Montrose                                  Ayr United
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK S Klos                    25  8  n     GK Josh Clarke               29  8  n
SW John Souttar              25  8  n     DF Kevin Holt                23  6  n
DF Jefte                     23 10  n     DF Scott McMann              21  8  n
DF Souttar                   21 10  n     DF George Stanger            21  6  n
DF Rommens                    5  5  n     DF Jack Sanders              12  8  n
MF Ross McCausland           16 10  n     MF Jamie Murphy              27  8  n
MF Dessers                   11  8  n     MF Marco Rus                 24  6  n
WG Yerdas Selzavon           29 10  n     MF Kyle Ure                  11  6  n
WG Cerny                     29  8  n     WG John Sludden               1 10  n
FW Igamane                   29  8  n     FW Kenny Dalglish            23  6  n
FW erling sterling           29 10  n     FW George Oakley             16  6  n

Min 0: Montrose opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Honest Men will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Turner (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 2: Igamane (MON) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Yerdas Selzavon rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Josh Clarke.
Min 2: Kenny Dalglish (AYR) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Jefte (MON) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 6: Ross McCausland (MON) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Josh Clarke doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...erling sterling  rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Josh Clarke who stayed on his line.
Min 8: Yerdas Selzavon (MON) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but Josh Clarke just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 11: Jefte (MON) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Ross McCausland but it evades him...
        ...Josh Clarke missed it too but luckily for Ayrshire it drifts wide.
Min 15: Jack Sanders's appalling clearance goes right to Cerny (MON)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of erling sterling ...
        ...who heads it on goal but Josh Clarke is there to collect it.
Min 16: Jack Sanders gets overlapped by erling sterling  (MON)...
        ...who threads it to Yerdas Selzavon...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Josh Clarke.
Min 22: Cerny (MON) finds Igamane...
        ...but he hesitates and Jack Sanders (AYR) is able to make the tackle.
Min 23: The ball comes in to the area from Jack Sanders...
        ...he rattles it off S Klos...
        ...Kenny Dalglish (AYR) pauses and shoots but S Klos recovers and the big eejit makes the save.
Min 26: Igamane (MON) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the Northern Irishman striker Ross McCausland...
        ...whose finish is high over the bar.
Min 28: Jack Sanders (AYR) finds Jamie Murphy...
        ...but he hesitates and Jefte (MON) is able to make the tackle.
Min 29: Jamie Murphy (AYR) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but John Souttar (MON) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 35: S Klos (MON) booked for what looked like an unintentional trip...
        ...he is rolling about and making a meal of this...
        ...the strict Ref holds aloft a Yellow Card.
Min 36: Cerny's (MON) cross from the right...
        ...finds the feet of Souttar...
        ...he jinks and turns and fires well wide from 12 yards.
Min 38: erling sterling  (MON) finds Rommens...
        ...but he hesitates and Jack Sanders (AYR) is able to make the tackle.
Min 39: Ross McCausland (MON) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Kevin Holt (AYR).
Min 40: Covid mask of manager hides him swearing as Kevin Holt (AYR) picks up a wonderful ball ...
        ...he slides a pass into Kenny Dalglish...
        ...whose shot balloons over the bar.
Min 43: Kevin Holt (AYR) booked for what looked like an unintentional trip...
        ...he is rolling about and making a meal of this...
        ...the strict Ref holds aloft a Yellow Card.
Min 45: Curtis Main on for Kenny Dalglish(FW)...
        ...Curtis Main will play FW.
Min 45: Stuart Bannigan on for George Stanger(DF)...
        ...Stuart Bannigan will play DF.
Min 45: Lars Holmgren on for Kyle Ure(MF)...
        ...Lars Holmgren will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Montrose 0 - Ayrshire 0

Min 48: Jack Sanders's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by erling sterling  (MON)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Honest Men man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 54: erling sterling  (MON) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Josh Clarke!
Min 58: Igamane (MON) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...erling sterling  peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its collected by Josh Clarke.
Min 59: erling sterling  (MON) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Stuart Bannigan (AYR).
Min 65: Curtis Main (AYR) dinks the ball over the top of the onrushing S Klos...
        ...and into the corner of the net. A sublime finish to a brilliantly worked move GOAL!!...
        ...and Ayrshire have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: MON 0 - AYR 1
Min 73: Igamane (MON) puts the ball in the box from the left...
        ...and a half clearence falls to Jefte at the back post...
        ...the Brazilian makes a hash of his volley and the chance is wasted.
Min 76: Igamane opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Kevin Holt greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 81: Yerdas Selzavon (MON) hooks the ball away from Jack Sanders...
        ...and erling sterling  dives in...
        ...and heads down but Josh Clarke was there for the save!
Min 88: Igamane (MON) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to erling sterling ...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...past Josh Clarke. GOAL!...
        ...what a dramatic equalizer...
        ...score now: MON 1 - AYR 1
Min 89: Lars Holmgren finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...S Klos palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Jamie Murphy who heads the ball...
        ...but Jefte (MON) is there to knock it out of danger.


FINAL SCORE: Montrose 1 - Ayrshire 1


Man Of The Match: Josh Clarke (AYR)

Montrose
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK S Klos                    25 25 25 11  2  n  4  1  0  0 90  6
SW John Souttar              25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Souttar                   21 21 21 16  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Jefte                     23 23 23 18  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
DF Rommens                    5  5  5  4 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Dessers                   11  8  8 11  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ross McCausland           16 12 12 14  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Cerny                     29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Yerdas Selzavon           29 29 29 26  4  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
FW Igamane                   29 29 29 29  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW erling sterling           29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  1  6 90  8

Ayr United
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Josh Clarke               29 29 29 13  2  n  0  8  0  0 90  8
DF Scott McMann              21 21 21 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Kevin Holt                23 23 23 18  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF George Stanger            21 21 21 16  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Jack Sanders              12 12 12  9  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Stuart Bannigan           20 20 20 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Marco Rus                 24 24 24 21  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Jamie Murphy              27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Kyle Ure                  11 11 11  9  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  5
MF Lars Holmgren             18 18 18 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG John Sludden               1  1  1  0  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kenny Dalglish            23 23 23 23  3  n  0  0  0  2 45  6
FW George Oakley             16 16 16 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Curtis Main               28 28 28 28  1  n  0  0  1  1 45  6

Statistics       MON AYR
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   1
Shots On Target    9   2
Shots             13   3
Saves              1   8
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      66  64
Revenue           79  79

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  MON  E  49.50 105.17 214.52 
  1  AYR  N  46.20 113.03 107.33 
 46  AYR  N  45.60 115.53 117.38 

 Trainer's Report
MON paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Rommens (MON) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Curtis Main (AYR) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Kyle Ure (AYR) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Lars Holmgren (AYR) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.