Ayr United 2
Raith Rovers 0
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
2 - 02 - 0 |
Raith RoversRaith Rovers |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Tomi Adeloye (22) Mark McKenzie (76) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
| John McGynn | |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Aiden McAdams 2. Jordan Houston 5. Sean McGinty 3. Patrick Reading 15. Jack Baird 22. Mark McKenzie 16. Steven Bradley 6. Andy Murdoch 14. James Maxwell 18. Joseph Chalmers 9. Tomi Adeloye |
1 MacDonald 2 Tumilty 12 Lang 6 Benedictus 3 Dick 7 Connolly 15 Tait 8 Matthews 11 Zanatta 22 Ross 18 Varian |
| Bench | |
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21. Charlie Albinson 25. Finn Ecrepont 23. Markus Fjortoft 10. Daire OConnor 17. Nick McAllister 24. Jonathan Afolabi 7. Michael Moffat |
4 Musonda 17 Thomson 23 Riley-Snow 25 Arnott 26 Mitchell 29 Young 99 Poplatnik |
| Substitutions | |
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Michael Moffat for Steven Bradley (81) Jonathan Afolabi for Tomi Adeloye (85) Finn Ecrepont for Mark McKenzie (90) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
David Dickinson (Referee) |
Match Report
Raith Rovers fell four points behind Scottish Championship leaders Arbroath after suffering defeat at Ayr United.
Tomi Adeloye capitalised on slack Raith defending to slot a first-half opener.
Mark McKenzie smashed in a 76th-minute second before Adeloye passed up the chance to add a third after having a penalty saved by Jamie MacDonald.
The win lifts Ayr up to seventh, while back-to-back defeats for Raith means they remain third in the table.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at December 26th, 2021)
| 2021-22 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
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| Aiden McAdams (GK) | - |
|
14 | - | 14 | - |
| Jack Baird | 25 |
|
22 | 1 | 56 | 1 |
| Patrick Reading | 22 |
|
23 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Sean McGinty | 28 |
|
17 | - | 17 | - |
| Jordan Houston | 21 |
|
17 | - | 65 | - |
| Mark McKenzie | 21 |
|
16 | 2 | 53 | 4 |
| Joseph Chalmers | 27 |
|
16 | 2 | 47 | 3 |
| James Maxwell | 20 |
|
19 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| Andy Murdoch | 26 |
|
24 | 1 | 101 | 4 |
| Steven Bradley | - |
|
13 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Tomi Adeloye | 25 |
|
22 | 10 | 22 | 10 |
| Finn Ecrepont (sub) | 19 |
|
4 | - | 6 | - |
| Jonathan Afolabi (sub) | 21 |
|
16 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Michael Moffat (sub) | 36 |
|
14 | 1 | 167 | 34 |
League Table (as at December 26th, 2021)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arbroath | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 37 |
| 2. | ICT | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 |
| 3. | Raith Rovers | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 |
| 4. | Kilmarnock | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 |
| 5. | Partick Thistle | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| 6. | Hamilton Academical | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 7. | Ayr United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 8. | Queen of the South | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 9. | Dunfermline Athletic | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| 10. | Morton | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 |