Date:11 Apr 2012
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Somerset Park
Attendance:1,389

Trouten (62)
Gardyne (45) McMenamin (66) Morrow (83)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins The official flags Keigan Parker offside. Michael Fraser takes the free kick.

91mins Sammy Morrow is ruled offside. Kevin Cuthbert takes the indirect free kick.

90mins Micheal McGowan sends in a cross, clearance by Scott Morrison.

87mins Richard Brittain takes a shot. Save by Kevin Cuthbert. Corner taken right-footed by Paul Lawson, Header by Sammy Morrow from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

84mins Jonathan Tiffoney leaves the field to be replaced by Michael Moffat.

83mins Goal scored by Sammy Morrow from inside the box to the top right corner of the goal. Ayr 1-3 Ross County.Steven Craig provided the assist for the goal.

80mins Sammy Morrow is brought on as a substitute for Colin McMenamin. Steven Craig on for Michael Gardyne. Gary Miller produces a cross, Iain Vigurs takes a shot. Save made by Kevin Cuthbert.

80mins Effort on goal by Keigan Parker from just outside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.

77mins A cross is delivered by Richard Brittain, Edward Malone manages to make a clearance. Corner taken by Paul Lawson from the left by-line, clearance made by Christopher Smith.

77mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Paul Lawson.

77mins Centre by Mark Roberts, save made by Michael Fraser.

75mins The referee gives a free kick against Michael Gardyne for handball. Mark Roberts replaces Gareth Wardlaw. Liam Tomsett takes the direct free kick.

75mins Centre by Liam Tomsett, Richard Brittain makes a clearance. Rocco Quinn comes on in place of Stuart Kettlewell.

74mins Outswinging corner taken by Micheal McGowan, clearance by Scott Boyd.

72mins Michael Gardyne takes a shot. Christopher Smith gets a block in.

71mins Jonathan Tiffoney receives a caution for dissent.

69mins Iain Vigurs concedes a free kick for a foul on Edward Malone. Direct free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

68mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Iain Vigurs. John Robertson takes the free kick.

67mins Foul by Liam Tomsett on Michael Gardyne, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Richard Brittain.

65mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Paul Lawson, Kevin Cuthbert makes a save. Paul Lawson delivers the ball, Colin McMenamin finds the back of the net with a headed goal from deep inside the penalty box. Ayr 1-2 Ross County.The assist for the goal came from Paul Lawson.

64mins Centre by Iain Vigurs, John Robertson manages to make a clearance. Paul Lawson takes a short corner. The ball is sent over by Iain Vigurs.

62mins Alan Trouten finds the net with a goal from inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Ayr 1-1 Ross County.The assist for the goal came from Keigan Parker.

62mins The ball is delivered by Micheal McGowan, save made by Michael Fraser.

60mins Iain Vigurs takes a shot. Save made by Michael Fraser. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Stuart Kettlewell from the right by-line, Scott Boyd takes a shot. Alan Trouten gets a block in.

59mins Andrew Geggan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gary Miller. Free kick taken by Michael Fraser.

59mins Stuart Kettlewell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Liam Tomsett. Direct free kick taken by Alan Trouten.

58mins Long range shot by Scott Morrison goes over the target.

58mins Shot from outside the penalty box by Richard Brittain goes wide right of the goal.

57mins Iain Vigurs produces a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that bounces off the post.

56mins Scott Morrison sends in a cross.

56mins Stuart Kettlewell concedes a free kick for a foul on Liam Tomsett. Direct free kick taken by John Robertson.

55mins The ball is sent over by Micheal McGowan, Header on goal by Gareth Wardlaw from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.

54mins The ball is sent over by Iain Vigurs, clearance made by John Robertson.

50mins The ball is delivered by Gareth Wardlaw, clearance made by Grant Munro.

47mins The referee gives a free kick against Stuart Kettlewell for handball. Micheal McGowan crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Scott Morrison.

45mins Liam Tomsett gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Gardyne. Richard Brittain crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Christopher Smith. Goal scored by Michael Gardyne from deep inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Ayr 0-1 Ross County.The assist for the goal came from Richard Brittain.

45mins Martyn Campbell leaves the field to be replaced by Alan Trouten.

45mins Grant Munro has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.

44mins Foul by Micheal McGowan on Michael Gardyne, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Scott Morrison. Booking for Micheal McGowan.

44mins John Robertson sends in a cross, clearance by Grant Munro.

43mins Scott Boyd gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gareth Wardlaw. Edward Malone restarts play with the free kick.

42mins The ball is sent over by Jonathan Tiffoney, Paul Lawson makes a clearance.

42mins The ball is swung over by Scott Morrison, clearance made by Martyn Campbell.

41mins Unfair challenge on Andrew Geggan by Michael Gardyne results in a free kick. Christopher Smith takes the direct free kick.

38mins Gary Miller crosses the ball, clearance by Christopher Smith. Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Iain Vigurs, Scott Boyd has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.

38mins Centre by Michael Gardyne, clearance by Martyn Campbell.

34mins Richard Brittain produces a cross, Martyn Campbell makes a clearance. Paul Lawson takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, save by Kevin Cuthbert.

33mins Unfair challenge on Colin McMenamin by Liam Tomsett results in a free kick. Richard Brittain takes the free kick.

26mins Grant Munro challenges Gareth Wardlaw unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Edward Malone from left channel, clearance made by Scott Morrison.

25mins Liam Tomsett takes a shot. Save by Michael Fraser.

