Match Report
| Ayr United | Ayr United |  |  | Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Neil Stirling | Neil Stirling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan James | D. James |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Craig Mcinnes | C. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Paul McGrory | P. McGrory | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Gavin Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| John Matteo | J. Matteo | | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Alec Mckinlay | A. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Duncan Young | D. Young | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 |  | David Arnold | D. Arnold | |||||||||
| Callum Matteo | C. Matteo | | 42 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 |  | Carlos Antunes | C. Antunes | |||||||||
| Dominic Meiklejohn | D. Meiklejohn | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 45 | | John Mcinnes | J. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Paul Rae | P. Rae | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Alex Morton | A. Morton | |||||||||
| Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 |  | Eduardo Ruiz | E. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Don Hansen | D. Hansen | | 49 | A | | 9 | | A | 47 |  | Arno Koning | A. Koning | |||||||||
| Kevin Mcallister | K. Mcallister | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Andy Strachan | A. Strachan | |||||||||
| Colin Sullivan | C. Sullivan | | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Gary Ritchie | G. Ritchie | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Kilmarnock. A crowd of 2,690 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ayr United and Kilmarnock are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Ayr United and Kilmarnock are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Ayr United kicking off!
6.28
0-0Dominic Henderson makes a simple pass to Don Hansen. Don Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Mcallister. Kevin Mcallister directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.28
0-0Dominic Henderson hacks John Mcinnes from behind! Dominic Henderson is shown the yellow card! John Mcinnes stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.15
0-0Kilmarnock are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ayr United's defence.
20.40
Dominic Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Hansen. Don Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Sullivan. Colin Sullivan flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.30
Gavin Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Morton. Alex Morton chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Koning. Arno Koning controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.16
0-0Alex Morton clumsily knocks into Paul Rae. The referee calls over Alex Morton and shows him a yellow card! Paul Rae gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.09
0-0Arno Koning barges into Paul McGrory. Arno Koning is warned by the referee! Paul McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.05
0-0Duncan Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Rae. Paul Rae passes the ball forward to Kevin Mcallister. Kevin Mcallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.43
John Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Koning. Arno Koning shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.57
Dominic Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Colin Sullivan. Colin Sullivan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.38
Eduardo Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Koning. Arno Koning shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Kilmarnock kick off the second half!
47.25
0-1Eduardo Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Strachan. Andy Strachan shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Andy Strachan!
57.13
Eduardo Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Strachan. Andy Strachan shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
59.46
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
60.13
0-1John Mcinnes flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Strachan but the linesman indicates offside!
65.41
Alex Morton knocks the ball forward to Andy Strachan. Andy Strachan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
66.15
Eduardo Ruiz knocks the ball forward to Arno Koning. Arno Koning whips in a cross ball towards Andy Strachan. Andy Strachan directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.27
Eduardo Ruiz sees a break and surges forward. Eduardo Ruiz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Matteo.
73.57
Eduardo Ruiz clumsily knocks into Dominic Meiklejohn. The referee calls over Eduardo Ruiz and warns him to calm down! Dominic Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.14
Dominic Henderson clumsily knocks into John Mcinnes. The referee calls over Dominic Henderson and warns him to calm down! John Mcinnes stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.48
0-2Eduardo Ruiz threads the ball through to Andy Strachan. Andy Strachan shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Duncan James manages to gather it comfortably.
83.52
Alec Mckinlay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Morton. Alex Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arno Koning. Arno Koning kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Duncan James manages to gather it comfortably.
84.56
Eduardo Ruiz knocks the ball forward to Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.2%
50.8%
Play Area
33.8%
52.3%
13.8%
Scorers
| Andy Strachan 47, 66 |