Match Report


Dundee UnitedDundee United     Ayr UnitedAyr United
Computer Player Computer Player Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Alec DickovA. Dickov57
G
1
G
67Bruno ZamboniB. Zamboni
Mathias LouironM. Louiron53
D
2
D
74Nicolas DehmN. Dehm
Neil GlassN. Glass53
D
3
D
72Pierre MbambaP. Mbamba
Kemal WilliamsonK. Williamson49
D
4
D
76Jes SimonsenJ. Simonsen
Scott HendersonS. Henderson67
M
5captain
D
73Giacomo AssignonG. Assignon
Scott McStayS. McStay66
M
captain6
M
69Magnus MoukokoM. Moukoko
Scott McinnesS. Mcinnes62
M
7
M
72Marcus CharltonM. Charlton
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist57
M
8
M
74Craig MccallC. Mccall
Willy MoracchiniW. Moracchini52
A
9
A
69Don JohnstoneD. Johnstone
Gavin MarrG. Marr50
A
10
A
70Jean-No‘l PotillonJ. Potillon
Ledley LawrenceL. Lawrence49
A
11
A
70Hubert PlanteH. Plante
 
Alex McinnesA. Mcinnes56
M
12
G
51Alex CampbellA. Campbell
Alec ElliottA. Elliott51
M
13
M
70Emmanuel NwakireE. Nwakire
Ledley CollymoreL. Collymore50
G
14
A
59Paul ElliottP. Elliott

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 12,667 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Glass.


0.00
Ayr United kick off the first half!
2.58
Duncan McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Marr. Gavin Marr lofts in a cross ball towards Willy Moracchini. With a superhuman jump, Willy Moracchini connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Jes Simonsen clears it off the line with his head!
6.47
Magnus Moukoko sees a break and surges forward. Magnus Moukoko advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Magnus Moukoko provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
8.58
Jes Simonsen flicks a high ball forward to Magnus Moukoko who takes it down. Magnus Moukoko threads a neat ball through to Hubert Plante. Hubert Plante advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Hubert Plante provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
12.04
Magnus Moukoko advances with the ball. Magnus Moukoko plays a scrappy one-two with Don Johnstone and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Magnus Moukoko provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.31
Neil Glass makes a probing pass to Scott Henderson. Scott Henderson passes the ball forward to Willy Moracchini. Willy Moracchini makes a simple pass, allowing Gavin Marr to run into the box. Gavin Marr takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Bruno Zamboni with no chance!! Goal for Dundee United!
18.35
Jean-No‘l Potillon takes it forward alone. Jean-No‘l Potillon puts a great ball through. Don Johnstone runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
20.16
Nicolas Dehm deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Magnus Moukoko. Magnus Moukoko makes a simple pass to Marcus Charlton. Marcus Charlton shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
22.02
Scott McStay clumsily knocks into Marcus Charlton. Scott McStay is warned by the referee! Marcus Charlton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.34
Craig Mccall threads the ball through to Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Dickov who gathers it comfortably.
26.19
Don Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Magnus Moukoko controls it well on his chest. Magnus Moukoko shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Alec Dickov has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
30.22
Scott Mcinnes makes an attacking run forward. Scott Mcinnes cuts inside the box! Scott Mcinnes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
36.46
Magnus Moukoko makes a probing pass to Jean-No‘l Potillon. Jean-No‘l Potillon shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ayr United!
39.09
Scott Mcinnes makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pierre Mbamba.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear unchanged since the first half. Ayr United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Dundee United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Dundee United kick off!
47.39
Scott McStay makes a simple pass to Ledley Lawrence. Ledley Lawrence knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.35
Magnus Moukoko makes a simple pass to Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone shoots from outside the area but Alec Dickov reads it well. Great keeping!
57.25
Scott McStay makes a beautiful solo run. Scott McStay shoots from distance. Good keeping from Bruno Zamboni as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
58.59
Corner kick to Dundee United. Scott McStay chips it out wide. Some good footwork from Duncan McCoist provides some space. He shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.56
Mathias Louiron knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Henderson. Scott Henderson passes the ball forward to Gavin Marr. Gavin Marr finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.38
Dundee United have made a substitution with Alec Elliott replacing Scott Mcinnes .
61.42
Willy Moracchini decides to run forward with the ball. Willy Moracchini finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
63.32
Jes Simonsen takes it forward alone. Jes Simonsen knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Alec Dickov had no chance!! Goal for Ayr United!
66.52
Alec Elliott catches Marcus Charlton on the ankles. Alec Elliott is warned by the referee! Marcus Charlton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.27
Scott McStay flicks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Lawrence. Ledley Lawrence knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.01
Pierre Mbamba chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall flicks a high pass forward to Jean-No‘l Potillon who brings the ball under control. Jean-No‘l Potillon cuts inside the box! Jean-No‘l Potillon comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
71.13
Giacomo Assignon flicks a high pass forward. Craig Mccall collects the pass. Craig Mccall sees Marcus Charlton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcus Charlton runs straight at the defence! Some world-class footwork from Marcus Charlton provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Alec Dickov had no chance!! Goal for Ayr United!
77.51
Magnus Moukoko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Charlton. Marcus Charlton finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
79.26
Pierre Mbamba chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Potillon. Jean-No‘l Potillon makes a probing pass to Don Johnstone but he's offside!
81.37
Magnus Moukoko threads the ball through to Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone flicks the ball to his team mate, Hubert Plante. Hubert Plante cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Alec Dickov is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
84.14
Nicolas Dehm makes a simple pass to Hubert Plante. Hubert Plante lofts in a cross ball towards Magnus Moukoko. Magnus Moukoko connects with a diving header. Solid save from Alec Dickov.
87.59
Jean-No‘l Potillon brings the ball forward. Jean-No‘l Potillon makes a probing pass between the defence to Craig Mccall. Mathias Louiron comes in with a late challenge on Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Dundee United

Ayr United
Goals
1
6
Shots on Target
3
11
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.5%
58.5%
Play Area
25.6%
47.6%
26.8%

Scorers
Gavin Marr 15
Magnus Moukoko 12, 26
Jean-No‘l Potillon 36
Don Johnstone 63
Marcus Charlton 71
Hubert Plante 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Magnus Moukoko of Ayr United

Match Ratings
1.Alec Dickov (GK)
7
2.Mathias Louiron (DEF)
6
3.Neil Glass (DEF)
6
4.Kemal Williamson (DEF)
6
5.Scott Henderson (MID)
6
6.Scott McStay (MID)
6
7.Scott Mcinnes (MID)
6
8.Duncan McCoist (MID)
6
9.Willy Moracchini (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Marr (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Ledley Lawrence (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Mcinnes (MID)
0
13.Alec Elliott (MID)
5
14.Ledley Collymore (GK)
0

1.Bruno Zamboni (GK)
6
2.Nicolas Dehm (DEF)
6
3.Pierre Mbamba (DEF)
6
4.Jes Simonsen (DEF)
7
5.Giacomo Assignon (DEF)
6
6.Magnus Moukoko (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Marcus Charlton (MID)goal scored
7
8.Craig Mccall (MID)
6
9.Don Johnstone (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Jean-No‘l Potillon (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Hubert Plante (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Alex Campbell (GK)
0
13.Emmanuel Nwakire (MID)
0
14.Paul Elliott (ATT)
0