Ayr United 3
Dunfermline Athletic 1
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
3 - 13 - 1 |
Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Tomi Adeloye (3) Cameron Salkeld (25) Tomi Adeloye (63) |
Todorov (28) |
| Team Managers | |
| Unknown. | |
| Starting Eleven | |
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3. Patrick Reading 5. Sean McGinty 6. Andy Murdoch 9. Tomi Adeloye 11. Cameron Salkeld 14. James Maxwell 15. Jack Baird 16. Steven Bradley 17. Nick McAllister 10. Daire OConnor 21. Charlie Albinson |
1 Fon Williams 2 Comrie 22 Jones Substituted forWightonat 71'minutes 44 Watson 5 Graham Booked at 78mins 11 Dow Substituted forKennedyat 62'minutes 17 Dorrans 3 Edwards 16 Pybus 7 O'Hara 10 Todorov |
| Bench | |
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1. Aiden McAdams 7. Michael Moffat 18. Joseph Chalmers 22. Mark McKenzie 23. Markus Fjortoft 25. Finn Ecrepont |
6 MacDonald 8 Kennedy 9 Wighton 13 Gaspuitis 18 Allan 23 Thomas 29 Mehmet |
| Substitutions | |
|
Markus Fjortoft for Nick McAllister (60) Michael Moffat for Steven Bradley (74) Mark McKenzie for Cameron Salkeld (86) |
22 Jones Substituted for Wighton at 71'minutes 11 Dow Substituted for Kennedy at 62'minute |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Barry Cook (Referee) |
Match Report
The pressure was cranked up further on Dunfermline Athletic manager Peter Grant after his side were beaten by managerless Ayr United to remain bottom of the Scottish Championship.
Ayr, with Jim Duffy in charge following David Hopkin's departure, led within three minutes through Tomi Adeloye, and doubled their advantage midway through the half thanks to Cameron Salkeld.
Dunfermline rallied, Nikolay Todorov pulling one back within three minutes, but Ayr wrapped up the win after the break thanks to Adeloye's second.
The win moves Ayr up to seventh, four points clear of Dunfermline who are three points adrift at the bottom with one draw from their opening four matches.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at September 11th, 2021)
| 2021-22 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Charlie Albinson (GK) | 24 |
|
6 | - | 6 | - |
| Patrick Reading | 22 |
|
8 | - | 32 | 1 |
| Jack Baird | 25 |
|
9 | - | 43 | - |
| Sean McGinty | 28 |
|
8 | - | 8 | - |
| Steven Bradley | - |
|
2 | - | 2 | - |
| Nick McAllister | 20 |
|
3 | - | 3 | - |
| Andy Murdoch | 26 |
|
8 | 1 | 85 | 4 |
| James Maxwell | 19 |
|
5 | - | 5 | - |
| Daire OConnor | 24 |
|
4 | - | 4 | - |
| Cameron Salkeld | 22 |
|
9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Tomi Adeloye | 25 |
|
9 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Markus Fjortoft (sub) | 27 |
|
6 | - | 6 | - |
| Mark McKenzie (sub) | 21 |
|
9 | 1 | 46 | 3 |
| Michael Moffat (sub) | 36 |
|
1 | - | 154 | 33 |
League Table (as at September 11th, 2021)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ICT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2. | Kilmarnock | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4. | Partick Thistle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 5. | Queen of the South | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6. | Raith Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7. | Ayr United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8. | Morton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9. | Hamilton Academical | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10. | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |