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The referee signals the end of the game.
- 92mins
Stuart McColm crosses the ball.
- 91mins
Keith Gibson goes into the referee's book for dissent. Craig Malcolm fouled by Kevin McMullan, the ref awards a free kick. Strike on goal comes in from Scott Agnew from the free kick. Lee Sharp takes a shot. Blocked by Ross Chisholm. Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Scott Agnew.
- 89mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Paul Sheerin.
- 88mins
The ball is crossed by Stuart Malcolm, Declan Gallacher manages to make a clearance.
- 87mins
Keith Gibson has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide right of the goal.
- 86mins
Kieran McAnespie produces a cross, clearance made by Romauld Bouadji.
- 85mins
Patrick Deane replaces Gavin Swankie.
- 85mins
Stuart McColm sends in a cross, Alan Rattray makes a clearance.
- 84mins
Craig Malcolm takes a shot. Comfortable save by Darren Hill.
- 83mins
Booking for Kieran McAnespie. Daniel Mitchell fouled by Kieran McAnespie, the ref awards a free kick. Grant Gallagher takes the direct free kick.
- 81mins
Shot from outside the penalty box by Kieran McAnespie goes wide right of the goal.
- 81mins
Corner taken by Gavin Swankie from the left by-line to the near post, Grant Gallagher manages to make a clearance.
- 80mins
Craig Malcolm fouled by Alan Rattray, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Scott Agnew from left channel, clearance made by Kevin McMullan.
- 76mins
Foul by Gavin Swankie on Romauld Bouadji, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by David Mitchell.
- 79mins
The ball is swung over by Kieran McAnespie, Michael Moore makes a clearance.
- 78mins
A cross is delivered by Paul Sheerin.
- 77mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael Moore by Keith Gibson. Scott Agnew crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Ross Chisholm.
- 76mins
Unfair challenge on Romauld Bouadji by Gavin Swankie results in a free kick. David Mitchell takes the direct free kick.
- 76mins
Romauld Bouadji challenges Alan Rattray unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Kieran McAnespie.
- 75mins
Kevin McMullan challenges Stuart McColm unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by Scott Agnew, Ross Chisholm manages to make a clearance.
- 74mins
David McGowan joins the action as a substitute, replacing Steven Doris.
- 73mins
Declan Gallacher has a header from close in and clears the crossbar.
- 72mins
Ross Chisholm concedes a free kick for a foul on Daniel Mitchell. Direct free kick taken by Scott Agnew.
- 71mins
The ball is swung over by Steven Doris, Close range shot by Gavin Swankie goes over the bar.
- 70mins
Centre by Gavin Swankie.
- 69mins
(Stranraer) makes a substitution, with Michael Moore coming on for Armand One.
- 68mins
Close range strike by Alan Rattray goes over the bar.
- 68mins
Corner taken by Paul Sheerin.
- 67mins
Scott Agnew sends in a cross, Declan Gallacher has a headed effort from close in and clears the bar.
- 64mins
Ross Chisholm delivers the ball, Shot from deep inside the area by Keith Gibson clears the crossbar. The ball is sent over by Stuart McColm, Stuart Malcolm makes a clearance. Corner from left by-line taken by Scott Agnew.
- 63mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven Doris by Declan Gallacher. Alan Rattray takes the free kick.
- 63mins
Shot from long range by Craig Malcolm goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 61mins
David Dimilta replaces Josh Falkingham. Gavin Swankie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Declan Gallacher. Declan Gallacher takes the direct free kick.
- 59mins
The ball is swung over by Lee Sharp.
- 57mins
Kevin McMullan concedes a free kick for a foul on Stuart McColm. Free kick crossed by Scott Agnew.
- 56mins
Stuart McColm produces a cross.
- 54mins
Josh Falkingham takes a shot. Brilliant save by David Mitchell. Josh Falkingham has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.
- 55mins
Armand One is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Stuart Malcolm.
