Ayr United 2
Ross County 3
League (First Division)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
2 - 32 - 3 |
Ross CountyRoss County |
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League (First Division) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Michael Moffat (52) Keigan Parker (75) |
Richard Brittain (16) Richard Brittain (pen.) (38) Richard Brittain (80) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Brian Reid |
Derek Adams |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Kevin Cuthbert Eddie Malone Chris Smith Liam Tomsett Adam Dodd Michael McGowan Andy Geggan Jonathan Tiffoney Keigan Parker Mark Roberts Michael Moffat |
Michael Fraser Grant Munro Scott Boyd Gary Miller Scott Morrison Paul Lawson Michael Gardyne Iain Vigurs Richard Brittain Stuart Kettlewell Colin McMenamin |
| Bench | |
|
Ryan McWilliams Gareth Armstrong Jamie McKernon Gareth Wardlaw Ross Robertson |
Joe Malin Johnny Flynn Mark Corcoran Rocco Quinn Steven Craig |
| Substitutions | |
|
Gareth Wardlaw for Mark Roberts (78) |
Mark Corcoran for Scott Morrison (82) Steven Craig for Colin McMenamin (85) Rocco Quinn for Paul Lawson (88) |
| Cautions | |
|
Mark Roberts (36) Adam Dodd (36) Andy Geggan (37) Eddie Malone (90) |
Iain Vigurs (38) Scott Boyd (82) Mark Corcoran (89) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Kevin Clancy (Referee) |
Match Report
Richard Brittain scored a hat-trick as Ross County beat Ayr United to move three points clear at the top of the Scottish First Division.
Brittain curled home a 20-yard free-kick on 16 minutes and converted a penalty seven minutes before the break following Adam Dodd's foul on Gary Miller.
Michael Moffat headed one back for Ayr after the break and Keigan Parker levelled matters with a strike from the edge of the area.
But Brittain was to have the final say, smacking a 30-yard drive into the net 10 minutes from time.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at February 29th, 2012)
| 2011-12 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Kevin Cuthbert (GK) | 29 |
|
36 | - | 36 | - |
| Chris Smith | 23 |
|
35 | 2 | 77 | 3 |
| Eddie Malone | 27 |
|
33 | 4 | 69 | 5 |
| Adam Dodd | 18 |
|
9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Liam Tomsett | 19 |
|
8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Jonathan Tiffoney | 20 |
|
30 | 1 | 71 | 1 |
| Andy Geggan | 24 |
|
34 | 5 | 34 | 5 |
| Michael McGowan | 27 |
|
36 | 3 | 36 | 3 |
| Keigan Parker | 29 |
|
5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Michael Moffat | 27 |
|
36 | 6 | 62 | 17 |
| Mark Roberts | 36 |
|
34 | 6 | 135 | 49 |
| Gareth Wardlaw (sub) | 32 |
|
32 | 3 | 134 | 26 |
League Table (as at February 29th, 2012)
No league table has been added for this season.