Ayr United 1
Greenock Morton 0
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
1 - 01 - 0 |
MortonMorton |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Jay Henderson (pen.) (66) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
|
Scott Brown |
Dougie Imrie |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
38. Liam Russel 14. George Stanger 4. Frankie Musonda 32. Dylan Watret 20. Roy Syla 24. Ethan Walker 8. Ben Dempsey 23. Marcus Rus 17. Jay Henderson 2. Nick McAllister 9. George Oakley |
Yellow card 1 (G) R Mullen 2 (D) C Ballantyne 3 (D) Z Delaney 5 (D) J Baird Yellow card 15 (D) K Broadfoot 7 (M) O Moffat (67) 14 (M) A Crawford 17 (M) A Lyall 20 (M) N McGinn Yellow card 27 (M) I Wilson (78) 11 (F) L Reynolds (56) |
| Bench | |
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Jack McIntyre 3. Patrick Reading 22. Mark McKenzie Alfie Bavidge 16. Jake Hastie |
33 (G) G Woods 8 (M) C Blues (78) 21 (M) G Gillespie 25 (M) A King 31 (M) L O'Boy 9 (F) F Stuparevic (56) 10 (F) J Davies (67) |
| Substitutions | |
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Alfie Bavidge for Ethan Walker (69) Mark McKenzie for George Oakley (75) Jake Hastie for Marcus Rus (83) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
|
Nick McAllister Roy Syla |
None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Colin Steven (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United maintained their place at the top of the Scottish Championship after a controversial win over Morton.
A 66th-minute penalty scored by Jay Henderson did the business and there was no issue with the award after Ethan Walker was brought down by Jack Baird.
But he appeared to kick the ball twice as he slipped taking the penalty.
Furious Morton manager Doug Imrie was insistent that the goal should not have stood. “We have been on the end of bad decisions week after week,” he said.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at September 28th, 2024)
| 2024-25 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Liam Russel (GK) | - |
|
2 | - | 2 | - |
| George Stanger | 24 |
|
13 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
| Roy Syla | 24 |
|
8 | - | 36 | 2 |
| Dylan Watret | 18 |
|
10 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Frankie Musonda | 26 |
|
7 | 1 | 59 | 5 |
| Ben Dempsey | 24 |
|
12 | 1 | 94 | 13 |
| Ethan Walker | 26 |
|
9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Nick McAllister | 23 |
|
7 | - | 84 | 3 |
| Jay Henderson | 22 |
|
13 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| Marcus Rus | 21 |
|
10 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| George Oakley | 28 |
|
13 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Mark McKenzie (sub) | 24 |
|
11 | - | 165 | 13 |
| Jake Hastie (sub) | 25 |
|
13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Alfie Bavidge (sub) | 18 |
|
4 | - | 4 | - |
League Table (as at September 28th, 2024)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ayr United | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| 2. | Falkirk | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3. | Livingston | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 4. | Queen's Park | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 5. | Hamilton Academical | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6. | Partick Thistle | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7. | Morton | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8. | Raith Rovers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 9. | Dunfermline Athletic | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 10. | Airdrieonians | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |