Ayr United 1
Greenock Morton 1
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
1 - 11 - 1 |
MortonMorton |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Alex Kirk (3) |
Quitongo (16) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Lee Bullen |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
21. Charlie Albinson 4. Frankie Musonda 5. Sean McGinty 15. Alex Kirk 14. Josh Mullin 6. Andy Murdoch 11. Jayden Mitchell-Lawson 17. Nick McAllister 8. Ben Dempsey 9. Dipo Akinyemi 18. Brad Young |
1 Schwake 23 Grimshaw 12 Ambrose 5 Baird 3 Strapp 8 Blues 21 Gillespie 9 Muirhead 14 Crawford 17 McGrattan 10 Quitongo |
| Bench | |
|
1. Aiden McAdams 3. Patrick Reading 25. Finn Ecrepont 26. Kinlay Bilham 10. Daire OConnor 29. David Bangala 22. Mark McKenzie 23. Sam Ashford 30. Fraser Bryden |
2 Pignatiello 7 Kabia 16 Hynes 24 McGregor 25 King 47 Lithgow |
| Substitutions | |
|
Patrick Reading for Frankie Musonda (60) Sam Ashford for Brad Young (60) Mark McKenzie for Nick McAllister (72) Daire OConnor for Jayden Mitchell-Lawson (85) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
|
Sean McGinty Andy Murdoch Jayden Mitchell-Lawson |
Grimshaw Strapp Gillespie |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Euan Anderson (Referee) |
Match Report
Scottish Championship leaders Ayr United missed the chance to extend their lead at the summit with a tight draw against Morton.
The hosts took the lead in the top-of-the-table meeting after just three minutes through Alex Kirk.
However, an entertaining game was levelled 13minutes later through Jai Quitongo.
Morton stay three points off Ayr, with just goal difference separating them from Raith Rovers and Dundee.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at November 5th, 2022)
| 2022-23 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
|
| Charlie Albinson (GK) | 26 |
|
16 | - | 27 | - |
| Frankie Musonda | 24 |
|
18 | - | 18 | - |
| Alex Kirk | 20 |
|
12 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Sean McGinty | 29 |
|
14 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| Josh Mullin | - |
|
10 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Ben Dempsey | 22 |
|
19 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| Nick McAllister | 21 |
|
10 | - | 23 | - |
| Jayden Mitchell-Lawson | - |
|
12 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Andy Murdoch | 27 |
|
17 | 2 | 133 | 6 |
| Dipo Akinyemi | 25 |
|
19 | 12 | 19 | 12 |
| Brad Young | - |
|
8 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Patrick Reading (sub) | 23 |
|
18 | - | 83 | 3 |
| Mark McKenzie (sub) | 22 |
|
17 | 2 | 89 | 6 |
| Daire OConnor (sub) | 25 |
|
13 | - | 38 | 1 |
| Sam Ashford (sub) | 26 |
|
16 | - | 29 | 2 |
League Table (as at November 5th, 2022)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ayr United | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| 2. | Morton | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 3. | Raith Rovers | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4. | Dundee | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 5. | ICT | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 6. | Queen's Park | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 7. | Partick Thistle | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 8. | Cove Rangers | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 9. | Arbroath | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 10. | Hamilton Academical | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 |