Scottish League Challenge Cup

FT Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Stranraer DWWWW 1
–
Ayr United WLWDD 4
1st2ndT
STR101
AYR314
Somerset Park · 1,158 att.

Team Stats

4
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
2
45
Possession
55
7
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
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
1
Blocked Shots
2
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

AYR leads series 3-2

Lineups

AYR · 3-5-2

  1. 38Liam RussellG
  2. 4Shaun WantCD
  3. 33Scott McMannCD-L
  4. 20Leon Thomson KingCD-R
  5. 17Jude BonnarCM-L
  6. 6Stuart BanniganCM-R
  7. 8Ben DempseyAM
  8. 3Liam DickLM
  9. 55George FinneyRM
  10. 7Anton DowdsCF-L
  11. 10Curtis MainCF-R

STR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Josh LaneG
  2. 4Lewis ReidCD-L
  3. 5Scot RoughCD-R
  4. 22Bernard CollLB
  5. 6Sean DochertyRB
  6. 23Lewis HunterCM
  7. 10Kirk McknightLM
  8. 15Ronan HughesRM
  9. 24Deryn LangF
  10. 11Mark RussellLF
  11. 7James DolanRF

Timeline

  1. 11' Curtis Main (Ayr United) Goal at 11'
  2. 22' Ronan Hughes (Stranraer) Goal at 22'
  3. 42' Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) Penalty - Scored at 42'
  4. 45'+1' George Finney (Ayr United) Goal at 46'
  5. 45' Aaron Brown (Ayr United) Substitution at 45'
  6. 62' Scott McMann (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 62'
  7. 62' Mark Russell (Stranraer) Yellow Card at 62'
  8. 63' Jordan Stuart (Stranraer) Substitution at 63'
  9. 63' Daniel Mcmanus (Stranraer) Substitution at 63'
  10. 63' Dean Clelland (Stranraer) Substitution at 63'
  11. 64' Dominic Thomas (Ayr United) Substitution at 64'
  12. 64' Kevin Holt (Ayr United) Substitution at 64'
  13. 71' Dominic Thomas (Ayr United) Goal at 71'
  14. 74' Aaron Quigg (Stranraer) Substitution at 74'
  15. 74' Corey O' Donnell (Stranraer) Substitution at 74'
  16. 78' Lucas Mcroberts (Ayr United) Substitution at 78'
  17. 78' Jack Simpson (Ayr United) Substitution at 78'

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