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 | |
|
Roy Syla (11) |
Rudden (5'), Vaughan (45'+2) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Scott Brown |
Ian Murray |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Josh Clarke Sean McGinty Roy Syla Frankie Musonda Jack Sanders Jamie Murphy Mark McKenzie Nick McAllister Ben Dempsey Logan Chalmers Anton Dowds |
1 Dabrowski 2 Brown 5 Watson 12 Ashcroft 3 Dick 14 Mullin 16 Stanton 20 Brown 23 Easton 29 Rudden 10 Vaughan |
| Bench | |
|
Charlie Albinson Harry McHugh Aiden McGeady Scott Tomlinson Kurt Willoughby Paul Smith Franny Amartey Fraser Bryden |
7 Connolly 8 Matthews 11 Smith 13 McNeil 15 Corr 17 Thomson 18 Turner 19 Hamilton 24 McGill |
| Substitutions | |
|
Kurt Willoughby for Jamie Murphy (64) Aiden McGeady for Logan Chalmers (74) Harry McHugh for Roy Syla (80) Fraser Bryden for Mark McKenzie (80) |
2 Ashcroft for Turner 43' 29 Rudden for Hamilton at 64' 10 Vaughan for Matthews 78' |
| Cautions | |
|
Ben Dempsey Mark McKenzie |
Brown |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Steven McLean (Referee) |
Match Report
Raith Rovers remain a point behind Scottish Championship leaders Dundee United after edging past Ayr United.
After scoring in the rousing victory over their title rivals last weekend, Zak Rudden netted his second goal in two games inside five minutes.
Scott Brown's hosts answered back promptly when Roy Syla found the net to rock Rovers.
But Lewis Vaughan grabbed what proved to be the winner in first-half injury time.
The striker dinked a fine finish over Celtic loanee Josh Clarke on the goalkeeper's Ayr debut.
Brown's side stay fifth but are now seven points behind fourth-place Morton.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at February 24th, 2024)
| 2023-24 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
|
| Josh Clarke (GK) | - |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Frankie Musonda | 26 |
|
14 | 1 | 44 | 3 |
| Roy Syla | 23 |
|
23 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| Sean McGinty | 30 |
|
32 | 1 | 109 | 5 |
| Jamie Murphy | - |
|
28 | 7 | 28 | 7 |
| Jack Sanders | - |
|
3 | - | 3 | - |
| Ben Dempsey | 24 |
|
21 | 3 | 74 | 11 |
| Nick McAllister | 23 |
|
23 | 1 | 69 | 2 |
| Mark McKenzie | 23 |
|
29 | 3 | 143 | 12 |
| Logan Chalmers | 24 |
|
24 | 7 | 35 | 10 |
| Anton Dowds | 27 |
|
22 | 10 | 22 | 10 |
| Harry McHugh (sub) | - |
|
2 | - | 2 | - |
| Aiden McGeady (sub) | - |
|
17 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Kurt Willoughby (sub) | - |
|
4 | - | 4 | - |
| Fraser Bryden (sub) | 19 |
|
27 | 4 | 59 | 7 |
League Table (as at February 24th, 2024)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dundee United | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 51 |
| 2. | Raith Rovers | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 50 |
| 3. | Morton | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 |
| 4. | Partick Thistle | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 |
| 5. | Ayr United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 6. | Dunfermline Athletic | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 7. | Airdrieonians | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 |
| 8. | Queen's Park | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 9. | ICT | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| 10. | Arbroath | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 |