Ayr United 1
Falkirk 0
Scottish League Cup (Group B)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
1 - 01 - 0 |
FalkirkFalkirk |
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Scottish League Cup (Group B) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Anton Dowds (5) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
|
Scott Brown |
John McGlynn |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
31. Harry Stone 3. Paddy Reading 33. Scott McMann 32. Dylan Watret 20. Roy Syla 14. George Stanger 17. Jay Henderson 23. Marco Rus 22. Mark McKenzie 9. George Oakley 7. Anton Dowds |
Jamie Sneddon .12 Finn Yeats .2 Sean Mackie .26 Keelan Adams .20 Liam Henderson .5 Dylan Tait .21 Brad Spencer .8 Aidan Nesbitt .10 Calvin Miller .29 Ross MacIver .9 Callumn Morrison .7 |
| Bench | |
|
38. Liam Russell 4. Frankie Musonda 6. Andy Murdoch 2. Nick McAllister 24. Scott Tomlinson 24. Ethan Walker 11. Fraser Bryden 29. Lucas McRoberts 16. Jake Hastie |
Nicky Hogarth .1 Ethan Ross .23 Gary Oliver .18 Ryan Shanley .19 Alfredo Agyeman .11 Michael McKenna .14 Rhys Walker .32 Logan Sinclair .33 Caelan McCrone .35 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Fraser Bryden for George Oakley (64) Ethan Walker for Jay Henderson (64) Jake Hastie for Marco Rus (75) |
Ethan Ross for Calvin Miller (71) Gary Oliver for Aidan Nesbitt (82) Ryan Shanley for Ross MacIver (82) Alfredo Agyeman for Callumn Morrison (86 ) Michael McKenna for Dylan Tait (86) |
| Cautions | |
|
Anton Dowds (56) Roy Syla (58) Marco Rus (59) Fraser Bryden (66) |
Keelan Adams (31) Finn Yeats (52) Ross MacIver (69) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Callum Scott (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United earned a narrow victory over fellow Championship side Falkirk to kick off their Premier Sports Cup campaign with three points.
The Honest Men took the lead at Somerset Park after just five minutes, Anton Dowds heading home a Paddy Reading cross.
Falkirk had more shots on the goal of United keeper Harry Stone for the remainder of the match, but Ayr saw out the 90 minutes for a crucial three points.
Elsewhere in Ayr's Group B, Dundee United were 3-0 winners at home to Stenhousemuir, with Buckie Thistle not playing in this round of fixtures.
Ayr take on Dundee United on Saturday, in what could be a vital game to decide who comes out on top and progresses into the knockout phase.
Match report written by Ayr Advertiser
Squad Statistics (as at July 16th, 2024)
| 2024-25 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
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| Harry Stone (GK) | 22 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Dylan Watret | 17 |
|
1 | - | 4 | - |
| Scott McMann | 28 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Paddy Reading | 25 |
|
1 | - | 144 | 3 |
| George Stanger | 23 |
|
1 | - | 35 | 2 |
| Roy Syla | 24 |
|
1 | - | 29 | 2 |
| Marco Rus | 21 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Jay Henderson | 22 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Mark McKenzie | 23 |
|
1 | - | 157 | 13 |
| Anton Dowds | 27 |
|
1 | 1 | 32 | 15 |
| George Oakley | 28 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Ethan Walker (sub) | 25 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Fraser Bryden (sub) | 20 |
|
1 | - | 69 | 8 |
| Jake Hastie (sub) | 25 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
League Table (as at July 16th, 2024)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
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No games played.