Ayr United 2
Hamilton Academical 2
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
2 - 22 - 2 |
Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Dipo Akinyemi (3) Andy Murdoch (85) |
Winter (14) O'Reilly (73) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Lee Bullen |
John Rankin |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
21. Charlie Albinson 3. Patrick Reading 4. Frankie Musonda 5. Sean McGinty 8. Ben Dempsey 22. Mark McKenzie 17. Nick McAllister 10. Daire O'Connor 6. Andy Murdoch 23. Sam Ashford 9. Dipo Akinyemi |
1 Fulton 2 Doyle 5 Easton 4 O'Reilly 3 Shiels 24 Lawson 8 Martin 18 Mimnaugh 11 Smith Substituted for Want at 84'minutes 17 Tiehi 19 Winter |
| Bench | |
|
1. Aiden McAdams 2. Jordan Houston 25. Finn Ecrepont 15. Alex Kirk 11. Jayden Mitchell-Lawson 20. Michael Hewitt 31. Paul Smith 30. Fraser Bryden 7. Michael Moffat |
12 Want 20 Ngandu 22 Brown 25 Owens 31 Smith 37 McGinn 41 One 42 Newbury |
| Substitutions | |
|
Paul Smith for Daire O'Connor (63) Jordan Houston for Nick McAllister (68) Jayden Mitchell-Lawson for Mark McKenzie (68) |
Smith for Want 84min |
| Cautions | |
|
Dipo Akinyemi (3) Andy Murdoch (85) |
O'Reilly 68 |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Gavin Duncan (Referee) |
Match Report
Andy Murdoch scored a late equaliser to salvage a point for Ayr United as Hamilton Academical drew their third successive Scottish Championship match.
Afolabi Akinyemi opened the scoring for Lee Bullen's side within three minutes before Andy Winter drew them level before the interval.
Dan Reilly then put Accies in front only for Murdoch's late strike to give each side a point at full-time.
Ayr United sit third, one point off the top, while Hamilton are seventh.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at August 13th, 2022)
| 2022-23 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
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| Charlie Albinson (GK) | 25 |
|
5 | - | 16 | - |
| Frankie Musonda | 24 |
|
7 | - | 7 | - |
| Patrick Reading | 23 |
|
6 | - | 71 | 3 |
| Sean McGinty | 29 |
|
6 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
| Mark McKenzie | 21 |
|
6 | - | 79 | 4 |
| Ben Dempsey | 22 |
|
7 | - | 14 | - |
| Andy Murdoch | 27 |
|
7 | 1 | 125 | 5 |
| Daire O'Connor | 25 |
|
7 | - | 32 | 2 |
| Nick McAllister | 21 |
|
5 | - | 18 | - |
| Dipo Akinyemi | 25 |
|
7 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Sam Ashford | 26 |
|
6 | - | 19 | 2 |
| Jordan Houston (sub) | 22 |
|
5 | - | 86 | - |
| Jayden Mitchell-Lawson (sub) | 22 |
|
6 | - | 6 | - |
| Paul Smith (sub) | 20 |
|
4 | - | 13 | - |
League Table (as at August 13th, 2022)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dundee | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2. | ICT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3. | Ayr United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4. | Partick Thistle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5. | Queen's Park | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | Morton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7. | Hamilton Academical | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8. | Cove Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9. | Raith Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10. | Arbroath | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |