Date:02 Apr 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Somerset Park
Attendance:976

Trouten (15)
Park (7)

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins Outswinging corner taken by Robert Linn from the right by-line, clearance made by Andy Rodgers.

90mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Robert Linn from the right by-line, clearance by Ebbie Malone.

90mins Lloyd Young takes a shot. William Easton gets a block in.

89mins Corner taken right-footed by Scott McLaughlin from the left by-line, Michael Brown makes a save.

87mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Scott McLaughlin.

85mins Robert Linn crosses the ball, save by Alan Martin.

84mins Michael Moffat sends in a cross, save by Michael Brown.

83mins The ball is delivered by William Easton, John Ovenstone makes a clearance.

80mins A cross is delivered by David Crawford.

79mins Corner taken right-footed by David Crawford, clearance by Lloyd Young.

78mins David Crawford crosses the ball, save by Michael Brown.

78mins The ball is swung over by David Crawford, Matthew Park makes a clearance.

78mins The ball is delivered by David Crawford, clearance by Dylan McGowan.

76mins The ball is delivered by Robert Linn.

74mins William Easton gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Robert Linn. Free kick taken by Mark McCulloch.

71mins Andy Rodgers replaces Mark Roberts.

68mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Robert Linn from the left by-line, Effort from inside the area by Matthew Park misses to the left of the goal.

67mins David Crawford replaces Chris Smith.

66mins William Easton takes a shot. Save by Michael Brown.

66mins Scott McLaughlin takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Matthew Park.

65mins Alan Trouten sends in a cross, clearance by Lloyd Young.

64mins Shot by Robert Linn from deep inside the penalty area misses wide to the left of the target.

63mins Robert Linn takes a shot. Save made by Alan Martin.

62mins Robert Linn produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.

60mins The ball is delivered by Michael Moffat.

59mins Stuart Cargill replaces Steven Hislop.

58mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Robert Linn by Jim Lauchlan. Robert Linn restarts play with the free kick.

56mins Ebbie Malone takes a shot. Save made by Michael Brown.

56mins The ball is crossed by Alan Trouten, David Muir makes a clearance.

56mins Inswinging corner taken by Scott McLaughlin from the left by-line, Michael Brown makes a save.

55mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Robert Linn from the left by-line, Alan Martin fouled by Matthew Park, the ref awards a free kick. Alan Martin restarts play with the free kick.

53mins Steven Hislop crosses the ball, clearance made by Jim Lauchlan.

52mins William Easton concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Durie. Scott Durie restarts play with the free kick.

52mins Ryan McCann fouled by Lloyd Young, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Chris Smith.

49mins Corner taken right-footed by Robert Linn from the right by-line, Scott McLaughlin manages to make a clearance.

48mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Robert Linn, clearance by Scott McLaughlin.

47mins Outswinging corner taken by Scott McLaughlin.

47mins Mark Roberts crosses the ball, Scott Durie makes a clearance.

46mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Robert Linn, Matthew Park takes a shot. Save made by Alan Martin.

46mins Centre by Steven Hislop, blocked by Chris Smith.

45mins Michael Moffat produces a cross, save by Michael Brown.

44mins Penalty awarded for a foul by Scott Durie on Mark Roberts. Penalty taken by Mark Roberts is saved by Michael Brown. Ayr 1-1 East Fife.

43mins Steven Hislop is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Alan Martin.

43mins Ryan McCann takes a shot. Save made by Michael Brown.

42mins The official flags Mark Roberts offside. Indirect free kick taken by Michael Brown.

41mins Ryan McCann crosses the ball.

41mins The ball is delivered by Jim Lauchlan, John Ovenstone manages to make a clearance.

39mins The ball is crossed by Lloyd Young, Ebbie Malone makes a clearance.

38mins Robert Linn is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Alan Martin.

37mins Ryan Wallace takes a shot. Save made by Alan Martin.

36mins The ball is sent over by William Easton.

35mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven Hislop by Ebbie Malone. Direct free kick taken by Scott Durie.

34mins Mark Roberts produces a cross.

33mins The ball is sent over by Michael Moffat, Scott Durie manages to make a clearance.

31mins Ryan Wallace concedes a free kick for a foul on Ebbie Malone. Chris Smith takes the direct free kick.

31mins Centre by Scott McLaughlin, Scott Durie manages to make a clearance.

31mins Corner taken by Scott McLaughlin, save made by Michael Brown.

29mins Foul by Robert Linn on Ryan McCann, free kick awarded. Ryan McCann takes the direct free kick.

28mins Alan Trouten takes a shot. Dylan McGowan gets a block in.

28mins Scott McLaughlin takes a short corner.

27mins Alan Trouten fouled by Matthew Park, the ref awards a free kick. Ryan McCann restarts play with the free kick.

25mins Inswinging corner taken by Scott McLaughlin from the right by-line, Close range header by Ryan McCann goes wide of the left-hand post.

24mins Alan Trouten takes a shot. Blocked by Dylan McGowan.

24mins Centre by Matthew Park, Ryan Wallace produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.

22mins Effort on goal by William Easton from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.

22mins The ball is swung over by Alan Trouten, Mark Roberts takes a shot. Save by Michael Brown.

20mins Ryan McCann produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the left-hand post.

