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. Lee Robinson 28. James Craigen 14. Danny Devine 6. Lee Ashcroft 3. Jackson Longridge 7. Kallum Higginbotham 19. James Vincent 8. Tom Beadling 17. Joe Thomson 35. Aidan Keena 18. Faissal El Bakhtaoui |
Ross Doohan .1 Michael Rose .5 Daniel Harvie .3 Steven Bell .15 Liam Smith .27 Robbie Crawford .8 Andy Murdoch .18 Declan McDaid .11 Andy Geggan .6 Michael Moffat .7 Lawrence Shankland .17 |
| Bench | |
|
4. Lewis Martin 5. Mark Durnan 12. Malaury Martin 15. Myles Hippolyte 20. Cammy Gill 27. Lewis McCann 36. Robbie Muirhead |
Ellis Hare Reid .19 David Ferguson .14 Chris Higgins .2 Luke McCowan .25 Ross Docherty .23 Craig McGuffie .12 Craig Moore .9 |
| Substitutions | |
| Myles Hippolyte for Faissal El Bakhtaoui (73) |
Craig Moore for Michael Moffat (67) Craig McGuffie for Declan McDaid (71) Ross Docherty for Andy Geggan (78) |
| Cautions | |
|
James Craigen (39) Tom Beadling (74) Joe Thomson (81) |
Andy Geggan (57) Steven Bell (79) Craig Moore (81) |
| 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 | - |
| Michael Rose | 23 |
|
23 | 2 | 87 | 5 |
| Liam Smith | 22 |
|
18 | - | 18 | - |
| Steven Bell | 33 |
|
20 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Daniel Harvie | 20 |
|
22 | - | 22 | - |
| Robbie Crawford | 24 |
|
23 | - | 205 | 12 |
| Andy Geggan | 31 |
|
21 | 2 | 102 | 14 |
| Declan McDaid | 23 |
|
24 | 2 | 76 | 16 |
| Andy Murdoch | 23 |
|
24 | - | 24 | - |
| Lawrence Shankland | 23 |
|
25 | 28 | 58 | 57 |
| Michael Moffat | 33 |
|
23 | 7 | 224 | 88 |
| Ross Docherty (sub) | 25 |
|
8 | 1 | 108 | 6 |
| Craig McGuffie (sub) | 21 |
|
12 | - | 91 | 7 |
| Craig Moore (sub) | 24 |
|
17 | 3 | 105 | 47 |
League Table (as at December 22nd, 2018)
No league table has been added for this season.