Ayr United 2
Dunfermline Athletic 2
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
2 - 22 - 2 |
Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Anton Dowds (41) Frankie Musonda (63) |
Jakubiak (3'minutes, 9'minutes) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Lee Bullen |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
31. Robbie Mutch 3. Patrick Reading 4. Frankie Musonda 14. George Stanger 38. Elicha Ahui 10. Aiden McGeady 8. Ben Dempsey 46. Jack Young 17. Franny Amartey 16. Anton Dowds 11. Logan Chalmers |
1 Mehmet 2 Comrie 15 Fisher 12 Breen 23 O'Halloran 18 Allan 8 Chalmers 16 Summers 3 Edwards 14 Jakubiak 9 Wighton |
| Bench | |
|
1. Charlie Albinson 20. Roy Syla 23. Jack Senga 15. Jamie Murphy 17. Nick McAllister 22. Mark McKenzie 30. Fraser Bryden 18. Paul Smith 9. Ahkeem Rose |
4 Benedictus 17 Moffat 19 Fenton 20 Sharp 29 Hoggan 31 Sutherland 44 Little |
| Substitutions | |
|
Jamie Murphy for Aiden McGeady (62) |
16 Summers for Moffat at 65'minutes 12 Breen for Benedictus at 69'minutes 23 O'Halloran for Sutherland at 77'minutes |
| Cautions | |
|
Elicha Ahui |
Edwards; Wighton |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Ross Hardie (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United recovered from two Alex Jakubiak goals within the opening 10 minutes to secure a point at home to Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Championship.
The striker fired the opener after three minutes and a similar finish gave the Fifers an ideal start.
However, winger Aiden McGeady's shot found the bottom corner shortly before the break.
And defender Frankie Musonda equalised with a close-range header.
Fourth-top Dunfermline move to within six points of Partick Thistle with a game in hand, while Ayr stay seventh.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at December 30th, 2023)
| 2023-24 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Robbie Mutch (GK) | - |
|
9 | - | 9 | - |
| Patrick Reading | 24 |
|
23 | - | 134 | 3 |
| Elicha Ahui | 20 |
|
11 | - | 11 | - |
| George Stanger | 23 |
|
17 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Frankie Musonda | 26 |
|
12 | 1 | 42 | 3 |
| Jack Young | - |
|
16 | - | 16 | - |
| Ben Dempsey | 24 |
|
11 | 2 | 64 | 10 |
| Aiden McGeady | 37 |
|
13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Franny Amartey | 24 |
|
21 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Logan Chalmers | 23 |
|
15 | 5 | 26 | 8 |
| Anton Dowds | 27 |
|
12 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| Jamie Murphy (sub) | 34 |
|
18 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
League Table (as at December 30th, 2023)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Raith Rovers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 41 |
| 2. | Dundee United | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 38 |
| 3. | Partick Thistle | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| 4. | Dunfermline Athletic | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 5. | Airdrieonians | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 6. | Morton | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 7. | Ayr United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 8. | ICT | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 9. | Arbroath | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 10. | Queen's Park | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 |