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Arbroath3–0Inverness CT

Aaron Steele 26′
Ryan Dow 70′
Andy Winter (42) Penalty
8 Feb 2025Saturday, 8 February 2025 · 3pmCaledonian Stadium

Lineups

Arbroath

Arbroath · Starting XI

  • Aidan McAdams
  • Jack Wilkie
  • Thomas O'Brien
  • Aaron Steele
  • Scott Stewart
  • Keith Watson
  • Callum Penman
  • Sam Stanton
  • Fraser Taylor
  • Alasdair Spalding
  • Andy Winter

Arbroath · Substitutes

  • Jack McConnell
  • Ryan Dow
  • Innes Murray
  • Billy King
  • David Gold
  • Kieran McKechnie

Arbroath · Subs used

  • Ryan Dow -> Thomas O'Brien21′
  • Billy King -> Andy Winter81′
  • Kieran McKechnie -> Fraser Taylor81′
  • David Gold -> Alasdair Spalding86′
  • Innes Murray -> Scott Stewart86′

Arbroath · Manager

  • David Gold & Colin Hamilton

Arbroath · Cautions

  • Colin Hamilton booked on touchline

Inverness CT

Inverness CT · Starting XI

Inverness CT · Substitutes

Inverness CT · Subs used

Inverness CT · Manager

Inverness CT · Cautions

Match report

Smokies Smoke Sloppy Jags After a minutes applause for three former Arbroath players in left back Tommy Hughes, striker Billy Pirie and keeper Gordon Marshall, the game got under way on a bright afternoon at the Greenversity Stadium at Gayfield. An even opening saw Alfie Bavidge pass up an early opportunity from a long ball forward from Remi Savage and another saved by McAdams. Moments later Scott Stewart was denied by the legs of Inverness keeper Musa Dibaga as he bore down on goal from the right side of the box after fifteen minutes, the ball spinning wide for a…Read moreRead less
Smokies Smoke Sloppy Jags



After a minutes applause for three former Arbroath players in left back Tommy Hughes, striker Billy Pirie and keeper Gordon Marshall, the game got under way on a bright afternoon at the Greenversity Stadium at Gayfield. An even opening saw Alfie Bavidge pass up an early opportunity from a long ball forward from Remi Savage and another saved by McAdams. Moments later Scott Stewart was denied by the legs of Inverness keeper Musa Dibaga as he bore down on goal from the right side of the box after fifteen minutes, the ball spinning wide for a corner. An inviting free kick from Fraser Taylor curled nicely onto the boot of Aaron Steele six yards out as he opened the scoring on his return to Arbroath. He got on the end of the free kick to guide the ball behind Dibaga in the twenty-fifth minute. Arbroath had been looking for the chance to win a penalty kick and the ref duly obliged a few minutes before the interval when the lead was doubled from the spot. Andy Winters scored his second goal since coming in from Livingston, the ball going in off the post. Remi Savage was deemed the culprit in a handball incident wide left inside the box when he really could not do anything about it. Harsh decision to award the penalty. That spurred the Lichties on just before the break and Savage was booked moments later thwarting another surge down the Arbroath right. From another curling Taylor free kick Dibaga pulled off a tremendous diving save to his right to tip the ball behind for a corner from Stewart's header, possibly shaving the post on the way out. On the stroke of half time Taylor almost got on the scoresheet but he was denied as Dibaga spread himself well on the goalline to block the ball away to safety. Into the second half with Billy Mckay replacing Alfie Stewart and it would be an uphill task thereafter. Mckay did bounce a trundler off the post on the hour but he would be subbed himself before the end. The rout was complete after seventy minutes when Fraser Taylor slipped substitute Ryan Dow through and he slipped the ball past Dibaga to end the scoring. Game over!

FULL TIME: 3-0

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