Match ends, Arbroath 2, Stirling Albion 0.
Arbroath 2-0 Stirling Albion
- From the section Football
Arbroath improved on their slow start in League Two with a morale-boosting home win over Stirling.
After an even first half with no goals, Sergio Cecilia opened the scoring, taking a Bobby Linn ball and unleashing a shot from outside the box that beat a sprawling Chris Smith.
Linn added a second after Andy Ryan's cross found him.
Todd Lumsden's men, with just one win in their first six, shut up shop and see out the victory.
Line-ups
Arbroath
- 1Fleming
- 2Munro
- 4Little
- 5Watson
- 3Johnstone
- 7LinnBooked at 52minsSubstituted forReidat 80'minutes
- 6Whatley
- 8Stewart
- 11Ramsay
- 10AlvarezSubstituted forClarkeat 67'minutes
- 9RyanSubstituted forGrehanat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Grehan
- 14Reid
- 15Hester
- 16Lowdon
- 17Clarke
- 18Gold
- 21Brodie
Stirling
- 1Smith
- 2MazelSubstituted forLamontat 69'minutes
- 5McKinlay
- 6McMillan
- 3Forsyth
- 7HamiltonSubstituted forVerlaqueat 80'minutesBooked at 87mins
- 8Comrie
- 4Robertson
- 11CunninghamSubstituted forLanderat 55'minutes
- 9Doris
- 10Dickson
Substitutes
- 12Smith
- 14Lander
- 15Lamont
- 16McNab
- 17Binnie
- 18Verlaque
- Referee:
- Steven Reid
- Attendance:
- 638
Match Stats
Home TeamArbroathAway TeamStirling
- Possession
- Home42%
- Away58%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away2
- Corners
- Home3
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away3
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Arbroath 2, Stirling Albion 0.
Attempt missed. Craig Comrie (Stirling Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Foul by Kevin McKinlay (Stirling Albion).
Craig Watson (Arbroath) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Stirling Albion. Conceded by Ricky Little.
Foul by Darren Ramsay (Arbroath).
David Verlaque (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
David Verlaque (Stirling Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ricky Little (Arbroath) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by David Verlaque (Stirling Albion).
Substitution
Substitution, Stirling Albion. David Verlaque replaces Lee Hamilton.
Substitution
Substitution, Arbroath. Jamie Reid replaces Bobby Linn.
Foul by Jamie Clarke (Arbroath).
Steven Doris (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Mark Lamont.
Attempt missed. Sean Dickson (Stirling Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Foul by Ricky Little (Arbroath).
Steven Doris (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Stirling Albion. Mark Lamont replaces Aurelien Mazel.
Foul by Jamie Clarke (Arbroath).
Ross Forsyth (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Arbroath. Jamie Clarke replaces Sergio Alvarez.
Substitution
Substitution, Arbroath. Martin Grehan replaces Andy Ryan.
Attempt missed. Bobby Linn (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Stirling Albion. Kyle Lander replaces Sandy Cunningham because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Andy Ryan (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Sergio Alvarez (Arbroath).
Lee Hamilton (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Keiran Stewart (Arbroath).
Willie Robertson (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Arbroath 2, Stirling Albion 0. Bobby Linn (Arbroath) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Ryan.
Goal!
Goal! Arbroath 1, Stirling Albion 0. Sergio Alvarez (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby Linn.
Foul by Keiran Stewart (Arbroath).
Willie Robertson (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second Half
Second Half begins Arbroath 0, Stirling Albion 0.
Half Time
First Half ends, Arbroath 0, Stirling Albion 0.
Corner, Stirling Albion. Conceded by Andy Munro.
Corner, Stirling Albion. Conceded by Keiran Stewart.
Corner, Stirling Albion. Conceded by Craig Watson.