St Johnstone vs Ayr United, 2025-26 Scottish League Challenge Cup, Quarterfinals

· Ayr United advance 5-4 on penalties

STJ

30': Joshua McPake (P)
89': Liam Smith
90'+4': James Gullan

FT - Penalties
3 - 3
Ayr United advance 5-4 on penalties

AYR

15': George Oakley
29': George Oakley
47': Kevin Holt

About

St Johnstone are hosting Ayr United at Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Challenge Cup.

Match Timeline

15': George Oakley (Ayr United) Goal at 15'
29': George Oakley (Ayr United) Goal at 29'
30': Joshua McPake (St Johnstone) Penalty - Scored at 30'
45': Kai Fotheringham (St Johnstone) Substitution at 45'
45': Stephen Mallan (St Johnstone) Substitution at 45'
45': James Gullan (St Johnstone) Substitution at 45'
45': Nicholas Mcallister (Ayr United) Substitution at 45'
47': Kevin Holt (Ayr United) Goal at 47'
63': Jonathan Svedberg (St Johnstone) Substitution at 63'
72': Liam Smith (St Johnstone) Substitution at 72'
75': Ethan Walker (Ayr United) Substitution at 75'
80': Jude Bonnar (Ayr United) Substitution at 80'
89': Liam Smith (St Johnstone) Goal at 89'
90'+1': Ethan Walker (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 91'
90'+4': James Gullan (St Johnstone) Goal at 94'
90'+4': James Gullan (St Johnstone) Penalty - Missed at 94'
91': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) Penalty - Scored at 91'
92': James Gullan (St Johnstone) Penalty - Scored at 92'
92': Stuart Bannigan (Ayr United) Penalty - Scored at 92'
93': Stephen Mallan (St Johnstone) Penalty - Missed at 93'
93': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) Penalty - Missed at 93'
94': Morgan Boyes (St Johnstone) Penalty - Scored at 94'
95': Ethan Walker (Ayr United) Penalty - Scored at 95'
95': Kai Fotheringham (St Johnstone) Penalty - Scored at 95'
96': Kevin Holt (Ayr United) Penalty - Scored at 96'
96': Taylor Steven (St Johnstone) Penalty - Scored at 96'
97': Scott McMann (Ayr United) Penalty - Scored at 97'
98': Matty Foulds (St Johnstone) Penalty - Missed at 98'

Statistics

AYR		STJ
16	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	2
40	Possession	60
7	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	4
0.7	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
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	5
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 League Challenge Cup

Venue: Falkirk Stadium
Location: Falkirk, Scotland

Line-Ups

St Johnstone (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Toby Steward (GK)
4	Morgan Boyes
15	Jack Baird
14	Matty Foulds
3	Cheick Diabate
18	Ruari Paton
7	Jason Holt
11	Samuel Stanton
27	Alfredo Agyeman
24	Joshua McPake
19	Taylor Steven

St Johnstone Substitutes:

Stephen Mallan, Fran Franczak, Kai Fotheringham, Jonathan Svedberg, Reghan Tumilty, Ross Sinclair, Liam Smith, Adam Forrester, James Gullan.

Ayr United (3-5-2)

No.	Name
31	Max Thompson (GK)
5	Kevin Holt
33	Scott McMann
20	Leon Thomson King
22	Mark McKenzie
6	Stuart Bannigan
8	Ben Dempsey
3	Liam Dick
55	George Finney
9	George Oakley
7	Anton Dowds

Ayr United Substitutes:

Ethan Walker, Jamie Hislop, Liam Russell, Kenzie Mitchell, Lucas Mcroberts, Jude Bonnar, Shaun Want, Nicholas Mcallister.

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