Match Report


Dundee UnitedDundee United     Ayr UnitedAyr United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Garry WhiteG. White60
G
1
G
63Matthias KnappM. Knapp
Manuele SignoriM. Signori68
D
2
D
65Duncan WhiteD. White
Steve GrayS. Gray65
D
3
D
64David NaysmithD. Naysmith
Leon HoenessL. Hoeness59
D
4
D
57Stuart InglisS. Inglis
Paul HutchisonP. Hutchison56
D
5
M
65Gary McCoistG. McCoist
Youl Alidor DebecY. Debec73
M
6
M
57Craig BenjaminC. Benjamin
Callum ThomsonC. Thomson66
M
7captain
M
57Jeremy PiquéJ. Piqué
Stephen McCoistS. McCoist60
M
8
M
52John DalglishJ. Dalglish
Kevin McallisterK. Mcallister51
M
captain9
A
72Richard ElliottR. Elliott
Gavin StrachanG. Strachan74
A
10
A
71Billy GlassB. Glass
Don NaysmithD. Naysmith74
A
11
A
65John BradyJ. Brady
 
David NivenD. Niven58
A
12
A
56Scott CampbellS. Campbell
Bruno AntunesB. Antunes57
A
13
G
55Vitor BarbosaV. Barbosa
Alex GlassA. Glass55
A
14
A
53Victor JohansenV. Johansen

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 9,571 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Glass.


0.00
Dundee United kick off!
3.54
Callum Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Matthias Knapp.
5.19
Corner kick to Dundee United. Manuele Signori plays it to the near post. Matthias Knapp scoops up the ball.
9.53
Leon Hoeness hits a low pass to Stephen McCoist. Stephen McCoist threads the ball through to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.39
Craig Benjamin knocks the ball forward to John Brady. John Brady knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.09
Craig Benjamin brings the ball forward. Craig Benjamin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
16.28
Jeremy Piqué flicks a high pass forward. Billy Glass holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
18.06
David Naysmith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary McCoist. Gary McCoist threads a neat ball through to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry White who gathers it comfortably.
30.56
Callum Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Strachan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Strachan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.01
Craig Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. John Brady controls it well on his chest. John Brady shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
36.12
Steve Gray takes it forward alone. Steve Gray flicks a high ball forward to Don Naysmith who takes it down. Don Naysmith shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
38.00
Stuart Inglis advances with the ball. Stuart Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Richard Elliott collects the pass. Richard Elliott plays a scrappy one-two with John Brady and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Richard Elliott provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Garry White. Excellent save.
39.10
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
42.30
Leon Hoeness flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McCoist holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen McCoist flicks a high ball forward to Gavin Strachan who takes it down. Gavin Strachan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
44.28
Manuele Signori flicks a high ball forward to Stephen McCoist who takes it down. Stephen McCoist hits a low pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan White.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Ayr United appear unchanged since the first half. The Ayr United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ayr United kick off!
47.17
Stephen McCoist sees Don Naysmith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Don Naysmith shoots from 25 yards. Matthias Knapp is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
53.35
John Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Garry White manages to gather it.
55.52
Craig Benjamin kicks a strong pass forward to John Brady. John Brady shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Garry White manages to gather it effortlessly.
57.20
Jeremy Piqué passes the ball forward to Billy Glass. Billy Glass knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Gray.
60.45
Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with David Niven replacing Gavin Strachan and Alex Glass replacing Paul Hutchison .
63.32
Youl Alidor Debec clumsily knocks into John Dalglish. Youl Alidor Debec is warned by the referee! John Dalglish runs off the knock.
71.38
David Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to Craig Benjamin who takes it down. Craig Benjamin makes a simple pass to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry White who gathers it comfortably.
77.03
Leon Hoeness barges into Billy Glass. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Glass runs off the knock.
78.07
Callum Thomson brings the ball forward. Callum Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards David Niven. David Niven makes a convincing header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
79.21
Manuele Signori hits a low pass to Youl Alidor Debec. Youl Alidor Debec darts forward. Youl Alidor Debec whips in a cross ball towards Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith directs the ball goalwards with his head. Matthias Knapp manages to gather it.
84.07
Craig Benjamin passes the ball forward to John Brady. John Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Glass. Billy Glass comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is deflected wide by Leon Hoeness.
85.27
John Dalglish takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Alex Glass chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
90.00
Youl Alidor Debec runs straight at the opposition's defence. Youl Alidor Debec shoots from 25 yards. The keeper, Matthias Knapp, sees it late!! Goal for Dundee United!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Dundee United

Ayr United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
27.2%
45.7%
27.2%

Scorers
Don Naysmith 47
Youl Alidor Debec 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Youl Alidor Debec of Dundee United

Match Ratings
1.Garry White (GK)
7
2.Manuele Signori (DEF)
6
3.Steve Gray (DEF)
6
4.Leon Hoeness (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Paul Hutchison (DEF)
6
6.Youl Alidor Debec (MID)goal scored
9
7.Callum Thomson (MID)
7
8.Stephen McCoist (MID)
8
9.Kevin Mcallister (MID)
6
10.Gavin Strachan (ATT)
6
11.Don Naysmith (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.David Niven (ATT)
6
13.Bruno Antunes (ATT)
0
14.Alex Glass (ATT)
6

1.Matthias Knapp (GK)
7
2.Duncan White (DEF)
6
3.David Naysmith (DEF)
7
4.Stuart Inglis (DEF)
6
5.Gary McCoist (MID)
6
6.Craig Benjamin (MID)
7
7.Jeremy Piqué (MID)
6
8.John Dalglish (MID)
6
9.Richard Elliott (ATT)
6
10.Billy Glass (ATT)
6
11.John Brady (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Campbell (ATT)
0
13.Vitor Barbosa (GK)
0
14.Victor Johansen (ATT)
0