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Scottish League · Second Division

Alloa2–3Arbroath

Kevin Cawley 18′
Kevin Cawley 32′
Derek Holmes 45′
Paul Currie 54′
Michael Travis 63′
25 Aug 2012Saturday, 25 August 2012 · 3pmRecreation ParkAttendance: 575

Lineups

Alloa

Arbroath

Alloa · Starting XI

  • Scott Bain
  • Michael Doyle
  • Daryll Meggatt
  • Ben Gordon
  • Jason Marr
  • Darren Young
  • Stephen Simmons
  • Ryan McCord
  • Graeme Holmes
  • Martin Grehan
  • Kevin Cawley

Arbroath · Starting XI

Alloa · Substitutes

  • Craig McDowall
  • Mark Docherty
  • Ryan Harding
  • Ross McCord
  • Jason Thomson

Arbroath · Substitutes

Alloa · Substitutions

  • Jason Thomson for Stephen Simmons68′
  • Ross McCord for Graeme Holmes79′

Arbroath · Substitutions

Alloa · Manager

  • Paul Hartley

Arbroath · Manager

Alloa · Cautions

  • Not recorded

Arbroath · Cautions

Alloa · Red cards

  • Not recorded

Arbroath · Red cards

Match report

Ten-man Arbroath came from two goals down to win an entertaining top-of-the-table clash at Alloa. The Wasps started much the better and took the lead after 18 minutes when Kevin Cawley found the top corner with a 20-yard strike. Cawley scored his second with a clinical finish in the 32nd minute. Derek Holmes stroked home Lee Sibanda's assist to start the Red Lichties comeback on the stroke of half time and Paul Currie levelled the scores with a confident 54th-minute finish. Michael Travis completed the turnaround nine minutes later when he steered Currie's cross into the back of the net.…Read moreRead less
Ten-man Arbroath came from two goals down to win an entertaining top-of-the-table clash at Alloa.

The Wasps started much the better and took the lead after 18 minutes when Kevin Cawley found the top corner with a 20-yard strike.

Cawley scored his second with a clinical finish in the 32nd minute.

Derek Holmes stroked home Lee Sibanda's assist to start the Red Lichties comeback on the stroke of half time and Paul Currie levelled the scores with a confident 54th-minute finish.

Michael Travis completed the turnaround nine minutes later when he steered Currie's cross into the back of the net.

Paul Hartley's men were offered a route back into the game moments later when Daniel Rennie was sent off for abusive language, but they were unable to make their numerical advantage count.

BBC

Match media

Alloa v Arbroath, 25 Aug 2012
Photo: www.alloaathletic.co.uk/

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