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The match has reached full-time.
- 90mins
Short corner worked by Christopher Templeman.
- 88mins
Ben Gordon gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Lunan. Paul Watson takes the free kick.
- 86mins
Shot from just outside the box by Paul Nugent misses to the left of the target.
- 85mins
Ross Campbell has shot on goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 84mins
Barry Sellars produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net.
- 84mins
The ball is sent over by David Mowat, clearance made by Ben Gordon.
- 83mins
Derek Carcary delivers the ball, Martin McNiff produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.
- 82mins
Header on goal by Calum Smith from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.
- 80mins
Calum Smith takes a corner.
- 78mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew Geggan on Paul Watson. Barry Sellars takes the free kick. Christopher Templeman is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Stephen Grindley takes the indirect free kick.
- 77mins
Calum Smith is brought on as a substitute for Martyn Fotheringham.
- 75mins
Foul by Alan Cook on Bryan Deasley, Penalty awarded. Placed penalty scored by Christopher Templeman. Forfar 4-1 Dumbarton.
- 73mins
Bryan Deasley challenges Alan Cook unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alan Cook produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, save by Scott Gallacher. Derek Carcary takes a short corner.
- 71mins
Bryan Deasley replaces Dale Hilson.
- 70mins
Martyn Fotheringham takes the outswinging corner, Christopher Templeman has a headed effort from close range and clears the bar.
- 68mins
Jon McShane on for Paul Maxwell. (Dumbarton) makes a substitution, with Alan Cook coming on for Scott Chaplain.
- 67mins
Paul Watson has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
- 66mins
Ben Gordon gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Watson. Direct free kick taken by Barry Sellars.
- 65mins
Paul Nugent crosses the ball, Paul Maxwell takes a shot. Save made by Scott Gallacher. Corner taken by Andrew Geggan from the left by-line.
- 64mins
Derek Carcary decides to take a short corner.
- 63mins
Ross Campbell goes off and Paul Watson comes on.
- 58mins
Ross Campbell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Barry Sellars. Martyn Fotheringham takes the direct free kick, Christopher Templeman finds the back of the net with a headed goal from deep inside the penalty box. Forfar 3-1 Dumbarton.Assist on the goal came from Martyn Fotheringham.
- 56mins
Foul by Martyn Fotheringham on Andrew Geggan, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Andrew Geggan.
- 56mins
Unfair challenge on Allan McManus by David Mowat results in a free kick. Derek Carcary on for Ryan McStay. Allan McManus takes the free kick.
- 52mins
Foul by James Bishop on Ross Campbell, free kick awarded. Ross Campbell restarts play with the free kick.
- 50mins
Dale Hilson finds the back of the net with a goal from close in low into the middle of the goal. Forfar 2-1 Dumbarton.Assist by Christopher Templeman.
- 48mins
Corner taken right-footed by Martin McNiff from the right by-line, clearance made by Andrew Tod.
- 46mins
The ball is crossed by Martin McNiff, Scott Gallacher makes a save.
The second half has started.
The half-time whistle blows.
- 44mins
The referee blows for offside against Christopher Templeman. Indirect free kick taken by Stephen Grindley.
- 43mins
Dale Hilson has a curled shot. Ben Gordon gets a block in.
- 43mins
Foul by Paul Maxwell on Andrew Tod, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Scott Gallacher.
- 41mins
Ben Gordon fouled by Christopher Templeman, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ben Gordon.
- 40mins
Martin McNiff crosses the ball.
- 39mins
The referee blows for offside against Scott Chaplain. Scott Gallacher takes the free kick.
- 37mins
Iain Chisholm takes a shot. Scott Gallacher makes a save.
- 37mins
Paul Maxwell fouled by James Bishop, the ref awards a free kick. Ryan McStay restarts play with the free kick.
- 36mins
Corner taken by Martyn Fotheringham from the left by-line played to the near post, Header by Graham Gibson from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
- 35mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Nugent on Dale Hilson. Barry Sellars restarts play with the free kick.
- 34mins
Barry Sellars gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andrew Geggan. Ryan McStay takes the free kick.
- 33mins
Christopher Templeman challenges Ben Gordon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Stephen Grindley restarts play with the free kick.
- 33mins
Unfair challenge on Paul Lunan by Ross Campbell results in a free kick. Scott Gallacher takes the direct free kick.
- 32mins
Centre by Martyn Fotheringham, Headed effort on goal by Ross Campbell from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.
- 30mins
The ball is sent over by Christopher Templeman, Stephen Grindley makes a save.
- 29mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Barry Sellars on Ryan McStay. Ryan McStay restarts play with the free kick.
- 27mins
Effort from the edge of the area by Ross Campbell goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 26mins
Martyn Fotheringham concedes a free kick for a foul on Ross Campbell. The ball is crossed by Andrew Geggan, Ben Gordon takes a shot. Scott Gallacher makes a save.
- 25mins
Unfair challenge on Ross Campbell by Iain Chisholm results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Martyn Fotheringham.
