Date:26 Dec 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Cliftonhill Stadium
Attendance:509

Stevenson (23) Elliot (68)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins Centre by Darren McGill, Simon Marriott gets a block in.

91mins Jason Crooks on for David Crawford.

90mins The referee blows for offside. Alistair Brown takes the free kick.

89mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Phillips by Darren McGill. Darren McGill goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Anthony Stevenson leaves the field to be replaced by Christopher Boyle. Barry Russell takes the direct free kick.

88mins Marc Twaddle produces a cross, Ciaran Donnelly manages to make a clearance.

87mins Effort from outside the penalty box by Anthony Stevenson goes wide right of the target.

86mins Mark Shankland gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alan Reid. Free kick taken by Alan Reid.

84mins David Sinclair fouled by Gary Phillips, the ref awards a free kick. Simon Marriott comes on in place of Steven Howarth. Direct free kick taken by Austin McCann.

83mins The ball is swung over by Adam Hunter, save by Matthew McGinley.

81mins Michael Moffat takes a shot. Kevin Green gets a block in.

81mins Marc Twaddle sends in a cross, Ciaran Donnelly manages to make a clearance.

80mins Centre by Mark Shankland.

77mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven Howarth by Kyle McAusland. Ciaran Donnelly restarts play with the free kick.

77mins Darren Brownlie goes off and Mark Shankland comes on.

76mins Corner taken by Anthony Stevenson.

73mins Adam Hunter concedes a free kick for a foul on Christie Elliot. Caution for Adam Hunter. Christie Elliot receives a red card. Free kick taken by Anthony Stevenson.

71mins The ball is swung over by Darren McGill, Christie Elliot makes a clearance.

68mins Christie Elliot grabs a headed goal from inside the box. Albion 2-0 Ayr.Assist by Ciaran Donnelly.

68mins Adam Hunter challenges Steven Howarth unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Ciaran Donnelly.

67mins The ball is sent over by Alan Reid, Header from deep inside the penalty area by David Crawford goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

66mins Inswinging corner taken by Gary Phillips from the right by-line, Header from close in by Christie Elliot misses to the left of the target.

65mins David Crawford takes a shot. Robbie Crawford gets a block in.

61mins Unfair challenge on David Crawford by Michael Moffat results in a free kick. Booking for Michael Moffat for unsporting behaviour. Alan Reid takes the free kick.

58mins Corner taken right-footed by Anthony Stevenson from the right by-line, Ciaran Donnelly takes a shot. Austin McCann gets a block in.

57mins Kyle McAusland takes a shot. Save by Matthew McGinley. Inswinging corner taken by David Winters from the left by-line, Alan Reid manages to make a clearance.

56mins Unfair challenge on Adam Hunter by Anthony Stevenson results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Alistair Brown.

55mins Unfair challenge on Steven Howarth by Austin McCann results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ciaran Donnelly.

55mins Kyle McAusland delivers the ball, Kevin Green manages to make a clearance.

54mins Foul by Gary Phillips on Darren McGill, free kick awarded. Kyle McAusland takes the direct free kick.

54mins A cross is delivered by Christie Elliot, Steven Howarth has an effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the target.

52mins Kyle McAusland produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

51mins Michael Moffat takes a shot. Matthew McGinley gets a block in.

50mins David Sinclair delivers the ball.

50mins Gary Phillips challenges Darren McGill unfairly and gives away a free kick. Adam Hunter restarts play with the free kick.

48mins The ball is sent over by Michael Moffat, clearance by Barry Russell.

46mins Unfair challenge on Barry Russell by Kyle McAusland results in a free kick. Barry Russell takes the free kick.

46mins Shot from just outside the penalty area by David Crawford misses to the left of the target.

47mins The ball is swung over by Adam Hunter.

46mins Kevin Green gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Moffat. The referee books Kevin Green for unsporting behaviour. Free kick taken by Austin McCann.

46mins The ball is sent over by Barry Russell.

44mins David Sinclair sends in a cross, save made by Matthew McGinley.

43mins Effort from outside the penalty box by Adam Hunter goes wide right of the target.

42mins Michael Moffat fouled by Ciaran Donnelly, the ref awards a free kick. Adam Hunter takes the direct free kick.

42mins Free kick awarded for a foul by David Sinclair on Gary Phillips. Ciaran Donnelly takes the free kick.

41mins Darren Brownlie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Christie Elliot. Barry Russell crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance by Adam Hunter.

40mins The ball is sent over by Alan Reid, Kevin Green has a headed effort from close range and clears the crossbar.

40mins David Crawford fouled by Adam Hunter, the ref awards a free kick. Alan Reid takes the direct free kick.

38mins Handball decision goes against Ciaran Donnelly. Strike comes in from David Sinclair from the free kick.

36mins Anthony Stevenson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Moffat. Caution for Anthony Stevenson. David Sinclair crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, clearance made by Kevin Green.

