Montrose                                  Ayr United
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK S Klos                    16 10  n     GK Josh Clarke               32  8  p
SW John Souttar              21  8  n     DF Stuart Bannigan           25  8  p
DF Barron                    19  8  n     DF Kevin Holt                23  6  p
DF Rommens                   19 10  n     DF Nick McAllister           16  6  p
DF Ross McCrorie             18 10  n     DF George Stanger            13 10  p
MF Clinton Nsiala-Makengo     7 10  n     MF Jay Henderson             24  6  p
MF James Henry Tavernier      5  8  n     MF Kyle Ure                  22  7  p
WG Yerdas Selzavon           29  8  n     MF Lars Holmgren             20  9  p
WG Curtis                    29 10  n     MF Marco Rus                 16 10  p
FW erling sterling           29  8  n     FW Curtis Main               32  8  p
FW Fleck                     28 10  n     FW Kenny Dalglish            22  6  p

Min 0: Montrose opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Honest Men will play a 4-4-2 S.
Min 0: Today's referee is Dean Denaro (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 3: Kenny Dalglish (AYR) finds Curtis Main...
        ...but he hesitates and John Souttar (MON) is able to make the tackle.
Min 12: Yerdas Selzavon (MON) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Stuart Bannigan (AYR) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 13: Kyle Ure (AYR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Kenny Dalglish but it evades him...
        ...Barron (MON) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 14: erling sterling  is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Josh Clarke.
Min 16: Fleck finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Josh Clarke palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to erling sterling  who heads the ball...
        ...but Nick McAllister (AYR) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 27: Now the ball comes to Barron (MON)...
        ...erling sterling  has space on the left and Barron tries to play him in...
        ...only for Stuart Bannigan (AYR) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 27: Kyle Ure 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 Curtis Main who heads the ball...
        ...but Rommens (MON) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 28: Fleck (MON) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Rommens...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but Josh Clarke is there to make the save!
Min 29: Nick McAllister's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Fleck (MON)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Honest Men man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 35: Curtis (MON) and Fleck break for Montrose...
        ...Fleck looks to have found space into which to recieve Curtis's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Stuart Bannigan (AYR) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 36: Kyle Ure (AYR) goes down in the box looking for the penalty...
        ...but instead he's given a yellow card for what was clearly a dive.
Min 37: Yerdas Selzavon (MON) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Curtis...
        ...whose shot is easily handled by Josh Clarke.
Min 40: Rommens (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.


HALFTIME SCORE: Montrose 0 - Ayrshire 0

Min 48: Ayrshire give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Yerdas Selzavon (MON) takes over for Montrose...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Curtis...
        ...the Scotsman evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball past just wide!
Min 62: Cheeky back heel from Yerdas Selzavon to release erling sterling  in the box...
        ...but the Englishman is flagged to have been off-side.  Calls for VAR in SESL? 
Min 64: Curtis opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Stuart Bannigan greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 64: Curtis Main (AYR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Kyle Ure but it evades him...
        ...Ross McCrorie (MON) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 66: Josh Clarke (AYR) is booked for a cynical tackle on Fleck. 
Min 67: Terrible Honest Men defending as Nick McAllister gave it away to erling sterling  (MON)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Josh Clarke...
        ...but it came back to Clinton Nsiala-Makengo and his shot took a deflection over the bar.
Min 77: Curtis Main (AYR) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Ross McCrorie (MON).
Min 78: Curtis (MON) gets to the edge of the box...
        ...and fires a low shot through the defenders legs...
        ...past a sprawling Josh Clarke...
        ...and into the far corner of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...and Montrose have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: MON 1 - AYR 0
Min 79: Yerdas Selzavon (MON) nods the ball down for erling sterling  on the edge of the box...
        ...erling sterling  takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Josh Clarke rushes of his line...
        ...erling sterling  gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Stuart Bannigan (AYR)!
Min 80: The ball is hooked on towards Kenny Dalglish (AYR)...
        ...who takes on John Souttar on the edge of the area...
        ...John Souttar  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 81: Kenny Dalglish (AYR) and Curtis Main break for Ayrshire...
        ...Curtis Main looks to have found space into which to recieve Kenny Dalglish's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Rommens (MON) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 82: Curtis finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Josh Clarke palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Fleck who heads the ball...
        ...and its in the back of the net from 8-yards out! GOAL!!!!!...
        ...Montrose are looking strong now...
        ...score now: MON 2 - AYR 0


FINAL SCORE: Montrose 2 - Ayrshire 0


Man Of The Match: Curtis (MON)

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                    16 16 16  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW John Souttar              21 21 21 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ross McCrorie             18 18 18 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Barron                    19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Rommens                   19 19 19 15  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  7
MF James Henry Tavernier      5  4  4  4  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Clinton Nsiala-Makengo     7  7  7  6  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Yerdas Selzavon           29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Curtis                    29 29 29 26  4  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
FW Fleck                     28 28 28 28  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW erling sterling           29 29 29 29  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6

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               32 32 32 14  3  p  4  4  0  0 90  6
DF Stuart Bannigan           25 18 18 22  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Kevin Holt                23 17 17 18  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF George Stanger            13  9  9 10  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Nick McAllister           16 12 12 14  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lars Holmgren             20 15 15 18  4  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Marco Rus                 16 12 12 14  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Kyle Ure                  22 16 16 19  2  p  4  0  0  0 90  5
MF Jay Henderson             24 18 18 24  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kenny Dalglish            22 16 16 22  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Curtis Main               32 24 24 32  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       MON AYR
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           2   0
Shots On Target    6   0
Shots              8   0
Saves              0   4
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      60  68
Revenue           77  77

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  MON  E  49.00 103.90 211.00 
  1  AYR  S  25.60 122.04  55.49 

 Trainer's Report
MON paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Fleck (MON) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ross McCrorie (MON) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.