Scottish League Cup

FT Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Ayr United WLLWW 2
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St Johnstone WDWLW 1
1st2ndT
AYR112
STJ101
McDiarmid Park · 2,770 att.

Head to Head

STJ leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

STJ · 4-1-3-2

  1. 1Dimitar MitovG
  2. 4Andrew ConsidineCD-L
  3. 6Liam GordonCD-R
  4. 5Ryan McGowanSW
  5. 3Tony GallacherLB
  6. 14Drey WrightRB
  7. 25Cameron BallantyneCM
  8. 11Graham CareyLM
  9. 15Maksym KucheriavyiRM
  10. 16Luke JephcottCF-L
  11. 7Stevie MayCF-R

AYR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Charlie AlbinsonG
  2. 5Sean McGintyCD-L
  3. 14George StangerCD-R
  4. 21Finn EcrepontLB
  5. 2Nicholas McallisterRB
  6. 6Andrew MurdochCM-L
  7. 8Ben DempseyCM-R
  8. 15Jamie MurphyLM
  9. 17Francis AmarteyRM
  10. 30Fraser BrydenCF-L
  11. 22Mark McKenzieCF-R

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Ayr United 1. George Stanger (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Murphy following a set piece situation.
  2. 35' Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 1. Max Kucheryavyi (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Graham Carey.
  4. 67' Andy Murdoch (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 68' Substitution, Ayr United. Paddy Reading replaces Finn Ecrepont.
  6. 69' Substitution, Ayr United. Sam Ashford replaces Fraser Bryden.
  7. 70' Nick McAllister (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 2. Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Dempsey.
  9. 73' Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, St. Johnstone. Taylor Steven replaces Max Kucheryavyi.
  11. 84' Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  12. 86' Substitution, St. Johnstone. Jackson Mylchreest replaces Luke Jephcott.
  13. 86' Substitution, Ayr United. Scott Tomlinson replaces Francis Amartey.
  14. 90'+3' Taylor Steven (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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