Ayr United vs Arbroath, 2023-24 Scottish Championship

· Scottish Championship

74': Ben Dempsey
77': Logan Chalmers

FT
2 - 0

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Ayr United are hosting Arbroath at Somerset Park, Ayr, 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.
3': Attempt saved. Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
4': Delay in match because of an injury Darren Lyon (Arbroath).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
6': Substitution, Arbroath. Keaghan Jacobs replaces Darren Lyon because of an injury.
6': Anton Dowds (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Colin Hamilton (Arbroath).
7': Foul by Nick McAllister (Ayr United).
7': Innes Murray (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Jay Bird (Arbroath).
9': Sean McGinty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Foul by Kyle Robinson (Arbroath).
13': Foul by Mark McKenzie (Ayr United).
13': Keaghan Jacobs (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by George Stanger.
28': Foul by Jay Bird (Arbroath).
28': Paddy Reading (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Mark McKenzie (Ayr United).
28': Scott Stewart (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Scott Stewart.
31': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Keaghan Jacobs.
32': Foul by Kyle Robinson (Arbroath).
32': George Stanger (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt missed. Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
35': Attempt missed. Mark Stowe (Arbroath) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
36': Colin Hamilton (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Mark McKenzie (Ayr United).
37': Foul by Roy Syla (Ayr United).
37': Mark Stowe (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Nick McAllister.
39': Foul by Nick McAllister (Ayr United).
39': Mark Stowe (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Jay Bird (Arbroath).
42': Sean McGinty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Kyle Robinson (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': First Half ends, Ayr United 0, Arbroath 0.
45': Second Half begins Ayr United 0, Arbroath 0.
45': Substitution, Arbroath. Kenan Dünnwald-Turan replaces Innes Murray.
46': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Keaghan Jacobs.
47': Foul by Jamie Murphy (Ayr United).
47': Kyle Robinson (Arbroath) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt missed. Paddy Reading (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
49': Adam Mackinnon (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Roy Syla (Ayr United).
51': Attempt missed. Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Keaghan Jacobs (Arbroath).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
54': Keaghan Jacobs (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Penalty conceded by Colin Hamilton (Arbroath) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
55': Colin Hamilton (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Max Boruc.
56': Penalty saved. Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
58': Foul by Roy Syla (Ayr United).
58': Kyle Robinson (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Attempt missed. Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left.
60': Attempt missed. Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
61': Foul by Roy Syla (Ayr United).
61': Jay Bird (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Keaghan Jacobs (Arbroath).
62': Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Keaghan Jacobs (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Scott Stewart (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card.
67': Adam Mackinnon (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Roy Syla (Ayr United).
70': Substitution, Ayr United. Ahkeem Rose replaces Anton Dowds.
71': Substitution, Arbroath. João Candé Baldé replaces Jay Bird.
72': Attempt saved. Kyle Robinson (Arbroath) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
73': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Keaghan Jacobs.
73': Attempt saved. Ahkeem Rose (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
74': Goal! Ayr United 1, Arbroath 0. Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) right footed shot from long range on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paddy Reading.
77': Goal! Ayr United 2, Arbroath 0. Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark McKenzie.
78': Foul by Roy Syla (Ayr United).
78': Kenan Dünnwald-Turan (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Roy Syla (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card.
79': Foul by Mark McKenzie (Ayr United).
79': Leighton McIntosh (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt saved. Mark Stowe (Arbroath) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
82': Substitution, Ayr United. Paul Smith replaces Mark McKenzie.
83': Substitution, Ayr United. Fraser Bryden replaces Roy Syla.
86': Foul by Fraser Bryden (Ayr United).
86': Leighton McIntosh (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Ayr United. Scott Tomlinson replaces Logan Chalmers.
89': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Colin Hamilton.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Ayr United 2, Arbroath 0.
0': Match ends, Ayr United 2, Arbroath 0.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Championship

Venue: Somerset Park
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Attendance: 1,115

SPFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Dundee United	35	+47	72
2	Raith Rovers	35	+11	66
3	Partick Thistle	35	+12	55
4	Airdrieonians	35	+2	52

Full Table

Line-Ups

Ayr United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Charlie Albinson (GK)
14	George Stanger
5	Sean Mcginty
3	Patrick Reading
2	Nicholas Mcallister
8	Ben Dempsey
20	Roy Syla
15	Jamie Murphy
11	Logan Chalmers
16	Anton Dowds
22	Mark McKenzie

Ayr United Substitutes:

Robbie Mutch, Paul Smith, Fraser Bryden, Shaun Donnelly, Ahkeem Rose, Dylan Watret, Elicha Ahui, Scott Tomlinson.

Arbroath (4-4-2)

No.	Name
41	Maksymilian Boruc (GK)
3	Colin Hamilton
26	Darren Lyon
12	Scott Stewart
7	David Gold
18	Adam Mackinnon
22	Innes Murray
9	Leighton Mcintosh
14	Mark Stowe
19	Kyle Robinson
27	Jay Bird

Arbroath Substitutes:

Keaghan Jacobs, Joao Balde, Kenan Dunnwald-Turan, Ali Adams.

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