Cove Rangers                              Ayr United
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Emiliano Martinez         26 10  n     GK Josh Clarke               29  7  n
DF Scott McKenna             30  7  n     DF Stuart Bannigan           23  7  n
DF Justin Eguaibor           26  7  n     DF Scott McMann              17  6  n
DF Arron Darge               23  7  n     DF Dylan Watret              17  4  n
DF Ezri Konsa                21  6  n     DF George Stanger            17  6  n
MF Dylan Lobban              27  9  n     MF Lars Holmgren             20  7  n
MF John McGinn               25  6  n     MF Marco Rus                 20  4  n
MF Morgan Rogers             21  7  n     MF Kyle Ure                  17  6  n
MF David Harris              20  9  n     MF Harry McHugh               4  6  n
FW Jackson Mylchreest        26  7  n     FW Curtis Main               29  6  n
FW Ollie Watkins             23  6  n     FW Kenny Dalglish            27  6  n

Min 0: Cove opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the Honest Men will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bill Nichol (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 3: One pass too many from Ayrshire and Cove soon get a cross in...
        ...Justin Eguaibor (COV) gets his head to it...
        ...but Josh Clarke is untroubled by that one.
Min 4: Justin Eguaibor opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...George Stanger greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 5: Morgan Rogers (COV) sidesteps to make space for himself...
        ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
        ...which Josh Clarke is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 12: John McGinn (COV) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Ezri Konsa in midfield...
        ...John McGinn continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Ezri Konsa...
        ...John McGinn knocks it on goal but Josh Clarke is there to make an incredible save!
Min 13: Arron Darge breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts David Harris on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades George Stanger's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball past a static Josh Clarke and over the bar.
Min 19: Jackson Mylchreest (COV) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Scott McMann (AYR).
Min 23: Dylan Lobban's (COV) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Scott McMann (AYR)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Josh Clarke.
Min 31: Scott McMann weaves his way through the Cove defense......
        ...he checks the keeper's position...
        ...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
        ...and the shot falls harmlessly into the arms of Emiliano Martinez!?
Min 33: Cove break quickly with Morgan Rogers...
        ...he only has Josh Clarke to beat...
        ...great save by Josh Clarke but the ball falls to Ollie Watkins...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Josh Clarke.
Min 41: Jackson Mylchreest (COV) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to David Harris in midfield...
        ...Jackson Mylchreest continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from David Harris...
        ...Jackson Mylchreest knocks it on goal but Josh Clarke is there to make an incredible save!
Min 45: Jamie Murphy on for Marco Rus(MF)...
        ...Jamie Murphy will play MF.
Min 45: Jay Henderson on for Harry McHugh(MF)...
        ...Jay Henderson will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Cove 0 - Ayrshire 0

Min 51: Scott McKenna (COV) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Scott McMann (AYR) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 59: Curtis Main (AYR) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which catches the goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez napping GOAL!!!...
        ...and Ayrshire have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: COV 0 - AYR 1
Min 60: Jackson Mylchreest (COV) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Morgan Rogers...
        ...who takes a shot but Josh Clarke had little trouble catching it. 
Min 71: Ollie Watkins (COV) nods the ball down for Justin Eguaibor on the edge of the box...
        ...Justin Eguaibor takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Josh Clarke rushes of his line...
        ...Justin Eguaibor gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Stuart Bannigan (AYR)!
Min 72: Ayrshire break quickly with Jay Henderson...
        ...he only has Emiliano Martinez to beat...
        ...great save by Emiliano Martinez but the ball falls to Jamie Murphy...
        ...who kicks it right back at Emiliano Martinez...
        ...Cove were incredibly lucky there. What a stramash as they say in Scotland.
Min 75: Josh Clarke rushes out to block the David Harris's (COV) route to goal...
        ...but David Harris drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...George Stanger covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...Morgan Rogers pounces on the clearance and slams it home!  GOAL!...
        ...great response from Cove...
        ...score now: COV 1 - AYR 1
Min 77: Ollie Watkins (COV) finds John McGinn steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Dylan Watret (AYR) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 82: Cove break quickly with Ollie Watkins...
        ...he only has Josh Clarke to beat...
        ...great save by Josh Clarke but the ball falls to Jackson Mylchreest...
        ...who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...what an amazing goal!  Just a few minutes from stoppage time now...
        ...score now: COV 2 - AYR 1
Min 82: Curtis Main opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Ezri Konsa greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 84: Dylan Lobban (COV) collects the ball from Ezri Konsa on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that hits the bar and caroms out of danger.
Min 85: George Stanger heads away...
        ...Arron Darge (COV) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and John McGinn drills it on goal but its saved by Josh Clarke.
Min 85: Jamie Murphy (AYR) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the Scotsman striker Jay Henderson...
        ...whose finish is saved by Emiliano Martinez.


FINAL SCORE: Cove 2 - Ayrshire 1


Man Of The Match: Jackson Mylchreest (COV)

Cove Rangers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Emiliano Martinez         26 26 26 11  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Scott McKenna             30 30 30 24  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Justin Eguaibor           26 26 26 20  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Ezri Konsa                21 21 21 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Arron Darge               23 23 23 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Dylan Lobban              27 27 27 24  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF David Harris              20 20 20 18  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF John McGinn               25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Morgan Rogers             21 21 21 18  1  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
FW Jackson Mylchreest        26 26 26 26  1  n  0  0  1  2 90  8
FW Ollie Watkins             23 23 23 23  0  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 Josh Clarke               29 29 29 13  1  n  0  7  0  0 90  7
DF Scott McMann              17 17 17 13  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Stuart Bannigan           23 23 23 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan Watret              17 17 17 13 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF George Stanger            17 17 17 13  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Harry McHugh               4  4  4  3  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Lars Holmgren             20 20 20 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Marco Rus                 20 20 20 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Kyle Ure                  17 17 17 15  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Jamie Murphy              29 29 29 26  1  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Jay Henderson             28 28 28 28  3  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Kenny Dalglish            27 27 27 27  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Curtis Main               29 29 29 29  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6

Statistics       COV AYR
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           2   1
Shots On Target    9   4
Shots             11   4
Saves              3   7
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      68  75
Revenue           78  78

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  COV  N  60.00 179.53 171.78 
  1  AYR  N  44.40 111.75 123.80 
 46  AYR  N  44.40 128.25 148.55 

 Trainer's Report
COV paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
Jay Henderson (AYR) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.