Airdrieonians vs Dumbarton, 2023-24 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Scottish League Cup

86': Nikolay Todorov
89': Lewis Mcgregor

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2 - 0

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Airdrieonians are hosting Dumbarton at Albert Bartlett Stadium, Airdrie, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Cameron Ballantyne (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Foul by Michael Ruth (Dumbarton).
3': Attempt missed. Michael Ruth (Dumbarton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
5': Attempt missed. Ross MacLean (Dumbarton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
5': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Blair (Dumbarton).
11': Foul by Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians).
11': Michael Ruth (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Attempt saved. Lewis McGregor (Airdrieonians) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
15': Attempt saved. Lewis McGregor (Airdrieonians) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
16': Corner, Dumbarton. Conceded by Dean McMaster.
19': Attempt missed. Ross MacLean (Dumbarton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
21': Craig Watson (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Michael Ruth (Dumbarton).
22': Attempt saved. Gabriel McGill (Airdrieonians) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
23': Foul by Charles Telfer (Airdrieonians).
23': Mark Durnan (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Cameron Ballantyne (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Carlo Pignatiello (Dumbarton).
25': Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Ryan Blair (Dumbarton).
27': Attempt saved. James Hilton (Dumbarton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
27': Corner, Dumbarton. Conceded by Joshua Rae.
30': Corner, Dumbarton. Conceded by Charles Telfer.
31': Calum Gallagher (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Ross MacLean (Dumbarton).
32': Foul by Aron Lynas (Dumbarton).
32': Lewis McGregor (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Corner, Airdrieonians. Conceded by Ryan Blair.
34': Corner, Airdrieonians. Conceded by Carlo Pignatiello.
34': Attempt saved. Lewis McGregor (Airdrieonians) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
35': Foul by Craig Watson (Airdrieonians).
35': Ross MacLean (Dumbarton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Attempt missed. Mark Durnan (Dumbarton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
36': Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Ryan Blair (Dumbarton).
37': Foul by Gabriel McGill (Airdrieonians).
37': Greig Young (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Corner, Dumbarton. Conceded by Craig Watson.
41': Attempt missed. Mark Durnan (Dumbarton) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a corner.
41': Dean McMaster (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by James Hilton (Dumbarton).
43': Carlo Pignatiello (Dumbarton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Foul by Charles Telfer (Airdrieonians).
44': Delay in match because of an injury Mark Durnan (Dumbarton).
45'+3': First Half ends, Airdrieonians 0, Dumbarton 0.
45': Second Half begins Airdrieonians 0, Dumbarton 0.
48': Craig Watson (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Ross MacLean (Dumbarton).
54': Corner, Airdrieonians. Conceded by Mark Durnan.
59': Foul by Ross MacLean (Dumbarton).
59': Gabriel McGill (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Attempt saved. Charles Telfer (Airdrieonians) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Dean McMaster (Airdrieonians).
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Attempt missed. David Wilson (Dumbarton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
65': Charles Telfer (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by David Wilson (Dumbarton).
66': Substitution, Dumbarton. Tony Wallace replaces David Wilson.
66': Substitution, Dumbarton. Ryan Wallace replaces James Hilton.
67': Foul by Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians).
67': Ryan Wallace (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Airdrieonians. Josh O'Connor replaces Gabriel McGill.
68': Cameron Ballantyne (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Tony Wallace (Dumbarton).
69': Calum Gallagher (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Sean Crighton (Dumbarton).
70': Attempt missed. Ryan Wallace (Dumbarton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
73': Substitution, Dumbarton. Gregg Wylde replaces Michael Ruth.
73': Substitution, Airdrieonians. Justin Devenny replaces Dean McMaster.
74': Substitution, Airdrieonians. Nikolay Todorov replaces Calum Gallagher.
74': Substitution, Airdrieonians. Murray Aiken replaces Charles Telfer.
76': Aron Lynas (Dumbarton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Nikolay Todorov (Airdrieonians).
78': Carlo Pignatiello (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (Airdrieonians).
79': Attempt missed. Ryan Blair (Dumbarton) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
80': Foul by Greig Young (Dumbarton).
80': Lewis McGregor (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Greig Young (Dumbarton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Foul by Josh O'Connor (Airdrieonians).
81': Tony Wallace (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Ryan Blair (Dumbarton).
82': Nikolay Todorov (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Carlo Pignatiello (Dumbarton).
85': Foul by Murray Aiken (Airdrieonians).
85': Ryan Blair (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt saved. Ryan Wallace (Dumbarton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
86': Attempt saved. Justin Devenny (Airdrieonians) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
86': Goal! Airdrieonians 1, Dumbarton 0. Nikolay Todorov (Airdrieonians) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
89': Goal! Airdrieonians 2, Dumbarton 0. Lewis McGregor (Airdrieonians) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
90': Substitution, Airdrieonians. Elliot Dunlop replaces Adam Frizzell.
90': Foul by Cameron Ballantyne (Airdrieonians).
90': Tony Wallace (Dumbarton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Airdrieonians 2, Dumbarton 0.
0': Match ends, Airdrieonians 2, Dumbarton 0.
0': Match ends, Airdrieonians 2, Dumbarton 0.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Albert Bartlett Stadium
Location: Airdrie, Scotland
Attendance: 830

Scottish League Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Heart of Midlothian	4	+15	12
2	Dunfermline Athletic	4	+4	9
3	Dumbarton	4	-6	6
4	Hamilton Academical	4	-4	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Airdrieonians (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Joshua Rae (GK)
3	Aaron Taylor-Sinclair
6	Callum Fordyce
2	Cameron Ballantyne
16	Craig Watson
14	Dean Mcmaster
21	Charles Telfer
10	Adam Frizzell
9	Calum Gallagher
8	Lewis Mcgregor
23	Gabriel Mcgill

Airdrieonians Substitutes:

Justin Devenny, David Hutton, Elliot Dunlop, Murray Aiken, Josh O'Connor, Nikolay Todorov, Rhys McCabe, Dom Kavanagh, Kyan Gunn.

Dumbarton (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Brett Long (GK)
5	Mark Durnan
26	Sean Crighton
29	Greig Young
2	Aron Lynas
8	David Wilson
6	Ryan Blair
12	Carlo Pignatiello
23	Michael Ruth
11	Ross MacLean
17	James Hilton

Dumbarton Substitutes:

Ryan Wallace, Declan Byrne, Tony Wallace, Gregg Wylde, Harry Broun, Luca Vata.

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