35mins David Sinclair challenges David Crawford unfairly and gives away a free kick. Matthew McGinley takes the direct free kick.

34mins Bradley Halsman has a shot and went wide left of the goal.

33mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Anthony Stevenson, clearance by Darren Brownlie.

32mins Darren McGill is brought on as a substitute for Anthony Marenghi.

31mins Corner taken by Anthony Stevenson, clearance by Kyle McAusland.

31mins The ball is delivered by David Crawford, clearance by Alistair Brown.

27mins Foul by Michael Moffat on Alan Reid, free kick awarded. Matthew McGinley takes the free kick.

24mins Corner from the right by-line taken by David Sinclair, Kevin Green makes a clearance.

23mins Anthony Stevenson fires in a goal from long distance to the top left corner of the goal. Albion 1-0 Ayr.Assist by Alan Reid.

20mins Bradley Halsman gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Winters. David Sinclair restarts play with the free kick.

19mins Foul by Christie Elliot on Adam Hunter, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Adam Hunter.

17mins Alan Reid crosses the ball, Austin McCann makes a clearance.

17mins The referee blows for offside. Ciaran Donnelly restarts play with the free kick.

16mins The referee gives a free kick against Gary Phillips for handball. Shot comes in from Anthony Marenghi from the free kick, save made by Matthew McGinley.

16mins Centre by Kyle McAusland, Barry Russell gets a block in.

15mins David Winters is adjudged to have handled the ball. Indirect free kick taken by Barry Russell.

14mins The ball is sent over by Anthony Marenghi, clearance made by Kevin Green. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Bradley Halsman by Adam Hunter. Bradley Halsman takes the direct free kick.

12mins Shot by David Sinclair from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.

10mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Michael Moffat. Kevin Green takes the free kick.

10mins Marc Twaddle challenges David Crawford unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Gary Phillips, Darren Brownlie makes a clearance.

7mins Christie Elliot takes a shot. Save by Alistair Brown. Anthony Stevenson takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance by Robbie Crawford.

5mins Foul by Michael Moffat on Kevin Green, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Matthew McGinley.

4mins Centre by Kyle McAusland, David Winters takes a shot from close in clearing the crossbar.

2mins The ball is swung over by David Winters.

1mins Bradley Halsman delivers the ball, Adam Hunter manages to make a clearance.

Match Preview

Elliot boost for Rovers Albion Rovers boss Todd Lumsden received an early Christmas present when Partick Thistle agreed to extend striker Christie Elliot's loan spell and he will lead their attack against Ayr United. Simon Marriot is available after a ban but Mick O'Byrne's ankle injury keeps him out and goalkeeper Chris McCluskey has agreed to leave the club by mutual consent. Lumsden said: "I am delighted that we still have Christie as he has been excellent for us. "His pace has transformed our attack and hopefully he will show that against Ayr. "We were really unlucky down at their place when we lost a last minute penalty and whilst Stranraer have crept away from us at the foot of the table, we are just a couple of wins away from changing our season." Ayr are again without the long-term injured Martyn Campbell and Michael McGowan as they look to arrest their slide down the Second Division. Manager Mark Roberts welcomes back Austin McCann after an ankle injury with Mark Shankland also travelling to Cliftonhill following illness. Roberts said: "We should be higher up the table than we are but there is no point in just talking about it, we have to go out and earn the right to be higher up. "This game could be a real slog on a heavy pitch so the players will need to get their sleeves rolled up. "They will see this as a chance to drag us into relegation trouble so we need to be prepared to scrap."

Formation:442Manager: Paul Martin

Albion

Formation: 451Manager: Brian Reid

Ayr

Matthew McGinley
Alan Reid
Kevin Green
Ciaran Donnelly
Barry Russell
David Crawford
Bradley Halsman
Anthony Stevenson
Gary Phillips
Christie Elliot
Steven Howarth
SUBS
Ryan McWilliams
Jason Crooks
Connor Stevenson
Christopher Boyle
Simon Marriott

Home

Away

Alistair Brown
Kyle McAusland
Darren Brownlie
Austin McCann
Marc Twaddle
Robbie Crawford
David Sinclair
Adam Hunter
Anthony Marenghi
David Winters
Michael Moffat
SUBS
William Muir
Mark Shankland
Ryan McStay
Aaron Wyllie
Darren McGill

Match Report

Form Guide

LLLDLL Albion VS Ayr LWDWLL

Last Meetings

Ayr 2 - 1 Albion 06/10/2012

Top Scorers

Albion D Crawford 6 S Howarth 3 G Phillips 2 J Crooks 1 C Boyle 1 K Brannan 1 Ayr D Sinclair 6 M Moffat 4 K McAusland 2 D Winters 1 M Twaddle 1

Goals

Albion Total goals 52 Goals per game 20 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Ayr Total goals 54 Goals per game 22 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins