Ayr United 0
Forfar Athletic 1
League (Second Division)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
0 - 10 - 1 |
Forfar AthleticForfar Athletic |
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League (Second Division) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. | Bryan Deasley (86) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Brian Reid |
Dick Campbell |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Alan Martin Jim Lauchlan Martyn Campbell Eddie Malone Chris Smith Stuart Bannigan Scott McLaughlin Willie Easton Michael Moffat Alan Trouten Mark Roberts |
S Gallacher G Ross M McCulloch M Bolochoweckyj J Bishop D Mowat B Sellars R Dow R Campbell D Hilson G Gibson |
| Bench | |
|
Darryl Jones Jonathan Tiffoney Alistair Woodburn Ross Robertson Andy Rodgers |
C Duffy D Brady C Templeman B Deasley C Smith |
| Substitutions | |
|
Jonathan Tiffoney for Willie Easton (62) Andy Rodgers for Mark Roberts (85) |
B Deasley for G Gibson (79) C Templeman for R Dow (79) C Smith for R Campbell (89) |
| Cautions | |
|
Martyn Campbell (24) Jim Lauchlan (58) |
R Dow (70) R Campbell (72) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Brian Colvin (Referee) |
Match Report
Bryan Deasley struck four minutes from time to secure a win over fellow promotion-chasers Ayr that strengthens Forfar Athletic's play-off hopes.
Michael Moffat brought the best out of Forfar goalkeeper Scott Gallacher, who had to tip over an 18-yard shot.
The visitors looked short of ideas in the first half and United midfielder William Easton had a couple of good efforts saved after the break.
But Deasley rifled home from the edge of the area to win a tentative contest.
Defeat leaves Ayr still in second place but 16 points adrift of Division Two leaders Livingston.
Forfar move eight points clear of fifth-placed East Fife and a point behind Brechin City.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at March 23rd, 2011)
| 2010-11 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Alan Martin (GK) | 22 |
|
4 | - | 4 | - |
| Chris Smith | 22 |
|
28 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Eddie Malone | 26 |
|
24 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Martyn Campbell | 30 |
|
31 | 1 | 152 | 2 |
| Jim Lauchlan | 34 |
|
10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Stuart Bannigan | 18 |
|
14 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| Willie Easton | 24 |
|
23 | 2 | 100 | 8 |
| Scott McLaughlin | 26 |
|
33 | 3 | 33 | 3 |
| Mark Roberts | 35 |
|
31 | 22 | 88 | 38 |
| Alan Trouten | 25 |
|
27 | 3 | 27 | 3 |
| Michael Moffat | 26 |
|
11 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Jonathan Tiffoney (sub) | 19 |
|
30 | - | 30 | - |
| Andy Rodgers (sub) | 27 |
|
27 | 6 | 27 | 6 |
League Table (as at March 23rd, 2011)
No league table has been added for this season.