Alloa Athletic 0 – 1 Arbroath
Arbroath claimed their first ever win in the Ladbrokes Championship this afternoon at the Indodrill Stadium thanks to a 17th minute goal by Bobby Linn.
Greig Spence switched play with a majestic pass across the pitch into the path of Linn, finding him in space down the left before Bobby fired a low left footed shot past Neil Parry from 16 yards.
James Murphy almost added a second but his 72nd minute strike rattled the Alloa post.
It was a dominant performance from the Lichties from start to finish this afternoon with a really well fought team performance from everyone involved.
Half Time Stats
Possession – Alloa Athletic 47% – 53% Arbroath
Total Shots – Alloa Athletic 0 – 8 Arbroath
On Target – Alloa Athletic 0 – 3 Arbroath
Off Target – Alloa Athletic 0 – 5 Arbroath
Blocked – Alloa Athletic 0 – 0 Arbroath
Corners – Alloa Athletic 2 – 4 Arbroath
Fouls Committed – Alloa Athletic 5 – 6 Arbroath
Full Time Stats
Possession – Alloa Athletic 47% – 53% Arbroath
Total Shots – Alloa Athletic 4 – 11 Arbroath
On Target – Alloa Athletic 0 – 3 Arbroath
Off Target – Alloa Athletic 3 – 7 Arbroath
Blocked – Alloa Athletic 1 – 1 Arbroath
Corners – Alloa Athletic 3 – 0 Arbroath
Fouls Committed – Alloa Athletic 16 – 15 Arbroath
Alloa Athletic
1 – Neil Parry
8 – John Robertson
4 – Robbie Deas
2 – Scott Taggart
3 – Liam Dick
7 – Kevin Cawley (Stirling 70)
10 – Alan Trouten
6 – Steven Hetherington
11 – Iain Flannigan (c)
17 – Kevin O’Hara
9 – Liam Buchanan (Thomson 58)
Substitutes
14 – Adam Brown
18 – Blair Malcolm
19 – Robert Thomson – 9; 58th
20 – Cameron O’Donnell
22 – Andrew Stirling – 7; 70th
31 – Christopher Henry (GK)
Yellow Cards – Hetherington 38, Flannigan 65, A. Stirling 84
Red Card – Hetherington 77
Arbroath
1 – Darren Jamieson
2 – Jason Thomson
3 – Colin Hamilton
4 – Ricky Little
5 – Thomas O’Brien
6 – Mark Whatley (c)
7 – David Gold (Campbell 70)
18 – James Murphy
8 – Michael McKenna (Kader 76)
14 – Greig Spence (Doris 75)
11 – Bobby Linn
Substitutes
9 – Steven Doris – 14; 75th
12 – Omar Kader – 8; 76th
15 – Luke Donnelly
17 – Robert Wilson
19 – Ben Stirling
20 – Josh Campbell – 7; 70th
21 – Derek Gaston (GK)
Yellow Cards – Whatley 63, J. Campbell 88
Officials;
Referee; Colin Steven
Assistant Referee 1 – Paul O’Neill
Assistant Referee 2 – Michael Addy
Attendance: 661
C’mon the Lichties!