- 54mins
Josh Falkingham takes a shot. David Mitchell makes a save. Effort from inside the area by Josh Falkingham misses to the right of the goal.
- 53mins
A cross is delivered by Paul Sheerin, save by David Mitchell.
- 53mins
Paul Sheerin produces a cross, Romauld Bouadji makes a clearance.
- 53mins
Steven Doris takes a shot. Save by David Mitchell.
- 52mins
Stuart McColm produces a left-footed shot from long range which goes wide right of the goal.
- 51mins
The ball is delivered by Josh Falkingham, Steven Doris produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.
- 50mins
Grant Gallagher concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Doris. Kieran McAnespie takes the free kick.
- 46mins
Foul by Gavin Swankie on Daniel Mitchell, free kick awarded. Daniel Mitchell takes the free kick.
The match restarts for the second half.
The referee calls an end to the first half.
- 44mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Scott Agnew, save by Darren Hill.
- 43mins
Corner from left by-line taken by Scott Agnew.
- 42mins
Craig Malcolm is caught offside. Ross Chisholm takes the free kick.
- 41mins
Josh Falkingham has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
- 41mins
Effort from the edge of the box by Josh Falkingham goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 37mins
Keith Gibson produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the goal.
- 36mins
Booking for Daniel Mitchell for unsporting behaviour. Daniel Mitchell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ross Chisholm. Direct free kick taken by Kieran McAnespie.
- 35mins
Shot on goal by Gavin Swankie from long range goes harmlessly over the target.
- 33mins
Steven Doris takes a shot. Save by David Mitchell. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Paul Sheerin.
- 31mins
Romauld Bouadji challenges Steven Doris unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Gavin Swankie, comfortable save by David Mitchell.
- 28mins
Paul Sheerin crosses the ball, Steven Doris takes a shot. Save by David Mitchell.
- 26mins
Paul Sheerin delivers the ball, save by David Mitchell.
- 26mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Paul Sheerin, clearance by Grant Gallagher.
- 25mins
Romauld Bouadji is booked. Foul by Romauld Bouadji on Steven Doris, free kick awarded. Shot comes in from Kieran McAnespie from the free kick, save by David Mitchell.
- 24mins
Steven Doris fouled by Declan Gallacher, the ref awards a free kick. Kieran McAnespie takes the free kick.
- 24mins
The ball is sent over by Steven Noble, clearance made by Ross Chisholm.
- 23mins
Gavin Swankie concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Noble. Direct free kick taken by Grant Gallagher.
- 22mins
Unfair challenge on Kevin McMullan by Daniel Mitchell results in a free kick. Kieran McAnespie has an effort direct from the free kick, save made by David Mitchell.
- 19mins
Gavin Swankie takes a inswinging corner.
- 18mins
The referee blows for offside against Steven Doris. Indirect free kick taken by David Mitchell.
- 16mins
Kevin McMullan takes a shot. Save by David Mitchell. Inswinging corner taken by Paul Sheerin from the right by-line, save by David Mitchell.
- 14mins
Armand One concedes a free kick for a foul on Gavin Swankie. Kieran McAnespie takes the free kick.
- 14mins
Shot from 20 yards from Gavin Swankie. Comfortable save by David Mitchell.
- 11mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ross Chisholm by Armand One. Ross Chisholm restarts play with the free kick.
- 11mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Ross Chisholm on Declan Gallacher. David Mitchell takes the direct free kick.
- 10mins
The ball is crossed by Gavin Swankie, clearance made by Declan Gallacher.
- 7mins
Inswinging corner taken by Gavin Swankie from the left by-line.
- 4mins
Paul Sheerin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Craig Malcolm. Free kick crossed left-footed by Scott Agnew, save made by Darren Hill.
- 2mins
Keith Gibson produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the target.
- 1mins
A cross is delivered by Stuart McColm, Stuart Malcolm manages to make a clearance.
The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.
