Ayr United 3
Dunfermline Athletic 1
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
3 - 13 - 1 |
Dunfermline AtDunfermline At |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Tomi Adeloye (3) Cameron Salkeld (25) Tomi Adeloye (63) |
Nikolay Todorov (28) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim Duffy |
Peter Grant |
| Starting Eleven | |
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21. Charlie Albinson 5. Sean McGinty 15. Jack Baird 3. Paddy Reading 10. Daire O'Connor 14. James Maxwell 6. Andy Murdoch 17. Nick McAllister 16. Steven Bradley 11. Cameron Salkeld 9. Tomi Adeloye |
Owain Fon Williams .1 Aaron Comrie .2 Leon Jones .22 Paul Watson .44 Ross Graham .5 Ryan Dow .11 Graham Dorrans .17 Josh Edwards .3 Dan Pybus .16 Kevin O'Hara .7 Nikolay Todorov .10 |
| Bench | |
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1. Aiden McAdams 7. Michael Moffat 18. Joe Chalmers 22. Mark McKenzie 23. Markus Fjortoft 25. Finn Ecrepont |
Kyle MacDonald .6 Kai Kennedy .8 Craig Wighton .9 Vytas Gaspuitis .13 Paul Allan .18 Dom Thomas .23 Deniz Mehmet .29 |
| Substitutions | |
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Markus Fjortoft for Nick McAllister (60) Michael Moffat for Steven Bradley (74) Mark McKenzie for Cameron Salkeld (86) |
Kai Kennedy for Ryan Dow (62) Craig Wighton for Leon Jones (71) |
| Cautions | |
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Andy Murdoch (39) Charlie Albinson (76) |
Ross Graham (78) Nikolay Todorov (90) |
| 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 | - |
| Sean McGinty | 28 |
|
8 | - | 8 | - |
| Paddy Reading | 22 |
|
8 | - | 32 | 1 |
| Jack Baird | 25 |
|
9 | - | 43 | 1 |
| Daire O'Connor | 24 |
|
4 | - | 4 | - |
| Steven Bradley | 19 |
|
2 | - | 2 | - |
| Nick McAllister | 20 |
|
3 | - | 3 | - |
| Andy Murdoch | 26 |
|
8 | 1 | 87 | 4 |
| James Maxwell | 19 |
|
5 | - | 5 | - |
| 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 | 47 | 3 |
| Michael Moffat (sub) | 36 |
|
1 | - | 312 | 101 |
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. | QotS | 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 Ac. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10. | Dunfermline At | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |