Ayr United 1
Greenock Morton 1
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
1 - 11 - 1 |
MortonMorton |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. | Nesbitt (26'minutes pen) |
| Team Managers | |
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Mark Kerr |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Vijami Sinisalo Jordan Houston 15. Jack Baird 3. Patrick Reading 6. Andy Murdoch Mark Kerr 18. Joseph Chalmers Aaron Muirhead Luke McCowan 7. Michael Moffat 14. Cameron Smith |
20 McAdams 2 Ledger 4 McLean 5 McGinty 16 Strapp 14 Salkeld 17 Lyon 8 McAlister 9 Muirhead 10 Nesbitt 12 Orsi |
| Bench | |
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3 Fjørtoft 7 Millar 11 Oliver 15 McGuffie 21 Omar 23 MacIver 24 Wallace |
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| Substitutions | |
| None. | None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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Gavin Duncan (Referee) |
Match Report
Player-manager Mark Kerr gave away a penalty but his Ayr United side recovered to draw 1-1 with Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship.
Aidan Nesbitt put Morton in front from the spot after Kerr, making his first start of the season, bundled over Cameron Salkeld.
But Luke McCowan levelled seven minutes before the break, lashing in after Joe Chalmers' free-kick.
The draw stretches Morton's unbeaten run to three matches.
In contrast, Ayr are now without a win in four league matches, but remain in sixth place with Morton one point ahead in fifth.
Ayr United manager Mark Kerr: "I didn't think it was a penalty, I got a clear touch on the ball. We have to win games like this when it's an abbreviated season."
Morton interim manager Anton McElhone: "A draw was probably the right result. We are showing a fabulous spirit. There is a belief in our dressing room."
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at December 29th, 2020)
| 2020-21 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Vijami Sinisalo (GK) | 19 |
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14 | - | 14 | - |
| Jack Baird | 24 |
|
14 | - | 14 | - |
| Jordan Houston | 20 |
|
9 | - | 9 | - |
| Patrick Reading | 21 |
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8 | - | 8 | - |
| Andy Murdoch | - |
|
13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Luke McCowan | 23 |
|
13 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Aaron Muirhead | - |
|
11 | - | 11 | - |
| Joseph Chalmers | 26 |
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14 | - | 14 | - |
| Mark Kerr | - |
|
2 | - | 2 | - |
| Cameron Smith | 25 |
|
7 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Michael Moffat | 35 |
|
14 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
League Table (as at December 29th, 2020)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2. | Raith Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3. | Hearts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4. | Morton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5. | Ayr United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | ICT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7. | Dundee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8. | Alloa Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9. | Queen of the South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10. | Arbroath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |