Ayr United 0
Kilmarnock 1
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
0 - 10 - 1 |
KilmarnockKilmarnock |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. | Shaw (89 Pen) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim Duffy |
Tommy Wright |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Aiden McAdams 3. Patrick Reading 15. Jack Baird 23. Markus Fjortoft 4. Aaron Muirhead 16. Steven Bradley 6. Andy Murdoch 17. Nick McAllister 14. James Maxwell 18. Joseph Chalmers 9. Tomi Adeloye |
1 Hemming 22 Naismith 24 McGowan 5 Murray 18 Waters 7 McKenzie 8 Alston 19 Polworth 11 Armstrong 9 Shaw 16 Hendry |
| Bench | |
|
21. Charlie Albinson 25. Finn Ecrepont 2. Jordan Houston 22. Mark McKenzie 7. Michael Moffat 24. Jonathan Afolabi 11. Cameron Salkeld |
2 Hodson 4 McGinn 10 Robinson 12 Walker 14 Sanders 15 Murray 17 Lyons |
| Substitutions | |
|
Michael Moffat for James Maxwell (83) Cameron Salkeld for Steven Bradley (83) Jonathan Afolabi for Nick McAllister (90) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Nick Walsh (Referee) |
Match Report
Kilmarnock edged to the top of the Scottish Championship after Oli Shaw's dramatic 89th-minute penalty decided the Ayrshire derby at Somerset Park.
In front of a raucous crowd of around 6000, Tommy Wright's side came out on top when Shaw kept his nerve to convert from the spot after Markus Fjortoft fouled Fraser Murray.
It was just a second win in five for last season's relegated side, but it moves them above Inverness Caledonian Thistle on goals scored, while Ayr stay in sixth - five points off the bottom.
The victory was merited for Kilmarnock, who had the better of the play and better chances, particularly in the second half. And ultimately Shaw's goal was the difference, not only on the night but in the table too.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at October 26th, 2021)
| 2021-22 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
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| Aiden McAdams (GK) | - |
|
7 | - | 7 | - |
| Jack Baird | 25 |
|
15 | - | 49 | - |
| Patrick Reading | 22 |
|
14 | - | 38 | 1 |
| Markus Fjortoft | 27 |
|
13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Aaron Muirhead | - |
|
15 | 1 | 82 | 6 |
| Joseph Chalmers | 27 |
|
10 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
| James Maxwell | 19 |
|
10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Nick McAllister | 20 |
|
6 | - | 6 | - |
| Andy Murdoch | 26 |
|
15 | 1 | 92 | 4 |
| Steven Bradley | - |
|
7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Tomi Adeloye | 25 |
|
15 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| Michael Moffat (sub) | 36 |
|
8 | - | 161 | 33 |
| Jonathan Afolabi (sub) | 21 |
|
9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Cameron Salkeld (sub) | 22 |
|
15 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
League Table (as at October 26th, 2021)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kilmarnock | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 2. | ICT | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 3. | Arbroath | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 4. | Raith Rovers | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 5. | Partick Thistle | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 6. | Ayr United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 7. | Hamilton Academical | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 8. | Queen of the South | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 9. | Morton | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 10. | Dunfermline Athletic | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 |