Match Report
| Forfar Athletic | Forfar Athletic |  |  | Ayr United | Ayr United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Naysmith | C. Naysmith |  | 43 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Duncan James | D. James | |||||||||
| Paul Young | P. Young | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Paul McGrory | P. McGrory | |||||||||
| Alex Bremner | A. Bremner | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | John Matteo | J. Matteo | |||||||||
| Scott Hansen | S. Hansen | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Duncan Young | D. Young | |||||||||
| Andy Morrison | A. Morrison | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Callum Matteo | C. Matteo | |||||||||
| Alistair Bailey | A. Bailey |  | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Dominic Meiklejohn | D. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Stephen Campbell | S. Campbell | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Paul Rae | P. Rae | |||||||||
| Garry Niven | G. Niven | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | |||||||||
| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | | 46 | M | | 9 | | A | 49 | | Don Hansen | D. Hansen | |||||||||
| Garry Hutchison | G. Hutchison | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 46 | | Kevin Mcallister | K. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Sylvain Clegg | S. Clegg | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Colin Sullivan | C. Sullivan | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Station Park where Forfar Athletic play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 2,792 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Forfar Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Forfar Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Forfar Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.44
0-0Paul Rae makes a simple pass to Colin Sullivan. Colin Sullivan knocks in a cross ball towards Don Hansen. Don Hansen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Colin Naysmith is on top of it.
8.14
0-0Garry Niven makes a probing pass to Garry Hutchison. Garry Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum Matteo.
10.04
0-0Paul McGrory catches Garry Niven on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Garry Niven carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.39
Scott Hansen passes the ball forward to Stephen Campbell. Stephen Campbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Hutchison. Garry Hutchison shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Duncan James.
16.40
Alex Bremner flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry passes the ball forward to Garry Hutchison. Garry Hutchison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.49
0-0Alex Bremner kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Niven. Garry Niven brings the ball forward. Garry Niven shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
21.26
Stephen Campbell passes the ball forward to Sylvain Clegg. Sylvain Clegg shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.17
Stephen Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Clegg. Sylvain Clegg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan James who gathers it comfortably.
24.28
0-1Dominic Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Mcallister. Kevin Mcallister knocks in a cross ball towards Don Hansen. Don Hansen flicks the ball with his head. Colin Naysmith is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.33
Paul Rae makes a probing pass to Don Hansen. Don Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Mcallister. Kevin Mcallister connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
34.17
Alex Bremner makes a simple pass to Alistair Bailey. Alistair Bailey advances with the ball. Alistair Bailey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.46
Garry Niven passes the ball forward to Sylvain Clegg. Sylvain Clegg sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Duncan James easily smothers it.
40.54
Garry Niven makes a simple pass to Garry Hutchison. Garry Hutchison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.25
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
0-1Neil Hendry clumsily knocks into Dominic Meiklejohn. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominic Meiklejohn runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Ayr United kick off!
48.26
Dominic Henderson makes a probing pass to Colin Sullivan. Colin Sullivan shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
51.20
Garry Niven threads the ball through to Garry Hutchison. Garry Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul McGrory.
59.54
Ayr United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
66.32
Dominic Henderson makes a beautiful solo run. Dominic Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Don Hansen. Don Hansen flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.17
Dominic Henderson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Hansen. Don Hansen shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
79.03
Garry Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Clegg. Sylvain Clegg shoots from long range but Duncan James is on top of it.
83.29
Scott Hansen chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Bailey. Alistair Bailey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Clegg. Sylvain Clegg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Young.
85.20
Stephen Campbell knocks the ball forward to Garry Hutchison. Garry Hutchison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
89.51
Scott Hansen threads the ball through to Garry Niven. Garry Niven makes a simple pass to Garry Hutchison. Garry Hutchison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Alistair Bailey knocks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Clegg. Sylvain Clegg shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
22.4%
49.4%
28.2%
Scorers
| Don Hansen 24 |