Date:20 Oct 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Recreation Park
Attendance:595

Gordon (44)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins Jason Marr fouled by Ross Robertson, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Bain restarts play with the free kick.

85mins Mark Docherty takes a shot. Save by Alistair Brown. Mark Roberts challenges Daryll Meggatt unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mark Roberts goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Jason Marr takes the free kick.

85mins Ross McCord concedes a free kick for a foul on Ross Robertson. Free kick taken by Adam Hunter.

82mins The offside flag is raised against Martin Grehan. Indirect free kick taken by Alistair Brown.

81mins Unfair challenge on Michael Moffat by Ben Gordon results in a free kick. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Ross Robertson, save made by Scott Bain.

80mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Robbie Crawford by Martin Grehan. John Robertson restarts play with the free kick.

76mins Ross McCord replaces Kevin Cawley.

74mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Kevin Cawley. Indirect free kick taken by Alistair Brown. Kevin Cawley is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Kyle McAusland goes into the referee's book. Ryan McStay leaves the field to be replaced by Aaron Wyllie.

71mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Adam Hunter, Scott Bain fouled by Ross Robertson, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Scott Bain.

70mins (Ayr) makes a substitution, with Ross Robertson coming on for David Winters. Darian Mackinnon goes off and Mark Roberts comes on.

67mins Unfair challenge on Darren Young by Adam Hunter results in a free kick. Booking for Darren Young for unsporting behaviour. Ryan McStay is booked. Free kick taken by Ryan McCord.

65mins Kevin Cawley is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Alistair Brown takes the indirect free kick.

62mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Graeme Holmes on Ryan McStay. Direct free kick taken by Ryan McStay.

61mins Mark Docherty on for Nicky Low. (Alloa) makes a substitution, with Martin Grehan coming on for Robert Thomson.

58mins The offside flag is raised against David Winters. Scott Bain takes the free kick.

55mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Robert Thomson. Austin McCann takes the free kick.

50mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Adam Hunter, save by Scott Bain.

49mins Ryan McCord takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Austin McCann manages to make a clearance.

47mins Kyle McAusland challenges Daryll Meggatt unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Ryan McCord, save by Alistair Brown.

43mins Corner from left by-line taken by Nicky Low. Corner taken left-footed by Nicky Low, clearance made by Adam Hunter. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Nicky Low from the right by-line, Ben Gordon fires in a goal from close range high into the middle of the goal. Alloa 1-0 Ayr.The assist for the goal came from Ryan McCord.

40mins Austin McCann takes a shot. Save made by Scott Bain.

37mins David Winters gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ben Gordon. Ben Gordon takes the free kick.

36mins Unfair challenge on Kevin Cawley by Austin McCann results in a free kick. Ryan McCord produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, Alistair Brown makes a save.

35mins Corner taken by Adam Hunter from the right by-line played to the near post. Corner taken by Adam Hunter from the right by-line, Daryll Meggatt makes a clearance.

34mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Robert Thomson on Ryan McStay. Direct free kick taken by Austin McCann.

33mins David Winters is adjudged to have handled the ball. Direct free kick taken by Scott Bain.

30mins Jason Marr challenges Darian Mackinnon unfairly and gives away a free kick. John Robertson takes the free kick.

28mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on James Doyle by Marc Twaddle. Nicky Low crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right by-line, inswinging corner taken by Ryan McCord from the left by-line.

26mins Graeme Holmes takes a shot.

22mins Ryan McCord is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Alistair Brown takes the free kick.

17mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Nicky Low played to the near post, Ryan McStay makes a clearance.

14mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael Moffat by Darren Young. Free kick taken by Austin McCann.

10mins Robbie Crawford is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Bain.

8mins David Winters challenges Graeme Holmes unfairly and gives away a free kick. Centre by Ryan McCord, Header from close range by Jason Marr misses to the right of the goal.

8mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Nicky Low, save by Alistair Brown.

7mins Kevin Cawley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Robertson. Alistair Brown restarts play with the free kick.

6mins The ball is sent over by Robbie Crawford.

3mins Unfair challenge on Michael Moffat by Daryll Meggatt results in a free kick. Kyle McAusland restarts play with the free kick.

Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Nicky Low.

Match Preview

McCann makes Ayr return Alloa manager Paul Hartley has a full strength squad to choose from for the visit of Ayr. Captain Darren Young and striker Kevin Cawley have both returned to full fitness during the international break. Aberdeen youngster Nicky Low will also be added to the squad following his arrival on loan, meaning the Wasps are in fine shape to build on their recent 3-2 success at Forfar. Hartley said: "We played really well at Station Park and it was a terrific three points to pick up. It would be good to keep that going against Ayr. "They are a good side but started the season slowly and are now setting out to show why they were one of the favourites for promotion, so we have to play well to win." Austin McCann returns for Ayr. McCann has served his suspension and is expected to be restored to the Honest Men's defence at Recreation Park. Fellow centre-back Martyn Campbell came through a reserve game in midweek following a knee injury and he is also included in manager Mark Roberts' squad. However, Darren Brownlie, Anthony Marenghi and Michael McGowan all remain out with injuries. Roberts said: "We have won our last three games and our dressing room is a much louder and confident place than it was when we were at the bottom of the league. Dropping to the bottom gave us a fright and everyone has responded well. "We have a good spirit and hopefully that, aligned to a terrific work rate, will see us win at Alloa."

Formation:4312Manager: Paul Hartley

Alloa

Formation: 442Manager: Brian Reid

Ayr

Scott Bain
James Doyle
Ben Gordon
Jason Marr
Daryll Meggatt
Ryan McCord
Darren Young
Nicky Low
Graeme Holmes
Robert Thomson
Kevin Cawley
SUBS
Craig McDowall
Ross McCord
Mark Docherty
Stephen Simmons
Martin Grehan

Home

Away

Alistair Brown
Kyle McAusland
John Robertson
Austin McCann
Marc Twaddle
Robbie Crawford
Adam Hunter
Ryan McStay
David Winters
Michael Moffat
Darian Mackinnon
SUBS
William Muir
Martyn Campbell
Aaron Wyllie
Ross Robertson
Mark Roberts

Match Report

Form Guide

LWLWLW Alloa VS Ayr LLLWWW

Last Meetings

Ayr 1 - 0 Alloa 12/03/2011 Alloa 0 - 1 Ayr 15/01/2011 Ayr 2 - 1 Alloa 23/10/2010 Alloa 4 - 1 Ayr 11/09/2010 Ayr 1 - 1 Alloa 02/05/2009 Alloa 3 - 2 Ayr 07/02/2009

Top Scorers

Alloa K Cawley 4 R Thomson 3 M Grehan 2 S Simmons 1 G Holmes 1 B Gordon 1 J Marr 1 Ayr D Sinclair 6 D Mackinnon 2 D Winters 1 M Twaddle 1 M Moffat 1 K McAusland 1

Goals

Alloa Total goals 25 Goals per game 15 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Ayr Total goals 25 Goals per game 15 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins