Forfar Ath 5-0 Arbroath

Forfar turned in a five-star performance to continue their perfect start to the season against Arbroath.

Paul Shields opened the scoring after half-an-hour and added a second two minutes after the interval with a shot from the edge of the box

Jay Stein followed up a Shields shot off the bar to make it three.

Paul Tosh added a fourth from close range in the 67th minute and David King completed the rout after 77 minutes with a header from a corner.

Forfar: Brown, Rattray, Lowing, Forrest, David King, McClune, Sellars (Booth 71), Lunan (Mathu King 71), Tosh (Maher 71), Shields, Stein. Subs Not Used: Dunn, Ferrie.

Booked: Sellars, Tosh.

Goals: Shields 33, 47, Stein 61, Tosh 67, Mathu King 77.

Arbroath: Woodcock, McMullen, Beith (Collier 62), Bishop, A Trialist, Rennie, Miller, MacDonald , McLean (Farquharson 50), Henslee (Cook 55), Swankie. Subs Not Used: McAulay, B Trialist.

Booked: Miller, Rennie.

Att: 696

Ref: K Toner