Match Report
| Ayr United | Ayr United |  |  | Queens Park | Queens Park | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Jonathan Julian Pitt | Jonathan Julian Pitt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Hutchison | C. Hutchison |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 |  | Steve Southgate | S. Southgate | |||||||||
| Don Cleland | D. Cleland | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Martin Tomic | M. Tomic | |||||||||
| Stuart Morrison | S. Morrison | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Colin Craddock | C. Craddock | |||||||||
| Callum Niven | C. Niven | | 49 | D |  | | 4 | | | D | 57 | | Kevin Elliott | K. Elliott | |||||||
| Stuart Glass | S. Glass | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Alun Adams | A. Adams | |||||||||
| Billy McGrory | B. McGrory | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Greg Venus | G. Venus | |||||||||
| Adam Middleton | A. Middleton | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Nigel Marsden | N. Marsden | |||||||||
| Stuart Mckinlay | S. Mckinlay | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Adrian Ljungberg | A. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Stuart Telfer | S. Telfer | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 43 | | Glynn Cole | G. Cole | |||||||||
| Roberto Pregnolato | R. Pregnolato |  | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Scott Johnstone | S. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Garry Dickov | G. Dickov | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 |  | Claus Flo | C. Flo | |||||||||
| Matt Ferguson | M. Ferguson | | 49 | M | | 12 | | D | 44 | | Giampiero Sacchetti | G. Sacchetti | |||||||||
| Stuart Mcinnes | S. Mcinnes | | 49 | M | | 13 | | M | 45 | | Colin Young | C. Young | |||||||||
| Stuart Sullivan | S. Sullivan | | 48 | M | | 14 | | A | 52 | | Dominic Rae | D. Rae | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Queens Park. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Ayr United and Queens Park are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Morrison.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Ayr United and Queens Park are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Morrison.
0.00
0-0Ayr United kick off the first half!
2.11
0-1Kevin Elliott threads the ball through to Adrian Ljungberg. Adrian Ljungberg knocks the ball to his team mate, Claus Flo. Claus Flo shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.47
0-1Colin Craddock makes a probing pass to Nigel Marsden. Nigel Marsden flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Cole collects the pass. Glynn Cole sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
8.54
0-1Adam Middleton takes it forward alone. Adam Middleton plays a quick one-two with Stuart Telfer and rushes in on goal... Adam Middleton shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Steve Southgate smothers it!
10.48
Alun Adams flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Marsden controls it well on his chest. Nigel Marsden hits a low pass to Glynn Cole. Glynn Cole whips in a cross ball towards Scott Johnstone. Scott Johnstone whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
15.20
Billy McGrory knocks the ball forward to Garry Dickov. Garry Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Telfer. Stuart Telfer makes a convincing header but Steve Southgate reads it well. He makes it look easy!
16.50
0-1Adam Middleton makes a probing pass to Garry Dickov. Garry Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adrian Ljungberg.
18.47
0-1Garry Dickov comes in with a late challenge on Adrian Ljungberg. Garry Dickov is shown the yellow card! Adrian Ljungberg stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.26
Scott Johnstone clumsily knocks into Stuart Glass. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Glass stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.24
Stuart Glass makes a strong solo run forward. Stuart Glass hits a low pass to Roberto Pregnolato. Roberto Pregnolato runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Roberto Pregnolato provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
30.12
0-1Adam Middleton plays the ball forward to Stuart Telfer. Stuart Telfer plays a one-two with Garry Dickov and rushes in on goal... Martin Tomic clumsily knocks into Stuart Telfer. Penalty not given!!
32.34
Stuart Glass breaks forward. With vision, Stuart Glass picks a pass forward to Garry Dickov. Garry Dickov tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Ayr United are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
33.42
Colin Craddock knocks the ball forward to Adrian Ljungberg. Adrian Ljungberg makes a probing pass to Glynn Cole. Glynn Cole knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Hutchison who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ayr United appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park have changed their lineup with Dominic Rae replacing Glynn Cole.
45.00
Queens Park kick off the second half!
57.36
Billy McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Telfer collects the pass. Stuart Telfer tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
63.02
Callum Niven flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Pregnolato controls it well on his chest. Roberto Pregnolato makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Dickov. Garry Dickov threads a neat ball through to Stuart Telfer. Stuart Telfer comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.09
Adam Middleton flicks a high pass forward to Stuart Mckinlay who brings the ball under control. Stuart Mckinlay knocks the ball forward to Roberto Pregnolato. Roberto Pregnolato shoots from distance. Steve Southgate gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
77.54
0-1Queens Park have made 2 substitutions with Giampiero Sacchetti replacing Kevin Elliott and Colin Young replacing Nigel Marsden .
83.34
Greg Venus knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Young. Colin Young whips in a cross ball towards Scott Johnstone. Scott Johnstone makes a deft header but it flies wide!
84.07
Colin Craddock gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Claus Flo shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
85.04
Stuart Morrison flicks a high pass forward to Billy McGrory who brings the ball under control. Billy McGrory makes a simple pass to Stuart Telfer. Stuart Telfer lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Pregnolato. Roberto Pregnolato rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.6%
41.4%
Play Area
28.6%
41.4%
30%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Claus Flo of Queens Park |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Craig Hutchison (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stuart Morrison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Callum Niven (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stuart Glass (DEF) | 8 | |
| 6. | Billy McGrory (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Adam Middleton (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Stuart Mckinlay (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stuart Telfer (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Roberto Pregnolato (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Garry Dickov (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 12. | Matt Ferguson (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stuart Mcinnes (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Stuart Sullivan (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Steve Southgate (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Martin Tomic (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Colin Craddock (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Kevin Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alun Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Greg Venus (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Nigel Marsden (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Adrian Ljungberg (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Glynn Cole (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Scott Johnstone (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Claus Flo (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 12. | Giampiero Sacchetti (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Colin Young (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Dominic Rae (ATT) | 6 | |