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The referee blows his whistle to end the game.
- 92mins
Connor Gray on for Mark Docherty.
- 90mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Barry Smith by Stephen McKeown. The referee shows Stephen McKeown a yellow card. Andrew Cook takes the free kick.
- 88mins
Kevin Byers comes on in place of Neil Janczyk.
- 84mins
Craig Molloy fires in a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Ayr 0-2 Brechin.The assist for the goal came from Neil Janczyk.
- 83mins
Neil Janczyk gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Roddy Paterson. Free kick taken by Dean Keenan.
- 83mins
Rory McAllister gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Martyn Campbell. Direct free kick taken by Dean Keenan.
- 81mins
Craig Molloy fouled by Stephen McKeown, the ref awards a free kick. Ewan Moyes takes the direct free kick.
- 80mins
Alan Trouten sends in a cross, clearance by Gerrard McLauchlan.
- 79mins
Inswinging corner taken by Neil Janczyk.
- 79mins
Rory McAllister takes a shot. Martyn Campbell gets a block in.
- 78mins
Mark Docherty takes a shot. Save by David Crawford.
- 78mins
The ball is crossed by Rory McAllister, clearance by Martyn Campbell.
- 76mins
Alan Trouten sends in a cross, clearance by Barry Smith.
- 73mins
The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by David Scott.
- 72mins
Roddy Paterson joins the action as a substitute, replacing Stephen Reynolds.
- 72mins
Corner taken left-footed by Scott McLaughlin, Barry Smith manages to make a clearance.
- 71mins
Scott McLaughlin fouled by Barry Smith, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Dean Keenan.
- 70mins
Andrew Cook sends in a cross, clearance by Chris Smith.
- 69mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Martyn Campbell on Charlie King. Free kick taken by Neil Janczyk.
- 68mins
Corner taken right-footed by Dean Keenan from the left by-line, Shot from deep inside the area by Martyn Campbell goes over the bar.
- 67mins
Barry Smith gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott McLaughlin. Free kick taken by Ross Robertson.
- 65mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Charlie King on Dean Keenan. Free kick taken by Martyn Campbell.
- 62mins
Corner from left by-line taken by Dean Keenan.
- 62mins
Corner taken left-footed by Scott McLaughlin from the right by-line, Gerrard McLauchlan makes a clearance.
- 62mins
A cross is delivered by Jonathan Tiffoney, Ewan Moyes makes a clearance.
- 61mins
Craig Molloy takes a shot. Save by David Crawford.
- 60mins
Charlie King joins the action as a substitute, replacing David McKenna.
- 60mins
The ball is delivered by Aaron Connolly.
- 58mins
The referee blows for offside against Aaron Connolly. David Scott restarts play with the free kick.
- 57mins
Neil Janczyk takes a shot. Martyn Campbell gets a block in.
- 57mins
Inswinging corner taken by Neil Janczyk, clearance made by Stephen McKeown.
- 56mins
Gary Arbuckle goes off and Aaron Connolly comes on.
- 52mins
The ball is swung over by Chris Smith, clearance by Mark Docherty.
- 52mins
Unfair challenge on Gary Arbuckle by Barry Smith results in a free kick. Scott McLaughlin takes the free kick.
- 49mins
Craig Molloy produces a cross, Martyn Campbell makes a clearance.
- 47mins
Foul by Rory McAllister on Jonathan Tiffoney, free kick awarded. Alan Trouten takes the free kick.
- 45mins
Mark Docherty concedes a free kick for a foul on Jonathan Tiffoney. Direct free kick taken by Jonathan Tiffoney.
The second half kicks off.
The whistle is blown to end the first half.
- 45mins
Craig Molloy concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Smith. Free kick taken by Dean Keenan.
- 44mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Alan Trouten on Andrew Cook. Free kick taken by David Scott.
- 43mins
Unfair challenge on Ross Robertson by Craig Molloy results in a free kick. Chris Smith takes the free kick.
- 42mins
Mark Docherty concedes a free kick for a foul on Martyn Campbell. Dean Keenan takes the free kick.
- 38mins
The referee blows for offside against David McKenna. Direct free kick taken by David Crawford.
- 38mins
Mark Docherty takes a shot. Save made by David Crawford.
- 37mins
Unfair challenge on Stephen McKeown by Mark Docherty results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Dean Keenan.
- 35mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Rory McAllister on Ross Robertson. Direct free kick taken by Dean Keenan.
- 34mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against David McKenna. Free kick taken by David Crawford.
- 33mins
Stephen Reynolds fouled by Ewan Moyes, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Gary Arbuckle.
- 33mins
David McKenna produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.
- 32mins
The ball is swung over by Paul McLean, clearance made by Martyn Campbell.
- 31mins
Neil Janczyk takes a shot. Martyn Campbell manages to make a clearance.
- 31mins
Mark Docherty takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Martyn Campbell.
- 30mins
Effort on goal by Rory McAllister from just outside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.
- 30mins
Centre by Jonathan Tiffoney, clearance made by Craig Molloy.
- 27mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Dean Keenan on David McKenna. Dean Keenan shown a yellow card. Free kick taken by Neil Janczyk.
- 27mins
Chris Smith delivers the ball, Ewan Moyes makes a clearance.
