Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Ayr UnitedAyr United
Sean Clayton Sean Clayton Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Neil McallisterN. Mcallister75
G
1
G
85Andy McStayA. McStay
Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith64
D
2
D
74David CurtoloD. Curtolo
Andy SounessA. Souness76
D
captain3
D
75Stephan EduseiS. Edusei
Daniel SaucedoD. Saucedo71
D
4
D
81Emilio BustamanteE. Bustamante
Jonathan McgrealJ. Mcgreal67
D
5captain
D
77Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah
Jacob GascoigneJ. Gascoigne74
M
6
M
76Jaime SantosJ. Santos
Pedro BlancoP. Blanco77
M
7
M
80Craig MccallC. Mccall
Alan FentonA. Fenton78
M
8
M
78Rodolfo MenendezR. Menendez
Martin HallM. Hall73
A
9
A
73Pablo PonceP. Ponce
Gavin DavidsonG. Davidson79
A
10
A
74Bradley CooneyB. Cooney
Dale SimonsenD. Simonsen78
A
11
A
74Carlton BrandC. Brand
 
Carl CroftC. Croft76
D
12
G
52Alex CampbellA. Campbell
Pierpaolo CerioniP. Cerioni71
M
13
M
73Franco GuzmánF. Guzmán
Paolo SchwochP. Schwoch71
A
14
A
71Hubert PlanteH. Plante

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Ayr United. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both St Mirren and Ayr United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Matteo.


0.00
St Mirren start the match!
2.00
Rodolfo Menendez catches Jacob Gascoigne on the ankles. The referee calls over Rodolfo Menendez and shows him a yellow card! Jacob Gascoigne hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.48
Andy Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Jacob Gascoigne. Jacob Gascoigne knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Hall. Martin Hall knocks in a cross ball towards Jacob Gascoigne. Emilio Bustamante comes in with a late challenge on Jacob Gascoigne. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
4.55
Andy Souness plays the ball forward to Jacob Gascoigne. Jacob Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Blanco collects the pass. Pedro Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Hall. Martin Hall powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
9.53
Daniel Saucedo hits a low pass to Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Martin Hall through on goal. Martin Hall rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
10.46
Craig Mccall hacks Pedro Blanco from behind! The referee brings Craig Mccall to one side and gives him a warning! Pedro Blanco stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.54
Without breaking stride, Jaime Santos plays the ball forward to Pablo Ponce. Pablo Ponce shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.34
Jonathan Mcgreal makes a probing pass to Jacob Gascoigne. Jacob Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Alan Fenton. Alan Fenton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.43
Jacob Gascoigne sees space and advances. Jacob Gascoigne advances inside the box! Jacob Gascoigne shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
30.42
Jaime Santos clumsily knocks into Alan Fenton. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alan Fenton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.42
Alpay Abdullah knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Edusei. Stephan Edusei makes a simple pass to Carlton Brand. Carlton Brand knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
33.51
Alan Fenton receives the ball from a throw-in from Jacob Gascoigne. Alan Fenton hits a low pass to Jacob Gascoigne. Jacob Gascoigne whips in a cross ball towards Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.53
Andy Souness clumsily knocks into Carlton Brand. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carlton Brand hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.10
Stephan Edusei clumsily knocks into Gavin Davidson. Stephan Edusei is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Davidson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.13
Andy Souness changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Andy Souness knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alpay Abdullah.
44.26
Alan Fenton makes a beautiful solo run. Alan Fenton shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
Pedro Blanco sees Martin Hall in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martin Hall flicks the ball to his team mate, Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Andy McStay. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Ayr United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ayr United start the second half!
48.44
Paul Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Martin Hall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Hall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen knocks in a cross ball towards Jacob Gascoigne. Jacob Gascoigne beats his man to it with a header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jacob Gascoigne!
51.06
David Curtolo flicks a high ball forward to Craig Mccall who takes it down. Craig Mccall flicks a high pass forward to Jaime Santos who brings the ball under control. Jaime Santos tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
53.49
Jaime Santos changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jaime Santos shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
55.37
Stephan Edusei sees Pablo Ponce in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pablo Ponce advances inside the box! Pablo Ponce side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Daniel Saucedo.
56.38
Craig Mccall takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Pablo Ponce makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
66.52
Alpay Abdullah sees space and advances. Alpay Abdullah flicks a high ball forward to Pablo Ponce who takes it down. Pablo Ponce plays a one-two with Bradley Cooney and advances towards the goal... Pablo Ponce looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
71.08
Stephan Edusei passes the ball forward to Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall runs straight at the opposition's defence. Craig Mccall rushes past Daniel Saucedo! Craig Mccall rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
79.46
Rodolfo Menendez takes it forward alone. Rodolfo Menendez plays a quick one-two with Carlton Brand and rushes in on goal... Rodolfo Menendez takes a shot at goal but somehow Neil Mcallister manages to keep it out.
81.15
Without breaking stride, Craig Mccall plays the ball forward to Pablo Ponce. Pablo Ponce plays a quick one-two with Bradley Cooney and rushes in on goal... Pablo Ponce strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.31
Seeing Pedro Blanco's attacking run, Alan Fenton quickly throws the ball into his path. Pedro Blanco knocks the ball to his team mate, Dale Simonsen. Dale Simonsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.34
Craig Mccall flicks a high ball forward to Bradley Cooney who takes it down. Bradley Cooney knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Ponce. Pablo Ponce powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Neil Mcallister.
90.00
Jaime Santos barges into Daniel Saucedo. Jaime Santos is warned by the referee! Daniel Saucedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Ayr United
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
27.8%
46.8%
25.3%

Scorers
Dale Simonsen 34
Jacob Gascoigne 48
Craig Mccall 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jacob Gascoigne of St Mirren

Match Ratings
1.Neil Mcallister (GK)
7
2.Paul Naysmith (DEF)
6
3.Andy Souness (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Daniel Saucedo (DEF)
7
5.Jonathan Mcgreal (DEF)
6
6.Jacob Gascoigne (MID)goal scored
9
7.Pedro Blanco (MID)
6
8.Alan Fenton (MID)
6
9.Martin Hall (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Davidson (ATT)
6
11.Dale Simonsen (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Carl Croft (DEF)
0
13.Pierpaolo Cerioni (MID)
0
14.Paolo Schwoch (ATT)
0

1.Andy McStay (GK)
7
2.David Curtolo (DEF)
6
3.Stephan Edusei (DEF)
6
4.Emilio Bustamante (DEF)
6
5.Alpay Abdullah (DEF)
6
6.Jaime Santos (MID)yellow card
6
7.Craig Mccall (MID)goal scored
8
8.Rodolfo Menendez (MID)yellow card
6
9.Pablo Ponce (ATT)
6
10.Bradley Cooney (ATT)
6
11.Carlton Brand (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Campbell (GK)
0
13.Franco Guzmán (MID)
0
14.Hubert Plante (ATT)
0