Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at C & G Systems Stadium where Dumbarton play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 13,441 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dumbarton 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 Kevin Morton.


0.00
Dumbarton kick off and get the first half underway!
2.32
Giacomo Assignon passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Marcus Charlton. Marcus Charlton plays a one-two with Magnus Moukoko and rushes in on goal... Marcus Charlton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Arno Kaiser!
3.27
Richard Caldwell passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jacob Patterson. Jacob Patterson flicks a high pass forward. Jeroen van der Hoek comfortably collects the pass. Jeroen van der Hoek passes the ball forward but Stephen Glass is offside!
4.06
Paul Niven flicks a high ball forward to Jacob Patterson who takes it down. Jacob Patterson knocks the ball to his team mate, Jeroen van der Hoek. Jeroen van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Glass. Stephen Glass gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
6.55
Jes Simonsen barges into Jeroen van der Hoek. The referee calls over Jes Simonsen and warns him to calm down! Jeroen van der Hoek runs off the knock.
8.43
Paul Niven flicks a high pass forward. Mirko Pinzi controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Mirko Pinzi plays the ball forward to Stephen Glass. Stephen Glass finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
9.22
Craig Mccall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone rushes past Richard Caldwell! Don Johnstone shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.29
Callum Ferguson barges into Don Johnstone. The referee calls over Callum Ferguson and shows him a yellow card! Don Johnstone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.29
With great vision, Pierre Mbamba plays the ball forward to Hubert Plante. Hubert Plante makes a probing pass to Jean-No‘l Potillon. Jean-No‘l Potillon lofts in a cross ball towards Hubert Plante. With a superhuman jump, Hubert Plante connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just wide!
22.12
Giacomo Assignon flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Charlton collects the pass. Marcus Charlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.40
Jes Simonsen kicks a strong pass forward to Marcus Charlton. Marcus Charlton passes the ball forward to Jean-No‘l Potillon. Jean-No‘l Potillon edges inside the box! Jean-No‘l Potillon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Arno Kaiser smothers it!
30.54
Magnus Moukoko hacks Stephen Glass from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Glass stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.20
Magnus Moukoko makes a probing pass to Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
34.33
With vision, Marcus Charlton plays the ball forward to Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
40.38
Jacob Patterson makes a probing pass to Stuart Caldwell. Stuart Caldwell runs straight at the defence! Stuart Caldwell takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
With vision, Magnus Moukoko plays the ball forward to Hubert Plante. Hubert Plante flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Potillon. Jean-No‘l Potillon tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Ayr United kick off!
47.17
Mirko Pinzi clumsily knocks into Craig Mccall. Mirko Pinzi is warned by the referee! Craig Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.50
Paul Niven flicks a high pass forward to Callum Ferguson who brings the ball under control. Callum Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Glass holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Glass knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jes Simonsen.
49.00
Jeroen van der Hoek decides to run forward with the ball. Jeroen van der Hoek lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Patterson. With a superhuman jump, Jacob Patterson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is shockingly off target!
53.21
Magnus Moukoko sees Don Johnstone in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Don Johnstone knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Niven.
54.05
Jes Simonsen takes it forward alone. Jes Simonsen runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jes Simonsen hits a low pass to Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Arno Kaiser gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
55.58
Marcus Charlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Potillon. Jean-No‘l Potillon chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Charlton. Some silky footwork from Marcus Charlton provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Arno Kaiser easily smothers it!
59.11
Magnus Moukoko changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Magnus Moukoko rushes past Richard Caldwell! Magnus Moukoko makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Magnus Moukoko!
61.11
Dumbarton have made a substitution with Matt Dickov replacing Darius Vieira .
66.03
Pierre Mbamba passes the ball forward to Marcus Charlton. Marcus Charlton flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone plays a one-two with Craig Mccall and advances towards the goal... Don Johnstone takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ayr United!
71.58
Pierre Mbamba deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcus Charlton. Marcus Charlton shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.25
Dumbarton have made a substitution with Don McGrory replacing Leon Andrews .
78.26
Magnus Moukoko threads the ball through to Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
79.40
Pierre Mbamba throws a long ball forward to Jes Simonsen. Jes Simonsen flicks a high pass forward to Magnus Moukoko who brings the ball under control. Magnus Moukoko decides to run forward with the ball. Magnus Moukoko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.43
Craig Mccall barges into Mirko Pinzi. The referee brings Craig Mccall to one side and gives him a warning! Mirko Pinzi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.09
Don Johnstone comes in with a late challenge on Paul Niven. The referee calls over Don Johnstone and shows him a yellow card! Paul Niven runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 6
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 0 vs 10
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 4
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 46.1538461538462 vs 53.8461538461538
Play Area
Home team third: 30.77%, Midfield: 47.44%, Away team third: 21.79%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Don Johnstone of Ayr United

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Arno Kaiser (GK)
6
3. Paul Niven (DEF)
6
5
5. Mirko Pinzi (MID)
6
6
7. Darius Vieira (MID)
6
6
9. Stephen Glass (ATT)
6
11. Leon Andrews (ATT)
6

12. Stuart Young (DEF)
0
13. Matt Dickov (ATT)
6
14. Don McGrory (DEF)
6

6
2. Nicolas Dehm (DEF)
6
3. Pierre Mbamba (DEF)
6
4. Jes Simonsen (DEF)
6
8
8
8. Craig Mccall (MID)
6
9. Don Johnstone (ATT)
9
11. Hubert Plante (ATT)
6

12. Alex Campbell (GK)
0
0
14. Paul Elliott (ATT)
0