Dunfermline Athletic vs Ayr United, 2021-22 Scottish Championship

· Scottish Championship
Dunfermline Athletic
  • 14': Lewis Mccann
  • 40': Ryan Dow
  • 52': Lewis Mccann
FT
3 - 0
Ayr United

    About

    Dunfermline Athletic are hosting Ayr United at KDM Group East End Park, Dunfermline, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Josh Edwards (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Afolabi (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Daire O'Connor.
    • 14': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Patrick Reading.
    • 14': Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 1, Ayr United 0. Lewis McCann (Dunfermline Athletic) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Dom Thomas with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Markus Fjørtoft (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 16': Dom Thomas (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Jordan Houston (Ayr United).
    • 21': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Patrick Reading.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Matthew Todd (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 22': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Jordan Houston.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Matthew Todd (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Foul by Jonathan Afolabi (Ayr United).
    • 25': Mark Connolly (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Kyle MacDonald (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Foul by Mark Connolly (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 28': Jonathan Afolabi (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Lewis McCann.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Jack Baird (Ayr United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 31': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Andy Murdoch.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Kyle MacDonald (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 33': Foul by Mark Connolly (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 33': Jonathan Afolabi (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Lewis McCann (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 37': Jack Baird (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Jack Baird.
    • 40': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Jordan Houston.
    • 40': Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 2, Ayr United 0. Ryan Dow (Dunfermline Athletic) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Graham Dorrans with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Foul by Lewis McCann (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 41': Markus Fjørtoft (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Lewis McCann (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Jonathan Afolabi (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Jonathan Afolabi (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 2, Ayr United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Dunfermline Athletic 2, Ayr United 0.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Lewis McCann (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 52': Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 3, Ayr United 0. Lewis McCann (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Comrie.
    • 59': Foul by Mark Connolly (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 59': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Graham Dorrans (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 66': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Patrick Reading.
    • 67': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Paul Allan replaces Matthew Todd.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Joe Chalmers (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 70': Substitution, Ayr United. Cameron Salkeld replaces Daire O'Connor.
    • 70': Substitution, Ayr United. James Maxwell replaces Joe Chalmers.
    • 75': Foul by Mark McKenzie (Ayr United).
    • 75': Mark Connolly (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Craig Wighton replaces Kyle MacDonald.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Craig Wighton (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 81': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Kevin O'Hara replaces Lewis McCann.
    • 82': Foul by Aaron Muirhead (Ayr United).
    • 82': Kevin O'Hara (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Ayr United. Steven Bradley replaces Mark McKenzie.
    • 84': Craig Wighton (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Patrick Reading (Ayr United).
    • 88': Aaron Comrie (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Patrick Reading (Ayr United).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 3, Ayr United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 3, Ayr United 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish Championship

    Venue: KDM Group East End Park
    Location: Dunfermline, Scotland
    Attendance: 3,503

    SPFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arbroath 0 0 0
    2 Ayr United 0 0 0
    3 Dunfermline Athletic 0 0 0
    4 Greenock Morton 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    DFA Dunfermline Athletic (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Owain Williams (GK)
    13 Vytas Gaspuitis
    33 Mark Connolly
    3 Joshua Edwards
    2 Trialist 3
    17 Graham Dorrans
    26 Matthew Todd
    23 Dominic Thomas
    6 Kyle MacDonald
    14 Lewis Mccann
    11 Ryan Dow
    Dunfermline Athletic Substitutes:
    Kevin O'Hara, Nikolay Todorov, Deniz Doğan, Paul Allan, Craig Wight, Kai Kennedy, Ross Graham.

    AYR Ayr United (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Aidan McAdams (GK)
    23 Markus Fjortoft Yellow Card
    15 Jack Baird
    4 Aaron Muirhead
    3 Patrick Reading
    2 Jordan Houston
    18 Joe Chalmers
    6 Andrew Murdoch
    10 Daire O'Conchubhair
    22 Mark McKenzie
    24 Jonathan Afolabi
    Ayr United Substitutes:
    Tomi Adeloye, Charlie Albinson, Sean McGinty, James Maxwell, Cameron Salkeld, Steven Bradley, Nicholas Mcallister.

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