Arbroath 2 – 1 Partick Thistle

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Arbroath 2 – 1 Partick Thistle

Arbroath 2 – 1 Partick Thistle

The Lichties got back to winning ways today at Gayfield. A goal in the 6th minute from Michael McKenna directly from a corner kick gave the Lichties the perfect start before Craig Wighton scored on his Arbroath debut in the 34th minute after smashing Jason Thomson’s pass past Scott Fox to make it 2-0.

Fox punched another McKenna corner off his line before Thomas O’Brien had a drive run across the line as the Lichties looked for a third in a first half they dominated with the wind at their backs.

As expected Partick Thistle came out for the second half looking to use the wind to their advantage but failed to really test Derek Gaston in the Arbroath goal.

A fantastic team effort the Lichties battled and defended chasing every ball with Michael McKenna covering nearly every inch of grass.

In the 5th minute of injury time Brian Graham pulled a late, late consolation goal back for Partick Thistle.

A fantastic win and great home debuts by Dale Hilson and Wighton but overall a fantastic team performance!

C’mon the Lichties!

First Half Stats

Possession – Arbroath 57% – 43% Partick Thistle
Total Shots – Arbroath 7 – 0 Partick Thistle
On Target – Arbroath 2 – 0 Partick Thistle
Off Target – Arbroath 4 – 0 Partick Thistle
Blocked – Arbroath 1 – 0 Partick Thistle
Corners – Arbroath 10 – 0 Partick Thistle
Fouls Committed – Arbroath 1 – 5 Partick Thistle

Full Time Stats

Possession – Arbroath 54% – 46% Partick Thistle
Total Shots – Arbroath 8 – 9 Partick Thistle
On Target – Arbroath 3 – 6 Partick Thistle
Off Target – Arbroath 4 – 3 Partick Thistle
Blocked – Arbroath 1 – 0 Partick Thistle
Corners – Arbroath 10 – 4 Partick Thistle
Fouls Committed – Arbroath 9 – 10 Partick Thistle

C’mon the Lichties!

Arbroath

21 – Derek Gaston
2 – Jason Thomson
3 – Colin Hamilton
4 – Ricky Little
5 – Thomas O’Brien (c)
6 – Mark Whatley
22 – Miko Virtanen
14 – Craig Wighton (Swankie 89)
8 – Michael McKenna
15 – Luke Donnelly (Gold 77)
9 – Dale Hilson (Kader 81)

Substitutes

7 – David Gold – 15; 77th
10 – Gavin Swankie – 14; 89th
11 – Bobby Linn
12 – Omar Kader – 9; 81st
16 – Scott Stewart
23 – Logan Chalmers
1 – Darren Jamieson(GK)

Yellow Card – Virtanen 90+4

Goals – McKenna 6, Wighton 34

Partick Thistle

22 – Scott Fox
43 – Steven Saunders
4 – Thomas O’Ware (c)
6 – Sean McGinty (Cardle 45)
21 – Lee O’Connor
8 – Stuart Bannigan
12 – Reece Cole
16 – Darian MacKinnon (Barjonas 65)
3 – James Penrice
9 – Brian Graham
10 – Alex Jones (Zanatta 67)

Substitutes

7 – Joe Cardle – 6; 45th
15 – Tommy Robson
17 – Craig Slater
19 – Dario Zanatta – 10; 67th
20 – Jamie Barjonas – 16; 65th
1 – Jamie Sneddon (GK)

Goal – Graham 90+5

Attendance – 1418

Referee: David Lowe
Assistant Referee 1: Calum Spence
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Doyle

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