Match Report
| Ayr United | Ayr United |  |  | Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott |  | 46 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | John Thomson | J. Thomson | |||||||||
| Duncan Burley | D. Burley | | 46 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Garry Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Stephen Mason | S. Mason | | 45 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Don Gemmell | D. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Andy Law | A. Law | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 |  | Brendan Fenton | B. Fenton | |||||||||
| Stephen Gough | S. Gough | | 42 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Alex Souness | A. Souness | |||||||||
| Billy Ferguson | B. Ferguson | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Alex Davidson | A. Davidson | |||||||||
| Callum Meiklejohn | C. Meiklejohn | | 42 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Don Strachan | D. Strachan | |||||||||
| Neil Brady | N. Brady | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Kevin Meiklejohn | K. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Billy Booth | B. Booth | | 39 | M | | 9 | | M | 40 | | Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Andy Henderson | A. Henderson | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Dominic Young | D. Young | |||||||||
| John McStay | J. McStay | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Alex Johnstone | A. Johnstone | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Alloa Athletic. A crowd of 2,797 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ayr United and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Ayr United and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Alloa Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.25
0-0Kevin Meiklejohn catches Stephen Mason on the ankles. Kevin Meiklejohn is shown the yellow card! Stephen Mason runs off the knock.
14.01
Don Gemmell clumsily knocks into John McStay. The referee calls over Don Gemmell and shows him a yellow card! John McStay runs off the knock.
16.34
0-0Stephen Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn threads the ball through to John McStay. John McStay shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
18.11
1-0Andy Law flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John McStay. John McStay threads the ball through to Andy Henderson. Andy Henderson rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! John Thomson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.50
1-0Alloa Athletic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
27.46
1-0Stephen Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Ferguson. Billy Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John McStay. John McStay controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
28.50
1-0Neil Brady makes a probing pass to Andy Henderson. Andy Henderson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Thomson who gathers it comfortably.
32.57
Brendan Fenton makes a simple pass to Don Strachan. Don Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Young. Dominic Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Elliott who gathers it comfortably.
33.12
Kevin Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Young. Dominic Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Gavin Elliott manages to gather it comfortably.
34.55
Stuart McCoist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Young. Dominic Young shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.55
Callum Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John McStay. John McStay plays a perfect one-two with Andy Henderson and rushes in on goal... John McStay tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
42.38
Brendan Fenton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Strachan. Don Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Johnstone. Alex Johnstone tries a spectacular long range effort. Gavin Elliott is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
Stephen Gough takes it forward alone. Stephen Gough flicks the ball to his team mate, John McStay. John McStay whips in a cross ball towards Andy Henderson. Andy Henderson heads the ball goalwards. John Thomson manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Ayr United start the second half!
47.18
Alex Souness passes the ball forward to Kevin Meiklejohn. Kevin Meiklejohn makes a probing pass to Alex Johnstone. Alex Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.46
Andy Law threads the ball through to Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Andy Henderson. Andy Henderson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
54.01
Billy Booth hacks Alex Davidson from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alex Davidson stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.53
1-1Alex Davidson catches Billy Booth on the ankles. Alex Davidson is shown the yellow card! Billy Booth gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
65.03
Alex Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Don Strachan. Don Strachan sees a break and surges forward. Don Strachan shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.43
1-1Stuart McCoist threads the ball through to Alex Johnstone. Alex Johnstone kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Young but the referee indicates it's offside!
78.20
Billy Booth knocks the ball forward to Andy Henderson. Andy Henderson shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.41
Kevin Meiklejohn takes it forward alone. Kevin Meiklejohn shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.54
Callum Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Henderson. Andy Henderson tries a spectacular long range effort but John Thomson is on top of it.
89.21
Andy Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Brady. Neil Brady kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Henderson. Andy Henderson shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
32.5%
45.8%
21.7%
Scorers