Falkirk 0
Ayr United 1
Scottish League Cup (Premier Sports Group G)
Falkirk |
0 - 1 |
Ayr United |
 |
Scottish League Cup (Premier Sports Group G) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
| None. |
Kevin Holt (30) |
| Team Managers | |
| John McGlynn |
Gary Naysmith |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
N Hogarth (G) 1 L Henderson (D) 5 L Neilson (D) 15 S Tanser (D) 17 (46) C Allan (D) 20 Yellow card (81) B Parkinson (M) 7 B Spencer (M) 8 Yellow card C Sibbald (M) 10 (46) P McGovern (M) 11 R MacIver (F) 9 |
Harry Stone .1 Dylan Watret .32 Liam Dick .3 Kevin Holt .5 Mark McKenzie .22 Nick McAllister .2 Luke McBeth .20 Reece Lyon .6 Ben Summers .16 Kieran Shanks .10 Owen Stirton .7 |
| Bench | |
|
J Hastings (G) 33 L McCann (D) 3 C Donaldson (D) 6 (46) E Laidlaw (M) 12 (46) D Melniks (M) 21 K Bennett (M) 32 E Ross (F) 23 (81) A Agyeman (F) 27 L Harris (-) 38 |
Liam Russell .38 Kenzie Mitchell .25 Shaun Want .4 Ross Taylor .11 Jamie Douglas .34 Jamie Hislop .18 Matthew Warbrick .26 |
| Substitutions | |
| None. |
Kenzie Mitchell for Nick McAllister (25) Ross Taylor for Kieran Shanks (64) Shaun Want for Owen Stirton (90) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Don Robertson (Referee) |
Match Report
Scottish Premiership Falkirk were on the receiving end of a shock result as Kevin Holt earned second-tier Ayr United a victory away to John McGlynn's men in the Premier Sports Cup.
Ayr moved three points clear at the top of Group G with Holt using his head to divert the ball past Nicky Hogarth on the half-hour mark after Reece Lyon had played it forward.
The Bairns had the chance to level with five minutes left after Kenzie Mitchell had tripped Ethan Ross in the box but Ross McIver's penalty was saved by Harry Stone.
Edinburgh City also have three points after securing their first win in the group, 2-0 at home to Alloa Athletic.
Falkirk continue their group campaign away to Alloa next Tuesday.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at July 14th, 2026)
| 2026-27 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Harry Stone (GK) | 24 |
|
2 | - | 26 | - |
| Liam Dick | 30 |
|
2 | - | 38 | 1 |
| Dylan Watret | 19 |
|
2 | - | 61 | 4 |
| Kevin Holt | 33 |
|
2 | 1 | 42 | 5 |
| Luke McBeth | 26 |
|
2 | - | 2 | - |
| Nick McAllister | 25 |
|
2 | - | 142 | 5 |
| Mark McKenzie | 25 |
|
2 | - | 237 | 25 |
| Ben Summers | 22 |
|
2 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Reece Lyon | 26 |
|
2 | - | 2 | - |
| Kieran Shanks | 24 |
|
2 | - | 2 | - |
| Owen Stirton | 19 |
|
2 | - | 2 | - |
| Kenzie Mitchell (sub) | 18 |
|
2 | - | 4 | - |
| Shaun Want (sub) | 29 |
|
2 | - | 21 | - |
| Ross Taylor (sub) | 22 |
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
League Table (as at July 14th, 2026)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
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No games played.