Arbroath and Queen of the South both claimed their first point of the season with a 1-1 draw at Gayfield Park.

Stephen Dobbie came close to an opener for Queen of the South in just the second minute, but the forward was denied by a smart save from Derek Gaston.

But the visitors did take the lead after 32 minutes. Gregor Buchanan's diagonal ball picked out James Maxwell, who controlled before firing past Gaston.