A last minute goal by Ross Forbes rescued a draw for Dumbarton in a match that Arbroath dominated after going ahead through a stunning Bobby Linn strike.
Arbroath should have been awarded a penalty early in the second half when Omar Kader was fouled, but referee Kevin Graham wasn’t interested.
As Arbroath came close to grabbing a second goal to secure the win, Dumbarton broke and Forbes hit a strike past Darren Jamieson who hadn’t had too many saves to make throughout the game.
The Arbroath players left the pitch bitterly disappointed feeling like they had lost the game, but with 7 points out of a possible 9 and two away games it is still a great start to the season.
Arbroath
1 – Darren Jamieson
2 – Jason Thomson
3 – Colin Hamilton
4 – Ricky Little
5 – Thomas O’Brien
6 – Mark Whatley (c)
7 – Omar Kader
8 – Michael McKenna (Hester 66)
9 – Ryan Wallace
10 – Gavin Swankie (Gold 81)
11 – Bobby Linn (Denholm 74)
Substitutes
12 – David Gold – 10; 81st
14 – Danny Denholm – 11; 74th
15 – Ryan McCord
16 – Kane Hester – 8; 66th
17 – Finn Graham
21 – Darren Hill (GK)
Goal – Linn 26
Yellow Cards – Hamilton 34, Thomson 77
Attendance – 627
Officials;
Referee – Kevin Graham
Assistant Referee 1 – Brian Templeton
Assistant Referee 2 – Kevin McElhinney
