Date:22 Feb 2012
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Gayfield Park
Attendance:789

Samuel (19)
Doris (43) Doris (45)
Doris (71)
Coyne (12)

Goal!

Live Commentary

88mins Liam Caddis concedes a free kick for a foul on Lee Bryce. Free kick taken by Iain Campbell.

85mins Steven Doris fouled by Christopher Hegarty, the ref awards a free kick. Christopher Hegarty is shown a yellow card. Booking for Josh Falkingham for dissent. Lee Sibanda takes the free kick.

82mins Effort from just outside the box by Liam Caddis goes over the bar.

80mins Unfair challenge on Lee Bryce by Craig Wedderburn results in a free kick. Strike comes in from Christopher Hegarty from the free kick, save made by Darren Hill.

78mins Gavin Swankie takes the outswinging corner, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Stuart Malcolm goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

77mins Josh Falkingham takes a shot. Save by Marc McCallum.

73mins Liam Caddis on for Paul Sheerin. Bradley Coyne goes off and Lee Bryce comes on. Kevin Motion on for Dale Hilson.

73mins Effort from the edge of the box by Gavin Swankie goes wide of the right-hand upright.

71mins Goal scored by Steven Doris from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Arbroath 4-1 Forfar.Gavin Swankie provided the assist for the goal.

66mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Gavin Swankie. Mark McCulloch restarts play with the free kick.

66mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Nicky Low, Joe Shaughnessy takes a shot. Save by Darren Hill.

65mins Gavin Swankie replaces Collin Samuel. Lee Sibanda replaces Beau Busch.

64mins Bradley Coyne has a headed effort from close range and clears the bar.

62mins Nicky Low takes a shot. Beau Busch gets a block in.

61mins Unfair challenge on Dale Hilson by Keith Gibson results in a free kick. Greg Ross takes the free kick.

59mins Christopher Hegarty takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post.

58mins Christopher Templeman takes a shot. Save made by Darren Hill.

57mins Greg Ross receives a caution.

54mins The official flags Christopher Templeman offside. Indirect free kick taken by Darren Hill.

53mins Stuart Malcolm gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Christopher Hegarty. Mark McCulloch restarts play with the free kick.

53mins Christopher Hegarty concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Doris. Paul Sheerin restarts play with the free kick.

50mins Collin Samuel is ruled offside. Mark McCulloch restarts play with the free kick.

48mins Effort on goal by Paul Sheerin from just outside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.

47mins David Mowat concedes a free kick for a foul on Josh Falkingham. Free kick taken by Craig Wedderburn.

45mins Steven Doris finds the back of the net with a goal from close in to the bottom right corner of the goal. Arbroath 3-1 Forfar.Beau Busch provided the assist for the goal.

43mins Steven Doris finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Arbroath 2-1 Forfar.Assist on the goal came from Collin Samuel.

42mins Brian Kerr concedes a free kick for a foul on Nicky Low. Booking for Brian Kerr for unsporting behaviour. Iain Campbell restarts play with the free kick.

41mins Dale Hilson concedes a free kick for a foul on Stuart Malcolm. Kieran McAnespie restarts play with the free kick.

39mins Collin Samuel is adjudged to have handled the ball. Direct free kick taken by Marc McCallum.

37mins Josh Falkingham produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the right-hand post.

35mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark McCulloch on Josh Falkingham. Kieran McAnespie takes the free kick.

34mins David Mowat fouled by Keith Gibson, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Christopher Hegarty.

33mins Michael Bolocheweckyj leaves the field to be replaced by Greg Ross.

31mins David Mowat takes a shot. Save by Darren Hill.

30mins Inswinging corner taken by Paul Sheerin.

30mins Steven Doris produces a cross, Iain Campbell makes a clearance.

28mins Shot by Brian Kerr from outside the box goes over the net.

27mins Michael Bolocheweckyj gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Doris. Direct free kick taken by Kieran McAnespie.

26mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Joe Shaughnessy on Steven Doris. Paul Sheerin restarts play with the free kick.

21mins Unfair challenge on Michael Bolocheweckyj by Steven Doris results in a free kick. Caution for Michael Bolocheweckyj. Free kick taken by Marc McCallum.

19mins Collin Samuel fires in a goal from inside the box low into the middle of the goal. Arbroath 1-1 Forfar.Assist on the goal came from Craig Wedderburn.

18mins Unfair challenge on Paul Sheerin by Christopher Hegarty results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Darren Hill.

17mins Dale Hilson takes a shot. Stuart Malcolm gets a block in. Christopher Templeman takes a short corner. Iain Campbell takes a shot. Craig Wedderburn gets a block in. Corner taken right-footed by Christopher Hegarty.

15mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven Doris by Christopher Hegarty. Brian Kerr restarts play with the free kick.

12mins Bradley Coyne finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the top right corner of the goal. Arbroath 0-1 Forfar.Assist on the goal came from Iain Campbell.

10mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Christopher Templeman by Beau Busch. Direct free kick taken by Christopher Hegarty.

9mins Corner from left by-line taken by Josh Falkingham.

8mins Inswinging corner taken by Paul Sheerin.

8mins Christopher Hegarty takes a shot. Craig Wedderburn gets a block in.

7mins Shot by Christopher Hegarty from outside the box goes high over the target.

5mins Steven Doris produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand post.

5mins Foul by Bradley Coyne on Paul Sheerin, free kick awarded. Paul Sheerin restarts play with the free kick.

3mins Corner taken by Nicky Low from the left by-line, Unfair challenge on Steven Doris by Michael Bolocheweckyj results in a free kick. Darren Hill restarts play with the free kick.

2mins Josh Falkingham fouled by Iain Campbell, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Paul Sheerin.

1mins Unfair challenge on Josh Falkingham by Michael Bolocheweckyj results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Darren Hill.

1mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Dale Hilson, Steven Doris makes a clearance.

Match Preview

Arbroath boosted by Malcolm return Arbroath captain Stuart Malcolm returns from suspension as the Red Lichties look to keep up their chase of leaders Cowdenbeath by seeing off Forfar at Gayfield. Midfielder Lee Sibanda is a doubt after pick up a knock against Cowdenbeath at the weekend and player-manager Paul Sheerin is again without goalkeeper Michael White and striker Jordan Elfverson through injury. Sheerin is looking for a repeat of the recent 4-2 success his men had against the Loons. He said: "We put on a good display at Station Park and got a deserved win. We need to match that display to win again, as three points not only keep pushing us towards securing a play-off place, they keep pressure on Cowdenbeath at the top." Forfar defender Jamie Bishop will be sidelined by a knee injury once again. Michael Bolochoweckyj missed the 4-0 defeat to East Fife at the weekend and he is a doubt for manager Dick Campbell. The Station Park boss is looking for his men to show what they are capable of and he said: "We had great wins against Stenhousemuir and Cowdenbeath last month so we are capable of winning this one. "Unfortunately we never got on a roll with further wins and we still find ourselves in eighth place which is much lower than we should be. "Arbroath played really well at our place but we can win this game."

Formation:442Manager: Paul Sheerin

Arbroath

Formation: 442Manager: Dick Campbell

Forfar

Darren Hill
Beau Busch
Stuart Malcolm
Craig Wedderburn
Kieran McAnespie
Josh Falkingham
Brian Kerr
Keith Gibson
Paul Sheerin
Steven Doris
Collin Samuel
SUBS
Darryl Burns
Lee Sibanda
Gavin Swankie
Liam Caddis
Jake Mair

Home

Away

Marc McCallum
Mark McCulloch
Michael Bolocheweckyj
Joe Shaughnessy
Iain Campbell
Dale Hilson
Christopher Hegarty
David Mowat
Nicky Low
Bradley Coyne
Christopher Templeman
SUBS
Greg Paterson
Greg Ross
Kevin Motion
Lee Bryce
Kevin Byers

Match Report

Doris delight for Red Lichties Steven Doris' hat-trick ensured Arbroath kept the pressure on Second Division leaders Cowdenbeath by easing to a 4-1 win over Forfar. The night got off to an inauspicious start for the Red Lichties as Forfar took a 13th-minute lead when Bradley Coyne drove into the top corner from the edge of the area. Arbroath needed just seven minutes to level, though, as Collin Samuel latched on to Craig Wedderburn's pass to fire past Marc McCallum. The points were then effectively won in the space of two minutes as Doris converted Samuel's pass in the 43rd minute and 60 seconds later Doris netted from close range to double the advantage. The Loons did make some effort to stage a comeback after the interval, with Christopher Templeman heading straight at Tim Hill from inside the six-yard box and Coyne missing a similarly gilt-edged chance when he headed over soon after. The icing was put on the cake with 19 minutes remaining as Doris completed his treble by converting Gavin Swankie's cross.

Form Guide

DWWWDD Arbroath VS Forfar WWDLDL

Last Meetings

Forfar 2 - 4 Arbroath 11/02/2012 Forfar 1 - 1 Arbroath 15/10/2011 Arbroath 1 - 2 Forfar 23/04/2005 Forfar 1 - 1 Arbroath 19/02/2005 Arbroath 0 - 2 Forfar 01/01/2005 Forfar 5 - 0 Arbroath 21/08/2004

Top Scorers

Arbroath G Swankie 11 L Sibanda 6 S Doris 6 S Malcolm 5 J Falkingham 5 P Sheerin 4 K McAnespie 3 C Samuel 2 C Innes 1 Forfar C Templeman 10 M Fotheringham 4 K Motion 3 J Shaughnessy 3 N Low 3 K Byers 2 B Coyne 2 M McCulloch 1 D Mowat 1 D Hilson 1

Goals

Arbroath Total goals 85 Goals per game 53 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 8 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Forfar Total goals 66 Goals per game 34 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 8 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins