Ayr United 1
Falkirk 0
Scottish League Cup (Premier Sports Cup - Group B)


Ayr United
1 - 0
Falkirk 

Scottish League Cup (Premier Sports Cup - Group B)
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
Attendance: 1,900

Goalscorers
Anton Dowds (5)
None.

Team Managers
Scott Brown
John McGlynn

Starting Eleven
31. Harry Stone
33. Scott McMann
32. Dylan Watret
20. Roy Syla
14. George Stanger
3. Patrick Reading
17. Jay Henderson
23. Marcus Rus
22. Mark McKenzie
9. George Oakley
7. Anton Dowds
12 (G) J Sneddon
Yellow card 2 (D) F Yeats
5 (D) L Henderson
Yellow card 20 (D) K Adams
26 (D) S Mackie
7 (M) C Morrison (86)
8 (M) B Spencer
10 (M) A Nesbitt (82)
21 (M) D Tait (86)
29 (M) C Miller (71)
Yellow card 9 (F) R MacIver (82)

Bench
38. Liam Russel
4. Frankie Musonda
2. Nick McAllister
24. Scott Tomlinson
24. Ethan Walker
6. Andy Murdoch
11. Fraser Bryden
29. Lucas McRoberts
16. Jake Hastie
1 (G) N Hogarth
33 (D) L Sinclair
14 (M) M McKenna (86)
23 (M) E Ross (71)
35 (M) C McCrone
11 (F) A Agyeman (86)
18 (F) G Oliver (82)
19 (F) R Shanley (82)

Substitutions
Fraser Bryden for George Oakley (64)
Ethan Walker for Jay Henderson (64)
Jake Hastie for Marcus Rus (75)
None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.
Match Officials

Callum Scott (Referee)


Photography by Dave Sargent

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
Harry Stone (GK)22 1 - 1 -
Dylan Watret17 1 - 4 -
Scott McMann28 1 - 1 -
Patrick Reading25 1 - 1443
George Stanger23 1 - 352
Roy Syla24 1 - 292
Marcus Rus21 1 - 1 -
Jay Henderson22 1 - 1 -
Mark McKenzie23 1 - 15513
Anton Dowds27 113215
George Oakley28 1 - 1 -
Ethan Walker (sub)25 1 - 1 -
Fraser Bryden (sub)20 1 - 698
Jake Hastie (sub)25 1 - 1 -






League Table (as at July 16th, 2024)


Pld W D L Pts

No games played.