Ayr United vs Dunfermline Athletic, 2023-24 Scottish Championship
· Scottish Championship
FT
3 - 3
3 - 3
About
Ayr United are hosting Dunfermline Athletic
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. Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 8': Foul by Bradley Holmes (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 8': Jack Sanders (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Harry McHugh (Ayr United).
- 14': Anton Dowds (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Sam Fisher (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 14': Foul by Josh Edwards (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 14': Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Hand ball by Anton Dowds (Ayr United).
- 21': Goal! Ayr United 1, Dunfermline Athletic 0. Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frankie Musonda.
- 22': Foul by Harry McHugh (Ayr United).
- 22': Paul Allan (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
- 23': Owen Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Bradley Holmes (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Sean McGinty (Ayr United).
- 30': Foul by Owen Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 30': Harry McHugh (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 32': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Deniz Mehmet.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Michael O'Halloran (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 32': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Kane Ritchie-Hosler replaces Michael O'Halloran because of an injury.
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Goal! Ayr United 1, Dunfermline Athletic 1. Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 38': Attempt missed. Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Miles Welch-Hayes.
- 40': Foul by Sean McGinty (Ayr United).
- 40': Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Goal! Ayr United 1, Dunfermline Athletic 2. Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Owen Moffat.
- 45': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Ben Dempsey.
- 45': Goal! Ayr United 1, Dunfermline Athletic 3. Josh Edwards (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Ayr United 1, Dunfermline Athletic 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Ayr United 1, Dunfermline Athletic 3.
- 45': Substitution, Ayr United. Scott Tomlinson replaces Sean McGinty.
- 46': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Paul Allan (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 48': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Joe Chalmers (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 50': Attempt missed. Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 51': Attempt saved. Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 51': Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Frankie Musonda (Ayr United).
- 54': Attempt missed. Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 55': Attempt saved. Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 56': Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
- 58': Foul by Miles Welch-Hayes (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 58': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 61': Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Frankie Musonda.
- 64': Foul by Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 64': Jack Sanders (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Ayr United. Lucas McRoberts replaces Mark McKenzie.
- 66': Substitution, Ayr United. Francis Amartey replaces Jamie Murphy.
- 66': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Taylor Sutherland replaces Bradley Holmes.
- 66': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Chris Hamilton replaces Paul Allan.
- 66': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Alex Jakubiak replaces Owen Moffat.
- 68': Goal! Ayr United 2, Dunfermline Athletic 3. Lucas McRoberts (Ayr United) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Scott Tomlinson.
- 69': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by George Stanger.
- 69': Attempt missed. Miles Welch-Hayes (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 70': Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Jack Sanders (Ayr United).
- 70': Jack Sanders (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Alex Jakubiak (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 72': Harry McHugh (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Goal! Ayr United 3, Dunfermline Athletic 3. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francis Amartey.
- 75': Attempt saved. Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 76': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Joe Chalmers.
- 78': Attempt saved. Joe Chalmers (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 79': Attempt missed. Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 79': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Craig Wighton replaces Chris Kane because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
- 80': Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 81': Harry McHugh (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Deniz Mehmet (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 84': Substitution, Ayr United. Kurt Willoughby replaces Harry McHugh.
- 84': Substitution, Ayr United. Paul Smith replaces Logan Chalmers.
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Deniz Mehmet (Dunfermline Athletic).
- 86': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Max Little replaces Deniz Mehmet because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Frankie Musonda (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+6': Alex Jakubiak (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Paul Smith (Ayr United).
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Sam Fisher (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+7': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Joshua Clarke.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Ayr United 3, Dunfermline Athletic 3.
- 0': Match ends, Ayr United 3, Dunfermline Athletic 3.
Game Information
Competition: Scottish Championship
Venue: Somerset Park
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Attendance: 2,748
Venue: Somerset Park
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Attendance: 2,748
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 |
Line-Ups
Ayr United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 38 | Joshua Clarke (GK) |
| 5 | Sean McGinty |
| 23 | Jack Sanders  |
| 4 | Frankie Musonda |
| 14 | George Stanger |
| 21 | Harry Mchugh |
| 8 | Ben Dempsey |
| 15 | Jamie Murphy |
| 11 | Logan Chalmers |
| 16 | Anton Dowds |
| 22 | Mark McKenzie |
Dunfermline Athletic (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Deniz Dogan Mehmet (GK) |
| 15 | Sam Fisher |
| 12 | Rhys Breen |
| 36 | Miles Welch-Hayes |
| 18 | Paul Allan |
| 8 | Joe Chalmers |
| 17 | Owen Moffat |
| 3 | Joshua Edwards |
| 23 | Michael O'Halloran |
| 38 | Bradley Holmes |
| 20 | Christopher Kane |
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