Match Report


Ayr UnitedAyr United     East FifeEast Fife
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
John McNeillJ. McNeill45
G
1
G
59Scott WhiteS. White
Don MortonD. Morton64
D
2
D
50Kewullay RizzitelliK. Rizzitelli
Titus EustaceT. Eustace57
D
3
D
49Alexander AndrewsA. Andrews
Stanley LjungbergS. Ljungberg53
D
captain4
D
49Zoltan ValoisZ. Valois
Billy GemmellB. Gemmell58
M
5
D
47Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison
Juan DelgadoJ. Delgado54
M
6
M
55Paolo MachlasP. Machlas
Adam MiddletonA. Middleton52
M
7captain
M
53Fabrizio FuscoF. Fusco
Stuart MckinlayS. Mckinlay49
M
8
M
48Aniello AdaniA. Adani
Victor Van HaarenV. Van Haaren62
A
9
M
48Helder JardimH. Jardim
Gary HendersonG. Henderson58
A
10
A
58Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison
Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish42
A
11
A
56Neil LiddellN. Liddell
 
Stuart GlassS. Glass49
D
12
A
53Matt CollinsM. Collins
Kevin MeiklejohnK. Meiklejohn48
M
13
G
50Craig ElliottC. Elliott
Jean-Marie BastienJ. Bastien44
M
14
D
47Dominic WhiteD. White

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to East Fife. A crowd of 4,503 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ayr United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Caldwell.


0.00
East Fife start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.26
Gary Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Victor Van Haaren collects the pass. Victor Van Haaren knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.17
Titus Eustace catches Gavin Morrison on the ankles. The referee calls over Titus Eustace and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Morrison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.17
Stuart Mckinlay surges forward with the ball. Stuart Mckinlay shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
14.30
Helder Jardim barges into Don Morton. The referee brings Helder Jardim to one side and gives him a warning! Don Morton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.39
Don Morton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay flicks a high ball forward to Victor Van Haaren who takes it down. Victor Van Haaren knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Henderson. Gary Henderson flicks the ball with his head. Scott White comfortably punches it away to safety.
21.05
Juan Delgado passes the ball forward to Gary Henderson. Gary Henderson finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.27
Billy Gemmell flicks a high pass forward. Victor Van Haaren collects the pass. Victor Van Haaren sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
24.16
Fabrizio Fusco sees space and advances. Fabrizio Fusco shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by John McNeill!
26.32
Adam Middleton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Henderson. Gary Henderson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
28.34
Juan Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Billy Gemmell controls it well on his chest. Billy Gemmell whips in a cross ball towards Juan Delgado. Juan Delgado directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Scott White with no chance!! Goal for Ayr United!
33.30
Juan Delgado comes in with a late challenge on Aniello Adani. Juan Delgado is warned by the referee! Aniello Adani runs off the knock.
36.31
Ayr United are in full control of this game.
44.42
Don Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Adam Middleton. Adam Middleton plays the ball forward to Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ayr United appear unchanged since the first half. East Fife also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ayr United get the second half underway!
47.43
Neil Liddell clumsily knocks into Titus Eustace. Neil Liddell is shown the yellow card! Titus Eustace stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.54
Paolo Machlas threads the ball through to Aniello Adani. Aniello Adani knocks the ball forward to Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell makes a great pass forward. Gavin Morrison runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
49.27
Juan Delgado sees Kevin Dalglish in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With fabulous imagination, Kevin Dalglish laces a through ball forward to Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell shoots from long range but Scott White reads it well. Excellent save!
53.17
Juan Delgado receives the ball from a throw-in from Billy Gemmell. With imagination, Juan Delgado plays the ball forward to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott White who gathers it comfortably.
60.46
Billy Gemmell advances with the ball. Billy Gemmell whips in a cross ball towards Gary Henderson. Gary Henderson heads the ball goalwards but it flies just wide!
61.05
Juan Delgado chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.12
Fabrizio Fusco runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Fabrizio Fusco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Morrison but the linesman indicates offside!
73.03
Stanley Ljungberg makes a simple pass to Juan Delgado. Juan Delgado kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
75.08
Stuart Mckinlay knocks the ball forward to Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.37
Ayr United have made a substitution with Jean-Marie Bastien replacing Gary Henderson .East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Matt Collins replacing Gavin Morrison and Craig Elliott replacing Paolo Machlas .
83.52
Stanley Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward. Billy Gemmell controls it well on his chest. Billy Gemmell knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Middleton. Adam Middleton shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
84.58
Aniello Adani flicks a high pass forward. Helder Jardim holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Helder Jardim runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Helder Jardim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by John McNeill.
86.49
Corner kick to East Fife. Fabrizio Fusco plays it to the far post. Aniello Adani tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
89.06
Adam Middleton flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Fabrizio Fusco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Collins. Matt Collins directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Ayr United

East Fife
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
9
1
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.7%
30.3%
Play Area
26.3%
44.7%
28.9%

Scorers
Juan Delgado 28
Victor Van Haaren 61
Matt Collins 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan Delgado of Ayr United

Match Ratings
1.John McNeill (GK)
6
2.Don Morton (DEF)
6
3.Titus Eustace (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Stanley Ljungberg (DEF)
7
5.Billy Gemmell (MID)
8
6.Juan Delgado (MID)goal scored
9
7.Adam Middleton (MID)
7
8.Stuart Mckinlay (MID)
6
9.Victor Van Haaren (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Gary Henderson (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Dalglish (ATT)
6
 
12.Stuart Glass (DEF)
0
13.Kevin Meiklejohn (MID)
0
14.Jean-Marie Bastien (MID)
6

1.Scott White (GK)
6
2.Kewullay Rizzitelli (DEF)
6
3.Alexander Andrews (DEF)
6
4.Zoltan Valois (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Morrison (DEF)
6
6.Paolo Machlas (MID)
6
7.Fabrizio Fusco (MID)
7
8.Aniello Adani (MID)
6
9.Helder Jardim (MID)
6
10.Gavin Morrison (ATT)
6
11.Neil Liddell (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Matt Collins (ATT)goal scored
7
13.Craig Elliott (GK)
6
14.Dominic White (DEF)
0