Match Report
| Ayr United | Ayr United |  |  | Arbroath | Arbroath | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matthias Knapp | M. Knapp |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 70 |  | Des Plowright | D. Plowright | ||||||||
| Duncan White | D. White |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Stephen Cooper | S. Cooper | |||||||||
| David Naysmith | D. Naysmith | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Fernando Jesus | F. Jesus | |||||||||
| Stuart Inglis | S. Inglis | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Andy Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| Gary McCoist | G. McCoist | | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | David McGrory | D. McGrory | |||||||||
| Craig Benjamin | C. Benjamin | | 57 | M | | 6 | | D | 42 | | Kevin Mason | K. Mason | |||||||||
| Jeremy Piqué | J. Piqué |  | 57 | M | | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Alec Mccall | A. Mccall | ||||||||
| John Dalglish | J. Dalglish | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Malte Hoeness | M. Hoeness | |||||||||
| Richard Elliott | R. Elliott | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 |  | Rudy Kastendeuch | R. Kastendeuch | |||||||||
| Billy Glass | B. Glass | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Alex Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| John Brady | J. Brady | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Neil Thomson | N. Thomson | |||||||||
| Scott Campbell | S. Campbell | | 56 | A | | 12 | | M | 62 |  | Luca Borgobello | L. Borgobello | |||||||||
| Vitor Barbosa | V. Barbosa | | 55 | G | | 13 | | A | 60 | | Shaun Vassell | S. Vassell | |||||||||
| Victor Johansen | V. Johansen | | 53 | A | | 14 | | M | 59 | | David Sousa | D. Sousa | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Arbroath. A crowd of 9,868 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ayr United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Hutchison.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ayr United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Arbroath appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Hutchison.
0.00
0-0Arbroath get the match underway!
8.11
0-0Kevin Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Mccall. Showing composure, Alec Mccall plays the ball forward to Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan White.
9.30
0-0David McGrory flicks a high pass forward to Malte Hoeness who brings the ball under control. Malte Hoeness flicks a high pass forward. Alex Mason collects the pass. Alex Mason shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
15.16
0-0David Naysmith comes in with a late challenge on Malte Hoeness. The referee calls over David Naysmith and shows him a yellow card! Malte Hoeness hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.51
0-0Alec Mccall changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alec Mccall whips in a cross ball towards Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson makes a deft header but somehow David Naysmith happens to be in the right place to block it.
21.22
Billy Glass catches David McGrory on the ankles. Billy Glass is shown the yellow card! David McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.57
1-0John Dalglish knocks the ball forward to John Brady. John Brady finds some space and shoots from distance. Des Plowright is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.17
Malte Hoeness knocks the ball to his team mate, Rudy Kastendeuch. Rudy Kastendeuch knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan White.
28.45
1-0Craig Benjamin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Craig Benjamin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
30.56
1-0Gary McCoist flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but John Brady is offside!
34.56
John Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. John Brady collects the pass. John Brady shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Des Plowright. Excellent save.
38.57
With some swift thinking, John Dalglish plays the ball forward to Billy Glass. Billy Glass shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.46
Showing composure, Jeremy Piqué picks a pass forward to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.46
Craig Benjamin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Glass. Billy Glass rushes past David McGrory! Billy Glass cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
42.02
Gary McCoist hits a low pass to John Brady. John Brady knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Des Plowright who gathers it comfortably.
44.14
Alec Mccall threads a neat ball through to Alex Mason. Alex Mason shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
1-0Malte Hoeness catches Jeremy Piqué on the ankles. The referee calls over Malte Hoeness and warns him to calm down! Jeremy Piqué runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ayr United appear unchanged since the first half. Arbroath also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Ayr United kicking off!
47.25
Alec Mccall flicks a high pass forward to Neil Thomson who brings the ball under control. Neil Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Rudy Kastendeuch. Rudy Kastendeuch makes a looping header on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
49.25
Jeremy Piqué flicks a high pass forward. Richard Elliott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Elliott shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Des Plowright. Excellent save.
51.28
Stuart Inglis knocks the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué makes a probing pass to Billy Glass. Billy Glass shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
53.17
Duncan White sees Craig Benjamin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Benjamin passes the ball forward to Billy Glass. Billy Glass shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.41
1-0Arbroath have made a substitution with Luca Borgobello replacing Stephen Cooper .
65.03
Malte Hoeness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Rudy Kastendeuch. Rudy Kastendeuch gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.09
Duncan White flicks a high pass forward. Craig Benjamin collects the pass. Craig Benjamin makes a probing pass to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.32
Arbroath have made 2 substitutions with David Sousa replacing Malte Hoeness and Shaun Vassell replacing Andy Mason .
78.40
John Dalglish catches Alec Mccall on the ankles. John Dalglish is shown the yellow card! Alec Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.06
David Sousa kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.37
Kevin Mason flicks a high pass forward to David Sousa who brings the ball neatly under control. David Sousa kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Mason. Alex Mason threads the ball through to Rudy Kastendeuch but he's offside!
87.55
Duncan White knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Benjamin. Craig Benjamin makes an attacking run forward. Craig Benjamin deftly passes the ball to Richard Elliott, releasing him through on goal. Richard Elliott looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Des Plowright smothers it!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
23.6%
43.1%
33.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to John Brady of Ayr United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Matthias Knapp (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Duncan White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Naysmith (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Stuart Inglis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gary McCoist (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Craig Benjamin (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Jeremy Piqué (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | John Dalglish (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Richard Elliott (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Billy Glass (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | John Brady (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Scott Campbell (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Vitor Barbosa (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Victor Johansen (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Des Plowright (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Stephen Cooper (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Fernando Jesus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andy Mason (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | David McGrory (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Kevin Mason (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alec Mccall (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Malte Hoeness (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Rudy Kastendeuch (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Alex Mason (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Neil Thomson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Luca Borgobello (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Shaun Vassell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | David Sousa (MID) | 6 | |