Dunfermline Athletic 0
Ayr United 0
League (Championship)
Dunfermline At |
0 - 0 |
Ayr United |
 |
League (Championship) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
| None. | None. |
| Team Managers | |
| Allan Johnston |
Ian McCall |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
16 Robinson 28 Craigen 14 Devine 6 Ashcroft 3 Longridge 7 Higginbotham 19 Vincent 8 Beadling 17 Thomson 35 Keena 18 El Bakhtaoui |
Ross Doohan .1 Steven Bell .15 Liam Smith .27 Michael Rose .5 Daniel Harvie .3 Andy Murdoch .18 Declan McDaid .11 Andrew Geggan .6 Robbie Crawford .8 Michael Moffat .7 Lawrence Shankland .17 |
| Bench | |
|
4 Martin 5 Durnan 12 Martin 15 Hippolyte 20 Gill 27 McCann 36 Muirhead |
Ellis Hare Reid .19 Chris Higgins .2 David Ferguson .14 Ross Docherty .23 Craig McGuffie .12 Luke McCowan .25 Craig Moore .9 |
| Substitutions | |
| None. |
Craig Moore for Michael Moffat (67) Craig McGuffie for Declan McDaid (71) Ross Docherty for Andrew Geggan (78) |
| Cautions | |
| None. |
Steven Bell Andrew Geggan Craig Moore |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Steven Mclean (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United lost the leadership of the Scottish Championship as they were held to a goalless draw by Dunfermline at East End Park.
Lawrence Shankland, who has 28 goals in 24 games this season, missed a glorious late chance to win it, steering wide from a few yards out.
Michael Moffat also missed a chance for the visitors, but it was Dunfermline who had the majority of shots on goal.
Kallum Higginbotham and Jackson Longridge went close for the hosts.
Dunfermline manager Allan Johnston: "It was a hard fought game but we probably edged it.
"We're still struggling with scoring goals. That's been the problem since the start and it puts the rest of the team under pressure, but there are lots of positives against the team that's top of the league."
Ayr manager Ian McCall: "I didn't enjoy watching it - it was poor and we were poor. We didn't do well enough, but it's a draw and we move on.
"We are a point behind Ross County but have a game in hand but every game now is tough and I think it will tighten the league right up."
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at December 22nd, 2018)
| 2018-19 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Ross Doohan (GK) | 20 |
|
25 | - | 25 | - |
| Steven Bell | 33 |
|
20 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Daniel Harvie | 20 |
|
22 | - | 22 | - |
| Michael Rose | 23 |
|
23 | 2 | 87 | 5 |
| Liam Smith | 22 |
|
18 | - | 18 | - |
| Robbie Crawford | 24 |
|
23 | - | 205 | 12 |
| Andrew Geggan | 31 |
|
21 | 2 | 102 | 14 |
| Declan McDaid | 23 |
|
23 | 2 | 75 | 16 |
| Andy Murdoch | 23 |
|
24 | - | 24 | - |
| Lawrence Shankland | 23 |
|
25 | 28 | 58 | 57 |
| Michael Moffat | 33 |
|
23 | 7 | 224 | 88 |
| Craig McGuffie (sub) | 21 |
|
12 | - | 91 | 7 |
| Ross Docherty (sub) | 25 |
|
8 | 1 | 108 | 6 |
| Craig Moore (sub) | 24 |
|
17 | 3 | 105 | 47 |
League Table (as at December 22nd, 2018)
No league table has been added for this season.