Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1
Ayr United 2
League (Championship)
ICT |
1 - 2 |
Ayr United |
 |
League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| Mckay (45'+3 pen) |
George Stanger (5) Fraser Bryden (61) |
| Team Managers | |
| Unknown. |
Scott Brown |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1 Ridgers 30 Carragher 6 Devine 34 Savage 2 Duffy 40 Lawal 4 Kerr 15 Anderson 3 Harper 9 Mckay 38 Samuel |
Josh Clarke Harry McHugh .21 Roy Syla .20 Frankie Musonda .4 George Stanger .14 Jack Sanders .23 Mark McKenzie .22 Nick McAllister .17 Anton Dowds .16 Fraser Bryden .30 Kurt Willoughby .9 |
| Bench | |
|
10 Doran 11 Samuels 14 Pepple 20 Boyes 21 MacKay 24 Brooks |
Charlie Albinson .1 Sean McGinty .5 Nathan McGinley .25 Aiden McGeady .10 Jamie Murphy .15 Ben Dempsey .8 Scott Tomlinson .24 Logan Chalmers .11 Franny Amartey .17 |
| Substitutions | |
| None. |
Jamie Murphy for Kurt Willoughby (62) Franny Amartey for Fraser Bryden (70) |
| Cautions | |
| None. |
Jamie Murphy |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Iain Snedden (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United hauled themselves four points clear of the Scottish Championship relegation play-off spot by earning a crucial win at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
The sides started the day separated by just a point, but George Stanger's early opener set the visitors on their way to extending that gap.
Billy Mckay levelled from the spot in first-half stoppage time.
But Fraser Bryden's 61st-minute winner earned a priceless victory for Ayr.
The win moves Scott Brown's side up to seventh as Inverness, who have won just one of their last seven league games, remain second bottom.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at March 16th, 2024)
| 2023-24 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
|
| Josh Clarke (GK) | 19 |
|
4 | - | 4 | - |
| George Stanger | 23 |
|
26 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| Frankie Musonda | 26 |
|
17 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
| Roy Syla | 23 |
|
26 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| Harry McHugh | 21 |
|
5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Nick McAllister | 23 |
|
26 | 2 | 72 | 3 |
| Mark McKenzie | 23 |
|
32 | 3 | 146 | 12 |
| Jack Sanders | - |
|
6 | - | 6 | - |
| Fraser Bryden | 19 |
|
30 | 5 | 62 | 8 |
| Anton Dowds | 27 |
|
24 | 10 | 24 | 10 |
| Kurt Willoughby | - |
|
7 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Jamie Murphy (sub) | 34 |
|
31 | 7 | 31 | 7 |
| Franny Amartey (sub) | 24 |
|
26 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
League Table (as at March 16th, 2024)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dundee United | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 58 |
| 2. | Raith Rovers | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 58 |
| 3. | Partick Thistle | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 43 |
| 4. | Airdrieonians | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 39 |
| 5. | Morton | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 |
| 6. | Dunfermline Athletic | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
| 7. | Ayr United | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 35 |
| 8. | Queen's Park | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 9. | ICT | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 31 |
| 10. | Arbroath | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 23 |