Arbroath 3-2 Raith Rovers: Bottom side come from behind to prevent visitors going top of Championship
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Watch the goals as Arbroath fightback stuns Raith
Bottom side Arbroath came from two goals down to stun Raith Rovers and prevent the visitors taking over at the top of the Scottish Championship.
Zak Rudden superbly guided in the opener and Josh Mullin headed in from close range shortly after the break.
But substitute Jay Bird's superb shot on the turn sparked an unlikely revival for hosts who had been second best.
Leighton McIntosh beat hesitant goalkeeper Kevin Dabrowski to head home and Mark Stowe slotted the winner.
Arbroath's third looked suspiciously offside, but they were now on top as they went on to end a 10-game run without a victory and reduce the gap between themselves and Inverness Caledonian Thistle to four points.
Rovers looked shell-shocked as they were left behind Dundee United on goal difference as the leaders head to Glasgow to face third-top Partick Thistle on Saturday.
Arbroath manager Jim McIntyre: "I'm delighted for the punters. It's been a long time to get a victory at Gayfield.
"Raith Rovers were dominant in the first half. You've got to play the conditions here and we done that in the second half. We needed a goal to spark us after a flat first half and a dominant Raith performance, so it gave us that lift and belief."
Raith Rovers manager Ian Murray: "We were in full control of the game. Fifteen minutes can undo you and we have been undone tonight. The goals are very poor defensively.
"The message to the players in there is that we played fairly well and created so many opportunities it could have been over at half-time. We have to learn from this. It's a sickening feeling, but we have to move on. We're still well in the hunt."