It had the potential to be a bigger upset than Leicester City winning the Premier League.
Arbroath were having a fantastic 21/22 campaign. Challenging for the title, until the very end. What makes this story incredible? They are part-timers in a professional league.
Before kick-off, there were two games remaining. Kilmarnock were sitting at the top of the table, leading Arbroath by one solitary point. A win for home side Kilmarnock, means they would be crowned Champions in front of their own supporters, going four points clear with one game remaining. Arbroath weren't willing to just hand it to them though, a win here would see them leapfrog Killie and go two points ahead, going into the final day of the season.
The atmosphere was incredible. Rugby Park was at capacity, with both teams and their supporters believing they could get the result needed to lay their hands on the Championship trophy.
I was fortunate enough to get a ticket for the Arbroath end, and it didn't disappoint.
Arbroath took the lead less than 10 minutes into the match, with James Criagen getting on the end of a counter attack to make it 0-1 to the visitors.
The chant of "no-one likes us, we don't care" was doused in irony, as it seemed like the entirety of Scottish Football wanted them to succeed. I'm sure Kilmarnock would have been included in that, if it wasn't at their own expense.
Kilmarnock would only register two shots in the first half, and certainly appeared to be struggling at half time.
The second half would see Killie come out with more urgency, but it would take until the 79th minute for Derek McInnes' men to find the equaliser, thanks to Ash Taylor. Momentum was now with Kilmarnock.
Like a total diva, Kilmarnock turned up late to their own party. In the final minute, Blair Alston placed to ball into the bottom-right corner, putting the home side 2-1 up, sealing the win, the title, and promotion to the Premiership.
The final whistle saw jubilant Killie supporters invade the pitch, and a deflated Arbroath squad come over to the away support, to receive a rapturous applause for their efforts across the entirety of the campaign.
A fantastic advert for Scottish Football, and an incredible story for the part-timers - it's just a shame it wasn't the 'happy ending' everyone was hoping for.
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