Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, December 24, 2016
Dumbarton DWLLW 4
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Ayr United DWDLD 4
1st2ndT
DUM134
AYR224
Somerset Park · 1,441 att.

Match Report

Ryan Stevenson rescues Dumbarton in eight-goal thriller at Ayr

Ryan Stevenson rescues Dumbarton in eight-goal thriller at Ayr

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Head to Head

AYR leads series 4-1

Lineups

AYR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Greg FlemingG
  2. 26Scott McKennaCD-L
  3. 22Conrad BalatoniCD-R
  4. 18Daryll MeggattLB
  5. 5Michael RoseRB
  6. 23Ross DochertyCM-L
  7. 12Gary HarkinsCM-R
  8. 14Paul CairneyLM
  9. 8Robbie CrawfordRM
  10. 15Andy O'ConnellCF-L
  11. 17Kevin NisbetCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Jordan HartSUB
  2. 11Michael DonaldSUB
  3. 4Brian GilmourSUB
  4. 3Paddy BoyleSUB
  5. 21Craig McGuffieSUB
  6. 6Peter MurphySUB
  7. 10Alan ForrestSUB

DUM · 4-4-2

  1. 27Alan MartinG
  2. 14Darren BarrCD-L
  3. 5Gregor BuchananCD-R
  4. 12Daniel HarvieLB
  5. 17David SmithRB
  6. 4Joseph ThomsonCM-L
  7. 3Mark DochertyCM-R
  8. 22Andrew StirlingLM
  9. 7Josh ToddRM
  10. 10Robert ThomsonCF-L
  11. 9Garry FlemingCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Mark BrownSUB
  2. 15Donald McCallumSUB
  3. 2Craig PettigrewSUB
  4. 18Frazer WrightSUB
  5. 24Liam CrawfordSUB
  6. 6Ryan StevensonSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Substitution, Ayr United. Patrick Boyle replaces Kevin Nisbet because of an injury.
  2. 30' Daniel Harvie (Dumbarton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Goal! Ayr United 1, Dumbarton 0. Scott McKenna (Ayr United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Cairney with a cross following a corner.
  4. 40' Michael Rose (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 43' Goal! Ayr United 2, Dumbarton 0. Gary Harkins (Ayr United) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Paul Cairney.
  6. 45'+2' Goal! Ayr United 2, Dumbarton 1. Robert Thomson (Dumbarton) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Docherty with a cross following a set piece situation.
  7. 52' Goal! Ayr United 2, Dumbarton 2. Daniel Harvie (Dumbarton) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Andy Stirling.
  8. 66' Substitution, Ayr United. Alan Forrest replaces Andy O'Connell.
  9. 73' Andy Stirling (Dumbarton) is shown the red card.
  10. 74' Goal! Ayr United 3, Dumbarton 2. Alan Forrest (Ayr United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  11. 81' Substitution, Dumbarton. Ryan Stevenson replaces Josh Todd.
  12. 84' Goal! Ayr United 3, Dumbarton 3. Joseph Thomson (Dumbarton) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner.
  13. 85' Ross Docherty (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 85' Goal! Ayr United 4, Dumbarton 3. Paul Cairney (Ayr United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  15. 88' Goal! Ayr United 4, Dumbarton 4. Ryan Stevenson (Dumbarton) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Joseph Thomson with a cross following a corner.

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