Scottish League Challenge Cup

FT Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Ayr United DWLLW 3
–
St Johnstone WWLDW 3
1st2nd3rd4thOTT
AYR210053
STJ120043
Ayr United advance 5-4 on penalties · Falkirk Stadium

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

STJ leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

STJ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Toby StewardG
  2. 4Morgan BoyesCD-L
  3. 15Jack BairdCD-R
  4. 14Matty FouldsLB
  5. 3Cheick DiabatéRB
  6. 18Ruari PatonAM
  7. 7Jason HoltLM
  8. 11Samuel StantonRM
  9. 27Alfredo AgyemanF
  10. 24Joshua McPakeAM-L
  11. 19Taylor StevenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Stephen MallanSUB
  2. 46Fran FranczakSUB
  3. 21Kai FotheringhamSUB
  4. 8Jonathan SvedbergSUB
  5. 2Reghan TumiltySUB
  6. 20Ross SinclairSUB
  7. 33Liam SmithSUB
  8. 35Adam ForresterSUB
  9. 10James GullanSUB

AYR · 3-5-2

  1. 31Max ThompsonG
  2. 5Kevin HoltCD
  3. 33Scott McMannCD-L
  4. 20Leon Thomson KingCD-R
  5. 22Mark McKenzieCM-L
  6. 6Stuart BanniganCM-R
  7. 8Ben DempseyAM
  8. 3Liam DickLM
  9. 55George FinneyRM
  10. 9George OakleyCF-L
  11. 7Anton DowdsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Ethan WalkerSUB
  2. 18Jamie HislopSUB
  3. 38Liam RussellSUB
  4. 25Kenzie MitchellSUB
  5. 29Lucas McrobertsSUB
  6. 17Jude BonnarSUB
  7. 4Shaun WantSUB
  8. 2Nicholas McallisterSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' George Oakley (Ayr United) Goal at 15'
  2. 29' George Oakley (Ayr United) Goal at 29'
  3. 30' Joshua McPake (St Johnstone) Penalty - Scored at 30'
  4. 45' Kai Fotheringham (St Johnstone) Substitution at 45'
  5. 45' Stephen Mallan (St Johnstone) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' James Gullan (St Johnstone) Substitution at 45'
  7. 45' Nicholas Mcallister (Ayr United) Substitution at 45'
  8. 47' Kevin Holt (Ayr United) Goal at 47'
  9. 63' Jonathan Svedberg (St Johnstone) Substitution at 63'
  10. 72' Liam Smith (St Johnstone) Substitution at 72'
  11. 75' Ethan Walker (Ayr United) Substitution at 75'
  12. 80' Jude Bonnar (Ayr United) Substitution at 80'
  13. 89' Liam Smith (St Johnstone) Goal at 89'
  14. 90'+1' Ethan Walker (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 91'
  15. 90'+4' James Gullan (St Johnstone) Penalty - Missed at 94'
  16. 90'+4' James Gullan (St Johnstone) Goal at 94'

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