- Date:23 Feb 2011
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Somerset Park
- Attendance:789
- Hamilton (30) Wallace (33)
Park (48) Wallace (65)
Live Commentary
- 92mins
Paul Willis takes a corner.
- 92mins
William Easton sends in a cross, Alastair Woodburn takes a shot. Blocked by John Ovenstone.
- 91mins
The ball is sent over by Darren McLean, clearance made by John Ovenstone.
- 91mins
Shaun Fagan takes a shot. Save by David Crawford.
- 89mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John Ovenstone by Alastair Woodburn. John Ovenstone restarts play with the free kick.
- 90mins
Jonathan Smart joins the action as a substitute, replacing David Muir.
- 89mins
Darren McLean sends in a cross.
- 88mins
Lloyd Young takes a shot.
- 88mins
William Easton takes a shot. Save by Michael Brown.
- 87mins
Ryan Wallace is ruled offside. David Crawford restarts play with the free kick.
- 87mins
The ball is sent over by Darren McLean, Michael Brown makes a save.
- 87mins
Paul Willis sends in a cross.
- 84mins
David Muir concedes a free kick for a foul on Darren McLean. Ebbie Malone produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, Michael Brown makes a save.
- 80mins
Paul Willis decides to take a short corner.
- 79mins
Unfair challenge on Michael Moffat by Ryan Wallace results in a free kick. Paul Willis delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, save by Michael Brown.
- 76mins
Shot from just outside the area by Paul Willis goes over the bar.
- 75mins
Steven Hislop concedes a free kick for a foul on Jim Lauchlan. Direct free kick taken by Jim Lauchlan.
- 74mins
Jonathan Tiffoney goes off and Alastair Woodburn comes on.
- 72mins
Darren McLean takes a shot. Michael Brown makes a save.
- 72mins
Centre by Stuart Bannigan, clearance by Matthew Park.
- 72mins
David Muir challenges Mark Roberts unfairly and gives away a free kick. Stuart Bannigan takes the free kick.
- 71mins
Craig Johnstone produces a cross, Ryan Wallace has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.
- 70mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Tiffoney by Craig Johnstone. Direct free kick taken by Paul Willis.
- 70mins
The ball is delivered by Michael Moffat, John Ovenstone manages to make a clearance.
- 68mins
The ball is crossed by Paul Willis, clearance by John Ovenstone.
- 68mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Paul Willis from the right by-line, clearance made by Matthew Park.
- 68mins
The ball is swung over by Stuart Bannigan, clearance by Matthew Park.
- 67mins
Steven Hislop replaces James Hamilton. Foul by John Ovenstone on Mark Roberts, free kick awarded. Stuart Bannigan takes the direct free kick.
- 65mins
Ryan Wallace grabs a goal from deep inside the penalty box low into the middle of the goal. Ayr 0-4 East Fife.Lloyd Young provided the assist for the goal.
- 64mins
Outswinging corner taken by Paul Willis from the right by-line, Stuart Bannigan takes a shot. Shaun Fagan gets a block in.
- 63mins
Inswinging corner taken by Darren McLean, Martyn Campbell takes a shot. Dylan McGowan gets a block in.
- 63mins
Darren McLean produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses left.
- 62mins
Darren McLean joins the action as a substitute, replacing Scott McLaughlin.
- 61mins
Shaun Fagan comes on in place of Robert Linn.
- 59mins
Long range effort from Scott McLaughlin misses to the left of the goal.
- 58mins
James Hamilton takes a shot.
- 58mins
Corner taken right-footed by Scott McLaughlin from the left by-line, save made by Michael Brown.
- 57mins
Jonathan Tiffoney challenges Craig Johnstone unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Craig Johnstone from left wing.
- 55mins
Centre by Michael Moffat.
- 55mins
Scott McLaughlin produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar.
- 55mins
The ball is swung over by Paul Willis, clearance by Dylan McGowan.
- 54mins
The ball is sent over by Jonathan Tiffoney, save by Michael Brown.
