Arbroath 1
Ayr United 0
League (Championship)
Arbroath |
1 - 0 |
Ayr United |
 |
League (Championship) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
| Jack Hamilton (50) | None. |
| Team Managers | |
| Dick Campbell |
Lee Bullen |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
21. Calum Antell 2. Jason Thomson 3. Colin Hamilton 4. Ricky Little 5. Tam O'Brien 6. Nicky Low 8. Michael McKenna 28. James Craigen 18. Chris Hamilton 19. Craig Wighton 20. Jack Hamilton |
Aiden McAdams .1 Sean McGinty .5 Patrick Reading .3 Aaron Muirhead .4 Jordan Houston .2 Mark McKenzie .22 James Maxwell .14 Kerr McInroy .8 Alex Kenyon .11 Andy Murdoch .6 Sam Ashford .19 |
| Bench | |
|
31. Rab Douglas 12. Scott Stewart 7. David Gold 10. Gavin Swankie 11. Bobby Linn 15. Luke Donnelly 16. Sam Ford 17. Michael Bakare |
Charlie Albinson .21 Finn Ecrepont .25 Jack Baird .15 Daire O'Connor .10 Ryan Gondoh .16 Fraser Bryden .30 Paul Smith .31 Michael Moffat .7 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Luke Donnelly for Craig Wighton (71) David Gold for Nicky Low (79) Scott Stewart for James Craigen (82) |
Fraser Bryden for Alex Kenyon (65) Jack Baird for James Maxwell (80) |
| Cautions | |
|
Tam O'Brien (7) Ricky Little (67) Craig Wighton (71) |
Jordan Houston (45) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. |
Sam Ashford (78) |
| Match Officials | |
|
Steven McLean (Referee) |
Match Report
Arbroath kept up the pressure on Scottish Championship leaders Kilmarnock as they beat Ayr United, who finished with 10 men at Gayfield.
Jack Hamilton had an early goal ruled out for offside, but did break the deadlock with a header.
Ayr goalkeeper Aidan McAdams made big saves from Michael McKenna and Luke Donnelly as the hosts pressed for more.
But Ayr finished the game with 10 men after striker Sam Ashford was sent off for a rash challenge on Jason Thomson.
It keeps Arbroath two points behind Kilmarnock, while eight-placed Ayr remain six points clear of the bottom two, albeit it having played a game more than bottom-club Dunfermline.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at March 19th, 2022)
| 2021-22 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Aiden McAdams (GK) | 22 |
|
26 | - | 26 | - |
| Jordan Houston | 22 |
|
29 | - | 77 | - |
| Aaron Muirhead | 31 |
|
29 | 1 | 98 | 6 |
| Patrick Reading | 22 |
|
35 | 2 | 59 | 3 |
| Sean McGinty | 28 |
|
29 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Alex Kenyon | 29 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Kerr McInroy | 21 |
|
8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| James Maxwell | 20 |
|
31 | 6 | 31 | 6 |
| Mark McKenzie | 21 |
|
28 | 2 | 66 | 4 |
| Andy Murdoch | 27 |
|
35 | 1 | 114 | 4 |
| Sam Ashford | 26 |
|
9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Jack Baird (sub) | 26 |
|
30 | 1 | 64 | 2 |
| Fraser Bryden (sub) | 17 |
|
7 | - | 7 | - |
League Table (as at March 19th, 2022)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kilmarnock | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 |
| 2. | Arbroath | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 54 |
| 3. | ICT | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 46 |
| 4. | Partick Thistle | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 45 |
| 5. | Raith Rovers | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 42 |
| 6. | Morton | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 7. | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 8. | Ayr United | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 |
| 9. | Queen of the South | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 |
| 10. | Dunfermline At | 29 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 26 |