Ayr United 5
Stranraer 0
League (League One)


Ayr United
5 - 0
Stranraer 

League (League One)
Saturday, March 8th, 2014
Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,141

Goalscorers
Michael Moffat (pen.) (8)
Craig Malcolm (20)
Michael Donald (30)
Michael Moffat (59)
Alan Forrest (76)
None.

Team Managers
Mark Roberts
Unknown.

Starting Eleven
David Hutton
Adam Hunter
Gordon Pope
Brian Gilmour
Martyn Campbell
Kyle McAusland
Alan Lithgow
Michael Donald
Michael McGowan
Craig Malcolm
Michael Moffat
1 (G) D Mitchell
2 (D) S Robertson
3 (D) M Docherty
Yellow card 4 (D) S Rumsby (45)
Red card 5 (D) F McKeown (s/o 61)
6 (M) S Stirling (45)
7 (F) S Winter
8 (F) J Longworth
9 (F) M Grehan (66)
10 (F) D McKenna
11 (F) A Stirling

Bench
Shaun Newman
Jackson Longridge
Anthony Marenghi
Alan Forrest
Robbie Crawford
Mark Shankland
Mark Roberts
20 (G) C Fahey
12 (D) L Kinnaird (45)
14 (D) D McGregor (45)
15 (M) R Borris
16 (M) A Forde (66)

Substitutions
Alan Forrest for Martyn Campbell (68)
None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. Frank McKeown (s/o 61)
Match Officials

Brian Colvin (Referee)


Photography by Dave Sargent

Match Report


Ayr United ended a run of four straight defeats with an emphatic win over 10-man Stranraer.

Michael Moffat won and converted a penalty before Craig Malcolm lashed home a second for the hosts.

Mikey Donald burst into the area before guiding the ball into the corner and Moffat danced through Stranraer's defence to net his second.

Frank McKeown was sent off for serious foul play and it got worse for the visitors when Alan Forrest scored.

Match report written by BBC



Squad Statistics (as at March 8th, 2014)


2013-14 All Time
Age
David Hutton (GK)28 34 - 34 -
Gordon Pope24 301301
Adam Hunter28 291351
Alan Lithgow25 321321
Kyle McAusland21 12 - 141
Martyn Campbell33 141191
Brian Gilmour26 161161
Michael McGowan29 212262
Michael Donald25 346346
Craig Malcolm27 316316
Michael Moffat29 30223825
Alan Forrest (sub)17 244244






League Table (as at March 8th, 2014)


Pld W D L Pts
1. Rangers 28 26 2 0 80
2. Dunfermline Athletic 28 17 3 8 54
3. Stranraer 28 13 6 9 45
4. Ayr United 28 11 6 11 39
5. Forfar Athletic 28 10 6 12 36
6. Stenhousemuir 28 8 10 10 34
7. Brechin City 28 9 5 14 32
8. Airdrieonians 28 6 7 15 25
9. East Fife 28 7 4 17 25
10. Arbroath 28 7 3 18 24