Alloa Athletic 1
Ayr United 3
League (Championship)
Alloa Athletic |
1 - 3 |
Ayr United |
 |
League (Championship) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
| Alan Trouten (30) |
Michael Moffat (29) Lawrence Shankland (pen.) (52) Michael Moffat (88) |
| Team Managers | |
| Jim Goodwin |
Ian McCall |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Neil Parry 2. Scott Taggart 5. Andy Graham 3. Liam Dick 8. Jon Robertson 15. Jordan Kirkpatrick 23. Connor Shields 6. Steven Hetherington 11. Iain Flannigan 19. Dario Zanatta 10. Alan Trouten |
Ross Doohan .1 Liam Smith .27 Michael Rose .5 Aaron Muirhead .30 Daniel Harvie .3 Calvin Miller .29 Ross Docherty .23 Andy Murdoch .18 Declan McDaid .11 Lawrence Shankland .17 Michael Moffat .7 |
| Bench | |
|
7. Kevin Cawley 9. Jack Hamilton 12. Jack Aitchison 14. Adam Brown 17. Reis Peggie 31. Chris Henry |
Ellis Hare Reid .19 Chris Higgins .2 Steven Bell .15 Nicky Cadden .28 Robbie Crawford .8 Luke McCowan .25 Craig Moore .9 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Jack Aitchison for Alan Trouten (78) Jack Hamilton for Steven Hetherington (78) |
Nicky Cadden for Declan McDaid (62) Robbie Crawford for Calvin Miller (74) |
| Cautions | |
| Alan Trouten (77) | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Mike Roncone (Referee) |
Match Report
Striker Michael Moffat celebrated the birth of his daughter with a double as Ayr United beat Alloa Athletic.
The match was delayed after traffic issues held up Ayr fans getting to Alloa but it proved worth the wait.
Moffat, whose wife Megan gave birth on Saturday morning, scored a powerful opener, only for Alan Trouten to level.
Lawrence Shankland's penalty restored the lead for title-chasing Ayr, and Moffat completed the scoring from close range despite not having slept.
Alloa manager Jim Goodwin: "It's very difficult when we give away the kind of penalty that we do. We are then chasing the game and the last goal was a sucker punch.
"We've been making too many mistakes, and today we gifted a penalty. These are the fine margins that can be game-changing."
Ayr United manager Ian McCall: "I felt we fully merited the three points, but Ross Doohan has had to make one very good save at 2-1.
"We thought about leaving Michael Moffat out - I phoned him this morning - but I'm glad I didn't."
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at February 2nd, 2019)
| 2018-19 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
|
| Ross Doohan (GK) | 20 |
|
32 | - | 32 | - |
| Aaron Muirhead | 28 |
|
2 | - | 2 | - |
| Michael Rose | 23 |
|
30 | 2 | 94 | 5 |
| Liam Smith | 22 |
|
24 | - | 24 | - |
| Daniel Harvie | 20 |
|
29 | - | 29 | - |
| Declan McDaid | 23 |
|
31 | 3 | 83 | 17 |
| Andy Murdoch | 24 |
|
30 | - | 30 | - |
| Ross Docherty | 26 |
|
15 | 1 | 115 | 6 |
| Calvin Miller | 21 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Michael Moffat | 33 |
|
30 | 10 | 231 | 91 |
| Lawrence Shankland | 23 |
|
29 | 30 | 62 | 59 |
| Nicky Cadden (sub) | 22 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Robbie Crawford (sub) | 24 |
|
30 | - | 212 | 12 |
League Table (as at February 2nd, 2019)
No league table has been added for this season.