Ayr UnitedAyr United |
4 - 14 - 1 |
Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic |
League (Championship) |
Goalscorers | |
Alan Forrest (5) Alan Forrest (37) Lawrence Shankland (39) Michael Moffat (81) |
Longridge (55') |
Team Managers | |
Ian McCall |
Allan Johnstone |
Starting Eleven | |
1. Ross Doohan Liam Smith Michael Rose 16. Jamie Adams Andy Murdoch Mark Kerr Alan Forrest 8. Robbie Crawford 6. Andrew Geggan 17. Lawrence Shankland 7. Michael Moffat |
16 Robinson 6 Ashcroft 5 Durnan 14 Devine 2 Williamson 28 Craigen 19 Vincent 3 Longridge 10 Longridge 18 El Bakhtaoui 9 Ryan |
Bench | |
Ellis Hare Reid Steven Bell 14. David Ferguson 12. Craig McGuffie 23. Ross Docherty 11. Declan McDaid Craig Moore |
7 Higginbotham 11 Connolly 15 Hippolyte 17 Thomson 20 Gill 26 Todd 27 McCann |
Substitutions | |
Steven Bell for Robbie Crawford (73) Declan McDaid for Alan Forrest (78) Craig McGuffie for Mark Kerr (84) |
None. |
Cautions | |
None. | None. |
Red Cards | |
None. | None. |
Match Officials | |
Euan Anderson (Referee) |
Ayr United continued their excellent start to the season with a commanding win against Dunfermline.
Alan Forrest put the Honest Men on course for the three points with a looping header, followed by another close range finish.
Ayr took a three-goal advantage into the break when Lawrence Shankland netted from eight yards.
Jackson Longridge's low shot pulled one back, but Michael Moffat's tap-in sealed the deal.
That Longridge strike was only the second goal Ayr have conceded in their opening nine competitive games this season, with defenders Michael Rose and Jamie Adams providing a largely watertight central pairing, as well as goalkeeper Ross Doohan.
When allied to the firepower of Shankland - who scored his 12th goal of the campaign - Michael Moffat and Alan Forrest, it leaves the Somerset Park side sitting pretty. Remember too, that the potency of Craig Moore is currently burning a hole on the bench, should United sell Shankland.
A one-sided first half made way for a much more dynamic display by the Pars after half-time, something you would expect given Dunfermline are expected to be in the promotion mix come May.
Post-match reaction
Ayr United manager Ian McCall: "We've played miles better than that. We didn't think the pitch needed watered today and it did. It was really sticky.
"But we still scored some good goals. Alan Forrest ran himself into the ground. The three centre back couldn't handle Lawrence Shankland - he was gutted because he only got one goal."
Dunfermline Athletic manager Allan Johnston: "It's a tough one to take. That's nowhere near good enough. It's not as if they cut us open with great passing, they just outworked us."
Match report written by BBC
2018-19 | All Time | |||||
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Age | Nat | |||||
Ross Doohan (GK) | 20 | 4 | - | 4 | - | |
Michael Rose | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | |
Liam Smith | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | |
Andy Murdoch | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | |
Jamie Adams | 30 | 3 | - | 3 | - | |
Andrew Geggan | 31 | 4 | - | 4 | - | |
Robbie Crawford | 24 | 4 | - | 4 | - | |
Alan Forrest | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Mark Kerr | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | |
Lawrence Shankland | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Michael Moffat | 33 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Steven Bell (sub) | 33 | 2 | - | 2 | - | |
Declan McDaid (sub) | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | |
Craig McGuffie (sub) | 20 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
No league table has been added for this season.