Ayr United 1
Falkirk 0
Scottish League Cup (Premier Sports Cup - Group B)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
1 - 01 - 0 |
FalkirkFalkirk |
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Scottish League Cup (Premier Sports Cup - Group B) |
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| 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) |
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 | - |
| Patrick Reading | 25 |
|
1 | - | 144 | 3 |
| George Stanger | 23 |
|
1 | - | 35 | 2 |
| Roy Syla | 24 |
|
1 | - | 29 | 2 |
| Marcus Rus | 21 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Jay Henderson | 22 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Mark McKenzie | 23 |
|
1 | - | 155 | 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.