- 54mins
Michael Moffat challenges Robert Linn unfairly and gives away a free kick. Michael Brown restarts play with the free kick.
- 53mins
Paul Willis has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
- 52mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott McLaughlin on Matthew Park. John Ovenstone takes the free kick.
- 51mins
Stuart Bannigan has an effort at goal from close range that bounces off the post.
- 51mins
Paul Willis takes a shot. Michael Brown makes a save.
- 49mins
Mark Roberts is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Michael Brown takes the free kick.
- 48mins
Matthew Park finds the back of the net with a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Ayr 0-3 East Fife.
- 48mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Tiffoney by James Hamilton. Ebbie Malone restarts play with the free kick.
- 46mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Stuart Bannigan on Lloyd Young. Free kick taken by Dylan McGowan.
- 42mins
Craig Johnstone takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by William Easton.
- 42mins
Martyn Campbell is cautioned. Unfair challenge on James Hamilton by Martyn Campbell results in a free kick. Robert Linn crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance by Jim Lauchlan.
- 40mins
William Easton has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 39mins
The ball is sent over by Ebbie Malone, clearance by James Hamilton.
- 38mins
The ball is sent over by Michael Moffat.
- 36mins
The ball is crossed by Mark Roberts, Shot from close in by Craig Johnstone misses to the left of the goal.
- 35mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Scott McLaughlin from the right by-line, clearance by James Hamilton.
- 33mins
Ryan Wallace scores a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Ayr 0-2 East Fife.The assist for the goal came from Lloyd Young.
- 32mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Scott McLaughlin from the right by-line, John Ovenstone manages to make a clearance.
- 30mins
James Hamilton finds the net with a goal from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Ayr 0-1 East Fife.Corner taken left-footed by Lloyd Young,
- 29mins
Scott Durie sends in a cross, Martyn Campbell manages to make a clearance.
- 28mins
Mark Roberts is caught offside. Dylan McGowan takes the indirect free kick.
- 25mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Scott McLaughlin, clearance by John Ovenstone.
- 25mins
Mark Roberts takes a shot. Save by Michael Brown.
- 25mins
Dylan McGowan crosses the ball, David Crawford makes a save.
- 22mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Roberts by Lloyd Young. Free kick taken by Jim Lauchlan.
- 19mins
Foul by Stuart Bannigan on Ryan Wallace, free kick awarded. Matthew Park restarts play with the free kick.
- 18mins
Scott McLaughlin takes a shot. Save by Michael Brown.
- 17mins
Jim Lauchlan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Hamilton. Craig Johnstone delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, save by David Crawford.
- 16mins
Jim Lauchlan challenges Dylan McGowan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Craig Johnstone, William Easton delivers the ball.
- 14mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Craig Johnstone, save made by David Crawford.
- 14mins
The ball is sent over by Robert Linn, clearance by Ebbie Malone.
- 13mins
Martyn Campbell crosses the ball, Dylan McGowan manages to make a clearance.
- 13mins
Jim Lauchlan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Hamilton. Dylan McGowan takes the free kick.
- 11mins
Ryan Wallace is flagged offside by the assistant referee. David Crawford takes the free kick.
- 11mins
Matthew Park delivers the ball.
- 11mins
Michael Moffat produces a cross, Dylan McGowan manages to make a clearance.
- 8mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Tiffoney by James Hamilton. Jim Lauchlan takes the free kick.
- 8mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Ryan Wallace on Jim Lauchlan. David Crawford takes the free kick.
- 7mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Scott McLaughlin from the right by-line, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Martyn Campbell misses to the right of the target.
- 7mins
Michael Moffat crosses the ball, John Ovenstone gets a block in.
- 5mins
Corner taken by Scott McLaughlin from the right by-line played to the near post, Ebbie Malone produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.
- 5mins
The ball is delivered by Paul Willis, blocked by Matthew Park.
- 3mins
Scott McLaughlin challenges David Muir unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Michael Brown.
