Date:02 Jan 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Somerset Park
Attendance:1,224

Roberts - pen (10) McKay (77)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.

91mins Andrew Geggan challenges Alastair Woodburn unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alastair Woodburn takes the direct free kick.

90mins Alan Cook has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

90mins A cross is delivered by Derek Carcary, Ryan McCann gets a block in. Outswinging corner taken by Derek Carcary, clearance made by Martyn Campbell.

89mins Close range shot by Ross Campbell goes wide of the right-hand upright.

88mins Alastair Woodburn gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan McStay. Alan Cook produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, save by David Crawford.

87mins The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Stephen Grindley.

87mins Scott McLaughlin takes a shot from just outside the penalty area clears the crossbar.

85mins Chris Smith crosses the ball, save by Stephen Grindley.

85mins Andy Rodgers takes a shot. Paul Nugent gets a block in.

85mins Andy Rodgers takes a shot. Martin McNiff gets a block in.

83mins Craig McLeish leaves the field to be replaced by Ryan McStay. Daniel McKay fouled by Martin McNiff, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Scott McLaughlin. The offside flag is raised against Alastair Woodburn. Free kick taken by Stephen Grindley.

82mins The ball is swung over by Andy Rodgers, Alastair Woodburn has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.

81mins Scott McLaughlin challenges Craig McLeish unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Craig McLeish.

80mins Ryan McCann produces a cross, William Easton produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.

78mins Stuart Bannigan leaves the field to be replaced by Ross Robertson. Alan Cook has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.

77mins Daniel McKay grabs a goal from inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Ayr 2-0 Dumbarton.Assist by David Crawford.

77mins Patrick Walker takes a shot. Save by David Crawford.

76mins (Ayr) makes a substitution, with Daniel McKay coming on for Mark Roberts. (Ayr) makes a substitution, with Alastair Woodburn coming on for Alan Trouten. Centre by Derek Carcary.

74mins Alan Cook sends in a cross, clearance made by Ebbie Malone. Inswinging corner taken by Alan Cook, Martyn Campbell manages to make a clearance.

73mins Nicky Devlin challenges William Easton unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott McLaughlin restarts play with the free kick.

72mins William Easton is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Stephen Grindley.

71mins Foul by Andy Rodgers on Ross Campbell, free kick awarded. Craig McLeish restarts play with the free kick.

70mins The ball is crossed by Derek Carcary.

69mins Craig McLeish crosses the ball.

67mins Alan Trouten delivers the ball, Effort from the edge of the area by William Easton goes wide of the right-hand upright.

66mins Shot from long distance by Alan Cook goes over the bar.

66mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Andrew Geggan, save by David Crawford.

65mins William Easton challenges Alan Cook unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alan Cook has an effort direct from the free kick, save made by David Crawford.

64mins Alan Cook challenges Scott McLaughlin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott McLaughlin restarts play with the free kick.

63mins Ross Campbell replaces Kieran Brannan.

61mins Centre by Scott McLaughlin, Nicky Devlin gets a block in.

61mins William Easton fouled by Nicky Devlin, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Scott McLaughlin.

59mins William Easton delivers the ball, save made by Stephen Grindley.

58mins Derek Carcary is caught offside. Ebbie Malone takes the indirect free kick.

56mins Patrick Walker takes a shot. Save by David Crawford. Corner from left by-line taken by Alan Cook.

56mins Foul by Martin McNiff on Andy Rodgers, free kick awarded. Andy Rodgers takes the free kick. The offside flag is raised against Mark Roberts. Free kick taken by Stephen Grindley.

56mins Jonathon Linsay crosses the ball, save by David Crawford.

55mins The referee blows for offside against Patrick Walker. David Crawford restarts play with the free kick.

54mins Free kick awarded for a foul by William Easton on Nicky Devlin. Stephen Grindley restarts play with the free kick.

54mins Andy Rodgers fouled by Martin McNiff, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Alan Trouten.

53mins Mark Roberts is ruled offside. Stephen Grindley restarts play with the free kick.

52mins The referee books Ebbie Malone for unsporting behaviour. Ebbie Malone gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Derek Carcary. Stephen Grindley takes the free kick.

50mins (Dumbarton) makes a substitution, with Derek Carcary coming on for Jon McShane.

