Ayr United vs Partick Thistle, 2024-25 Scottish Premiership Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Partick Thistle advance 2-1 on aggregate

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2nd Leg - Partick Thistle advance 2-1 on aggregate

6': Brian Graham
88': Brian Graham

About

Ayr United are hosting Partick Thistle at Somerset Park, Ayr, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership Promotion/Relegation Playoffs.

Match Timeline

6': Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) Goal at 6'
40': Zander Mackenzie (Partick Thistle) Substitution at 40'
56': Jay Henderson (Ayr United) Substitution at 56'
56': Curtis Main (Ayr United) Substitution at 56'
63': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 63'
64': Jay Henderson (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 64'
83': Alex Jakubiak (Partick Thistle) Substitution at 83'
88': Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) Goal at 88'
90': Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) Yellow Card at 90'
90': Ethan Walker (Ayr United) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

PAR		AYR
13	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	5
0	Saves	1
40.1	Possession	59.9
8	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	0
0.4	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Venue: Somerset Park
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Attendance: 5,308

Line-Ups

Ayr United (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
61	Joshua Clarke (GK)
26	Lenny Agbaire
33	Scott McMann
32	Dylan Watret
23	Marco Rus
8	Ben Dempsey
3	Patrick Reading
22	Mark McKenzie
9	George Oakley
15	Jamie Murphy
10	Connor Mclennan

Ayr United Substitutes:

Jay Henderson, Jake Hastie, Cole McKinnon, Curtis Main, Ethan Walker, Robbie Mutch.

Partick Thistle (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	David Mitchell (GK)
23	Lee Ashcroft
19	Luke Mcbeth
30	K. Megwa
26	Ben Stanway
14	Robbie Crawford
8	Stuart Bannigan
43	Jamie Low
6	Kyle Turner
9	Brian Graham
21	Aidan Fitzpatrick

Partick Thistle Substitutes:

Matthew Falconer, Lewis Budinauckas, Steven Lawless, Zander Mackenzie, Alex Jakubiak, Luis Cameron, Liam Dolan, Nick Lockhart.

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