Greenock Morton                           Ayr United
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK John Smith                23  9  n     GK Max Thompson              26 10  n
DF Kris Moore                23 10  n     DF Kevin Holt                20  6  n
DF Zak Delaney               15  7  n     DF Nick McAllister           18  7  n
DF Douglas Rae               13  5  n     DF Stevie Nicol              16  6  n
DF Big Colin Hendry           8  7  n     DF Scott McMann               9  8  n
MF Cameron Blues             30 10  n     DF George Stanger             9  8  n
MF Michael Garrity           29  9  n     MF Jamie Murphy              22  6  n
MF Andy Ritchie              25 10  n     MF Kyle Ure                  22  9  n
MF Casper Terho              12  6  n     MF Lars Holmgren             21  7  n
FW Owen Moffat               32 10  n     FW Jay Henderson             20  6  n
FW Eamonn Brophy             21 10  n     FW Kenny Dalglish            16 10  n

Min 0: Greenock Morton opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the Honest Men will play a 5-3-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Boland (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 3: Nick McAllister loses the ball to Casper Terho (GM) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at Max Thompson%who makes a superb save.
Min 4: Cameron Blues (GM) collects the ball from Owen Moffat on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by Max Thompson for a big save!
Min 4: The ball is hooked on towards Lars Holmgren (AYR)...
        ...who takes on Douglas Rae on the edge of the area...
        ...Douglas Rae  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 5: Andy Ritchie (GM) is on the attack...
        ...but gets hauled down by Jamie Murphy (AYR)...
        ...who gets booked.
Min 7: Ayrshire gives the ball away and Andy Ritchie gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...heunleashes an drive that ends up in the hands of Max Thompson.
Min 11: Owen Moffat (GM) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Scott McMann (AYR) is there to clear with his head.
Min 12: Kyle Ure almost penetrates Ton's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Douglas Rae would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 18: Kenny Dalglish (AYR) finds Jay Henderson...
        ...but he hesitates and Douglas Rae (GM) is able to make the tackle.
Min 24: Michael Garrity (GM) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Andy Ritchie with a half volley in the penalty area...
        ... finished just like Torres at his peak...
        ...GOAL!!!...
        ...it's a lead that John Holden's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: GM 1 - AYR 0
Min 25: Big Colin Hendry (GM) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Michael Garrity heads in from close range...
        ...but Max Thompson was there to save that one.
Min 45: Leo Vaisanen on for Douglas Rae(DF)...
        ...Leo Vaisanen will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Greenock Morton 1 - Ayrshire 0

Min 47: The ball breaks from a Nick McAllister tackle and lands in the path of Andy Ritchie (GM)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Max Thompson palms Andy Ritchie's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Owen Moffat is there first to tap the ball home from about one yard out GOAL!!!...
        ...Greenock Morton are looking strong now...
        ...score now: GM 2 - AYR 0
Min 49: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Kenny Dalglish (AYR)...
        ...but the impressive Kris Moore (GM) is able to get the ball back to John Smith.
Min 53: Kenny Dalglish (AYR) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Jamie Murphy with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but its just knocked wide by John Smith.
Min 55: The Honest Men sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Owen Moffat's (GM) ball into the box is cut out by George Stanger (AYR).
Min 60: Kieran Shanks on for Jay Henderson(FW)...
        ...Kieran Shanks will play FW.
Min 66: The ball is hooked on towards Casper Terho (GM)...
        ...who takes on George Stanger on the edge of the area...
        ...George Stanger  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 69: Eamonn Brophy (GM) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at Max Thompson who makes the save.
Min 71: Casper Terho (GM) lunges in at Kieran Shanks with studs showing...
        ...and catches the Ayrshire man's standing leg and is in trouble...
        ...as a host of Ayrshire players look to confront Casper Terho...
        ...the referee guards the Ayrshire man for his own protection...
        ...the foul was a bad one and Casper Terho rightly recieves the yellow card.
Min 72: Michael Garrity (GM) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Andy Ritchie...
        ...and the Scotsman knocks it straight at Max Thompson who calmly collects it.
Min 72: Scott McMann (AYR) catches Michael Garrity late, and that's a booking for the Ayrshire man.
Min 73: STRAMASH!  Long ball over the top as Leo Vaisanen...
        ...blasts a hot shot wide but was his jersey being pulled?  VAR says NO penalty and the crowd respond with some fruity language.
Min 85: The Ton sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Kyle Ure's (AYR) ball into the box is cut out by Leo Vaisanen (GM).


FINAL SCORE: Greenock Morton 2 - Ayrshire 0


Man Of The Match: Andy Ritchie (GM)

Greenock Morton
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK John Smith                23 23 23 10  3  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF Zak Delaney               15 15 15 12  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Big Colin Hendry           8  8  8  6  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Douglas Rae               13 13 13 10  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Kris Moore                23 23 23 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Leo Vaisanen               8  8  8  6  3  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Andy Ritchie              25 25 25 25  4  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
MF Cameron Blues             30 30 30 27  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Michael Garrity           29 29 29 29  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Casper Terho              12 12 12 10  0  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
FW Eamonn Brophy             21 21 21 21  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Owen Moffat               32 32 32 32  4  n  0  0  1  1 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 Max Thompson              26 26 26 11  4  n  0  6  0  0 90  6
DF Scott McMann               9  9  9  7  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  5
DF Kevin Holt                20 20 20 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Stevie Nicol              16 16 16 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF George Stanger             9  9  9  7  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Nick McAllister           18 18 18 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Lars Holmgren             21 21 21 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Jamie Murphy              22 22 22 19  0  n  4  0  0  1 90  5
MF Kyle Ure                  22 22 22 19  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
FW Kenny Dalglish            16 16 16 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Jay Henderson             20 20 20 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
FW Kieran Shanks             17 17 17 17  5  n  0  0  0  0 30  6

Statistics        GM AYR
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           2   0
Shots On Target    8   1
Shots              9   1
Saves              1   6
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      62  75
Revenue           66  66

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   GM  N  35.40 123.79 153.59 
  1  AYR  N  43.20 108.05 102.70 
 46   GM  N  32.40 118.79 152.59 
 61  AYR  N  43.20 108.05  99.70 

 Trainer's Report
Kris Moore (GM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Douglas Rae (GM) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Lars Holmgren (AYR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Nick McAllister (AYR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.