- 3mins
Corner taken right-footed by Scott McLaughlin from the left by-line to the near post, John Ovenstone makes a clearance.
- 3mins
Scott McLaughlin takes the inswinging corner, save by Michael Brown.
- 1mins
The official flags Ryan Wallace offside. Direct free kick taken by Jim Lauchlan.
- 1mins
Matthew Park takes a shot. David Crawford makes a save.
Match Preview
Willis in for Ayr On-loan Dunfermline winger Paul Willis could make his debut for Ayr against East Fife. Willis is in the squad but the Honest Men are again without the long-term injured pair of Dean Keenan and Bobby Donnelly. Midfielder Ryan McCann is struggling to make it because of a back injury and striker Andy Rodgers is a doubt because of a hamstring problem with boss Brian Reid urging his players to bounce back from a defeat by Livingston in their last home outing. Reid said: "Our home form has been good for the majority of the season and I want us to get back on track straight away following the Livingston result. "This will be a tricky game as East Fife will be boosted by holding Brechin City to a draw on Saturday." East Fife defenders Mark McCulloch and Stevie Campbell are ruled out through injury for their trip. The duo will sit out along with midfielder Robert Sloan, with manager John Robertson looking to give former Hearts and Airdrie United youngster Ryan Wallace a second opportunity to impress as a trialist after a substitute appearance during Saturday's goalless draw with Brechin. Robertson is looking for his side to build on a fine performance at the weekend when they held Brechin. He said: "If we can come out of two back-to-back games against teams looking for promotion without losing a goal I am sure everyone will be delighted. "It would give us a real platform for the rest of the season but as you would expect I also want us to show more threat up front."
Ayr
East Fife
- David Crawford
- Jonathan Tiffoney
- Ebbie Malone
- Jim Lauchlan
- Martyn Campbell
- Stuart Bannigan
- Paul Willis
- Scott McLaughlin
- Michael Moffat
- Mark Roberts
- William Easton
- SUBS
- Darryl Jones
- Chris Smith
- Alastair Woodburn
- Darren McLean
- Shaun Kelly
Home
Away
- Michael Brown
- Scott Durie
- Matthew Park
- John Ovenstone
- Dylan McGowan
- David Muir
- Robert Linn
- Ryan Wallace
- James Hamilton
- Lloyd Young
- Craig Johnstone
- SUBS
- Andrew Collier
- Jonathan Smart
- Shaun Fagan
- Stuart Cargill
- Steven Hislop
Match Report
Fife allay worries with thumping win East Fife eased their relegation fears courtesy of a shock 4-0 victory over promotion-chasing Ayr. Six places and 12 points separated the sides going into the clash with the visitors desperately needing a win to allay their worries. You would not have believed it, though, as the Fifers dominated the clash from start to finish. They took the lead in the 31st minute through James Hamilton's smart finish before Ryan Wallace doubled their advantage three minutes later, converting Lloyd Young's pin-point cross. Picking up where they left off, Fife were equally impressive in the second period as Matthew Park fired home just after the restart. Wallace then grabbed his second from just inside the area in the 66th minute to add further gloss to the scoreline.
Form Guide
- LWWDWL
- Ayr
- VS
- East Fife LLDWLD
Last Meetings
- 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
- East Fife
- 3 - 0
- Ayr
- 27/09/2008
- Ayr
- 1 - 0
- East Fife
- 27/04/1996
Top Scorers
Ayr
- M Roberts 7
- R McCann 2
- W Easton 2
- S McLaughlin 1
- A Trouten 1
- R Robertson 1
- C Smith 1
- A Rodgers 1
- E Malone 1
- J Lauchlan 1
East Fife
- R Linn 8
- C Johnstone 5
- S Crawford 4
- L Young 3
- R Sloan 3
- S Hislop 2
- J Ovenstone 2
- D Muir 2
- J Smart 1
- M Park 1
Goals
Ayr
- Total goals 62
- Goals per game 32
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 9 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
East Fife
- Total goals 72
- Goals per game 42
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 8 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 4 (For) 10 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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