Arbroath 3, Stenhousemuir 2

ARBROATH extended their unbeaten run to six games and gave watching

East Fife manager Gavin Murray some thoughts about next week's cup

replay.

Graham Buckley opened the scoring for Arbroath in 29 minutes when he

showed a clean pair of heels to three defenders before hammering the

ball low into the net. In 56 minutes Kevin Tindal broke free on the

right and his cross was swept home by Stuart Sorbie.

Three minutes later, Stenhousemuir's top scorer, Miller Mathieson,

pulled one back for the visitors and then Sorbie made it 3-1. Three

minutes from time Mathieson made it 3-2.

East Stirling 2, Berwick Rangers 0

A GOAL in each half was enough to see East Stirling past Berwick in an

uninspired clash at Firs Park.

Shire, keen to bounce back from their Scottish Cup exit to Clydebank,

started well and they got the perfect start with a goal scored after

just nine minutes.

Striker Mike Geraghty took advantage of a fumble by Berwick keeper

Kevan Massie to fire home from close range.

The home side wrapped up the game in 64 minutes. Roberts sent over a

deep cross which was met by Brian Kemp, the smallest man on the field,

whose looping header beat Massie.