48mins Patrick Walker takes a shot. Save by David Crawford.

47mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Nicky Devlin on Ebbie Malone. Chris Smith takes the free kick. The assistant referee signals for offside against Jon McShane. David Crawford restarts play with the free kick.

The referee starts the second half.

45mins Andy Rodgers sends in a cross. The ball is delivered by Alan Trouten, blocked by Alan Cook. Corner taken left-footed by Scott McLaughlin, clearance made by Andrew Geggan.

The ref blows to signal half-time.

44mins Jon McShane gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ebbie Malone. Direct free kick taken by Ebbie Malone.

44mins Alan Cook takes a shot. Martyn Campbell gets a block in.

44mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Martyn Campbell on Patrick Walker. Andrew Geggan restarts play with the free kick.

42mins The ball is swung over by Craig McLeish, Stuart Bannigan gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Andrew Geggan from the left by-line, clearance made by Martyn Campbell.

41mins Chris Smith gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nicky Devlin. Alan Cook sends in a cross, Headed effort from inside the area by Jon McShane misses to the left of the goal.

40mins A cross is delivered by Ryan McCann, Martin McNiff makes a clearance.

40mins The ball is swung over by William Easton, Chris Smith takes a shot. Save made by Stephen Grindley.

40mins Nicky Devlin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on William Easton. Direct free kick taken by Scott McLaughlin.

39mins Andy Rodgers crosses the ball.

39mins Scott McLaughlin produces a cross, clearance made by Paul Nugent.

38mins A cross is delivered by William Easton, blocked by Nicky Devlin. Scott McLaughlin takes a short corner.

36mins Ryan McCann is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Unfair challenge on Patrick Walker by Ryan McCann results in a free kick. Shot on goal comes in from Jon McShane from the free kick.

34mins Stuart Bannigan fouled by Craig McLeish, the ref awards a free kick. David Crawford restarts play with the free kick.

33mins Jon McShane is caught offside. David Crawford takes the indirect free kick.

31mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on William Easton by Paul Nugent. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Scott McLaughlin from left wing.

29mins Effort on goal by Scott McLaughlin from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.

28mins The referee blows for offside. Chris Smith takes the free kick.

28mins Craig McLeish gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Rodgers. Ebbie Malone restarts play with the free kick.

27mins Alan Cook takes a shot. Ebbie Malone gets a block in. Jon McShane concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Smith. Ebbie Malone takes the direct free kick.

25mins The ball is swung over by Patrick Walker, clearance by David Crawford.

23mins Booking for Jonathon Linsay for unsporting behaviour. Unfair challenge on Alan Trouten by Jonathon Linsay results in a free kick. Ryan McCann takes the direct free kick.

22mins Patrick Walker produces a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the target.

20mins Foul by Andrew Geggan on Stuart Bannigan, free kick awarded. Scott McLaughlin takes the free kick.

19mins Ryan McCann fouled by Andrew Geggan, the ref awards a free kick. Ryan McCann takes the direct free kick.

18mins The ball is crossed by Alan Trouten, clearance by Paul Nugent. Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Scott McLaughlin, clearance by Nicky Devlin.

18mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott McLaughlin by Kieran Brannan. Scott McLaughlin restarts play with the free kick. The ball is delivered by Alan Trouten.

17mins Patrick Walker is ruled offside. Free kick taken by David Crawford.

16mins Stuart Bannigan is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Nicky Devlin.

15mins Alan Cook takes a shot. David Crawford makes a save.

13mins Jon McShane challenges Martyn Campbell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Scott McLaughlin.

13mins The ball is delivered by Alan Trouten, Alan Cook makes a clearance.

12mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Martyn Campbell on Jon McShane. Craig McLeish takes the free kick.

10mins Alan Cook receives a yellow card. Mark Roberts scores a penalty. Ayr 1-0 Dumbarton.Alan Cook challenges Ryan McCann unfairly and gives away a Penalty. Assist by Ryan McCann.

8mins Patrick Walker fouled by Martyn Campbell, the ref awards a free kick. Craig McLeish restarts play with the free kick.

7mins Craig McLeish has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the goal.

7mins Scott McLaughlin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Craig McLeish. Direct free kick taken by Craig McLeish.

6mins Jon McShane is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Stuart Bannigan.

4mins Patrick Walker sends in a cross, clearance made by Scott McLaughlin.