Match Preview
Arbroath aim to reel in Stranraer Arbroath player/manager Paul Sheerin has a welcome selection headache ahead of the visit of Third Division leaders Stranraer. Sheerin welcomes back Alan Rattray, Jordyn Sheerin and Robbie Ross from injury, although centre-back Mark Durnan's loan spell is over and he has now returned to St Johnstone. Fourth-placed Arbroath will solidify their position as strong competitors for the title if they can win for what would be a fifth league game in a row. And Sheerin said: "For the first time in my spell as manager I have everyone at the club to pick from and I will need to make the right selection as Stranraer are a right good side. "The table does not lie and their `goals for` column shows they are a team full of danger." Stranraer will be without Sean Winter as they look to open up an eight-point gap on Arbroath at Gayfield. The midfield goal threat will be missing through work commitments, while defensive duo Glen Mitchell and Kevin Nicol remain out with injury. Heading into the clash, Stair Park boss Keith Knox is interested to see how Arbroath`s players cope after their month-long lay-off due to the big freeze. Knox said, "We were a bit rusty in our game against Berwick on Saturday and it took us a while to get going, especially up front. "If Arbroath play like they can we cannot afford to miss any chances. It is a long way to travel for a midweek game and I want to be coming home with the three points."
Arbroath
Stranraer
- Darren Hill
- Kevin McMullan
- Alan Rattray
- Ross Chisholm
- Stuart Malcolm
- Kieran McAnespie
- Josh Falkingham
- Keith Gibson
- Paul Sheerin
- Gavin Swankie
- Steven Doris
- SUBS
- Darryl Burns
- David McGowan
- Patrick Deane
- Daniel Griffin
- David Dimilta
Home
Away
- David Mitchell
- Grant Gallagher
- Declan Gallacher
- Romauld Bouadji
- Lee Sharp
- Daniel Mitchell
- Scott Agnew
- Stuart McColm
- Steven Noble
- Armand One
- Craig Malcolm
- SUBS
- Ryan Marshall
- David McAuliffe
- Paul Murphy
- Stephen Aitken
- Michael Moore
Match Report
Mitchell keeps Stranraer at summit A heroic performance from Stranraer goalkeeper David Mitchell kept his side top of the Third Division after a goalless draw at Arbroath. The hosts bossed the early exchanges and Kevin McMullan`s drive brought a good stretching save out of Mitchell, who also did well to get down to save Kieran McAnespie`s free-kick. Mitchell was the busiest player on the pitch and produced a fine save to deny Steven Noris` header from close range. The Stranraer stopper was to produce even better after the break when he brilliantly kept out Josh Falkingham`s 18-yard drive and Falkingham put the rebound harmlessly wide. The league leaders finally began to stir and had efforts through Declan Gallagher and Craig Malcolm, but they were grateful to Mitchell`s heroics meaning they leave Gayfield Park with a barely-deserved point.
Form Guide
- LLWWWW
- Arbroath
- VS
- Stranraer DWWWDD
Last Meetings
- Stranraer
- 4 - 1
- Arbroath
- 25/09/2010
- Arbroath
- 0 - 0
- Stranraer
- 26/04/2008
- Stranraer
- 0 - 3
- Arbroath
- 08/03/2008
- Arbroath
- 2 - 2
- Stranraer
- 16/11/2007
- Stranraer
- 1 - 1
- Arbroath
- 06/10/2007
Top Scorers
Arbroath
- G Swankie 5
- S Doris 5
- D McGowan 4
- K Gibson 3
- J Falkingham 3
- K McAnespie 1
- P Sheerin 1
- S Malcolm 1
Stranraer
- C Malcolm 8
- A One 6
- S Winter 5
- S Agnew 3
- M Moore 2
- R Bouadji 2
- D Gallacher 1
Goals
Arbroath
- Total goals 53
- Goals per game 26
- (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Stranraer
- Total goals 56
- Goals per game 29
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 3 (For) Period 31-40 mins
- 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 8 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
