Dunfermline Athletic vs Ayr United, 2023-24 Scottish Championship

· Scottish Championship
Dunfermline Athletic
  • 42': Chris Hamilton
  • 45'+1': Christopher Kane
FT
2 - 0
Ayr United

    About

    Dunfermline Athletic are hosting Ayr United at KDM Group East End Park, Dunfermline, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 3': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Matthew Todd (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 6': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Joshua Clarke.
    • 11': Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Mark McKenzie (Ayr United).
    • 13': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Mark McKenzie.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Malachi Fagan-Walcott (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
    • 17': Foul by Owen Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 17': Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Matthew Todd (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 20': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Joshua Clarke.
    • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Mark McKenzie (Ayr United).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Foul by Josh Edwards (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 25': Fraser Bryden (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 29': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
    • 29': Foul by Miles Welch-Hayes (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 29': Sean McGinty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Paul Allan (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 31': Jack Sanders (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Jamie Murphy (Ayr United).
    • 35': Owen Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 38': Jack Sanders (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
    • 42': Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 1, Ayr United 0. Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Allan with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
    • 45'+1': Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 2, Ayr United 0. Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 2, Ayr United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Dunfermline Athletic 2, Ayr United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Ayr United. Logan Chalmers replaces Fraser Bryden.
    • 47': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Paul Allan.
    • 48': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
    • 48': Paul Allan (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Anton Dowds (Ayr United).
    • 53': Foul by Josh Edwards (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 53': Nick McAllister (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Nick McAllister (Ayr United).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Substitution, Ayr United. Kurt Willoughby replaces Mark McKenzie.
    • 56': Foul by Frankie Musonda (Ayr United).
    • 56': Owen Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Frankie Musonda (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Ewan Otoo (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 64': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Alex Jakubiak replaces Owen Moffat.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Lewis McCann (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Jack Sanders.
    • 70': Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Anton Dowds (Ayr United).
    • 72': Attempt missed. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 72': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Michael O'Halloran replaces Lewis McCann.
    • 74': Miles Welch-Hayes (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
    • 76': Substitution, Ayr United. Roy Syla replaces Jamie Murphy.
    • 76': Substitution, Ayr United. Paul Smith replaces Ben Dempsey.
    • 80': Hand ball by Frankie Musonda (Ayr United).
    • 82': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Bradley Holmes replaces Chris Kane.
    • 82': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Joe Chalmers replaces Paul Allan.
    • 82': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Ben Summers replaces Matthew Todd.
    • 84': Foul by Harry McHugh (Ayr United).
    • 84': Michael O'Halloran (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Logan Chalmers.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Ayr United. Scott Tomlinson replaces Nick McAllister.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Chris Hamilton.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Miles Welch-Hayes.
    • 90'+4': Ben Summers (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Scott Tomlinson (Ayr United).
    • 90'+6': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Michael O'Halloran.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 2, Ayr United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 2, Ayr United 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish Championship

    Venue: KDM Group East End Park
    Location: Dunfermline, Scotland
    Attendance: 5,050

    SPFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Falkirk 14 +18 32
    2 Livingston 14 +9 29
    3 Ayr United 14 +8 25
    4 Partick Thistle 14 +8 23
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    DFA Dunfermline Athletic (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Deniz Dogan Mehmet (GK)
    64 Malachi Walcott
    5 Chris Hamilton
    3 Joshua Edwards
    36 Miles Welch-Hayes Yellow Card
    6 Ewan Otoo
    18 Paul Allan
    10 Matthew Todd
    20 Christopher Kane
    11 Lewis Mccann
    17 Owen Moffat
    Dunfermline Athletic Substitutes:
    Xavier Benjamin, Joe Chalmers, Bradley Holmes, Taylor Sutherland, Michael O'Halloran, Max Little, Alex Jakubiak, Ben Summers, Kyle Benedictus.

    AYR Ayr United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    38 Joshua Clarke (GK)
    5 Sean McGinty
    23 Jack Sanders
    4 Frankie Musonda Yellow Card
    2 Nicholas Mcallister
    21 Harry Mchugh
    8 Ben Dempsey
    15 Jamie Murphy
    30 Fraser Bryden
    22 Mark McKenzie
    16 Anton Dowds
    Ayr United Substitutes:
    Kurt Willoughby, Logan Chalmers, Scott Tomlinson, George Stanger, Roy Syla, Aiden McGeady, Charlie Albinson, Nathan McGinley, Paul Smith.

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