Match Report


Ayr UnitedAyr United     East FifeEast Fife
Computer Player Computer Player Dan Rodwell Dan Rodwell
Niccolo DichioN. Dichio53
G
1
G
59Don CaldwellD. Caldwell
Don ClelandD. Cleland55
D
2
D
51Kewullay RizzitelliK. Rizzitelli
Stuart GlassS. Glass49
D
3
D
49Zoltan ValoisZ. Valois
Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison49
D
captain4
D
49Alexander AndrewsA. Andrews
Callum NivenC. Niven48
D
5
D
49Colin ElliottC. Elliott
Billy GemmellB. Gemmell58
M
6
M
74Jakob WendelJ. Wendel
Adam MiddletonA. Middleton53
M
7captain
M
56Paolo MachlasP. Machlas
Stuart MckinlayS. Mckinlay50
M
8
M
61Marco ScalzoM. Scalzo
Victor Van HaarenV. Van Haaren63
A
9
A
53Matt CollinsM. Collins
Roberto PregnolatoR. Pregnolato54
A
10
A
59Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison
Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish43
A
11
A
66Ben HurstB. Hurst
 
Kevin MeiklejohnK. Meiklejohn48
M
12
D
49Kevin HopkinK. Hopkin
Gavin MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn45
M
13
M
54Neil SounessN. Souness
Colin GlassC. Glass44
M
14
A
48Garcia Duque UrsoG. Urso

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to East Fife. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Ayr United and East Fife are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Dickov.


0.00
Ayr United start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.53
Callum Niven passes the ball forward to Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stuart Morrison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Don Caldwell reads it well. Good save!
4.52
Stuart Mckinlay threads the ball through to Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.41
Zoltan Valois flicks a high pass forward to Jakob Wendel who brings the ball under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Jakob Wendel plays the ball forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
12.07
Colin Elliott picks a pass forward to Jakob Wendel. With great vision, Jakob Wendel plays the ball forward to Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo threads a neat, attacking ball through to Ben Hurst. Some silky footwork from Ben Hurst provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.26
Billy Gemmell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish knocks the ball forward to Stuart Mckinlay but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
16.44
Jakob Wendel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Collins. Matt Collins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.20
Ben Hurst barges into Billy Gemmell. The referee calls over Ben Hurst and shows him a yellow card! Billy Gemmell gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.24
Alexander Andrews controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jakob Wendel. Jakob Wendel controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Matt Collins through on goal. Matt Collins comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it flies well off target!
30.40
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
36.37
Jakob Wendel makes a probing pass to Paolo Machlas. Paolo Machlas plays a scrappy one-two with Marco Scalzo and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Paolo Machlas provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
38.04
Billy Gemmell hits a low pass to Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.30
Paolo Machlas threads a neat ball through to Matt Collins. Matt Collins shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.50
Zoltan Valois flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Machlas controls it well on his chest. Paolo Machlas sees Ben Hurst in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ben Hurst knocks in a cross ball towards Jakob Wendel. Jakob Wendel makes a deft header but it is deflected wide by Stuart Morrison.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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
East Fife kick off the second half!
47.27
Billy Gemmell flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Dalglish collects the pass. Kevin Dalglish skips past Colin Elliott! Kevin Dalglish shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.31
Stuart Mckinlay knocks the ball forward to Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Dalglish holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Dalglish shoots from 20 yards but Don Caldwell is on top of it.
55.33
Adam Middleton clumsily knocks into Alexander Andrews. The referee brings Adam Middleton to one side and gives him a warning! Alexander Andrews runs off the knock.
61.43
Billy Gemmell plays the ball forward to Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Don Caldwell.
63.16
Stuart Glass catches Paolo Machlas on the ankles. The referee calls over Stuart Glass and warns him to calm down! Paolo Machlas runs off the knock.
65.13
Victor Van Haaren threads a neat ball through to Roberto Pregnolato. Roberto Pregnolato knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.38
Jakob Wendel flicks the ball to his team mate, Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo makes a defence splitting pass to Gavin Morrison. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Gavin Morrison provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
72.59
Without breaking stride, Don Cleland plays the ball forward to Adam Middleton. Adam Middleton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Dalglish but he's offside!
75.42
Stuart Morrison makes a probing pass to Victor Van Haaren. Victor Van Haaren sees Kevin Dalglish just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Dalglish shoots from just inside the box but it flies just off target!
77.53
East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Hopkin replacing Gavin Morrison and Neil Souness replacing Jakob Wendel .
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ayr United

East Fife
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.2%
52.8%
Play Area
31.9%
44.4%
23.6%

Scorers
Kevin Dalglish 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Dalglish of Ayr United

Match Ratings
1.Niccolo Dichio (GK)
6
2.Don Cleland (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Glass (DEF)
5
4.Stuart Morrison (DEF)
7
5.Callum Niven (DEF)
6
6.Billy Gemmell (MID)
8
7.Adam Middleton (MID)
6
8.Stuart Mckinlay (MID)
6
9.Victor Van Haaren (ATT)
7
10.Roberto Pregnolato (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Dalglish (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Kevin Meiklejohn (MID)
0
13.Gavin Meiklejohn (MID)
0
14.Colin Glass (MID)
0

1.Don Caldwell (GK)
7
2.Kewullay Rizzitelli (DEF)
6
3.Zoltan Valois (DEF)
7
4.Alexander Andrews (DEF)
6
5.Colin Elliott (DEF)
6
6.Jakob Wendel (MID)
8
7.Paolo Machlas (MID)
7
8.Marco Scalzo (MID)
7
9.Matt Collins (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Morrison (ATT)
6
11.Ben Hurst (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Kevin Hopkin (DEF)
6
13.Neil Souness (MID)
6
14.Garcia Duque Urso (ATT)
0