- 24mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Ben Gordon on Christopher Templeman. Barry Sellars takes the free kick.
- 24mins
Shot from long range by Martin McNiff goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 23mins
Martyn Fotheringham produces a cross, Stephen Grindley makes a save.
- 23mins
The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Scott Gallacher.
- 23mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Allan McManus by Christopher Templeman. Allan McManus takes the free kick.
- 21mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Martyn Fotheringham on Martin McNiff. Free kick taken by Andrew Geggan.
- 21mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Lunan on Andrew Geggan. Direct free kick taken by Ben Gordon.
- 20mins
Ross Campbell concedes a free kick for a foul on Iain Chisholm. Allan McManus takes the free kick.
- 19mins
Unfair challenge on Paul Maxwell by Andrew Tod results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ryan McStay.
- 18mins
Martyn Fotheringham takes the outswinging corner, Ross Campbell makes a clearance.
- 18mins
Dale Hilson produces a cross, clearance by Andrew Geggan.
- 18mins
Centre by Paul Nugent, clearance made by Graham Gibson.
- 13mins
Andrew Geggan takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Christopher Templeman.
- 12mins
Martin McNiff takes a shot. Save by Scott Gallacher.
- 11mins
Scott Chaplain has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target.
- 10mins
Ross Campbell takes a shot. Blocked by Scott Gallacher.
- 8mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ross Campbell by David Mowat. Allan McManus restarts play with the free kick.
- 7mins
The referee blows for offside against Ross Campbell. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Gallacher.
- 6mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Barry Sellars by Andrew Geggan. Scott Gallacher takes the direct free kick.
- 5mins
The referee shows Christopher Templeman a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Chaplain by Christopher Templeman. Stephen Grindley restarts play with the free kick.
- 5mins
Ross Campbell receives a yellow card.
- 4mins
Handball by Ross Campbell. Scott Chaplain scores a placed penalty. Forfar 1-1 Dumbarton.
- 3mins
Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Andrew Geggan.
- 1mins
Christopher Templeman delivers the ball, Ross Campbell finds the net with a goal from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Forfar 1-0 Dumbarton.Christopher Templeman provided the assist for the goal.
- 1mins
Paul Nugent takes a shot. Scott Gallacher makes a save.
Dale Hilson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Nugent. Ben Gordon restarts play with the free kick.
The referee gets the match started.
Match Preview
Campbell low on numbers
Forfar start life in the Second Division against Dumbarton and will be without a host of players.
Iain Campbell, Stephen Tulloch and Michael Bolochoweckyj are all missing through suspension while Darren Brady and Alastair Divine are also absent through injury.
Station Park boss Dick Campbell added to his numbers by bringing in Dundee striker Bryan Deasley this week and he is confident he has the right numbers to get the season off to a good start.
He said: "I am pleased with where we are player wise, and what I saw last week against Stirling Albion was very pleasing.
"Dumbarton were promoted the season before us and stayed up so a game against them will be a good yardstick for where we are."
Dumbarton welcome back defender Paul Nugent and midfielder Ian Chisholm for the trip.
Winger Graham Wilson remains unavailable due to family commitments but Strathclyde Homes Stadium manager Jim Chapman has no other absentees through injury or suspension.
Chapman and his players are nursing some injured pride after last week's 5-1 defeat at Queen of the South.
He said: "We have a strong squad for this game and I will be pleased if we show that we have learnt from the mistakes made last week.
"It will be a tough game at Forfar and I would imagine that Dick Campbell will have his players really fired up for it and we need to be able to match that."
Forfar
Dumbarton
- Scott Gallacher
- Paul Lunan
- James Bishop
- Andrew Tod
- Graham Gibson
- Martyn Fotheringham
- Dale Hilson
- Barry Sellars
- David Mowat
- Ross Campbell
- Christopher Templeman
- SUBS
- Euan McLean
- Paul Watson
- Bryan Deasley
- Calum Smith
- Ally Campbell
Home
Away
- Stephen Grindley
- Paul Nugent
- Allan McManus
- Ben Gordon
- Martin McNiff
- Andrew Geggan
- Scott Chaplain
- Iain Chisholm
- Ryan McStay
- Paul Maxwell
- Ross Campbell
- SUBS
- Michael White
- Kieran Brannan
- Derek Carcary
- Alan Cook
- Jon McShane
Match Report
Templeman stars in romp Chris Templeman scored twice and set up two more goals to help Forfar to a 4-1 win at home to Dumbarton. In a frantic opening to the match, Ross Campbell put the home side ahead after two minutes with a close-range finish from Templeman's cross. But the Sons were level three minutes later when Scott Chaplain slotted home a penalty after Campbell was adjudged to have handled in the area. Templeman crossed for Dale Hilson to restore Forfar's lead after 51 minutes with a low finish from six yards, before Templeman netted his first of the afternoon eight minutes later with a header from Martyn Fotheringham's centre. The score stayed the same until 13 minutes from time when Templeman slotted a penalty into the bottom right-hand corner after Alan Cook had brought down Bryan Deasley.
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