24mins Colin McMenamin is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Kevin Cuthbert takes the indirect free kick. The ball is swung over by Iain Vigurs, save by Kevin Cuthbert.

22mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Liam Tomsett on Paul Lawson. Direct free kick taken by Iain Vigurs.

22mins Richard Brittain takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Martyn Campbell.

22mins Paul Lawson takes a shot. Christopher Smith gets a block in.

21mins Iain Vigurs is caught offside. John Robertson restarts play with the free kick.

20mins Gareth Wardlaw gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Grant Munro. Scott Morrison takes the free kick.

19mins Colin McMenamin produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.

19mins Unfair challenge on Christopher Smith by Colin McMenamin results in a free kick. Edward Malone takes the direct free kick.

18mins Jonathan Tiffoney sends in a cross, Scott Boyd makes a clearance.

18mins Centre by Micheal McGowan.

16mins Scott Boyd concedes a free kick for a foul on Keigan Parker. Edward Malone crosses the ball, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Martyn Campbell goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

15mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew Geggan by Paul Lawson. Kevin Cuthbert takes the free kick.

15mins Scott Morrison sends in a cross, Martyn Campbell manages to make a clearance.

14mins Martyn Campbell takes a shot. Save by Michael Fraser.

12mins Unfair challenge on Gareth Wardlaw by Grant Munro results in a free kick. Gareth Wardlaw has an effort direct from the free kick, Gary Miller makes a clearance. Inswinging corner taken by Micheal McGowan from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Scott Boyd.

12mins The ball is crossed by Michael Gardyne.

11mins The referee gives a free kick against Liam Tomsett for handball. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Richard Brittain from left wing, save by Kevin Cuthbert.

11mins Stuart Kettlewell fouled by Andrew Geggan, the ref awards a free kick. Gary Miller takes the direct free kick.

10mins Shot by Paul Lawson from outside the box goes high over the target.

9mins Edward Malone gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Richard Brittain. Gary Miller takes the direct free kick.

8mins The referee blows for offside. Direct free kick taken by John Robertson.

7mins Andrew Geggan crosses the ball, clearance by Scott Morrison.

7mins The ball is swung over by Liam Tomsett, Stuart Kettlewell makes a clearance.

2mins Scott Morrison takes a shot. Kevin Cuthbert makes a save.

1mins Michael Gardyne is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Kevin Cuthbert takes the direct free kick.

1mins Gareth Wardlaw is caught offside. Michael Fraser takes the free kick.

Micheal McGowan produces a cross, clearance made by Scott Boyd.

Match Preview

Dodd banned for County visit Ayr's on-loan Blackpool midfielder Adam Dodd will miss his side's clash with Ross County following his dismissal against Partick on Saturday. Sean Higgins' broken foot keeps him out, with Ross Robertson likely to be recalled, as manager Brian Reid looks to get his men ready for a relegation fight. Reid said: "We have to get back to making ourselves harder to beat, as that has been missing for the last couple of games. "Hopefully facing Ross County will be the spur to get us going again as we have done well against the teams in the top half of the table. We drew with County at their place and gave them a real fright in the last game here so we know we can do well in this game." Former Scotland defender David McNamee is Ross County's only absentee with a broken wrist. Manager Derek Adams is telling his men to be ready for a scrap, saying: "Ayr will be fighting hard for the points. We had a good win at Livingston at the weekend but we will approach this game as we have all other games this season in that we need to look after ourselves. "We have gone 29 games without defeat and I do not want to lose that record now. We did really well here back in February when we gave away a two-goal lead only to rise again and win the game 3-2."

Formation:442Manager: Brian Reid

Ayr

Formation: 442Manager: Derek Adams

Ross County

Kevin Cuthbert
John Robertson
Edward Malone
Martyn Campbell
Christopher Smith
Andrew Geggan
Jonathan Tiffoney
Liam Tomsett
Keigan Parker
Gareth Wardlaw
Micheal McGowan
SUBS
Ryan McWilliams
Mark Roberts
Michael Moffat
Alan Trouten
Ross Robertson

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Away

Michael Fraser
Gary Miller
Scott Morrison
Scott Boyd
Grant Munro
Paul Lawson
Michael Gardyne
Stuart Kettlewell
Colin McMenamin
Richard Brittain
Iain Vigurs
SUBS
Joseph Malin
Rocco Quinn
Sammy Morrow
Steven Craig
Mark Corcoran

Match Report

Form Guide

WDDLLL Ayr VS Ross County WDWWDW

Last Meetings

Ayr 2 - 3 Ross County 29/02/2012 Ross County 1 - 1 Ayr 18/02/2012 Ross County 4 - 0 Ayr 01/10/2011 Ayr 0 - 1 Ross County 28/04/2010 Ross County 1 - 0 Ayr 23/01/2010 Ayr 1 - 1 Ross County 14/11/2009

Top Scorers

Ayr M Moffat 6 E Malone 4 K Parker 3 A Geggan 3 M McGowan 3 M Roberts 2 G Wardlaw 2 A Dodd 2 J Robertson 1 R Robertson 1 J Tiffoney 1 C Smith 1 L Tomsett 1 Ross County C McMenamin 14 M Gardyne 7 I Vigurs 5 S Craig 4 R Brittain 4 S Kettlewell 3 R Quinn 3 G Munro 2 P Lawson 2 S Morrow 2 S Boyd 2 G Miller 1 K Byrne 1

Goals

Ayr Total goals 91 Goals per game 35 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 10 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 12 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Ross County Total goals 111 Goals per game 55 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 13 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins