Hector Crouch (DUM) is not available as a sub today due to suspension.
Dumbarton                                 Arbroath
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Harry Cobden              30  9  n     GK Angus Gunn                32  8  n
SW Sam Twiston-Davies        30  8  n     SW Ned Doig                  15  8  n
DF Callum Rodriguez          30  8  n     DF Thomas O Brien            28  6  n
DF Callum Shepherd           29 10  n     DF Jack Nicholas             25  4  n
DF Jack Doyen                17  4  n     DF Alex McLeish              25 10  n
DF Adam Kirby                15  4  n     MF Rico Lewis                34  9  n
DF Mark Winn                  7  8  n     MF Lando Norris              30  4  n
MF Henry Brooke              29  7  n     MF Stuart McCall             28  8  n
MF Sean Bowen                28 10  n     FW Cole Palmer               34 10  n
WG Jamie Hamilton            34  8  n     FW Fraser Taylor             29  9  n
FW Ross Chapman              30 10  n     FW Adel Taarabt              23  8  n

Min 0: Dumbarton opens up with a 6-2-2 N while the Lichties will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Stewart Gordon (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 0: Colin Scott (DUM) - Hector is still out. What does an EC team do in these circumstances...
Min 7: Sean Bowen (DUM) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Jamie Hamilton but it evades him...
        ...Thomas O Brien (ARB) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 10: Adel Taarabt (ARB) finds Cole Palmer steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Jack Doyen (DUM) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 15: Sean Bowen (DUM) puts in a cross...
        ...but Jack Nicholas (ARB) clears with ease.
Min 16: Mark Winn (DUM) and Thomas O Brien involved in a bit of handbags...
        ...Mark Winn feels he is not getting enough protection...
        ...and took the law into his own hands by giving Thomas O Brien a solid kick up the arse as the ball went out of play...
        ...a yellow card and a few stern words for Mark Winn as the game continues.
Min 31: Henry Brooke (DUM) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but Angus Gunn just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 36: Jack Doyen (DUM) finds Callum Rodriguez...
        ...but he hesitates and Ned Doig (ARB) is able to make the tackle.
Min 40: Sean Bowen (DUM) sidesteps to make space for himself...
        ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
        ...which Angus Gunn is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 43: Callum Rodriguez (DUM) and Jamie Hamilton break for Dumbarton...
        ...Jamie Hamilton looks to have found space into which to recieve Callum Rodriguez's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Thomas O Brien (ARB) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 43: With Dumbarton so far forward a rare Arbroath break sees Cole Palmer play a long diagonal pass for Fraser Taylor...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 45: Sean Quinlan on for Jack Doyen(DF)...
        ...Sean Quinlan will play FW.
Min 45: Robert MacIntyre on for Ned Doig(SW)...
        ...Robert MacIntyre will play FW.
Min 45: DUM now playing Counterattack


HALFTIME SCORE: Dumbarton 0 - Arbroath 0

Min 47: Adam Kirby (DUM) takes the ball into the Lichties half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Sean Bowen...
        ...who can't get it past Angus Gunn.
Min 48: The ball breaks from a Thomas O Brien tackle and lands in the path of Jamie Hamilton (DUM)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Angus Gunn palms Jamie Hamilton's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Angus Gunn falls on it.
Min 48: Robert MacIntyre (ARB) nods the ball down for Stuart McCall on the edge of the box...
        ...Stuart McCall takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Harry Cobden rushes of his line...
        ...Stuart McCall gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Sam Twiston-Davies (DUM)!
Min 49: Adel Taarabt (ARB) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Sam Twiston-Davies (DUM) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 50: Sean Quinlan (DUM) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Sean Bowen heads in from close range...
        ...but Angus Gunn was there to save that one.
Min 58: Dumbarton break quickly with Ross Chapman...
        ...he only has Angus Gunn to beat...
        ...great save by Angus Gunn but the ball falls to Jamie Hamilton...
        ...who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...and Dumbarton have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: DUM 1 - ARB 0
Min 60: Connor Beasley on for Adam Kirby(DF)...
        ...Connor Beasley will play DF.
Min 65: Lando Norris finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Harry Cobden palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Robert MacIntyre who heads the ball...
        ...and it sails skyward over the bar.
Min 69: Ross Chapman (DUM) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Alex McLeish (ARB) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 76: With Arbroath so far forward a rare Dumbarton break sees Henry Brooke play a long diagonal pass for Sean Quinlan...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 77: Sean Quinlan (DUM) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Callum Shepherd but it evades him...
        ...Thomas O Brien (ARB) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 82: Lichties build down the left...
        ...Fraser Taylor sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Cole Palmer beats Mark Winn to the ball...
        ...and hooks a brilliant left-footer past Harry Cobden for the goal.  GOAL!...
        ...what a dramatic equalizer...
        ...score now: DUM 1 - ARB 1
Min 83: The Lichties sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Connor Beasley's (DUM) ball into the box is cut out by Thomas O Brien (ARB).
Min 86: Fraser Taylor is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a brilliant shot into the top corner GOAL!...
        ...what an amazing goal!  Just a few minutes from stoppage time now...
        ...score now: DUM 1 - ARB 2
Min 87: Ross Chapman (DUM) spins and plays the ball to the right of the box...
        ...for the on-rushing Sam Twiston-Davies...
        ...Sam Twiston-Davies shoots across Angus Gunn...GOAL!...
        ...what a dramatic equalizer...
        ...score now: DUM 2 - ARB 2
Min 88: Connor Beasley (DUM) collects the ball from Ross Chapman on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat Angus Gunn! GOAL!...
        ...what an amazing goal!  Just a few minutes from stoppage time now...
        ...score now: DUM 3 - ARB 2


FINAL SCORE: Dumbarton 3 - Arbroath 2


Man Of The Match: Sam Twiston-Davies (DUM)

Dumbarton
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Harry Cobden              30 30 30 13  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Sam Twiston-Davies        30 30 30 21  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
DF Adam Kirby                15 15 15 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Callum Rodriguez          30 30 30 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jack Doyen                17 17 17 13  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Callum Shepherd           29 29 29 23  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Mark Winn                  7  7  7  5  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Connor Beasley            27 27 27 21  2  n  0  0  1  1 30  7
MF Sean Bowen                28 28 28 25  4  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
MF Henry Brooke              29 29 29 26  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Jamie Hamilton            34 34 34 30  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
FW Ross Chapman              30 30 30 30  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Sean Quinlan              19 19 19 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Arbroath
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Angus Gunn                32 32 32 14  2  n  0  5  0  0 90  6
SW Ned Doig                  15  7  7  6  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Jack Nicholas             25 25 25 20 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Alex McLeish              25 25 25 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Thomas O Brien            28 28 28 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lando Norris              30 30 30 27 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Stuart McCall             28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Rico Lewis                34 34 34 30  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Adel Taarabt              23 23 23 23  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Cole Palmer               34 34 34 34  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Fraser Taylor             29 29 29 29  3  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
FW Robert MacIntyre          22 22 22 22  7  n  0  0  0  1 45  6

Statistics       DUM ARB
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           3   2
Shots On Target    8   2
Shots              8   3
Saves              0   5
Offsides           1   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      79  66
Revenue          106 106

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  DUM  N  79.00 176.48 163.13 
  1  ARB  N  46.00 143.35 186.85 
 46  DUM  C  42.75 159.98 208.59 
 46  ARB  N  46.80 136.35 204.95 
 61  DUM  C  45.75 171.98 212.19 

 Trainer's Report
DUM paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Henry Brooke (DUM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Sean Bowen (DUM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Thomas O Brien (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ned Doig (ARB) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.