Match Report
| Ayr United | Ayr United |  |  | Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matthias Knapp | M. Knapp |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 |  | Dion Kerr | D. Kerr | |||||||||
| David Naysmith | D. Naysmith |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Gary Ritchie | G. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Duncan White | D. White | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Stephen White | S. White | |||||||||
| Stuart Inglis | S. Inglis | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Richard White | R. White | |||||||||
| Gary McCoist | G. McCoist | | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Gavin Morton | G. Morton | |||||||||
| Craig Benjamin | C. Benjamin | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Paul Morton | P. Morton | |||||||||
| Jeremy Piqué | J. Piqué |  | 57 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Neil Dickov | N. Dickov | ||||||||
| John Dalglish | J. Dalglish | | 52 | M | | 8 | | | M | 52 | | Warren Newton | W. Newton | ||||||||
| Richard Elliott | R. Elliott | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 53 | | Scott Telfer | S. Telfer | |||||||||
| Billy Glass | B. Glass | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Ugo Christie | U. Christie | |||||||||
| John Brady | J. Brady | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 |  | Tiago Viana | T. Viana | |||||||||
| Scott Campbell | S. Campbell | | 56 | A | | 12 | | M | 51 | | Carl Bowyer | C. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Vitor Barbosa | V. Barbosa | | 55 | G | | 13 | | A | 50 | | Stephen McStay | S. McStay | |||||||||
| Victor Johansen | V. Johansen |  | 53 | A | | 14 | | A | 49 | | Joao Almeida | J. Almeida | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Dunfermline Athletic. A crowd of 9,080 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ayr United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Strachan.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ayr United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Strachan.
0.00
0-0Dunfermline Athletic kick off!
2.52
0-0Warren Newton chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.43
0-0Paul Morton flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Christie collects the pass. Ugo Christie finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
4.11
1-0Jeremy Piqué threads a neat ball through to John Brady. John Brady flicks a high pass forward. Richard Elliott controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Richard Elliott shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.27
Stuart Inglis plays a long ball forward. Billy Glass sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
14.41
Duncan White hits a low pass to Craig Benjamin. Craig Benjamin threads a neat ball through to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ayr United!
22.18
2-0Warren Newton flicks a high pass forward. Scott Telfer collects the pass. Scott Telfer makes a probing pass between the defence to Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Matthias Knapp is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
30.58
Craig Benjamin brings the ball forward. Craig Benjamin shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.38
Stuart Inglis knocks the ball forward to Gary McCoist. Gary McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dion Kerr who gathers it comfortably.
36.14
Craig Benjamin flicks a high pass forward to Richard Elliott who brings the ball under control. Richard Elliott whips in a cross ball towards Billy Glass. Billy Glass whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Dion Kerr, sees it late!! Goal for Ayr United!
39.06
3-0Craig Benjamin clumsily knocks into Neil Dickov. The referee calls over Craig Benjamin and shows him a yellow card! Neil Dickov runs off the knock.
40.59
3-0Paul Morton hacks John Dalglish from behind! The referee warns Paul Morton to calm down! John Dalglish runs off the knock.
42.55
Gavin Morton flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Matthias Knapp manages to gather it comfortably.
44.50
Gavin Morton flicks a high pass forward to Neil Dickov who brings the ball under control. Neil Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Inglis.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ayr United appear unchanged since the first half. Dunfermline Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Ayr United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.12
Richard White comes in with a late challenge on Billy Glass. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Glass hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.15
3-0Richard White hits a low pass to Paul Morton. Paul Morton flicks a high pass forward to Ugo Christie who brings the ball neatly under control. Ugo Christie plays a scrappy one-two with Tiago Viana and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Ugo Christie provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Stuart Inglis.
57.43
Warren Newton flicks a high pass forward to Scott Telfer who brings the ball under control. Scott Telfer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
59.23
Paul Morton threads a neat ball through to Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie plays a one-two with Scott Telfer and advances towards the goal... Ugo Christie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
69.55
Gavin Morton barges into Richard Elliott. The referee calls over Gavin Morton and warns him to calm down! Richard Elliott hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.56
Jeremy Piqué threads the ball through to John Brady. John Brady shoots from outside the area. Dion Kerr gets down and covers it.
72.00
Stuart Inglis hits a low pass to Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué flicks a high ball forward to Richard Elliott who takes it down. Richard Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.11
Paul Morton catches Jeremy Piqué on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul Morton again and warns him to calm down! Jeremy Piqué hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.50
Duncan White flicks a high pass forward. Craig Benjamin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Benjamin flicks a high ball forward to John Brady who takes it down. John Brady shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
77.58
Duncan White darts forward. Duncan White kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Glass. Billy Glass sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
79.01
Seeing John Dalglish's attacking run, Jeremy Piqué quickly throws the ball into his path. Without breaking stride, John Dalglish plays the ball forward to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott shoots from distance but is denied by Dion Kerr. Excellent save.
81.27
David Naysmith knocks the ball forward to John Dalglish. John Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. Richard Elliott collects the pass. Richard Elliott runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Richard Elliott provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Dion Kerr has to pick the ball from the back of the net! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
84.32
4-0Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
87.19
John Dalglish controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Brady. John Brady shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.05
Stuart Inglis flicks the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jeremy Piqué shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Gary McCoist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Brady. John Brady shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62%
38%
Play Area
27.8%
44.3%
27.8%
Scorers
| Richard Elliott 4, 14, 81 Billy Glass 36 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Richard Elliott of Ayr United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Matthias Knapp (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | David Naysmith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Duncan White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stuart Inglis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gary McCoist (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Craig Benjamin (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Jeremy Piqué (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | John Dalglish (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Richard Elliott (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Billy Glass (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | John Brady (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Scott Campbell (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Vitor Barbosa (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Victor Johansen (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Dion Kerr (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary Ritchie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Richard White (DEF) | | 5 |
| 5. | Gavin Morton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul Morton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Neil Dickov (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Warren Newton (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Scott Telfer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ugo Christie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Tiago Viana (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Carl Bowyer (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen McStay (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Joao Almeida (ATT) | 0 | |