18mins The ball is swung over by Robert Linn, Ryan Wallace takes a shot. Clearance made by Jim Lauchlan.

18mins The ball is swung over by Scott Durie, clearance by Jim Lauchlan.

17mins Shot from just outside the box by Lloyd Young misses to the left of the target.

17mins William Easton challenges Lloyd Young unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Scott Durie.

15mins Alan Trouten grabs a goal from inside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Ayr 1-1 East Fife.William Easton provided the assist for the goal.

14mins Robert Donnelly delivers the ball, save made by Michael Brown.

13mins Centre by Alan Trouten, clearance by Dylan McGowan.

10mins William Easton sends in a cross.

7mins Matthew Park grabs a goal from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Ayr 0-1 East Fife.Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Robert Linn, assist by Robert Linn.

6mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Robert Linn, Jim Lauchlan makes a clearance.

6mins Steven Hislop fouled by Robert Donnelly, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Mark McCulloch.

4mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Scott McLaughlin, save by Michael Brown.

4mins William Easton delivers the ball, John Ovenstone manages to make a clearance.

2mins Mark McCulloch concedes a free kick for a foul on Alan Trouten. Free kick taken by Alan Martin.

1mins Ryan McCann gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Robert Linn. Free kick taken by Matthew Park.

1mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alan Trouten by Mark McCulloch. Ryan McCann restarts play with the free kick.

Alan Trouten delivers the ball.

Match Preview

Ayr without Willis Ayr United are without Paul Willis for their match with East Fife after the on-loan winger returned to Dunfermline. However, defender Jim Lauchlan should return to bolster the Honest Men following their 3-2 defeat to the same opposition in midweek. Dean Keenan remains out but Eddie Malone is available after a two-game ban. Martyn Campbell is a doubt with a hamstring problem and Somerset Park manager Brian Reid is determined to end a run of three straight defeats. Reid said, "Injuries and suspensions have affected us recently, when we have been playing two games a week, but our bad run needs to end now. "We have not secured a play-off place yet and need to keep going until we do." East Fife are without Stevie Campbell, Robert Sloan, Jim Hamilton and Craig Johnstone. New Bayview boss John Robertson has asked his players to reproduce the form that saw them win 3-2 against the Honest Men. He said: "It is always hard to play back-to-back games against the same opposition especially a team that have the quality in their ranks like Ayr do." "We beat them down at their place recently as well so I would imagine that they will be incredibly well fired up for this game. "A win keeps a play-off spot in sight for us, however we still have to look over our shoulder at what is happening in the bottom half of the table."

Formation:442Manager: Brian Reid

Ayr

Formation: 433Manager: Jim Moffat

East Fife

Alan Martin
Robert Donnelly
Chris Smith
Ebbie Malone
Jim Lauchlan
Alan Trouten
Ryan McCann
Scott McLaughlin
William Easton
Mark Roberts
Michael Moffat
SUBS
David Crawford
Andy Rodgers
Stuart Bannigan
David Crawford
Jonathan Tiffoney

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Away

Michael Brown
Scott Durie
David Muir
John Ovenstone
Dylan McGowan
Matthew Park
Lloyd Young
Mark McCulloch
Robert Linn
Steven Hislop
Ryan Wallace
SUBS
Neil Duffy
Jonathan Smart
Shaun Fagan
Ross Brown
Stuart Cargill

Match Report

Ayr held by Fifers Ayr missed the opportunity to cement their place in the Second Division play-off places as they were held to a 1-1 draw by East Fife. The Fifers started the better of the two teams and took the lead after just eight minutes when Matthew Park poked home Robert Linn's right-wing cross from close range. Alan Trouten levelled the scores for third-placed Ayr in the 16th minute with a crisp finish from 12 yards after collecting Willie Easton's slide-rule pass. Mark Roberts had a good chance to hand Ayr all three points on the stroke of half-time but his penalty was parried clear by Fife goalkeeper Michael Brown after he was brought down by Scott Durie.

Form Guide

WWWLLL Ayr VS East Fife WDWLLW

Last Meetings

East Fife 3 - 2 Ayr 29/03/2011 Ayr 0 - 4 East Fife 23/02/2011 East Fife 2 - 3 Ayr 18/09/2010 Ayr 2 - 0 East Fife 25/04/2009 East Fife 0 - 1 Ayr 18/03/2009 Ayr 4 - 2 East Fife 22/11/2008

Top Scorers

Ayr M Roberts 9 M Moffat 4 R McCann 3 S McLaughlin 3 A Trouten 2 W Easton 2 S Bannigan 2 P Willis 1 R Robertson 1 C Smith 1 A Rodgers 1 E Malone 1 J Lauchlan 1 East Fife R Linn 13 C Johnstone 8 S Crawford 4 S Hislop 4 R Wallace 4 J Smart 3 L Young 3 R Sloan 3 J Ovenstone 2 D Muir 2 M Park 2 J Hamilton 1 S Durie 1

Goals

Ayr Total goals 90 Goals per game 46 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 8 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 13 (For) 12 (Against) Period 81-90 mins East Fife Total goals 106 Goals per game 62 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 11 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 10 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 10 (For) 8 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 8 (For) 10 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 11 (Against) Period 81-90 mins