Ayr United                                Edinburgh City
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Charlie Albinson          26  8  n     GK Phil Parkes               30  6  n
DF George Stanger            26  6  n     SW Franco Baresi             30 10  n
DF Jack Sanders              25  7  n     DF Tony Gayle                23  7  n
DF Harry McHugh              23  6  n     DF Paolo Maldini             23  7  n
DF Frankie Musonda           20  4  n     DF Owen Beck                 17  5  n
MF Roy Syla                  26  7  n     MF Jamie Taggart             24  6  n
MF Marco Rus                 26  7  n     MF Calum Mackay              22 10  n
MF Ben Dempsey                2 10  n     MF Mark Noble                17  9  n
WG John Sludden              15  7  n     WG Vic Watson                22 10  n
FW George Oakley             28  6  n     FW Frank McAvennie           30  8  n
FW Fraser Bryden              5 10  n     FW Connor Young              22  8  n

Min 0: Ayrshire opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Edinburgh will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bill Nichol (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 5: George Oakley (AYR) finds Roy Syla with a first-time pass...
        ...Roy Syla shoots from the edge of the area...
        ...but the ball arcs over the bar.
Min 5: Now the ball comes to Mark Noble (EDI)...
        ...Frank McAvennie has space on the left and Mark Noble tries to play him in...
        ...only for George Stanger (AYR) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 6: Calum Mackay (EDI) picks up possession on the left...
        ...fe steps into the top corner of the box...
        ...and fires off a bullet of a shot...
        ...the pace and power of the Scotsman's shot takes the ball past Charlie Albinson...
        ...but it sails over the bar for a goal kick.
Min 13: Honest Men build down the left...
        ...Ben Dempsey sends a cross to the middle...
        ...George Oakley beats Tony Gayle to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer right at Phil Parkes who catches the ball.
Min 15: Fraser Bryden almost penetrates Edinburgh's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Franco Baresi would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 19: Jack Sanders heads away...
        ...Frank McAvennie (EDI) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Mark Noble drills it on goal but its saved by Charlie Albinson.
Min 20: The Honest Men sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Vic Watson's (EDI) ball into the box is cut out by Jack Sanders (AYR).
Min 22: Calum Mackay (EDI) takes the ball into the Honest Men half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Owen Beck...
        ...who can't get it past Charlie Albinson.
Min 26: Roy Syla (AYR) finds George Oakley steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Paolo Maldini (EDI) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 28: Connor Young almost penetrates Honest Men's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Harry McHugh would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 29: The Honest Men sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Frank McAvennie's (EDI) ball into the box is cut out by Frankie Musonda (AYR).
Min 31: Yellow card for Marco Rus (AYR)...
        ...a rather harsh one for a challenge on Frank McAvennie in midfield.
Min 35: Haud yer weesht bawbag...Jamie Taggart (EDI) flicks on into the path of Connor Young...
        ...who spins away like a dancer on Strictly from Jack Sanders...
        ...to lob over the advancing Charlie Albinson but wide. A-HA! But that was... liquid football. 
Min 37: Great tackle by Frankie Musonda (AYR)...
        ...to prevent Mark Noble (EDI) from latching onto Calum Mackay's pass. 
Min 42: Charlie Albinson makes a grave error against Edinburgh...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Calum Mackay amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Charlie Albinson.
Min 44: Marco Rus (AYR) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Tony Gayle (EDI) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 45: Alvin Martin on for Owen Beck(DF)...
        ...Alvin Martin will play DF.
Min 45: Liam Brady on for Jamie Taggart(MF)...
        ...Liam Brady will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Ayrshire 0 - Edinburgh 0

Min 48: John Sludden (AYR) and George Oakley break for Ayrshire...
        ...George Oakley looks to have found space into which to recieve John Sludden's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Paolo Maldini (EDI) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 50: WHAT A NUMPTY! Ayrshire counter attack  with Marco Rus...
        ...he only has Phil Parkes to beat...
        ...great save by Phil Parkes but the ball falls to Ben Dempsey...
        ...who shoots wide but VAR shows he was offside anyway.
Min 51: Superb sliding block by Franco Baresi (EDI) denies Roy Syla a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Marco Rus in the Edinburgh box.
Min 52: Roy Syla (AYR) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Franco Baresi (EDI) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 55: Now the ball comes to Harry McHugh (AYR)...
        ...George Stanger has space on the left and Harry McHugh tries to play him in...
        ...only for Franco Baresi (EDI) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 60: Dylan Watret on for Frankie Musonda(DF)...
        ...Dylan Watret will play DF.
Min 60: Josh Mullin on for Ben Dempsey(MF)...
        ...Josh Mullin will play MF.
Min 61: John Sludden (AYR) is on the attack...
        ...but gets hauled down by Mark Noble (EDI)...
        ...who gets booked.
Min 64: Great tackle by Tony Gayle (EDI)...
        ...to prevent John Sludden (AYR) from latching onto Roy Syla's pass. 
Min 68: A superb strike from Roy Syla (AYR)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...and into the bottom left-hand corner GOAL!...
        ...and Ayrshire have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: AYR 1 - EDI 0
Min 70: Vic Watson (EDI) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but George Stanger (AYR) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 75: George Oakley finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Phil Parkes palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Roy Syla who heads the ball...
        ...but Paolo Maldini (EDI) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 78: Tony Gayle almost penetrates Honest Men's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Jack Sanders would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 82: Lovely chip from Connor Young (EDI)...
        ...Paolo Maldini was brave...
        ...and can't get it past the onrushing Charlie Albinson.
Min 86: Calum Mackay (EDI) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Vic Watson but it evades him...
        ...Jack Sanders (AYR) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.


FINAL SCORE: Ayrshire 1 - Edinburgh 0


Man Of The Match: Charlie Albinson (AYR)

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 Charlie Albinson          26 26 26 11  2  n  0  4  0  0 90  7
DF Frankie Musonda           20 20 20 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Harry McHugh              23 23 23 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF George Stanger            26 26 26 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jack Sanders              25 25 25 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan Watret              25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Roy Syla                  26 26 26 23  1  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Ben Dempsey                2  2  2  1  6  n  0  0  0  1 60  6
MF Marco Rus                 26 26 26 23  1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Josh Mullin               12 12 12 10  1  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
WG John Sludden              15 15 15 13  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW George Oakley             28 28 28 28  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Fraser Bryden              5  5  5  5  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Edinburgh City
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Phil Parkes               30 30 30 13  0  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Franco Baresi             30 30 30 21  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Paolo Maldini             23 23 23 18  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Owen Beck                 17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
DF Tony Gayle                23 23 23 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Alvin Martin              22 22 22 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Mark Noble                17 17 17 15  3  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
MF Jamie Taggart             24 24 24 24  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Calum Mackay              22 22 22 22  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Liam Brady                23 23 23 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Vic Watson                22 22 22 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Frank McAvennie           30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Connor Young              22 22 22 22  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       AYR EDI
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    2   4
Shots              4   6
Saves              4   1
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      76  69
Revenue           80  80

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  AYR  N  56.40 150.49 142.79 
  1  EDI  N  61.50 136.37 157.67 
 46  EDI  N  64.00 140.87 158.17 
 61  AYR  N  59.40 160.49 151.29 

 Trainer's Report
AYR paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
Jamie Taggart (EDI) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Paolo Maldini (EDI) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.