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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Motherwell. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Ayr United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Motherwell appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.


0.00
The whistle blows and Motherwell kick off!
10.12
John Telfer chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Henderson. Scott Henderson makes a probing pass to Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.10
Stephen McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell goes all the way! Billy Caldwell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.03
Andy Dickov takes it forward alone. Andy Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.37
Matt McGrory barges into Alex Sullivan. The referee calls over Matt McGrory and warns him to calm down! Alex Sullivan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.04
Ramiro Balbo makes a simple pass to Levin Sachers. Levin Sachers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.16
Andriy Biryuk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ramiro Balbo. Ramiro Balbo knocks the ball forward to Alex Sullivan. Alex Sullivan plays a perfect one-two with Amara Sanogo and rushes in on goal... Alex Sullivan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
39.08
Stephen Dickov kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.27
Marco Silva makes a simple pass to Levin Sachers. Levin Sachers goes all the way! Levin Sachers rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
42.47
Andy Dickov makes a probing pass to Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell threads the ball through to Neil Mckinlay but he's offside!
45.00
Matt McGrory hacks Levin Sachers from behind! The referee calls over Matt McGrory again and warns him to calm down! Levin Sachers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The second half starts with Ayr United kicking off!
51.43
Anselmo Colle makes a simple pass to Ramiro Balbo. Ramiro Balbo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Sullivan. Alex Sullivan goes all the way! Alex Sullivan takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Raffaele Volpi manages to gather it comfortably.
57.15
Alexander Berger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Henderson. Scott Henderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell makes a probing pass to Neil Mckinlay but he's offside!
63.49
John Telfer clumsily knocks into Amara Sanogo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Amara Sanogo stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.22
Motherwell are easily keeping Ayr United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
75.32
Ramiro Balbo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Sullivan. Alex Sullivan shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
81.29
Richard Campbell threads the ball through to Alex Sullivan. Alex Sullivan knocks in a cross ball towards Amara Sanogo. Amara Sanogo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.34
Stephen McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Farid Boulmerka who gathers it comfortably.
89.11
Stephen Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Farid Boulmerka manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Dmitri Yanowski makes a simple pass to Marco Silva. Marco Silva makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Amara Sanogo. Amara Sanogo lofts in a cross ball towards Levin Sachers. Levin Sachers heads the ball goalwards but somehow Raffaele Volpi manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Billy Caldwell of Motherwell

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 4
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 44.9275362318841 vs 55.0724637681159
Play Area
Home team third: 30.43%, Midfield: 43.48%, Away team third: 26.09%

Scorers