East Stirlingshire                        Ayr United
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK David Raya                34 10  n     GK Charlie Albinson          26  8  n
DF Ruben Dias                30  8  n     DF Dylan Watret              26  6  n
DF Joao Canceleo             22  6  n     DF Jack Sanders              25  8  n
DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        22  6  n     DF Scott McMann              23  4  n
DF William Saliba             4  6  n     DF Harry McHugh              23 10  n
MF Emile Smith Rowe          11  6  n     DF Frankie Musonda           20  6  n
MF Perry Groves               5  8  n     MF Roy Syla                  26  4  n
FW Elneny                    33  6  n     MF Logan Chalmers            20  7  n
FW Gyokeres                  26  4  n     MF Josh Mullin               12  5  n
FW Ethan Nwaneri             25  9  n     WG John Sludden              15  4  n
FW Samir Nurkovic            22  5  n     FW George Oakley             28  8  n

Min 0: East Stirlingshire opens up with a 4-2-4 L while the Honest Men will play a 5-3-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Alon Atie (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 8: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Gyokeres (EST)...
        ...but the impressive Jack Sanders (AYR) is able to get the ball back to Charlie Albinson.
Min 14: Logan Chalmers finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...David Raya palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to George Oakley who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by David Raya for the save.
Min 15: George Oakley (AYR) nods the ball down for Logan Chalmers on the edge of the box...
        ...Logan Chalmers takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and David Raya rushes of his line...
        ...Logan Chalmers gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Ruben Dias (EST)!
Min 18: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Gyokeres (EST)...
        ...but the impressive Harry McHugh (AYR) is able to get the ball back to Charlie Albinson.
Min 19: Elneny (EST) takes the ball into the Honest Men half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Gyokeres...
        ...who slips it past Charlie Albinson. GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Tyron Barnard's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: EST 1 - AYR 0
Min 21: Roy Syla finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...David Raya palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to John Sludden who heads the ball...
        ...but Joao Canceleo (EST) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 26: Covid mask of manager hides him swearing as Gyokeres (EST) picks up a wonderful ball ...
        ...he slides a pass into Miles Lewis-Skelly...
        ...whose shot balloons over the bar.
Min 27: Samir Nurkovic (EST) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Frankie Musonda (AYR) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 30: Miles Lewis-Skelly (EST) finds Samir Nurkovic...
        ...but he hesitates and Jack Sanders (AYR) is able to make the tackle.
Min 45: George Stanger on for Scott McMann(DF)...
        ...George Stanger will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: East Stirlingshire 1 - Ayrshire 0

Min 46: George Oakley (AYR) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Logan Chalmers heads in from close range...
        ...but David Raya was there to save that one.
Min 47: Logan Chalmers crosses for the Honest Men...
        ...David Raya plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 53: East Stirlingshire break quickly with Elneny...
        ...he only has Charlie Albinson to beat...
        ...great save by Charlie Albinson but the ball falls to Perry Groves...
        ...who mishits it into the stands.
Min 56: Jack Sanders hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Emile Smith Rowe (EST) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Charlie Albinson.
Min 59: Now the ball comes to Ethan Nwaneri (EST)...
        ...Ruben Dias has space on the left and Ethan Nwaneri tries to play him in...
        ...only for Dylan Watret (AYR) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 60: Joe Willock on for John Sludden(WG)...
        ...Joe Willock will play FW.
Min 60: Marco Rus on for Roy Syla(MF)...
        ...Marco Rus will play MF.
Min 64: Great tackle by Ruben Dias (EST)...
        ...to prevent Logan Chalmers (AYR) from latching onto Joe Willock's pass. 
Min 70: Joe Willock's (AYR) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Ruben Dias (EST)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of David Raya.
Min 73: Ruben Dias (EST) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Miles Lewis-Skelly...
        ...but his attempt ruffles the top of the net rather than the back of it.
Min 74: Superb sliding block by Harry McHugh (AYR) denies Elneny a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Miles Lewis-Skelly in the Ayrshire box.
Min 77: Jack Sanders gets overlapped by Gyokeres (EST)...
        ...who threads it to Samir Nurkovic...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Charlie Albinson.
Min 85: George Oakley (AYR) and Josh Mullin break for Ayrshire...
        ...Josh Mullin looks to have found space into which to recieve George Oakley's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Joao Canceleo (EST) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 86: Elneny (EST) puts in a cross...
        ...but Dylan Watret (AYR) clears with ease.
Min 86: Marco Rus almost penetrates Shire's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Ruben Dias would have lost his well placed foot.?


FINAL SCORE: East Stirlingshire 1 - Ayrshire 0


Man Of The Match: David Raya (EST)

East Stirlingshire
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK David Raya                34 34 34 15  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Joao Canceleo             22 22 22 17  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF William Saliba             4  4  4  3  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        22 22 22 17  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
DF Ruben Dias                30 30 30 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Emile Smith Rowe          11 11 11  9  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Perry Groves               5  5  5  4  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Gyokeres                  26 26 26 26 -2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Ethan Nwaneri             25 25 25 25  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Elneny                    33 26 26 29  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Samir Nurkovic            22 22 22 22 -1  n  0  0  0  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 Charlie Albinson          26 26 26 11  2  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF Scott McMann              23 23 23 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Frankie Musonda           20 20 20 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Harry McHugh              23 23 23 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan Watret              26 26 26 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jack Sanders              25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF George Stanger            26 26 26 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Logan Chalmers            20 20 20 18  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Roy Syla                  26 26 26 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
MF Josh Mullin               12 12 12 10 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Marco Rus                 26 26 26 23  3  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
WG John Sludden              15 15 15 13  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
FW George Oakley             28 28 28 28  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Joe Willock               17 17 17 17  1  n  0  0  0  0 30  6

Statistics       EST AYR
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    3   3
Shots              6   3
Saves              3   2
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      68  72
Revenue           68  68

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  EST  L  46.80 104.61 165.96 
  1  AYR  N  70.20 153.67 122.82 
 46  AYR  N  72.00 156.67 123.42 
 61  AYR  N  72.00 156.67 120.17 

 Trainer's Report
EST paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.