Arbroath vs Ayr United, 2023-24 Scottish Championship

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Arbroath are hosting Ayr United at Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 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.
4': Attempt blocked. Ahkeem Rose (Ayr United) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
7': Delay in match because of an injury Zak Delaney (Arbroath).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
12': Foul by Gordon Walker (Arbroath).
12': Sean McGinty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Substitution, Arbroath. Adam Mackinnon replaces Zak Delaney because of an injury.
13': Attempt missed. Sean McGinty (Ayr United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
14': Delay in match because of an injury Nick McAllister (Ayr United).
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Adam Mackinnon (Arbroath).
21': Attempt blocked. David Gold (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Attempt blocked. Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Nick McAllister.
24': Foul by Jay Bird (Arbroath).
24': Roy Syla (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Jay Bird (Arbroath).
24': Sean McGinty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Ahkeem Rose (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by David Gold (Arbroath).
27': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Darren Lyon.
28': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Thomas O'Brien.
28': Darren Lyon (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by George Stanger (Ayr United).
32': Foul by Nick McAllister (Ayr United).
32': Leighton McIntosh (Arbroath) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Ahkeem Rose (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Colin Hamilton (Arbroath).
34': Attempt missed. Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
37': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Colin Hamilton.
39': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Adam Mackinnon (Arbroath).
40': Substitution, Arbroath. Kyle Robinson replaces Thomas O'Brien because of an injury.
41': Foul by Paddy Reading (Ayr United).
41': Leighton McIntosh (Arbroath) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Paddy Reading (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Charlie Albinson.
44': Leighton McIntosh (Arbroath) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
45'+4': Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
45'+4': First Half ends, Arbroath 0, Ayr United 0.
45': Second Half begins Arbroath 0, Ayr United 0.
47': Foul by David Gold (Arbroath).
47': Sean McGinty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt missed. Jay Bird (Arbroath) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
51': Substitution, Arbroath. Keaghan Jacobs replaces Gordon Walker because of an injury.
53': Attempt missed. Ahkeem Rose (Ayr United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
58': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Scott Stewart.
59': Attempt missed. Roy Syla (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
59': Attempt saved. Ahkeem Rose (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
62': Attempt missed. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
67': Adam Mackinnon (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Roy Syla (Ayr United).
67': Attempt missed. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
69': Substitution, Ayr United. Francis Amartey replaces Jamie Murphy.
69': Substitution, Ayr United. Fraser Bryden replaces Ahkeem Rose.
70': Attempt saved. Francis Amartey (Ayr United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
73': Attempt missed. Francis Amartey (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
75': Attempt missed. Mark Stowe (Arbroath) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
76': David Gold (Arbroath) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Fraser Bryden (Ayr United).
77': Attempt missed. Jay Bird (Arbroath) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
79': Substitution, Ayr United. Elicha Ahui replaces Nick McAllister because of an injury.
79': Substitution, Ayr United. Jack Young replaces Roy Syla.
80': Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Jack Young.
81': Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Mark Stowe (Arbroath).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Attempt saved. Mark Stowe (Arbroath) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
86': Adam Mackinnon (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Jack Young (Ayr United).
88': Jack Young (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Mark Stowe (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+6': Leighton McIntosh (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Arbroath 0, Ayr United 0.
0': Match ends, Arbroath 0, Ayr United 0.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Championship

Venue: Gayfield Park
Location: Arbroath, Scotland
Attendance: 1,598

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

Arbroath (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Ali Adams (GK)
3	Colin Hamilton
5	Thomas O'Brien
15	Zak Delaney
20	Gordon Walker
12	Scott Stewart
7	David Gold
26	Darren Lyon
9	Leighton Mcintosh
14	Mark Stowe
27	Jay Bird

Arbroath Substitutes:

Adam Mackinnon, Joao Balde, Kenan Dunnwald-Turan, Kyle Robinson, Keaghan Jacobs, Thomas Welsh.

Ayr United (4-4-2)

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

Ayr United Substitutes:

Elicha Ahui, Mark McKenzie, Fraser Bryden, Robbie Mutch, Paul Smith, Dylan Watret, Jack Senga-Ngoyi, Francis Amartey, Jack Young.

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