Date:25 Aug 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Recreation Park
Attendance:575

Holmes (44) Currie (53)
Travis (62)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Darren Young challenges Michael Travis unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Tony Bullock.

90mins Corner taken right-footed by Ross McCord.

89mins Corner taken right-footed by Ross McCord from the left by-line to the near post, Alex Keddie makes a clearance.

88mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Ryan McCord, Alex Keddie manages to make a clearance. Ryan McCord takes a shot from inside the box clearing the bar.

86mins A cross is delivered by Ross McCord, Header from close in by Martin Grehan misses to the right of the goal.

84mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Ross McCord from the right by-line, Alex Keddie manages to make a clearance.

82mins Jason Marr challenges Alex Keddie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Tony Bullock.

82mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Alex Keddie on Ross McCord. James Doyle restarts play with the free kick.

80mins Derek Holmes goes off and David Banjo comes on.

79mins Paul Sheerin challenges James Doyle unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by Ross McCord.

78mins Ross McCord replaces Graeme Holmes.

77mins Graeme Holmes crosses the ball, clearance by Paul Currie.

76mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Ryan McCord, Stuart Malcolm manages to make a clearance.

74mins Ben Gordon concedes a free kick for a foul on Derek Holmes. Colin Hamilton restarts play with the free kick.

72mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Ryan McCord, free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Grehan on Brian Kerr. Tony Bullock restarts play with the free kick.

70mins Unfair challenge on Jason Marr by Derek Holmes results in a free kick. Scott Bain takes the free kick.

69mins Ben Gordon challenges Derek Holmes unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Paul Sheerin.

67mins Graeme Holmes fouled by Paul Currie, the ref awards a free kick. Stephen Simmons goes off and Robert Thomson comes on. Direct free kick taken by Ryan McCord.

63mins Daniel Rennie challenges Daryll Meggatt unfairly and gives away a free kick. Daniel Rennie dismissed for foul and abusive language. Ryan McCord takes the direct free kick.

61mins Unfair challenge on Jake Mair by Stephen Simmons results in a free kick. Paul Currie crosses the ball in from the free kick, Michael Travis scores a goal from close range low into the middle of the goal. Alloa 2-3 Arbroath.Paul Currie provided the assist for the goal.

60mins Jake Mair gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Doyle. Free kick taken by Ryan McCord.

57mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Kevin Cawley. Free kick taken by Tony Bullock.

56mins Close range shot by Graeme Holmes clears the bar.

53mins Paul Currie fires in a goal from inside the box to the top left corner of the goal. Alloa 2-2 Arbroath.

52mins Jason Marr gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Derek Holmes. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Paul Sheerin from right channel, save by Scott Bain.

50mins Paul Currie takes a shot. Save made by Scott Bain.

48mins Corner taken by Paul Sheerin, Alex Keddie takes a shot. Save by Scott Bain.

45mins Jake Mair is brought on as a substitute for Lee Sibanda. (Arbroath) makes a substitution, with Daniel Rennie coming on for Darren Gribben.

45mins Unfair challenge on Stephen Simmons by Paul Currie results in a free kick. Paul Currie receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Ben Gordon restarts play with the free kick.

44mins Derek Holmes grabs a goal from inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Alloa 2-1 Arbroath.Assist on the goal came from Lee Sibanda.

42mins Darren Young takes a shot. Save by Tony Bullock. Corner taken by Ryan McCord.

42mins Corner taken by Ryan McCord from the right by-line to the near post, Colin Hamilton makes a clearance.

40mins Corner taken right-footed by Ryan McCord from the right by-line, clearance by Stuart Malcolm.

38mins Corner taken by Paul Currie from the left by-line, Jason Marr makes a clearance. Corner taken by Paul Sheerin, save by Scott Bain.

35mins Kevin Cawley fouled by Colin Hamilton, the ref awards a free kick. Strike comes in from Daryll Meggatt from the free kick.

35mins Paul Currie takes a shot. Save made by Scott Bain.

33mins Martin Grehan takes a shot.

31mins Kevin Cawley fires in a goal from inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Alloa 2-0 Arbroath.

31mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Darren Young by Lee Sibanda. Direct free kick taken by Daryll Meggatt.

30mins Darren Young challenges Derek Holmes unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lee Sibanda restarts play with the free kick.

29mins The ball is crossed by Stephen Simmons, save by Tony Bullock.

25mins Martin Grehan fouled by Alex Keddie, the ref awards a free kick. Ryan McCord restarts play with the free kick.

22mins Darren Gribben concedes a free kick for a foul on Ryan McCord. Jason Marr takes the direct free kick.

20mins Corner taken by Lee Sibanda played to the near post, Darren Young makes a clearance.

19mins Corner taken right-footed by Ryan McCord, Colin Hamilton makes a clearance.

16mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Ryan McCord. Kevin Cawley grabs a goal from just outside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Alloa 1-0 Arbroath.Ryan McCord provided the assist for the goal.

15mins Corner taken by Ryan McCord, save by Tony Bullock.

13mins Ryan McCord takes a short corner.

11mins Darren Young gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Derek Holmes. Brian Kerr takes the direct free kick.

8mins Handball decision goes against Paul Sheerin. Direct free kick taken by Stephen Simmons.

7mins Lee Sibanda gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan McCord. Direct free kick taken by Ryan McCord.

5mins The referee blows for offside against Ryan McCord. Tony Bullock takes the free kick.

The referee blows for offside against Darren Young. Tony Bullock takes the indirect free kick.

Match Preview

Cox misses Arbroath clash with virus Striker David Cox (virus) is Alloa's only absentee for the clash with Arbroath at Recreation Park. The two teams were the last two champions of the Third Division and now the sides sit joint top of the Second Division. Wasps manager Paul Hartley said: "Paul Sheerin has done a fantastic job at Gayfield in first of all winning the title and then challenging for promotion to Division One last season. "They like to play attractive football and so do we so it should be a good game. We go into it with confidence after a great display and result against Albion Rovers last weekend." Hartley added: "It was important to get our first win of the season last weekend as it takes a bit of pressure off and now we want our first home win." Arbroath will have goalkeeper Tony Bullock, 40, making his first start for the club. Regular number one Darren Hill was ruled out for two months after breaking his arm in last week's win over Ayr. Former Hearts youngster Colin Hamilton has joined the club on a permanent basis this week and looks set to play at left-back, while Stuart Malcolm is available for the first time this season after a groin injury. Player-manager Sheerin said: "I began my career at Alloa 20 years ago so it is nice to be going back there still playing and as a manager as well. "They have a good team that will do well this season but hopefully not too well against us."

Formation:442Manager: Paul Hartley

Alloa

Formation: 442Manager: Paul Sheerin

Arbroath

Scott Bain
James Doyle
Ben Gordon
Jason Marr
Daryll Meggatt
Graeme Holmes
Darren Young
Stephen Simmons
Ryan McCord
Martin Grehan
Kevin Cawley
SUBS
Craig McDowall
Ross McCord
Robert Thomson
Mark Docherty
Ryan Harding

Home

Away

Tony Bullock
Michael Travis
Stuart Malcolm
Alex Keddie
Colin Hamilton
Lee Sibanda
Brian Kerr
Paul Currie
Paul Sheerin
Derek Holmes
Darren Gribben
SUBS
Scott Morrison
Daniel Rennie
David Banjo
Joe Prince-Wright
Jake Mair

Match Report

Form Guide

DW Alloa VS Arbroath DW

Last Meetings

Arbroath 0 - 0 Alloa 27/03/2010 Alloa 1 - 0 Arbroath 30/01/2010 Arbroath 2 - 2 Alloa 02/12/2009 Alloa 0 - 1 Arbroath 26/09/2009 Alloa 2 - 0 Arbroath 14/03/2009 Arbroath 1 - 0 Alloa 31/01/2009

Top Scorers

Alloa R Thomson 2 S Simmons 1 M Grehan 1 Arbroath D Gribben 2 D Holmes 1 B Kerr 1 D Rennie 1

Goals

Alloa Total goals 5 Goals per game 4 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) Period 81-90 mins Arbroath Total goals 6 Goals per game 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) Period 81-90 mins