Ayr United 1
Queen of the South 2
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
1 - 21 - 2 |
Queen of the SouthQueen of the South |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Aaron Muirhead (pen.) (77) |
Semple (4'), Dobbie (58'pen) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Mark Kerr |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Ross Doohan 15. Steven Bell Jordan Houston 3. Daniel Harvie 11. Luke McCowan 6. Andrew Geggan 2. Aaron Muirhead 30. Steven Kelly 10. Alan Forrest Craig Moore 7. Michael Moffat |
1 McCrorie 2 Mercer 18 SempleS 4 Kilday 3 Holt 6 Pybus 17 Osman 7 Murray 15 Lyon 19 El Bakhtaoui 11 Dobbie |
| Bench | |
|
19. Ellis Hare Reid 5. Sam Roscoe Finn Ecrepont 23. Ross Docherty 22. Mark McKenzie 12. Craig McGuffie 8. Kris Doolan |
9 Hamilton 10 Oliver 20 Leighfield 21 Irving 22 Gourlay 25 Paton |
| Substitutions | |
|
Mark McKenzie for Alan Forrest (73) Ross Docherty for Michael Moffat (73) Craig McGuffie for Luke McCowan (85) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
|
Aaron Muirhead Daniel Harvie Andrew Geggan Luke McCowan Craig Moore |
Pybus; Osman; El Bakhtaoui |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
David Lowe (Referee) |
Match Report
Queen of the South improved their promotion chances with a controversial win away to fellow Championship play-off hopefuls Ayr United.
Kevin Holt cleared off the line in the closing moments with Ayr claiming for a goal, but the linesman did not flag.
Callum Semple had headed Queens ahead from Faissal El Bakhtaoui's fourth-minute corner.
Stephen Dobbie's penalty extended the lead and Aaron Muirhead's spot kick was not enough for Ayr.
Queens' first win at Somerset Park in four visits means they remain sixth but are now only three points behind their fourth-placed hosts.
Ayr missed a chance to move above Dundee and have now won once in seven games under new manager Mark Kerr.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at December 28th, 2019)
| 2019-20 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
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| Ross Doohan (GK) | 21 |
|
23 | - | 68 | - |
| Steven Bell | 34 |
|
12 | - | 59 | 3 |
| Daniel Harvie | 21 |
|
23 | 1 | 65 | 1 |
| Jordan Houston | 19 |
|
15 | - | 15 | - |
| Luke McCowan | 22 |
|
22 | 8 | 32 | 9 |
| Alan Forrest | 23 |
|
23 | 8 | 166 | 36 |
| Steven Kelly | 19 |
|
23 | 5 | 23 | 5 |
| Aaron Muirhead | - |
|
20 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Andrew Geggan | 32 |
|
19 | 1 | 82 | 8 |
| Craig Moore | - |
|
10 | 3 | 123 | 51 |
| Michael Moffat | 34 |
|
24 | 6 | 111 | 29 |
| Mark McKenzie (sub) | 19 |
|
10 | - | 10 | - |
| Ross Docherty (sub) | 26 |
|
22 | 2 | 145 | 8 |
| Craig McGuffie (sub) | 22 |
|
14 | 3 | 107 | 10 |
League Table (as at December 28th, 2019)
No league table has been added for this season.