- 27mins
Unfair challenge on Ross Robertson by Craig Molloy results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Chris Smith.
- 26mins
Rory McAllister takes a shot from deep inside the box clearing the bar.
- 25mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Scott McLaughlin, save made by David Scott.
- 25mins
Gary Arbuckle takes a shot. Save by David Scott.
- 24mins
Barry Smith takes a shot. Martyn Campbell gets a block in.
- 24mins
Chris Smith produces a cross.
- 23mins
Outswinging corner taken by Neil Janczyk.
- 23mins
Rory McAllister takes a shot. Blocked by Martyn Campbell.
- 22mins
The ball is sent over by Alan Trouten, save by David Scott.
- 20mins
Rory McAllister is flagged offside by the assistant referee. David Crawford restarts play with the free kick.
- 18mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Ross Robertson on Neil Janczyk. Direct free kick taken by Gerrard McLauchlan.
- 18mins
Scott McLaughlin sends in a cross.
- 18mins
A cross is delivered by Mark Docherty.
- 16mins
Ewan Moyes fouled by Gary Arbuckle, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by David Scott.
- 15mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Tiffoney by David McKenna. Free kick taken by Jonathan Tiffoney.
- 14mins
Corner taken left-footed by Scott McLaughlin, save made by David Scott.
- 14mins
A cross is delivered by Jonathan Tiffoney, save made by David Scott.
- 14mins
The ball is crossed by Chris Smith, clearance by Gerrard McLauchlan.
- 13mins
The ball is crossed by Martyn Campbell, Gerrard McLauchlan makes a clearance.
- 12mins
Centre by Jonathan Tiffoney, Paul McLean makes a clearance.
- 9mins
The ball is crossed by Rory McAllister, clearance made by Martyn Campbell.
- 6mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul McLean by Chris Smith. Neil Janczyk delivers the ball, Gerrard McLauchlan fires in a goal from inside the six-yard box high into the middle of the goal. Ayr 0-1 Brechin.Assist on the goal came from Neil Janczyk.
- 3mins
Rory McAllister has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the goal.
- 2mins
Jonathan Tiffoney fouled by David McKenna, the ref awards a free kick. David Crawford takes the direct free kick.
Ross Robertson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gerrard McLauchlan. David Scott takes the direct free kick.
The ball is crossed by Scott McLaughlin, Gerrard McLauchlan makes a clearance.
The referee gets the game started.
Match Preview
Ayr down to bare bones
Ayr United manager Brian Reid is down to just 10 first team squad members for the visit of Brechin City.
Defender Willie Easton and strikers Marc Roberts and Andy Rodgers are all banned while defender Bobby Donnelly and Scott Taggart are ruled out through injury with.
Reid has been left with no choice but to bring in youth team players to bolster the numbers in his squad.
The only good news is that midfielder Dean Keenan is available after suspension and that youngster Jonathan Tiffoney can play as his punishment for last week's red card at Elgin is restricted to Co-operative Cup duty.
Reid said: "I only have 10 first team players available at the moment and two of them are goalkeepers so it is not an ideal way to begin the league."
Brechin are waiting on the fitness of Callum Booth and Gary Fusco ahead of the trip.
On-loan Hibs full-back Booth and midfielder Fusco are both carrying knocks and will be assessed.
Defender Andy Cook may also miss out because of family commitments, however the creative Charlie King is available again after missing out last weekend.
Brechin travel to Somerset Park boosted by a fine win at Stenhousemuir last weekend and a stirring performance against SPL side Aberdeen in a midweek friendly.
Boss Jim Weir said: "Confidence is high after our last two games and we will travel to Ayr in good spirits.
"I do not know too much about Brian Reid's side, I just know that they will be looking to bounce back to the First Division quickly so we will need to play well to win."
Ayr
Brechin
- David Crawford
- Ross Robertson
- Chris Smith
- Martyn Campbell
- Scott McLaughlin
- Jonathan Tiffoney
- Dean Keenan
- Alan Trouten
- Stephen McKeown
- Stephen Reynolds
- Gary Arbuckle
- SUBS
- Ryan McWilliams
- Aaron Connolly
- Roddy Paterson
- Iain Fisher
- Stuart Milligan
Home
Away
- David Scott
- Paul McLean
- Andrew Cook
- Gerrard McLauchlan
- Ewan Moyes
- Mark Docherty
- Craig Molloy
- Barry Smith
- Neil Janczyk
- David McKenna
- Rory McAllister
- SUBS
- Scott Morrison
- Charlie King
- Kevin Byers
- David White
- Connor Gray
Match Report
Brechin higher than Ayr A goal in each half from Gerrard McLauchlan and Craig Molloy secured an opening day 2-0 away win for Brechin over Ayr. McLauchlan opened the scoring after just seven minutes with a close-range finish from Neil Janczyk's right-wing cross. United's Gary Arbuckle had the chance to equalise before half-time but his headed effort from 12 yards was expertly turned around the post by City goalkeeper David Scott. Brechin dominated the second-half with Mark Docherty and Rory McAllister coming close with efforts from inside the penalty area. However, they could not find a second goal until five minutes from the end when Molloy, who had had an earlier shot saved by home goalkeeper David Crawford, slotted into the bottom corner with Janczyk again providing the assist.
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