Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 16,334 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ayr United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Callum Hansen.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ayr United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Callum Hansen.
0.00
0-0Airdrieonians kick off and get the first half underway!
2.35
0-0Jes Simonsen threads a neat ball through to Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall flicks the ball to his team mate, Hubert Plante. Hubert Plante lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-No‘l Potillon. Simon Moore clumsily knocks into Jean-No‘l Potillon. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
2.35
0-0The referee points to the spot..
3.22
1-0Hubert Plante steps up. The ball slams so fast into the bottom right corner that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
6.59
1-0Marcus Charlton chips the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
8.19
1-0Alpay Abdullah surges forward with the ball. Alpay Abdullah knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti plays a one-two with Magnus Moukoko and rushes in on goal... Colin Law barges into Gianfranco Zanetti. Penalty not given!!
9.15
Craig Collins hits a low pass to Marcus Charlton. Marcus Charlton flicks a high ball forward to Gianfranco Zanetti who takes it down. Gianfranco Zanetti edges inside the box! Gianfranco Zanetti looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
10.27
Simon Moore flicks a high pass forward. Don Burley controls it well on his chest. Don Burley shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
22.41
Craig Collins advances with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Craig Collins stretches the opposition's defence. Craig Collins shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.38
1-0Richard Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Niven. Alex Niven makes a pass forward but Yaroslav Sobolyev makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
27.04
Stephen Hendry makes a simple pass to Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev plays a scrappy one-two with David Lindner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Yaroslav Sobolyev comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.44
Alpay Abdullah sees Marcus Charlton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcus Charlton makes a probing pass to Magnus Moukoko. Magnus Moukoko advances inside the box! Magnus Moukoko muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
30.49
1-0Simon Moore flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Rego collects the pass. Gaspar Rego knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bruno Zamboni who gathers it comfortably.
33.40
Magnus Moukoko passes the ball forward to Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall runs straight at the defence! Colin Law clumsily knocks into Craig Mccall. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
34.17
Alex Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego rushes past Alpay Abdullah! Alpay Abdullah catches Gaspar Rego on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
38.18
Magnus Moukoko makes a beautiful solo run. Magnus Moukoko edges inside the box! Magnus Moukoko shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Hibiki Kaneko has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.20
Alpay Abdullah flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall makes a simple pass to Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti whips in a cross ball towards Jean-No‘l Potillon. Jean-No‘l Potillon is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Hibiki Kaneko with no chance!! Goal for Ayr United!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ayr United appear unchanged since the first half. Airdrieonians also appear unchanged since the first half. The Airdrieonians players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Ayr United get the second half underway!
47.04
Pierre Mbamba makes an attacking run forward. Pierre Mbamba skips past Stephen Hendry! Pierre Mbamba shoots from just inside the box but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
48.06
3-0David Lindner knocks the ball to his team mate, Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev plays a quick one-two with Don Burley and rushes in on goal... Yaroslav Sobolyev rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
51.17
Marcus Charlton flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
53.07
Colin Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven takes it forward alone. Alex Niven skips past Pierre Mbamba! Alex Niven side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
54.28
3-0Alex Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Burley. Don Burley plays a quick one-two with Gaspar Rego and rushes in on goal... Don Burley muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Alpay Abdullah.
55.30
Alex Niven takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Andy Sullivan. Andy Sullivan chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Bruno Zamboni punches the ball out of the danger area!
60.19
3-0Airdrieonians have made a substitution with Marino Lobont replacing Yaroslav Sobolyev .
63.57
Marcus Charlton threads the ball through to Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Jean-No‘l Potillon through on goal. Jean-No‘l Potillon cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
65.19
Stephen Hendry darts forward. Stephen Hendry makes a probing pass to Marino Lobont but he's offside!
66.45
Craig Mccall chips the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Charlton controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Marcus Charlton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
67.41
Craig Collins flicks a high pass forward. Jean-No‘l Potillon collects the pass. Jean-No‘l Potillon makes a simple pass to Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti edges inside the box! Gianfranco Zanetti takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
71.46
Simon Moore threads the ball through to Marino Lobont. Marino Lobont knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pierre Mbamba.
72.23
Alex Niven hits a low pass to Don Burley. Don Burley sees Simon Moore just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Simon Moore rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
84.53
Andy Sullivan flicks a high ball forward to David Lindner who takes it down. David Lindner flicks a high pass forward to Gaspar Rego who brings the ball under control. Gaspar Rego knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Burley. Don Burley shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gianfranco Zanetti of Ayr United |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Bruno Zamboni (GK)
6
2. Pierre Mbamba (DEF)
6
3. Craig Collins (DEF)
7
4. Jes Simonsen (DEF)
6
5. Alpay Abdullah (DEF)
7
6. Marcus Charlton (MID)
7
7. Craig Mccall (MID)
7
8. Magnus Moukoko (MID)
9
9. Gianfranco Zanetti (ATT)
9
10. Hubert Plante (ATT)
6
11. Jean-No‘l Potillon (ATT)
8
12. Alex Campbell (GK)
0
13. Emmanuel Nwakire (MID)
0
14. Don Johnstone (ATT)
0
1. Hibiki Kaneko (GK)
6
2. Colin Law (DEF)
6
3. Andy Sullivan (DEF)
6
4. Richard Strachan (DEF)
6
5. Alex Niven (MID)
7
6. David Lindner (MID)
6
7. Stephen Hendry (MID)
7
8. Simon Moore (MID)
6
9. Don Burley (ATT)
7
10. Gaspar Rego (ATT)
7
11. Yaroslav Sobolyev (ATT)
6
12. Gary Gemmell (DEF)
0
13. Dominic Brady (MID)
0
14. Marino Lobont (ATT)
6