Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, January 7, 2017
Dunfermline Athletic DWDDW 2
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Ayr United DLDDD 0
1st2ndT
DFA202
AYR000
Somerset Park · 2,261 att.

Head to Head

DFA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

AYR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Greg FlemingG
  2. 22Conrad BalatoniCD-L
  3. 26Scott McKennaCD-R
  4. 3Paddy BoyleLB
  5. 2Nicky DevlinRB
  6. 14Paul CairneyCM-L
  7. 16Jamie AdamsCM-R
  8. 12Gary HarkinsLM
  9. 8Robbie CrawfordRM
  10. 17Kevin NisbetF
  11. 10Alan ForrestRCF

Substitutes

  1. 4Brian GilmourSUB
  2. 5Michael RoseSUB
  3. 6Peter MurphySUB
  4. 19Jordan HartSUB
  5. 20Michael WardropeSUB
  6. 18Daryll MeggattSUB
  7. 11Michael DonaldSUB

DFA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sean MurdochG
  2. 12Lee AshcroftCD-L
  3. 5Callum FordyceCD-R
  4. 3Jason TalbotLB
  5. 6Andrew GegganRB
  6. 8Nathaniel WedderburnCM-L
  7. 21John HerronCM-R
  8. 18Paul McMullanLM
  9. 20Kallum HigginbothamRM
  10. 37Nicholas ClarkCF-L
  11. 9Michael MoffatCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Michael PatonSUB
  2. 16Rhys McCabeSUB
  3. 11Joe CardleSUB
  4. 43David HuttonSUB
  5. 48Farid El AlaguiSUB
  6. 17Gavin ReillySUB
  7. 4Lewis MartinSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! Ayr United 0, Dunfermline Athletic 1. Nicky Clark (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Herron.
  2. 31' John Herron (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 33' Goal! Ayr United 0, Dunfermline Athletic 2. Andrew Geggan (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  4. 34' Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Substitution, Ayr United. Brian Gilmour replaces Kevin Nisbet.
  6. 62' Nicky Devlin (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Substitution, Ayr United. Michael Rose replaces Jamie Adams.
  8. 75' Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Gavin Reilly replaces Nicky Clark.
  9. 77' Robbie Crawford (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 79' Michael Rose (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 82' Paul Cairney (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Joe Cardle replaces Kallum Higginbotham.
  13. 85' Substitution, Ayr United. Michael Donald replaces Alan Forrest.
  14. 87' Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Farid El Alagui replaces Michael Moffat.

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