Match Report
| Ayr United | Ayr United |  |  | East Fife | East Fife | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Charles | H. Charles |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Joao Vieira | J. Vieira | |||||||||
| Kevin Morton | K. Morton |  | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Patricio Ben Askar | P. Ben Askar | |||||||||
| Neil McStay | N. McStay | | 50 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Jamie Thirlwell | J. Thirlwell | ||||||||
| Callum Liddell | C. Liddell | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Garry Booth | G. Booth | |||||||||
| John Brady | J. Brady | | 57 | M | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Don Inglis | D. Inglis | |||||||||
| John Telfer | J. Telfer | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Don Bremner | D. Bremner | |||||||||
| Andy White | A. White | | 52 | M | | 7 | | | M | 58 | | Gary Inglis | G. Inglis | ||||||||
| Richard McStay | R. McStay | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Colin Elliott | C. Elliott | |||||||||
| Stuart Sullivan | S. Sullivan | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Gary Campbell | G. Campbell | |||||||||
| Duncan Hutchison | D. Hutchison | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Oswaldo Leboeuf | O. Leboeuf | |||||||||
| Duncan Hendry | D. Hendry | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Neil Niven | N. Niven | |||||||||
| Stephen White | S. White | | 50 | A | | 12 | | M | 53 | | Gary Hutchison | G. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Alex Morrison | A. Morrison | | 44 | M | | 13 | | M | 53 | | Alec McGrory | A. McGrory | |||||||||
| Don Mcinnes | D. Mcinnes | | 43 | D | | 14 | | M | 53 | | Wes McManaman | W. McManaman | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to East Fife. A crowd of 4,603 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Ayr United and East Fife are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Thomson.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Ayr United and East Fife are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Thomson.
0.00
0-0East Fife kick off!
3.07
0-0Callum Liddell passes the ball forward to Richard McStay. Richard McStay darts forward. Richard McStay passes the ball forward to Duncan Hutchison. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Duncan Hutchison provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.25
Andy White flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Sullivan who takes it down. Stuart Sullivan plays a scrappy one-two with Duncan Hendry and advances towards the goal... Stuart Sullivan muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
9.30
0-0Andy White hacks Don Bremner from behind! The referee warns Andy White to calm down! Don Bremner stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.46
0-0Neil McStay hacks Gary Campbell from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gary Campbell runs off the knock.
36.29
Callum Liddell flicks a high ball forward to Richard McStay who takes it down. With a delightful solo run, Richard McStay stretches the opposition's defence. Richard McStay finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ayr United appear unchanged since the first half. East Fife also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Ayr United kicking off!
51.19
0-0Neil McStay flicks a high pass forward to John Telfer who brings the ball under control. John Telfer makes a beautiful solo run. John Telfer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
55.27
0-0Don Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Gary Campbell collects the pass. Gary Campbell plays a one-two with Neil Niven and advances towards the goal... Callum Liddell hacks Gary Campbell from behind! Penalty not given!!
57.08
0-0Neil McStay sees a break and surges forward. Neil McStay knocks the ball forward to Stuart Sullivan. Stuart Sullivan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.12
0-0East Fife have made a substitution with Wes McManaman replacing Neil Niven .
61.12
0-0Don Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Wes McManaman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wes McManaman passes the ball forward but Gary Campbell is offside!
65.47
Patricio Ben Askar flicks a high pass forward. Don Bremner collects the pass. With a delightful solo run, Don Bremner stretches the opposition's defence. Don Bremner knocks in a cross ball towards Wes McManaman. Wes McManaman is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.37
John Brady flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Hendry who brings the ball under control. Duncan Hendry finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
75.10
0-1Gary Inglis threads the ball through to Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.45
John Telfer darts forward. John Telfer edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from John Telfer provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ayr United!
89.42
Gary Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Oswaldo Leboeuf collects the pass. Oswaldo Leboeuf sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.6%
57.4%
Play Area
29.5%
47.5%
23%
Scorers
| John Telfer 83 | Gary Campbell 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to John Telfer of Ayr United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Harry Charles (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kevin Morton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Neil McStay (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Callum Liddell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | John Brady (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | John Telfer (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Andy White (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Richard McStay (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Stuart Sullivan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Duncan Hutchison (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Duncan Hendry (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Stephen White (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alex Morrison (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Don Mcinnes (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Joao Vieira (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Patricio Ben Askar (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jamie Thirlwell (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Garry Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Don Inglis (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Don Bremner (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Gary Inglis (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Colin Elliott (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gary Campbell (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Oswaldo Leboeuf (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Neil Niven (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gary Hutchison (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alec McGrory (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Wes McManaman (MID) | 6 | |