Arbroath 0-0 Hamilton Academical: Accies in relegation play-off
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Arbroath's Thomas O'Brien heads the ball goalward
Hamilton Academical will be in the Scottish Championship relegation play-off after drawing 0-0 with fellow strugglers Arbroath.
Cove Rangers' defeat at home by Morton means Hamilton Academical go above them into the relegation play-off, and face Alloa or Airdrieonians on Tuesday.
David Gold's shot rattled the bar as the Arbroath peppered the visitors goal in the second half, but they held firm.
Arbroath will now play a fifth consecutive season in the second tier.
John Rankin, Hamilton manager: "The players were shouting on, 'What are we doing?' We know we've got Greenock 2-1 up at Cove Rangers, and we've got forward players on the pitch. Do they go and try and attack the goal or do we try and defend and get ourselves into the play-offs?
"The players managed the game really well, we really did in that last wee period, when we knew Morton had scored and were ahead."
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