Ayr United vs Greenock Morton, 2023-24 Scottish Championship

· Scottish Championship
Ayr United
  • 45': Anton Dowds
FT
1 - 1
Greenock Morton
  • 21': Kirk Broadfoot

About

Ayr United are hosting Greenock Morton at Somerset Park, Ayr, 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. Fraser Bryden (Ayr United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 5': Foul by Frankie Musonda (Ayr United).
  • 5': Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton).
  • 8': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by George Oakley (Greenock Morton).
  • 9': Jack Sanders (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Logan Chalmers (Ayr United).
  • 11': Michael Garrity (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Calum Waters.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 21': Calum Waters (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Logan Chalmers (Ayr United).
  • 21': Goal! Ayr United 0, Greenock Morton 1. Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Garrity following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Foul by George Oakley (Greenock Morton).
  • 23': Jack Sanders (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': George Oakley (Greenock Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jack Sanders (Ayr United) header from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Foul by Michael Garrity (Greenock Morton).
  • 25': Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Michael Garrity (Greenock Morton).
  • 26': Jack Sanders (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Michael Garrity (Greenock Morton).
  • 27': George Stanger (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
  • 27': Grant Gillespie (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Foul by Calum Waters (Greenock Morton).
  • 29': Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Grant Gillespie.
  • 34': Foul by Frankie Musonda (Ayr United).
  • 34': Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton).
  • 36': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Francis Amartey (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Francis Amartey (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 38': Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Frankie Musonda (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Ryan Mullen.
  • 40': Foul by Logan Chalmers (Ayr United).
  • 40': Grant Gillespie (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Logan Chalmers (Ayr United).
  • 41': Michael Garrity (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Hand ball by George Oakley (Greenock Morton).
  • 42': Foul by Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton).
  • 42': Francis Amartey (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton).
  • 44': Fraser Bryden (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Goal! Ayr United 1, Greenock Morton 1. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Sanders.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Fraser Bryden (Ayr United).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Anton Dowds (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Ayr United 1, Greenock Morton 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ayr United 1, Greenock Morton 1.
  • 48': Foul by Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton).
  • 48': Francis Amartey (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton).
  • 51': Sean McGinty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Tyler French.
  • 53': Anton Dowds (Ayr United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 56': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Michael Garrity.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 57': Foul by George Oakley (Greenock Morton).
  • 57': Sean McGinty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Tyler French (Greenock Morton).
  • 59': Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Calum Waters (Greenock Morton).
  • 60': Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Calum Waters.
  • 61': Foul by Jack Sanders (Ayr United).
  • 61': George Oakley (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Fraser Bryden (Ayr United).
  • 62': Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. George Oakley (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 64': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Iain Wilson replaces Grant Gillespie.
  • 64': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Jai Quitongo replaces Michael Garrity.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Foul by George Oakley (Greenock Morton).
  • 72': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Ayr United. Kurt Willoughby replaces Francis Amartey.
  • 72': Substitution, Ayr United. Jamie Murphy replaces Logan Chalmers.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Murphy (Ayr United).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury George Oakley (Greenock Morton).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Anton Dowds (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Jack Baird (Greenock Morton).
  • 76': Jack Baird (Greenock Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Fraser Bryden (Ayr United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 79': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Iain Wilson.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Sean McGinty (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 81': Foul by Jamie Murphy (Ayr United).
  • 81': Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Alan Power (Greenock Morton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Alan Power replaces Cameron Blues.
  • 82': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Lewis McGrattan replaces Robbie Crawford.
  • 82': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Iain Wilson (Greenock Morton).
  • 83': Foul by George Stanger (Ayr United).
  • 83': Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
  • 84': Attempt saved. George Oakley (Greenock Morton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 86': Anton Dowds (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton).
  • 88': Foul by Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton).
  • 88': George Stanger (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Ayr United 1, Greenock Morton 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Ayr United 1, Greenock Morton 1.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Championship

Venue: Somerset Park
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Attendance: 1,905

SPFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Falkirk 13 +19 32
2 Livingston 13 +8 26
3 Ayr United 13 +7 22
4 Queen's Park 13 +2 22
Full Standings

Line-Ups

AYR Ayr United (4-4-2)

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

MORT Greenock Morton (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ryan Mullen (GK)
5 Jack Baird Yellow Card
15 Kirk Broadfoot
6 Calum Waters
26 Tyler French
14 Robbie Crawford
8 Cameron Blues
21 Grant Gillespie
22 George Oakley Yellow Card
9 Robbie Muirhead
18 Michael Garrity
Greenock Morton Substitutes:
Sam Murdoch, Darragh O'Connor, Iain Wilson, Jack Bearne, Jai Quitongo, Lewis Mcgrattan, Alan Power.

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