Ayr United 3
Raith Rovers 0
League (League One)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
3 - 03 - 0 |
Raith RoversRaith Rovers |
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League (League One) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Lawrence Shankland (16) Robbie Crawford (22) Craig Moore (93) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
|
Ian McCall |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
20. Jordan Hart 14. David Ferguson Michael Rose Chris Higgins 3. Patrick Boyle 8. Robbie Crawford 16. Jamie Adams 6. Andrew Geggan 23. Ross Docherty 17. Lawrence Shankland Michael Moffat |
G. Smith J. Thomson K. McHattie E. Murray B. Barr S. Robertson Substituted J. Herron R. Matthews Substituted L. Buchanan L. Vaughan D. Zanatta Substituted |
| Bench | |
|
Craig Reid 12. Craig McGuffie 10. Alan Forrest 11. Declan McDaid 9. Craig Moore |
D. McKay Substituted for D. Zanatta 52' J. Court Substituted for R. Matthews 52' G. Spence Substituted for S. Robertson 78' J. Berry J. Watson R. Brian Y. Osei-Opoku |
| Substitutions | |
|
Craig Moore for Michael Moffat (72) Alan Forrest for Lawrence Shankland (89) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Barry Cook (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United won to move three points clear of opponents Raith Rovers at the top of Scottish League One.
Strikes by Lawrence Shankland and Robbie Crawford put Ayr in command in the first half.
Michael Moffat missed a penalty after Jamie Adams had been fouled by Raith's Kevin McHattie but Craig Moore headed the hosts' third in added time.
Rovers, who have a game in hand, threatened through Lewis Vaughan, Liam Buchanan and Greig Spence.
On Saturday there were wins for Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic, Arbroath and Forfar Athletic.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at November 14th, 2017)
| 2017-18 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
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| Jordan Hart (GK) | 21 |
|
20 | - | 22 | - |
| Patrick Boyle | 30 |
|
16 | 1 | 95 | 2 |
| Chris Higgins | - |
|
18 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Michael Rose | 22 |
|
16 | - | 41 | 1 |
| David Ferguson | - |
|
14 | - | 14 | - |
| Ross Docherty | 24 |
|
18 | 2 | 96 | 5 |
| Andrew Geggan | 30 |
|
19 | 4 | 19 | 4 |
| Jamie Adams | 30 |
|
9 | 2 | 59 | 6 |
| Robbie Crawford | 23 |
|
15 | 4 | 88 | 10 |
| Lawrence Shankland | 22 |
|
9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Michael Moffat | 32 |
|
20 | 8 | 20 | 8 |
| Alan Forrest (sub) | 21 |
|
9 | 1 | 96 | 16 |
| Craig Moore (sub) | - |
|
16 | 13 | 63 | 30 |
League Table (as at November 14th, 2017)
No league table has been added for this season.