Ayr United vs Hamilton Academical, 2024-25 Scottish Championship

· Scottish Championship

Ayr United

8': Jamie Murphy
51': Marco Rus
66': George Oakley

FT
3 - 2

Hamilton Academical

27': Oliver Shaw
38': Jamie Barjonas

About

Ayr United are hosting Hamilton Academical at Somerset Park, Ayr, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Championship.

Match Commentary

8': Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) Goal at 8'
27': Oliver Shaw (Hamilton Academical) Goal at 27'
37': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 37'
38': Jamie Barjonas (Hamilton Academical) Goal at 38'
47': Frankie Musonda (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 47'
48': Stephen Hendrie (Hamilton Academical) Yellow Card at 48'
51': Marco Rus (Ayr United) Goal at 51'
52': Jackson Longridge (Hamilton Academical) Substitution at 52'
55': Dylan Watret (Ayr United) Substitution at 55'
55': Jake Hastie (Ayr United) Substitution at 55'
64': Ben Williamson (Hamilton Academical) Substitution at 64'
65': Lee Kilday (Hamilton Academical) Substitution at 65'
66': George Oakley (Ayr United) Goal at 66'
69': Ben Williamson (Hamilton Academical) Yellow Card at 69'
70': Nikolay Todorov (Hamilton Academical) Substitution at 70'
71': Daire O'Conchubhair (Hamilton Academical) Substitution at 71'
80': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) Substitution at 80'
85': Marco Rus (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 85'
87': Lee Kilday (Hamilton Academical) Yellow Card at 87'
89': Roy Syla (Ayr United) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

HAM		AYR
12	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	3
40	Possession	60
8	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Championship

Venue: Somerset Park
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Attendance: 2,846

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

Ayr United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
31	Harry Stone (GK)
33	Scott McMann
14	George Stanger
3	Patrick Reading
4	Frankie Musonda
23	Marco Rus
8	Ben Dempsey
15	Jamie Murphy
17	Jay Henderson
7	Anton Dowds
9	George Oakley

Ayr United Substitutes:

Liam Russell, Roy Syla, Mark McKenzie, Jake Hastie, Dylan Watret, Ethan Walker, Fraser Bryden, Scott Tomlinson, Nicholas Mcallister.

Hamilton Academical (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Charlie Albinson (GK)
5	Sean McGinty
14	Barry Maguire
33	Stephen Hendrie
22	Reghan Tumilty
19	Oliver Shaw
10	Jamie Barjonas
9	Kevin O'Hara
8	Scott Martin
16	Kyle MacDonald
7	Euan Henderson

Hamilton Academical Substitutes:

Lee Kilday, Liam Morgan, Jackson Longridge, Cian Newbury, Ben Williamson, Daire O'Conchubhair, Dean Lyness, Nikolay Todorov, Connor Murray.

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