4mins Craig McLeish takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Martyn Campbell.

3mins The ball is swung over by Kieran Brannan, Martyn Campbell makes a clearance.

2mins William Easton concedes a free kick for a foul on Kieran Brannan. Nicky Devlin takes the free kick.

1mins Unfair challenge on Mark Roberts by Kieran Brannan results in a free kick. Chris Smith restarts play with the free kick.

Craig McLeish concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Smith. Direct free kick taken by Ebbie Malone.

Kieran Brannan concedes a free kick for a foul on Ryan McCann. Ryan McCann takes the free kick.

The ref blows the whistle to start the match.

Match Preview

Tiffoney missing for Ayr Ayr boss Brian Reid will be missing defender Jonathan Tiffoney through suspension for the visit of Dumbarton. Reid will also have to cope without the injured pair of Dean Keenan and Bobby Donnelly with young striker Stephen Reynolds no longer available. His loan period has ended and he has returned to St Johnstone. Reid said: "Our pitch is good to go just now, however there is a -6 forecast for Ayr coming up and we have to hope that it does not put the game off as we really want a game. "We have been strong at home recently and long may that continue." Dumbarton have been handed a double boost as they go looking for their first away win of the season. Striker Derek Carcary is fit again and St Johnstone youngster Johnny Lindsay has extended his loan stay at the club. Trialist striker Pat Walker is included, although defender Ben Gordon misses out through suspension and Marc Gilhaney is also absent as he recovers from recent appendix surgery. There is a doubt over Iain Chisholm, who has been suffering with flu and on-loan Motherwell forward Gary Smith has returned to Fir Park. Sons interim boss Allan Adamson said: "It would be great to start the New Year with a win but I appreciate that it will come about by Dumbarton playing at their very best."

Formation:442Manager:

Ayr

Formation: 442Manager: Jim Chapman

Dumbarton

David Crawford
Ryan McCann
Ebbie Malone
Martyn Campbell
Chris Smith
Alan Trouten
Stuart Bannigan
Scott McLaughlin
William Easton
Andy Rodgers
Mark Roberts
SUBS
Ryan McWilliams
Daniel McKay
Ross Robertson
Alastair Woodburn
Scott Taggart

Home

Away

Stephen Grindley
Nicky Devlin
Paul Nugent
Martin McNiff
Jonathon Linsay
Kieran Brannan
Alan Cook
Andrew Geggan
Patrick Walker
Jon McShane
Craig McLeish
SUBS
Michael White
Ross Campbell
Derek Carcary
Ryan McStay
Tony Wallace

Match Report

Ayr keep up the pressure Ayr closed the gap on the top two as goals in each half from Mark Roberts and Daniel McKay secured a 2-0 home win over bottom club Dumbarton. Roberts opened the scoring for third-placed Ayr in the 11th minute when he thumped home a penalty after Dumbarton defender Alan Cook had fouled home striker Ryan McCann in the box. The visitors created several chances and almost equalised when Patrick Walker's shot from inside the penalty area was turned away at full stretch by Ayr goalkeer David Crawford early in the second half. But Ayr doubled their advantage in the 78th minute when midfielder McKay latched onto Crawford's long clearance and tucked away his third goal of the season. The win saw Ayr close to within a point of second-placed Brechin, whose game at Forfar was postponed, while Dumbarton remain without a league win this season.

Form Guide

WLWWWL Ayr VS Dumbarton LLLWLW

Last Meetings

Dumbarton 3 - 2 Ayr 13/11/2010 Ayr 1 - 0 Dumbarton 21/08/2010 Dumbarton 4 - 5 Ayr 15/04/2006 Ayr 2 - 0 Dumbarton 26/12/2005 Dumbarton 6 - 0 Ayr 22/10/2005 Ayr 2 - 0 Dumbarton 06/08/2005

Top Scorers

Ayr M Roberts 6 R McCann 2 D McKay 2 S McLaughlin 1 A Trouten 1 W Easton 1 C Smith 1 A Rodgers 1 E Malone 1 Dumbarton M Gilhaney 2 D Carcary 2 R Campbell 1 P Walker 1 J McShane 1 P Maxwell 1

Goals

Ayr Total goals 45 Goals per game 23 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Dumbarton Total goals 34 Goals per game 12 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins