Forfar Athletic 4
Ayr United 2
League (League One)
Forfar Athletic |
4 - 2 |
Ayr United |
 |
League (League One) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
|
Jamie McCluskey (2) Dale Hilson (25) Omar Kader (52) Dale Hilson (73) |
Michael Moffat (pen.) (60) Brian Gilmour (90) |
| Team Managers | |
| Dick Campbell |
Mark Roberts |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Darren Hill Iain Campbell Marvin Andrews Darren Dods Gary Fusco Gavin Malin Omar Kader Jamie McCluskey Chris Templeman Dale Hilson Ross Campbell |
David Hutton Martyn Campbell Alan Lithgow Brian Gilmour Gordon Pope Alan Forrest Michael McGowan Michael Donald Scott McLaughlin Michael Moffat Craig Malcolm |
| Bench | |
|
Rab Douglas Paul McLellan James Dale Keith Gibson Liam Keiller Craig Smith Chris Duggan |
Shaun Newman Kyle McAusland Adam Hunter Robbie Crawford Anthony Marenghi Kevin Kyle Mark Shankland |
| Substitutions | |
| None. |
Kyle McAusland for Michael McGowan (55) Mark Shankland for Alan Forrest (83) |
| Cautions | |
|
Dale Hilson Darren Dods |
None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Euan Anderson (Referee) |
Match Report
Dale Hilson scored a brace as Forfar Athletic thumped fourth-placed promotion hopefuls Ayr United.
The hosts were quick out the traps, as Jamie McCluskey lifted the ball over Ayr goalkeeper David Hutton to open the scoring.
And Hilson netted before Omar Kader's low finish made it three.
Michael Moffat then scored a consolation goal from the spot for Ayr before Hilson made it 4-1 and a late Brian Gilmour strike ended the scoring.
Ayr remain a point ahead of Stenhousemuir, who lost at home to Airdrieonians, with a game remaining.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at April 26th, 2014)
| 2013-14 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| David Hutton (GK) | 28 |
|
41 | - | 41 | - |
| Alan Lithgow | 26 |
|
39 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Martyn Campbell | 33 |
|
21 | 1 | 202 | 4 |
| Gordon Pope | 25 |
|
37 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Brian Gilmour | 26 |
|
23 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| Michael McGowan | 29 |
|
27 | 2 | 79 | 7 |
| Alan Forrest | 17 |
|
31 | 9 | 31 | 9 |
| Scott McLaughlin | 29 |
|
40 | 1 | 93 | 7 |
| Michael Donald | 25 |
|
39 | 7 | 59 | 11 |
| Michael Moffat | 29 |
|
37 | 27 | 153 | 68 |
| Craig Malcolm | 27 |
|
37 | 7 | 37 | 7 |
| Kyle McAusland (sub) | 21 |
|
16 | - | 42 | 3 |
| Mark Shankland (sub) | 18 |
|
13 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
League Table (as at April 26th, 2014)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rangers | 35 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 101 |
| 2. | Dunfermline At | 35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 62 |
| 3. | Stranraer | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 48 |
| 4. | Ayr United | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 46 |
| 5. | Stenhousemuir | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 45 |
| 6. | Forfar Athletic | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 43 |
| 7. | Brechin City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 42 |
| 8. | Airdrieonians | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 42 |
| 9. | East Fife | 35 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 32 |
| 10. | Arbroath | 35 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 31 |