Ayr United 0
Greenock Morton 0
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
0 - 00 - 0 |
MortonMorton |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. | None. |
| Team Managers | |
| Unknown. | |
| Starting Eleven | |
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3. Patrick Reading 4. Aaron Muirhead 5. Sean McGinty 6. Andy Murdoch 9. Tomi Adeloye 10. Daire OConnor 11. Cameron Salkeld 15. Jack Baird 16. Steven Bradley 21. Charlie Albinson 23. Markus Fjortoft |
1 Hamilton 4 McLean 5 McEntee 47 Lithgow 22 Allan 6 Jacobs 10 Lyon 21 Oksanen 24 McGregor 14 Reilly 11 Ugwu |
| Bench | |
|
1. Aiden McAdams 7. Michael Moffat 14. James Maxwell 17. Nick McAllister 18. Joseph Chalmers 20. Michael Hewitt 22. Mark McKenzie |
2 Ledger 3 Strapp 7 Oliver 8 Blues 9 Muirhead 12 Knowles 18 Garrity |
| Substitutions | |
|
James Maxwell for Daire OConnor (45) Michael Moffat for Steven Bradley (66) Mark McKenzie for Cameron Salkeld (81) |
6 Jacobs Substituted for Bluesat 74'minutes 24 McGregor Substituted for Strappat 90+4'minutes 14 Reilly Substituted for Oliverat 67'minute |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Mike Roncone (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United stay unbeaten under interim manager Jim Duffy after a goalless Scottish Championship draw with Morton.
The point for the Greenock side stemmed a run of four recent league defeats.
Gozie Ugwu was the visitors' biggest threat, with his half-volley from 30 yards nearly catching out Charlie Albinson, before a diving header that drifted wide after the break.
James Maxwell nearly snatched it for the hosts near the end but his shot from a tight angle clipped the bar.
He had earlier replaced winger Daire O'Connor, who suffered a dislocated shoulder just before half-time.
Ayr United interim manager Jim Duffy: "I'm enjoying it [interim manager role] and I'll be in on Monday unless told otherwise. It's up to the chairman and board to decide what direction they want to go in."
Morton manager Gus MacPherson: "We take it. It was a difficult game, but if you come away from home and keep a clean sheet you've got to be happy. It's a transitional period in the club and it's going to take a while for it to click.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at September 25th, 2021)
| 2021-22 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
|
| Charlie Albinson (GK) | 24 |
|
8 | - | 8 | - |
| Patrick Reading | 22 |
|
10 | - | 34 | 1 |
| Jack Baird | 25 |
|
11 | - | 45 | - |
| Markus Fjortoft | 27 |
|
9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Sean McGinty | 28 |
|
11 | - | 11 | - |
| Andy Murdoch | - |
|
11 | 1 | 78 | 4 |
| Aaron Muirhead | - |
|
11 | - | 75 | 4 |
| Daire OConnor | 24 |
|
7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Steven Bradley | - |
|
4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Tomi Adeloye | 25 |
|
11 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Cameron Salkeld | 22 |
|
11 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Mark McKenzie (sub) | 21 |
|
11 | 1 | 48 | 3 |
| James Maxwell (sub) | 19 |
|
6 | - | 6 | - |
| Michael Moffat (sub) | 36 |
|
4 | - | 101 | 15 |
League Table (as at September 25th, 2021)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ICT | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 2. | Kilmarnock | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 4. | Partick Thistle | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5. | Ayr United | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6. | Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 7. | Queen of the South | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8. | Morton | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 9. | Hamilton Academical | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 10. | Dunfermline Athletic | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |