graeme Owens
William McLaren
Ryan Donnelly
Derek Holmes
SUBS
Connor Fairley
John Boyle
Phillip Johnston
Scott Sally
Ricki Lamie

Match Report

United battle back to dent Arbroath Airdrie came back from two goals down to earn a point in a 2-2 draw which dented Arbroath's Second Division title hopes. The hosts started strongly and went ahead in the ninth minute when Keith Gibson converted Paul Sheerin's corner and he almost doubled his tally a minute later but was stopped by a fantastic save from Andrew Duncan. Gibson was not to be denied, though, in the 40th minute when he got on the end of Gavin Swankie's free-kick to double the lead. But it was a different story after the break and Derek Holmes scored his third goal of the season from close range in the 48th minute. United continued to push and they were rewarded with 13 minutes remaining when John Boyle reacted first to Holmes' knock down to scramble in the leveller.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Airdrie Utd 3 - 3 Arbroath 26/11/2011 Arbroath 3 - 1 Airdrie Utd 17/09/2011 Arbroath 0 - 4 Airdrie Utd 10/04/2004 Airdrie Utd 0 - 1 Arbroath 24/01/2004 Arbroath 1 - 1 Airdrie Utd 02/12/2003 Airdrie Utd 2 - 1 Arbroath 20/09/2003

Top Scorers

Arbroath G Swankie 11 S Doris 10 J Falkingham 7 L Sibanda 6 S Malcolm 5 P Sheerin 4 K McAnespie 3 C Samuel 3 C Innes 1 Airdrie Utd R Donnelly 18 J Boyle 5 W McLaren 4 J Stevenson 4 S Lynch 3 P Lovering 2 P Johnston 2 D Holmes 1 G Owens 1 S Sally 1 S Morton 1 N Blockley 1

Goals

Arbroath Total goals 94 Goals per game 60 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 8 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 8 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Airdrie Utd Total goals 81 Goals per game 47 8 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 8 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 9 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins