Match Report


St Mirren     Ayr United
Sean Clayton Scott Tubbritt
A. GemmillG1GG. Zwaanswijk
D. ThomsonD2DF. Ait Atmane
A. MersonD3DJ. Brady
M. MonteiroD4DC. Campbell
I. MarcosD5DA. Morales
D. HoekstraM6captainMC. Meiklejohn
M. LiddellMcaptain7MT. Palumbo
G. SinclairM8MN. Liddell
J. ReyA9AB. Gemmell
R. GallacherA10AA. Cortes
R. DublinA11AJ. Evans
 
G. GraavenG12GC. Elliott
N. DuberryD13MA. Henderson
G. JamesD14AC. Hendry

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Match Report

Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Ayr United. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both St Mirren and Ayr United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Law.


0.00
The whistle blows and St Mirren kick off!
4.52
Tobias Palumbo hacks Mario Monteiro from behind! Tobias Palumbo is shown the red card!! Mario Monteiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.34
Gareth Sinclair knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Dublin. Ralph Dublin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gerard Zwaanswijk who gathers it comfortably.
14.19
Mario Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Gareth Sinclair. Gareth Sinclair shoots from distance. Gerard Zwaanswijk gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
15.41
Mario Monteiro passes the ball forward to Arthur Merson. Arthur Merson plays the ball forward to Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell whips in a cross ball towards Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
18.01
Mario Monteiro runs forward with the ball. Mario Monteiro makes a probing pass to Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.02
Neil Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Jody Evans. Jody Evans threads the ball through to Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.28
Matt Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Dublin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ralph Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Sinclair. Gareth Sinclair connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but Craig Campbell blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
26.28
Craig Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
28.54
Duncan Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Mario Monteiro. Mario Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Gareth Sinclair collects the pass. Gareth Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey makes a deft header. Fabio Ait Atmane clears it off the line with his head!
30.44
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.05
Dave Hoekstra flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Richard Gallacher 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!!
36.20
Arthur Merson darts forward. Arthur Merson threads the ball through to Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell rushes past Fabio Ait Atmane! John Brady hacks Matt Liddell from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
38.03
Craig Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell knocks in a cross ball towards Albert Cortes. Albert Cortes knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
42.14
Mario Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Matt Liddell controls it well on his chest. Matt Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Hoekstra. Dave Hoekstra whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Dublin. Ralph Dublin makes a convincing header but Gerard Zwaanswijk reads it well. Nice save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Ayr United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ayr United kick off!
48.36
Arthur Merson chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Hoekstra. Dave Hoekstra flicks a high pass forward. Richard Gallacher controls it well on his chest. Richard Gallacher whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey makes a deft header. Gerard Zwaanswijk is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.21
Ivan Marcos threads a neat ball through to Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Matt Liddell collects the pass. Matt Liddell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.18
With vision, Arthur Merson plays the ball forward to Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell makes a probing pass to Gareth Sinclair. Gareth Sinclair lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.28
Dave Hoekstra flicks a high pass forward to Matt Liddell who brings the ball under control. Matt Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gerard Zwaanswijk who gathers it comfortably.
63.16
Craig Meiklejohn barges into Mario Monteiro. The referee calls over Craig Meiklejohn and warns him to calm down! Mario Monteiro runs off the knock.
67.16
Seeing a gap ahead, Ivan Marcos plays the ball forward to Gareth Sinclair. Gareth Sinclair surges forward with the ball. Gareth Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Meiklejohn.
75.53
Arthur Merson flicks a high pass forward. Gareth Sinclair collects the pass. Gareth Sinclair kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.29
Billy Gemmell clumsily knocks into Mario Monteiro. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mario Monteiro runs off the knock.
84.07
Ralph Dublin plays the ball forward to Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
87.08
Dave Hoekstra laces a through ball forward to Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Mario Monteiro barges into Albert Cortes. The referee warns Mario Monteiro to calm down! Albert Cortes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Ayr United
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 1

Possession
Possession: 66.6666666666667 vs 33.3333333333333
Play Area
Home team third: 23.46%, Midfield: 45.68%, Away team third: 30.86%

Scorers
Richard Gallacher 32
Jose Fortes Rey 48

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Gallacher of St Mirren

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Alex Gemmill (GK)
6
2. Duncan Thomson (DEF)
6
3. Arthur Merson (DEF)
7
4. Mario Monteiro (DEF)
7
5. Ivan Marcos (DEF)
6
6. Dave Hoekstra (MID)
7
7. Matt Liddell (MID)
6
8. Gareth Sinclair (MID)
7
9. Jose Fortes Rey (ATT)
7
10. Richard Gallacher (ATT)
8
11. Ralph Dublin (ATT)
6

12. Garry Graaven (GK)
0
13. Neil Duberry (DEF)
0
14. Gavin James (DEF)
0

1. Gerard Zwaanswijk (GK)
6
2. Fabio Ait Atmane (DEF)
6
3. John Brady (DEF)
6
4. Craig Campbell (DEF)
6
5. Andres Morales (DEF)
6
6. Craig Meiklejohn (MID)
6
7. Tobias Palumbo (MID)
3
8. Neil Liddell (MID)
6
9. Billy Gemmell (ATT)
5
10. Albert Cortes (ATT)
6
11. Jody Evans (ATT)
6

12. Callum Elliott (GK)
0
13. Alec Henderson (MID)
0
14. Colin Hendry (ATT)
0