Match Report
| Ayr United | Ayr United |  |  | East Fife | East Fife | ||||||||||||||||
| John Rolle | John Rolle | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Cleland | S. Cleland |  | 50 | A |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | John James | J. James | |||||||||
| Jessie Williams | J. Williams |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Don Souness | D. Souness | |||||||||
| Lucien Billong | L. Billong |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Colin Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Ryuunosuke Kimura | R. Kimura |  | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Billy Young | B. Young | |||||||||
| Dominic Burley | D. Burley | | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 |  | Anthony May | A. May | |||||||||
| Tomislav Tomacic | T. Tomacic |  | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Andy Inglis | A. Inglis | |||||||||
| Steve Patterson | S. Patterson | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 |  | Amedeo Fanesi | A. Fanesi | |||||||||
| Kevin Ferguson | K. Ferguson | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Alex Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Aimo Damiani | A. Damiani | | 63 | M | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Scott Ferguson | S. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Hauke Schacht | H. Schacht |  | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Bilal Djaout | B. Djaout |  | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | David White | D. White | |||||||||
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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. A crowd of 17,293 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ayr United and East Fife are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Ayr United and East Fife are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Ayr United get the match underway!
4.34
0-0Ryuunosuke Kimura sees a break and surges forward. Ryuunosuke Kimura makes a simple pass to Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
6.57
0-0Stuart McCoist hacks Lucien Billong from behind! The referee calls over Stuart McCoist and shows him a yellow card! Lucien Billong hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.15
0-1Scott Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David White. David White finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.07
Ryuunosuke Kimura sees a break and surges forward. Ryuunosuke Kimura deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout goes all the way! Bilal Djaout tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
16.35
Jessie Williams takes it forward alone. Jessie Williams kicks a strong pass forward to Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.43
0-1Ryuunosuke Kimura chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Ferguson. Kevin Ferguson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout shoots from 25 yards but somehow John James manages to keep it out.
36.37
0-1Ayr United are easily keeping East Fife at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
38.33
0-1Hauke Schacht barges into Billy Young. Hauke Schacht is warned by the referee! Billy Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.33
East Fife are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ayr United's defence.
40.50
0-1Kevin Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John James who gathers it comfortably.
42.08
Colin Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson sees a break and surges forward. Scott Ferguson finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and East Fife kick off!
55.34
Lucien Billong knocks the ball forward to Aimo Damiani. Aimo Damiani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.30
Dominic Burley advances with the ball. Dominic Burley chips the ball to his team mate, Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout shoots from long range but it is tipped over by John James.
66.07
Jessie Williams chips the ball to his team mate, Tomislav Tomacic. Tomislav Tomacic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout whips in a cross ball towards Hauke Schacht. Hauke Schacht heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
73.49
0-1Lucien Billong knocks the ball forward to Tomislav Tomacic. Tomislav Tomacic knocks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Schacht. Hauke Schacht deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bilal Djaout but the linesman indicates offside!
75.08
Tomislav Tomacic knocks the ball forward to Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout goes all the way! Bilal Djaout makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Bilal Djaout scores for Ayr United!!
78.26
Aimo Damiani advances with the ball. Aimo Damiani plays a perfect one-two with Hauke Schacht and rushes in on goal... Aimo Damiani cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.41
Andy Inglis flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.30
Amedeo Fanesi advances with the ball. Amedeo Fanesi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ryuunosuke Kimura.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
81.5%
18.5%
Play Area
29.6%
44.4%
25.9%
Scorers