Ayr United 1
Raith Rovers 2
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
1 - 21 - 2 |
Raith RoversRaith Rovers |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Anton Dowds (50) |
Easton (23'minutes, 26'minutes) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Lee Bullen |
Ian Murrary |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Charlie Albinson 20. Roy Syla 3. Patrick Reading 4. Frankie Musonda 5. Sean McGinty 15. Jamie Murphy 17. Nick McAllister 46. Jack Young 11. Logan Chalmers 9. Ahkeem Rose 16. Anton Dowds |
1 Dabrowski 4 Millen 20 Brown 6 Murray 3 Dick 14 Mullin 21 Byrne 16 Stanton 23 Easton 10 Vaughan 11 Smith |
| Bench | |
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31. Robbie Mutch 38. Elicha Ahui 21. Finn Ecrepont 14. George Stanger 23. Jack Senga 22. Mark McKenzie 18. Paul Smith 17. Franny Amartey 30. Fraser Bryden |
7 Connolly 9 Gullan 13 McNeil 19 Hamilton 24 McGill 27 Hannah 30 Masson |
| Substitutions | |
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Mark McKenzie for Ahkeem Rose (45) Jack Senga for Jack Young (83) Paul Smith for Roy Syla (86) |
23 Easton Substituted for Hamilton at 89'minutes 10 Vaughan Substituted for Gullan at 80'minutes |
| Cautions | |
| None. |
Dick Vaughan |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
David Munro (Referee) |
Match Report
Raith Rovers bounced back from their first league defeat of the season last weekend as Dylan Easton's double saw them win at Ayr United.
Easton swept home from the edge of the box from Sam Stanton's pass, and the pair combined again just minutes later to double the advantage.
Anton Dowds pulled one back for the hosts in the second half, but Raith stood firm to secure all three points.
Ian Murray's side sit second in the Scottish Championship, just one point behind league leaders Dundee United, while Ayr sit eighth.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at September 30th, 2023)
| 2023-24 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Charlie Albinson (GK) | 26 |
|
9 | - | 60 | - |
| Patrick Reading | 24 |
|
12 | - | 123 | 3 |
| Roy Syla | 23 |
|
5 | - | 5 | - |
| Sean McGinty | 30 |
|
13 | - | 90 | 4 |
| Frankie Musonda | 25 |
|
7 | - | 37 | 2 |
| Jack Young | - |
|
6 | - | 6 | - |
| Nick McAllister | 22 |
|
11 | 1 | 57 | 2 |
| Jamie Murphy | - |
|
8 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Anton Dowds | 26 |
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ahkeem Rose | - |
|
11 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Logan Chalmers | 23 |
|
6 | 2 | 17 | 5 |
| Jack Senga (sub) | - |
|
4 | - | 4 | - |
| Mark McKenzie (sub) | 23 |
|
13 | 1 | 127 | 10 |
| Paul Smith (sub) | 21 |
|
10 | - | 43 | - |
League Table (as at September 30th, 2023)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dundee United | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2. | Raith Rovers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 4. | Airdrieonians | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 5. | Dunfermline Athletic | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6. | Partick Thistle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7. | Queen's Park | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 8. | Ayr United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 9. | ICT | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 10. | Morton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |