Match ends, Arbroath 0, Annan Athletic 2.
Arbroath 0-2 Annan Athletic
- From the section Football
Annan moved top of Scottish League Two following a deserved victory at Arbroath.
Peter Weatherson scored an impressive right-footed finish from outside the penalty area to give his side the lead.
Annan went 2-0 ahead when Arbroath's Ricky Little scored an own goal amid further pressure from a corner.
Arbroath sit eighth in the table and from a nine games have a total of 10 points, keeping them four clear of the relegation zone.
Line-ups
Arbroath
- 1Fleming
- 2Munro
- 4LittleBooked at 83mins
- 5Watson
- 3JohnstoneSubstituted forVitoriaat 81'minutes
- 7Linn
- 6Whatley
- 8StewartSubstituted forGoldat 62'minutes
- 11RamsayBooked at 71mins
- 9RyanSubstituted forGrehanat 50'minutes
- 10Alvarez
Substitutes
- 12Grehan
- 14Lowdon
- 15Clarke
- 16Gold
- 17Wilson
- 18Vitoria
- 21Brodie
Annan Athletic
- 1Hart
- 5Watson
- 2Black
- 3SwinglehurstBooked at 53mins
- 7OmarSubstituted forWatsonat 90+2'minutes
- 6Gilfillan
- 8Flynn
- 10Todd
- 4McNiff
- 9WeathersonSubstituted forFergusonat 84'minutes
- 11OsadolorSubstituted forFinnieat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Currie
- 14Ferguson
- 15McStay
- 16McDonald
- 17Watson
- 18Finnie
- 21Park
- Referee:
- Kevin Graham
- Attendance:
- 492
Match Stats
Home TeamArbroathAway TeamAnnan Athletic
- Possession
- Home62%
- Away38%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away3
- Corners
- Home1
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away11
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Arbroath 0, Annan Athletic 2.
Substitution
Substitution, Annan Athletic. Jamie Watson replaces Rabin Omar.
Attempt blocked. Darren Ramsay (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Martin Grehan (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steven Swinglehurst (Annan Athletic).
Sergio Alvarez (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bryan Gilfillan (Annan Athletic).
Substitution
Substitution, Annan Athletic. David Ferguson replaces Peter Weatherson.
Booking
Ricky Little (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ricky Little (Arbroath).
Rabin Omar (Annan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Darren Ramsay (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Arbroath. Joao Pereira Vitoria replaces Craig Johnstone.
Martin Grehan (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Finnie (Annan Athletic).
Sergio Alvarez (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bryan Gilfillan (Annan Athletic).
Attempt blocked. Sergio Alvarez (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Ricky Little (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rabin Omar (Annan Athletic).
Martin Grehan (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bryan Gilfillan (Annan Athletic).
Booking
Darren Ramsay (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Darren Ramsay (Arbroath).
Matthew Flynn (Annan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Peter Weatherson (Annan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Andy Munro (Arbroath).
Rabin Omar (Annan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Martin Grehan (Arbroath).
Steven Black (Annan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Annan Athletic. Ryan Finnie replaces Smart Osadolor.
Darren Ramsay (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matthew Flynn (Annan Athletic).
Attempt missed. Bobby Linn (Arbroath) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt saved. Darren Ramsay (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Smart Osadolor (Annan Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Arbroath. David Gold replaces Keiran Stewart.
Foul by Martin Grehan (Arbroath).
Martin McNiff (Annan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.