Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Rangers. A crowd of 20,568 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Ayr United are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Rangers start the match!
2.15
Scott Inglis threads the ball through to Hauke Schacht. Hauke Schacht knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.44
Guy Grun threads the ball through to Leandro Avalos. Leandro Avalos knocks the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.08
Callum Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Cuellar. Sebastian Cuellar makes a probing pass to Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi lofts in a cross ball towards Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Stavros Vellidis scores for Rangers!!
9.25
Mark Cadamarteri kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Ferguson. Kevin Ferguson makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Ferguson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Eben Gargo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.58
Sebastian Cuellar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
18.52
Claudiu Mutu makes a beautiful solo run. Claudiu Mutu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
22.57
Leandro Avalos sees space and advances. Leandro Avalos shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.03
Jessie Williams knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Ferguson. Kevin Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout goes all the way! Bilal Djaout takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.17
Claudiu Mutu knocks the ball to his team mate, Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Alex Strachan!
27.44
Steve Patterson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hauke Schacht. Hauke Schacht whips in a cross ball towards Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout heads the ball goalwards. Bilal Djaout scores for Ayr United!!
32.28
Lucien Billong comes in with a late challenge on Stavros Vellidis. Lucien Billong is shown the yellow card! Stavros Vellidis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.46
Sebastian Cuellar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.27
Sebastian Cuellar advances with the ball. Sebastian Cuellar controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The second half starts with Ayr United kicking off!
54.54
Leandro Avalos knocks the ball forward to Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.58
Claudiu Mutu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi shoots from long range but it flies wide!
60.05
Claudiu Mutu passes the ball forward to Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis shoots from 20 yards. Alex Strachan easily smothers it.
66.58
Leandro Avalos advances with the ball. Leandro Avalos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.36
Sebastian Cuellar flicks the ball to his team mate, Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi shoots from distance but it flies wide!
73.52
Khalid Sinouh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Cuellar. Sebastian Cuellar knocks the ball forward to Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Alex Strachan.
75.31
Dominic Burley hacks Jin Kobayashi from behind! Dominic Burley is warned by the referee! Jin Kobayashi runs off the knock.
81.37
Steve Patterson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bilal Djaout. Bilal Djaout knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.55
Claudiu Mutu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.12
Kevin Ferguson comes in with a late challenge on Sebastian Cuellar. The referee calls over Kevin Ferguson and shows him a yellow card! Sebastian Cuellar runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Bilal Djaout of Ayr United

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 10
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 36.046511627907 vs 63.953488372093
Play Area
Home team third: 30.23%, Midfield: 47.67%, Away team third: 22.09%