Arbroath crashed out of the SPFL Trust Trophy this evening to Dunfermline Athletic.
Arbroath made 6 changes with Cammy Gill, Florent Hoti, Deri Corfe, Daniel Fosu, Kieran Shanks and Kareem Isiaka all coming into the Starting XI with Scott Bitsindou, Scott Allan unavailable and Dylan Tait Cup Tied and Michael McKenna, Bobby Linn, and Derek Gaston dropping to the bench joined by Keaghan Jacobs and Dale Hilson and Scott Stewart.
A strong Dunfermline Athletic side took the lead in the 6th minute through Kyle MacDonald.
Arbroath’s first real chance at goal provided a corner kick but Craig Wighton hit a pass to Matthew Todd after intercepting and Todd finished to make it 0-2 in the 19th minute. Kyle Benedictus makde it 0-3 just 3 minutes later before Todd made it 0-4 in the 36th minute.
Arbroath brought on McKenna, Linn and Jacobs for Fosu, Isiaka and Corfe at the break, but Jacobs was forced off with an injury on the hour mark with Dale Hilson his replacement.
Craig Wighton made it 0-5 with a sweet finish after a well worked move.
Thomas O’Brien pulled one back in the 74th minute at the back post after Mehmet flapped at a Bobby Linn corner.
There were no other goals and Dunfermline Athletic progress to the next round.
Arbroath
21 – Cammy Gill
2 – Marcel Oakley
3 – Colin Hamilton
4 – Ricky Little
5 – Thomas O’Brien (c)
7 – David Gold
22 – Florent Hoti
27 – Daniel Fosu (Linn 45)
17 – Deri Corfe (McKenna 45)
16 – Kieran Shanks
19 – Kareem Isiaka (Jacobs 45)
Arbroath Substitutes
8 – Michael McKenna – 17; 45th
9 – Dale Hilson – 10; 60th
10 – Keaghan Jacobs – 19; 45th (Hilson 60)
11 – Bobby Linn – 27; 45th
12 – Scott Stewart
1 – Derek Gaston (GK)
Goal – O’Brien 74
Yellow Card – Shanks 85
Dunfermline Athletic
1 – Deniz Mehmet
15 – Sam Fisher
4 – Kyle Benedictus (c)
12 – Rhys Breen
6 – Kyle Macdonald
5 – Chris Hamilton
8 – Joe Chalmers
26 – Matthew Todd
3 – Josh Edwards
9 – Craig Wighton (Sutherland 89)
10 – Nikolay Todorov (Tod 89)
Dunfermline Athletic Substitutes
2 – Aaron Comrie
24 – Jake Rennie
25 – Michael Beagley
27 – Sam Young
28 – Andrew Tod – 10; 89th
29 – Taylor Sutherland – 9; 89th
20 – Max Little (GK)
Goals – MacDonald 6, Todd 19, 36, Benedictus 22, Wighton 68
Yellow Card – Fisher 80
Attendance: 874
Referee; Chris Graham
Assistant Referee 1; Graham McNeillie
Assistant Referee 2: Steven Traynor
