Match Report


AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians     Ayr UnitedAyr United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Scott BremnerS. Bremner63
G
1
G
63Matthias KnappM. Knapp
Guerino TedoldiG. Tedoldi65
D
2
D
64David NaysmithD. Naysmith
Stephen LiddellS. Liddell63
D
3
D
57Eddie GrondinE. Grondin
Garry GemmillG. Gemmill57
D
4
D
56Stuart InglisS. Inglis
Stuart SounessS. Souness68
M
5
M
69Neil SullivanN. Sullivan
John BrightonJ. Brighton65
M
captain6
M
64Gary McCoistG. McCoist
Eoin SheringhamE. Sheringham64
M
7captain
M
57Jeremy PiquéJ. Piqué
Duncan GemmillD. Gemmill57
M
8
M
56Craig BenjaminC. Benjamin
Tony Van WesteropT. Van Westerop69
A
9
A
72Richard ElliottR. Elliott
Billy McCoistB. McCoist59
A
10
A
71Billy GlassB. Glass
Mick MilliganM. Milligan58
A
11
A
65John BradyJ. Brady
 
Kevin McinnesK. Mcinnes62
G
12
A
56Scott CampbellS. Campbell
Jorge MoutinhoJ. Moutinho57
A
13
G
55Vitor BarbosaV. Barbosa
Craig GoughC. Gough56
A
14
D
54Vitor SoaresV. Soares

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 8,484 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Ayr United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Ritchie.


0.00
Airdrieonians kick off and get the match underway!
4.40
With a delightful solo run, John Brighton stretches the opposition's defence. John Brighton whips in a cross ball towards Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Matthias Knapp punches it away to safety.
6.09
Duncan Gemmill makes a probing pass to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.34
Stephen Liddell flicks a high pass forward. John Brighton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With vision, John Brighton plays the ball forward to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist knocks the ball forward to Mick Milligan but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
15.11
Eddie Grondin decides to run forward with the ball. Eddie Grondin flicks a high pass forward. Billy Glass controls it well on his chest. Billy Glass whips in a cross ball towards Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.23
With imagination, Stephen Liddell plays the ball forward to Duncan Gemmill. Duncan Gemmill flicks a high ball forward to Tony Van Westerop who takes it down. Tony Van Westerop makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy McCoist but he's offside!
21.22
Stuart Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan edges inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Mick Milligan provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Matthias Knapp gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
26.05
Guerino Tedoldi threads a neat ball through to John Brighton. John Brighton flicks a high pass forward. Mick Milligan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mick Milligan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy McCoist but he's offside!
27.55
Duncan Gemmill chips the ball to his team mate, Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist skips past Eddie Grondin! Billy McCoist shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
32.54
John Brighton comes in with a late challenge on Craig Benjamin. John Brighton is shown the yellow card! Craig Benjamin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.07
Stuart Inglis threads a neat ball through to Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué threads a neat ball through to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards John Brady. John Brady makes a deft header. Scott Bremner picks it out of the air!
44.37
John Brighton barges into Craig Benjamin. The referee brings John Brighton to one side and gives him a warning! Craig Benjamin gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
45.00
Eoin Sheringham plays the ball forward to Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan plays a scrappy one-two with Tony Van Westerop and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Mick Milligan provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Ayr United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Ayr United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Ayr United kicking off!
48.42
Stuart Souness passes the ball forward to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
51.40
Craig Benjamin barges into John Brighton. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Brighton runs off the knock.
57.12
Gary McCoist makes a simple pass to John Brady. John Brady lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott connects with a diving header. Scott Bremner manages to gather it.
59.27
Jeremy Piqué barges into John Brighton. Jeremy Piqué is shown the yellow card! John Brighton runs off the knock.
60.24
Stuart Souness flicks a high pass forward. Tony Van Westerop controls it well on his chest. Tony Van Westerop knocks in a cross ball towards Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist makes a deft header. Superb reactions from Matthias Knapp. What a save!
63.51
Eddie Grondin makes a probing pass to Gary McCoist. Gary McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Richard Elliott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Elliott knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Gemmill.
67.21
John Brighton makes a simple pass to Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
73.28
Stuart Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Piqué collects the pass. Jeremy Piqué flicks a high pass forward. Richard Elliott controls it well on his chest. Richard Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Glass. Billy Glass connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
75.17
Stuart Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Piqué controls it well on his chest. Jeremy Piqué kicks a strong pass forward to John Brady. John Brady shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.14
Guerino Tedoldi takes it forward alone. Guerino Tedoldi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan plays a scrappy one-two with Tony Van Westerop and advances towards the goal... Mick Milligan takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.43
Gary McCoist runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gary McCoist shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.42
Stephen Liddell pushes up the pitch. Stephen Liddell makes a simple pass to Tony Van Westerop. Tony Van Westerop skips past Stuart Inglis! Tony Van Westerop looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Matthias Knapp manages to keep it out.
87.06
Stephen Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Souness collects the pass. Stuart Souness flicks the ball to his team mate, Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.58
Neil Sullivan makes a probing pass to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards John Brady. John Brady outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Airdrieonians

Ayr United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.7%
38.3%
Play Area
23.5%
42%
34.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matthias Knapp of Ayr United

Match Ratings
1.Scott Bremner (GK)
7
2.Guerino Tedoldi (DEF)
7
3.Stephen Liddell (DEF)
8
4.Garry Gemmill (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Souness (MID)
7
6.John Brighton (MID)yellow card
6
7.Eoin Sheringham (MID)
6
8.Duncan Gemmill (MID)
7
9.Tony Van Westerop (ATT)
7
10.Billy McCoist (ATT)
8
11.Mick Milligan (ATT)
7
 
12.Kevin Mcinnes (GK)
0
13.Jorge Moutinho (ATT)
0
14.Craig Gough (ATT)
0

1.Matthias Knapp (GK)
9
2.David Naysmith (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Grondin (DEF)
7
4.Stuart Inglis (DEF)
7
5.Neil Sullivan (MID)
6
6.Gary McCoist (MID)
7
7.Jeremy Piqué (MID)yellow card
6
8.Craig Benjamin (MID)yellow card
5
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.Vitor Soares (DEF)
0