Ayr United 1
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
1 - 01 - 0 |
ICTICT |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Franny Amartey (8) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
|
Lee Bullen |
Billy Dodds |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Charlie Albinson 14. George Stanger 3. Patrick Reading 5. Sean McGinty 22. Mark McKenzie 17. Nick McAllister 8. Ben Dempsey 30. Fraser Bryden 17. Franny Amartey 23. Sam Ashford 18. Paul Smith |
1 Ridgers 14 Davidson 6 Devine 5 Delaney 3 Harper 19 Longstaff 8 Carson 28 Bray 22 Shaw 9 Mckay 7 Gilmour |
| Bench | |
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31. Robbie Mutch 38. Elicha Ahui 32. Dylan Watret 16. Oliver Pendlebury 4. Frankie Musonda 21. Finn Ecrepont 24. Scott Tomlinson 10. Aiden McGeady 9. Ahkeem Rose |
10 Doran 16 Hyde 18 Lodovica 21 MacKay 24 Brooks 29 Thompson |
| Substitutions | |
|
Oliver Pendlebury for Franny Amartey (58) Ahkeem Rose for Sam Ashford (58) Aiden McGeady for Fraser Bryden (58) Frankie Musonda for Paul Smith (82) |
28 Bray Substituted for Lodovicaat 58'minutes 9 Mckay Substituted for Brooksat 66'minutes 19 Longstaff Substituted for Doranat 73'minutes |
| Cautions | |
|
Nick McAllister Paul Smith |
Longstaff |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Peter Stuart (Referee) |
Match Report
Francis Amartey's early goal was enough to earn Ayr United their first Scottish Championship win of the season as they edged out Inverness CT.
The 24-year-old scored from the middle of the box on eight minutes.
Charlie Gilmour, Danny Devine, and Luis Longstaff went close for the visitors as boss Billy Dodds was sent to the stand before break.
Nathan Shaw struck the post after the restart, but the Highlanders could not find the leveller.
Squad Statistics (as at August 12th, 2023)
| 2023-24 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Charlie Albinson (GK) | 26 |
|
4 | - | 55 | - |
| Sean McGinty | 30 |
|
6 | - | 83 | 4 |
| Patrick Reading | 24 |
|
6 | - | 117 | 3 |
| George Stanger | 22 |
|
5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Ben Dempsey | 23 |
|
6 | 1 | 59 | 9 |
| Nick McAllister | 22 |
|
4 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
| Mark McKenzie | 22 |
|
6 | 1 | 120 | 10 |
| Paul Smith | 21 |
|
4 | - | 37 | - |
| Sam Ashford | 27 |
|
5 | - | 59 | 5 |
| Franny Amartey | 24 |
|
6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Fraser Bryden | 19 |
|
6 | 3 | 38 | 6 |
| Oliver Pendlebury (sub) | - |
|
4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Frankie Musonda (sub) | 25 |
|
2 | - | 32 | 2 |
| Aiden McGeady (sub) | 37 |
|
2 | - | 2 | - |
| Ahkeem Rose (sub) | 24 |
|
4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
League Table (as at August 12th, 2023)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Queen's Park | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2. | Dundee United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3. | Raith Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4. | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5. | Morton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6. | Airdrieonians | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7. | Ayr United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8. | Partick Thistle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9. | ICT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10. | Arbroath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |