Match Report


Ayr UnitedAyr United     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alec McStayA. McStay67
G
1
G
70Gavin SullivanG. Sullivan
Christian ParadisoC. Paradiso78
D
2
D
75Garry DavidsonG. Davidson
Garry HendryG. Hendry71
D
captain3
D
72Kevin HendryK. Hendry
Giampietro CorrentG. Corrent68
D
4
D
64Neil ClelandN. Cleland
Paul JohnstoneP. Johnstone77
M
5
M
86Colin HansenC. Hansen
Atam VictoriaA. Victoria65
M
6
M
69Ronnie PalmerR. Palmer
Stephen CaldwellS. Caldwell64
M
7
M
68Kai DöringK. Döring
Maurizio BagnacaniM. Bagnacani64
M
8
M
64Kevin WhiteK. White
Nico FrieserN. Frieser73
A
9captain
A
66Edward MooreE. Moore
Craig HendersonC. Henderson73
A
10
A
64Hauke BorchardH. Borchard
Gavin CaldwellG. Caldwell68
A
11
A
61Colin CaldwellC. Caldwell
 
Arjan VermeulenA. Vermeulen68
D
12
D
63Scott TelferS. Telfer
Neil SullivanN. Sullivan65
D
13
M
59John MeiklejohnJ. Meiklejohn
Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith64
G
14
G
58Garry MckinlayG. Mckinlay

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 18,611 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Ayr United and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Dickov.


0.00
Ayr United start the match!
2.48
Giampietro Corrent makes a probing pass to Maurizio Bagnacani. Maurizio Bagnacani passes the ball forward to Gavin Caldwell. Gavin Caldwell makes a simple pass, allowing Craig Henderson to run into the box. Some silky footwork from Craig Henderson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
8.11
Kevin Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Palmer. Ronnie Palmer decides to run forward with the ball. Ronnie Palmer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Alec McStay reads it well. Well saved!
12.47
Kevin White flicks a high pass forward. Edward Moore collects the pass. Edward Moore sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
14.50
Christian Paradiso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Atam Victoria. Atam Victoria passes the ball forward to Gavin Caldwell. Gavin Caldwell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
18.16
Atam Victoria flicks a high pass forward to Craig Henderson who brings the ball under control. Craig Henderson makes a probing pass between the defence to Gavin Caldwell. Gavin Caldwell tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Gavin Sullivan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.33
Giampietro Corrent passes the ball forward to Stephen Caldwell. Stephen Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Nico Frieser collects the pass. Nico Frieser knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Caldwell. Gavin Caldwell beats his man to it with a header but it flies just wide!
27.42
Ronnie Palmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edward Moore. Edward Moore knocks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.04
Stephen Caldwell sees Craig Henderson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Henderson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Cleland.
32.31
Colin Hansen plays the ball forward to Edward Moore. Edward Moore shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
34.55
Stephen Caldwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Nico Frieser. Nico Frieser knocks the ball forward to Gavin Caldwell but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
36.10
Stephen Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Craig Henderson collects the pass. Craig Henderson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.24
Kevin Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Colin Hansen who brings the ball under control. Colin Hansen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Moore. Edward Moore shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Alec McStay!
39.34
Ronnie Palmer passes the ball forward to Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.53
Paul Johnstone makes a probing pass to Nico Frieser. Nico Frieser finds some space and shoots from distance but Gavin Sullivan is on top of his game. Nice save!
42.30
Giampietro Corrent comes in with a late challenge on Colin Caldwell. The referee calls over Giampietro Corrent and warns him to calm down! Colin Caldwell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Paul Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Caldwell controls it well on his chest. Gavin Caldwell knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Henderson. Craig Henderson shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
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. Heart of Midlothian have changed their lineup with John Meiklejohn replacing Kevin White.

45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian get the second half underway!
47.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Colin Hansen plays the ball forward to Edward Moore. Edward Moore shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
49.35
Stephen Caldwell darts forward. Stephen Caldwell plays a quick one-two with Craig Henderson and rushes in on goal... Stephen Caldwell takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.04
Maurizio Bagnacani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Caldwell. Gavin Caldwell lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Frieser. Nico Frieser beats his man to it with a header his aim is horrendously poor!
54.24
Maurizio Bagnacani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Frieser. Nico Frieser makes a defence splitting pass to Craig Henderson. Craig Henderson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.48
John Meiklejohn sees a break and surges forward. John Meiklejohn shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
57.10
Neil Cleland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kai Döring. Kai Döring flicks a high pass forward. Edward Moore controls it well on his chest. Edward Moore shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.14
Heart of Midlothian appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
63.30
John Meiklejohn makes a beautiful solo run. John Meiklejohn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Paradiso.
73.27
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
75.32
Christian Paradiso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Atam Victoria. Atam Victoria makes a simple pass to Craig Henderson. Craig Henderson makes a probing pass to Gavin Caldwell but he's offside!
78.50
Stephen Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Frieser. Nico Frieser plays a one-two with Gavin Caldwell and rushes in on goal... Nico Frieser shoots from just inside the box but it's drastically wayward!
79.50
Garry Hendry plays the ball forward to Maurizio Bagnacani. Maurizio Bagnacani makes a probing pass to Gavin Caldwell. Gavin Caldwell sees Craig Henderson just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Craig Henderson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Gavin Sullivan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Ayr United

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
23.7%
45.2%
31.2%

Scorers
Craig Henderson 2, 45, 80
Gavin Caldwell 18
Stephen Caldwell 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Henderson of Ayr United

Match Ratings
1.Alec McStay (GK)
6
2.Christian Paradiso (DEF)
6
3.Garry Hendry (DEF)
6
4.Giampietro Corrent (DEF)
6
5.Paul Johnstone (MID)
6
6.Atam Victoria (MID)
6
7.Stephen Caldwell (MID)goal scored
8
8.Maurizio Bagnacani (MID)
6
9.Nico Frieser (ATT)
7
10.Craig Henderson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Gavin Caldwell (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Arjan Vermeulen (DEF)
0
13.Neil Sullivan (DEF)
0
14.Matt Naysmith (GK)
0

1.Gavin Sullivan (GK)
6
2.Garry Davidson (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Hendry (DEF)
6
4.Neil Cleland (DEF)
6
5.Colin Hansen (MID)
6
6.Ronnie Palmer (MID)
6
7.Kai Döring (MID)
6
8.Kevin White (MID)
6
9.Edward Moore (ATT)
6
10.Hauke Borchard (ATT)
6
11.Colin Caldwell (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Telfer (DEF)
0
13.John Meiklejohn (MID)
6
14.Garry Mckinlay (GK)
0