Ayr United 2
Arbroath 2
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
2 - 22 - 2 |
ArbroathArbroath |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Ben Dempsey (pen.) (38) Sean McGinty (76) |
Sean Adarkwa (57) Yasin Ben El-Mhanni (63) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Lee Bullen |
Dick Campbell |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
21. Charlie Albinson 3. Patrick Reading 15. Alex Kirk 5. Sean McGinty 20. Michael Hewitt 11. Jayden Mitchell-Lawson 17. Nick McAllister 8. Ben Dempsey 14. Josh Mullin 9. Dipo Akinyemi 31. Paul Smith |
Derek Gaston .1 Scott Stewart .12 Ricky Little .4 Tam O'Brien .5 Colin Hamilton .3 Michael McKenna .8 David Gold .7 João Baldé .25 Yasin Ben El-Mhanni .18 Ryan Dow .19 Sean Adarkwa .24 |
| Bench | |
|
1. Aiden McAdams 25. Finn Ecrepont 26. Kinlay Bilham 2. Jordan Houston 22. Mark McKenzie 29. David Bangala 24. Scott Tomlinson 23. Sam Ashford 30. Fraser Bryden |
Dale Hilson .9 Bobby Linn .11 Scott Bitsindou .20 Cammy Gill .21 Florent Hoti .22 Scott Allan .23 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Mark McKenzie for Paul Smith (45) Sam Ashford for Jayden Mitchell-Lawson (74) |
Bobby Linn for Yasin Ben El-Mhanni (71) Dale Hilson for Ryan Dow (81) |
| Cautions | |
|
Paul Smith (43) Charlie Albinson (90) |
João Baldé (34) David Gold (37) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Craig Napier (Referee) |
Match Report
Sean McGinty's header earned Ayr United a point in a captivating Scottish Championship encounter against Arbroath at a windy Somerset Park.
Ben Dempsey's penalty opened the socring in a first half that saw Arbroath boss Dick Campbell sent off.
With the wind at their backs, Arbroath turned the game on its head after the break through Sean Adarkwa's flick and Ben El-Mhanni's cross-shot.
However, McGinty nodded home Josh Mullin's corner with 14 minutes left.
The result keeps Lee Bullen's second-place side four points behind Queen's Park, while Arbroath stay 11th, now only four points clear of Hamilton.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at January 14th, 2023)
| 2022-23 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Charlie Albinson (GK) | 26 |
|
23 | - | 34 | - |
| Alex Kirk | 20 |
|
16 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Patrick Reading | 23 |
|
26 | - | 91 | 3 |
| Sean McGinty | 29 |
|
23 | 2 | 58 | 3 |
| Nick McAllister | 21 |
|
18 | - | 31 | - |
| Jayden Mitchell-Lawson | 23 |
|
19 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Michael Hewitt | 22 |
|
8 | - | 21 | - |
| Josh Mullin | 30 |
|
16 | 6 | 16 | 6 |
| Ben Dempsey | 23 |
|
27 | 5 | 34 | 5 |
| Dipo Akinyemi | 25 |
|
27 | 16 | 27 | 16 |
| Paul Smith | 20 |
|
12 | - | 21 | - |
| Mark McKenzie (sub) | 22 |
|
25 | 3 | 98 | 7 |
| Sam Ashford (sub) | 27 |
|
22 | - | 35 | 2 |
League Table (as at January 14th, 2023)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Queen's Park | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 |
| 2. | Ayr United | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 |
| 3. | Dundee | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
| 4. | Partick Thistle | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33 |
| 5. | Morton | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| 6. | ICT | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 7. | Raith Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 8. | Cove Rangers | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 9. | Arbroath | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 |
| 10. | Hamilton Academical | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 |