Match Report
| Ayr United | Ayr United |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| John Rolle | John Rolle | Peter Fitzgerald | Peter Fitzgerald | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Strachan | A. Strachan |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Matt Thomson | M. Thomson | |||||||||
| Tobias Hollmer | T. Hollmer |  | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Stuart Inglis | S. Inglis | |||||||||
| Torsten Masur | T. Masur | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Piero Minotti | P. Minotti | |||||||||
| Carlton Ripley | C. Ripley |  | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Dominic Burley | D. Burley | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 |  | Oscar Medina | O. Medina | |||||||||
| Paul James | P. James | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Alec Hendry | A. Hendry | |||||||||
| Alex Telfer | A. Telfer | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Gavin Liddell | G. Liddell | |||||||||
| Scott Inglis | S. Inglis | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Dominic White | D. White | |||||||||
| Hauke Schacht | H. Schacht | | 54 | A | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | |||||||||
| Callum McCoist | C. McCoist | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Gian Matteo Gritti | G. Gritti | |||||||||
| Scott Elliott | S. Elliott | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Alex Niven | A. Niven | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Joe Jacks Fish Shack |
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 19,868 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Ayr United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Ayr United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Aberdeen start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.53
0-0Alex Telfer knocks the ball forward to Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist goes all the way! Callum McCoist tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Matt Thomson!
3.48
0-0Tobias Hollmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul James. Paul James deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hauke Schacht. Hauke Schacht plays a perfect one-two with Scott Elliott and rushes in on goal... Hauke Schacht rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
9.26
1-0Paul James kicks a strong pass forward to Hauke Schacht. Hauke Schacht goes all the way! Hauke Schacht shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Matt Thomson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.05
Scott Inglis makes a probing pass to Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist plays a perfect one-two with Scott Elliott and rushes in on goal... Callum McCoist shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.38
2-0Tobias Hollmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis threads the ball through to Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist kicks a strong pass forward to Hauke Schacht but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.27
Paul James makes a simple pass to Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Matt Thomson!
21.59
Piero Minotti makes a probing pass to Matt Strachan. Matt Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Niven. Alex Niven lofts in a cross ball towards Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Alex Strachan.
34.22
Torsten Masur makes a beautiful solo run. Torsten Masur deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Elliott. Scott Elliott shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Matt Thomson.
36.20
2-0Paul James comes in with a late challenge on Dominic White. Paul James is shown the yellow card! Dominic White stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.01
Paul James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hauke Schacht but he's offside!
39.22
Dominic Burley sees space and advances. Dominic Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Elliott. Scott Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Callum McCoist but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Ayr United kick off!
54.26
Alec Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.03
2-0Oscar Medina chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.47
Scott Inglis kicks a strong pass forward to Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist knocks the ball forward to Scott Elliott. Scott Elliott rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
66.58
Gavin Liddell flicks the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Niven. Alex Niven directs the ball goalwards with his head. Alex Strachan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
72.54
Paul James flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Elliott. Scott Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum McCoist but he's offside!
75.09
Scott Inglis sees space and advances. Scott Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Hauke Schacht. Hauke Schacht directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.11
Gavin Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
81.01
Torsten Masur surges forward with the ball. Torsten Masur surges forward with the ball. Torsten Masur goes all the way! Torsten Masur makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.48
Stuart Inglis makes a simple pass to Dominic White. Dominic White chips the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.38
Gavin Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Matt Strachan makes a probing pass to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
5
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
25%
43.4%
31.6%
Scorers