Match Report
| Berwick Rangers | Berwick Rangers |  |  | Ayr United | Ayr United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Strachan | A. Strachan |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Matthias Knapp | M. Knapp | |||||||||
| Edgar Neves | E. Neves |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | David Naysmith | D. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Mathieu Bruneau | M. Bruneau |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 |  | Eddie Grondin | E. Grondin | |||||||||
| David Caldwell | D. Caldwell | | 59 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Vitor Soares | V. Soares | ||||||||
| Callum James | C. James | | 72 | M | | 5 | | M | 69 | | Neil Sullivan | N. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Tomas Gomes | T. Gomes | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 |  | Jeremy Piqué | J. Piqué | |||||||||
| Colin McGrory | C. McGrory | | 53 | M | | 7 | | | M | 56 | | Craig Benjamin | C. Benjamin | ||||||||
| Andy Booth | A. Booth | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | John Dalglish | J. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Dominic Morton | D. Morton | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Richard Elliott | R. Elliott | |||||||||
| Callum McStay | C. McStay | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Billy Glass | B. Glass | |||||||||
| Alec Hendry | A. Hendry | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | John Brady | J. Brady | |||||||||
| Andy James | A. James | | 55 | G | | 12 | | A | 56 | | Scott Campbell | S. Campbell | |||||||||
| Don Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | | 54 | G | | 13 | | G | 55 | | Vitor Barbosa | V. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Alec Strachan | A. Strachan | | 52 | D | | 14 | | M | 51 | | Max Tuhuteru | M. Tuhuteru | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Shielfield Park where Berwick Rangers play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 8,631 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Berwick Rangers and Ayr United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Ritchie.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Berwick Rangers and Ayr United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Ritchie.
0.00
0-0Ayr United start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.03
0-0Craig Benjamin barges into Colin McGrory. Craig Benjamin is shown the yellow card! Colin McGrory stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.15
0-0David Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Benjamin. Craig Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. John Brady collects the pass. John Brady tries a spectacular long range effort. Andy Strachan effortlessly gets down and covers it.
21.56
0-0Tomas Gomes makes an attacking run forward. Tomas Gomes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.15
0-0Colin McGrory comes in with a late challenge on Jeremy Piqué. The referee warns Colin McGrory to calm down! Jeremy Piqué stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.23
Colin McGrory comes in with a late challenge on Jeremy Piqué. The referee calls over Colin McGrory again and warns him to calm down! Jeremy Piqué hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.30
0-0Eddie Grondin makes a simple pass to Neil Sullivan. Neil Sullivan threads a neat ball through to John Brady. John Brady knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
33.11
With great vision, Mathieu Bruneau plays the ball forward to Tomas Gomes. Seeing a gap ahead, Tomas Gomes plays the ball forward to Callum McStay. Callum McStay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Naysmith.
36.36
0-0Berwick Rangers are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
40.23
John Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. Billy Glass collects the pass. Billy Glass knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott directs the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
0-0Tomas Gomes catches Craig Benjamin on the ankles. The referee calls over Tomas Gomes and warns him to calm down! Craig Benjamin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Berwick Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. Ayr United also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
The second half starts with Berwick Rangers kicking off!
48.30
Edgar Neves decides to run forward with the ball. Edgar Neves sees Callum McStay in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum McStay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Naysmith.
49.45
Eddie Grondin threads a neat ball through to Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
51.50
Craig Benjamin knocks the ball forward to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott edges inside the box! Richard Elliott strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Andy Strachan smothers it!
59.02
Callum James chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry plays a scrappy one-two with Dominic Morton and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Alec Hendry provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
60.05
Craig Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Billy Glass collects the pass. Billy Glass knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.18
Andy Booth hits a low pass to Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
66.37
Ayr United are dictating the run of play here today.
69.54
1-0David Caldwell sees Tomas Gomes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomas Gomes makes a probing pass to Alec Hendry. With great vision, Alec Hendry plays the ball forward to Callum McStay who has made a great run into the box. Callum McStay rockets a shot on goal. Matthias Knapp is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
73.03
Eddie Grondin flicks a high pass forward to Neil Sullivan who brings the ball under control. Neil Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. John Brady collects the pass. John Brady knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Caldwell.
77.20
Edgar Neves passes the ball forward to Tomas Gomes. Tomas Gomes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum McStay. Callum McStay whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Morton. Dominic Morton jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
81.17
John Dalglish decides to run forward with the ball. John Dalglish sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Andy Strachan. What a great pair of hands!
85.52
Jeremy Piqué threads the ball through to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott tries a spectacular long range effort. Andy Strachan gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
90.00
Edgar Neves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Alec Hendry easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Morton. Dominic Morton beats his man to it with a header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.8%
55.2%
Play Area
32.8%
44.8%
22.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Callum McStay of Berwick Rangers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Andy Strachan (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Edgar Neves (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Mathieu Bruneau (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | David Caldwell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Callum James (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tomas Gomes (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Colin McGrory (MID) | 5 | |
| 8. | Andy Booth (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dominic Morton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Callum McStay (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Alec Hendry (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Andy James (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Don Mckinlay (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alec Strachan (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Matthias Knapp (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | David Naysmith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eddie Grondin (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Vitor Soares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil Sullivan (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jeremy Piqué (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Craig Benjamin (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | John Dalglish (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Richard Elliott (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Billy Glass (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | John Brady (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Scott Campbell (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Vitor Barbosa (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Max Tuhuteru (MID) | 0 | |