Match Report
| Ayr United | Ayr United |  |  | Queens Park | Queens Park | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Jonathan Julian Pitt | Jonathan Julian Pitt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Niccolo Dichio | N. Dichio |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 |  | Steffen Ahrens | S. Ahrens | |||||||||
| Don Cleland | D. Cleland |  | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 44 | | Eoin Smithe | E. Smithe | |||||||||
| Stuart Glass | S. Glass | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Kevin Elliott | K. Elliott | |||||||||
| Stuart Morrison | S. Morrison | | 49 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 48 |  | Tiago Faria | T. Faria | ||||||||
| Callum Niven | C. Niven | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 47 | | Stephen Burley | S. Burley | |||||||||
| Billy Gemmell | B. Gemmell | | 58 | M | | 6 | | | M | 55 |  | Komian Marquet | K. Marquet | ||||||||
| Adam Middleton | A. Middleton | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Greg Venus | G. Venus | |||||||||
| Stuart Mckinlay | S. Mckinlay | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Colin Young | C. Young | |||||||||
| Victor Van Haaren | V. Van Haaren |  | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 51 | | Dominic Rae | D. Rae | |||||||||
| Roberto Pregnolato | R. Pregnolato |  | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Bill Beattie | B. Beattie | |||||||||
| Kevin Dalglish | K. Dalglish | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 |  | Claus Flo | C. Flo | |||||||||
| Kevin Meiklejohn | K. Meiklejohn | | 48 | M | | 12 | | M | 57 | | Adrian Ljungberg | A. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Gavin Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn | | 45 | M | | 13 | | D | 55 | | Alun Adams | A. Adams | |||||||||
| Colin Glass | C. Glass | | 44 | M | | 14 | | A | 37 | | Pape Plante | P. Plante | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Queens Park. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ayr United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Queens Park appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Dickov.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ayr United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Queens Park appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Dickov.
0.00
0-0Queens Park kick off the first half!
2.40
0-1Colin Young flicks a high pass forward to Dominic Rae who brings the ball under control. Dominic Rae whips in a cross ball towards Greg Venus. Greg Venus connects with a diving header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Greg Venus!
6.51
0-1Don Cleland clumsily knocks into Claus Flo. Don Cleland is warned by the referee! Claus Flo runs off the knock.
16.13
0-1Tiago Faria threads a neat ball through to Colin Young. Colin Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Burley. Stephen Burley whips in a cross ball towards Komian Marquet. Komian Marquet whips the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Stuart Glass!
24.52
0-1Stuart Glass flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Morrison who takes it down. Stuart Morrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin Dalglish and stumbles forward towards the goal... Victor Van Haaren shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.24
0-1Komian Marquet makes an attacking run forward. Komian Marquet knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Niccolo Dichio who gathers it comfortably.
33.17
0-1Billy Gemmell knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Dalglish but he's offside!
38.29
Don Cleland knocks the ball forward to Adam Middleton. Adam Middleton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Dalglish. Some good footwork from Kevin Dalglish provides some space. He shoots at goal but Eoin Smithe is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ayr United appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park also appear unchanged since the first half. The Queens Park players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Ayr United get the second half underway!
47.47
Kevin Elliott threads a neat ball through to Komian Marquet. Komian Marquet sees Bill Beattie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bill Beattie threads a neat ball through to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
48.18
Billy Gemmell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Middleton. Adam Middleton takes it forward alone. Adam Middleton knocks in a cross ball towards Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is shockingly off target!
49.56
Stephen Burley advances with the ball. Stephen Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
57.58
Kevin Elliott sees a break and surges forward. Kevin Elliott makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Claus Flo. Claus Flo directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.21
0-2Queens Park have made a substitution with Adrian Ljungberg replacing Komian Marquet .
61.31
0-2Kevin Dalglish hacks Stephen Burley from behind! Kevin Dalglish is shown the yellow card! Stephen Burley stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.12
0-2Eoin Smithe makes a probing pass to Tiago Faria. Tiago Faria knocks the ball forward to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae whips in a cross ball towards Claus Flo. Claus Flo finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
67.46
Kevin Dalglish catches Kevin Elliott on the ankles. Kevin Dalglish is warned by the referee! Kevin Elliott runs off the knock.
71.20
Stephen Burley advances with the ball. Stephen Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae whips the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
72.59
Eoin Smithe clumsily knocks into Stuart Mckinlay. Eoin Smithe is warned by the referee! Stuart Mckinlay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.29
Queens Park have made 2 substitutions with Pape Plante replacing Bill Beattie and Alun Adams replacing Stephen Burley .
79.13
Alun Adams threads a neat ball through to Greg Venus. Greg Venus whips in a cross ball towards Colin Young. Colin Young makes a deft header but it is miles over!
81.01
Billy Gemmell flicks a high pass forward. Victor Van Haaren collects the pass. Victor Van Haaren knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eoin Smithe.
85.46
Stuart Mckinlay makes a simple pass to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Roberto Pregnolato. Roberto Pregnolato shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
89.29
Greg Venus passes the ball forward to Claus Flo. Claus Flo knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae connects with a diving header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.7%
60.3%
Play Area
29.4%
42.6%
27.9%
Scorers
| Greg Venus 2 Claus Flo 58 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Greg Venus of Queens Park |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Niccolo Dichio (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stuart Glass (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stuart Morrison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Callum Niven (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Billy Gemmell (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Adam Middleton (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stuart Mckinlay (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Victor Van Haaren (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Roberto Pregnolato (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Kevin Dalglish (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 12. | Kevin Meiklejohn (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin Meiklejohn (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Colin Glass (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Steffen Ahrens (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Eoin Smithe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Kevin Elliott (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Tiago Faria (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stephen Burley (MID) | 8 | |
| 6. | Komian Marquet (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Greg Venus (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Colin Young (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dominic Rae (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Bill Beattie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Claus Flo (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Adrian Ljungberg (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alun Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Pape Plante (ATT) | 6 | |