Date:22 Sep 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Bayview Stadium
Attendance:575

Pollock (4) Barr (82)
Sinclair (8)
Sinclair (34) McAusland (87)

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins Scott Durie fouled by Mark Shankland, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Durie takes the free kick.

90mins The ball is sent over by Robert Barr, comfortable save by Alistair Brown.

89mins Robert Barr takes a shot. Save by Alistair Brown.

87mins Corner taken right-footed by Paul Willis from the left by-line to the near post, Michael Moffat manages to make a clearance.

86mins Mark Shankland takes a shot. Andrew Collier makes a save. Corner taken by David Sinclair, Kyle McAusland finds the net with a headed goal from close range. East Fife 2-3 Ayr.Assist by David Sinclair.

85mins Robbie Crawford booked.

84mins Michael Moffat takes a shot. Darren Smith gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken by David Sinclair from the left by-line.

83mins The referee blows for offside against Paul McManus. Free kick taken by Alistair Brown.

82mins Robert Barr fires in a goal from outside the penalty box to the top left corner of the goal. East Fife 2-2 Ayr.

81mins Unfair challenge on Robert Barr by John Robertson results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by Paul Willis, comfortable save by Alistair Brown.

81mins The referee blows for offside against David Muir. Free kick taken by Alistair Brown.

77mins Robert Sloan is brought on as a substitute for Andrew Cook. Adam Hunter goes off and Mark Shankland comes on.

76mins Scott McBride takes a shot. Save by Alistair Brown.

76mins David Muir crosses the ball, clearance made by Austin McCann.

73mins Darian Mackinnon goes off and David Winters comes on.

73mins Unfair challenge on Paul Willis by Adam Hunter results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Darren Smith.

72mins The official flags Paul McManus offside. Alistair Brown restarts play with the free kick.

71mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Darian Mackinnon on Jordon Forster. Steven Campbell restarts play with the free kick.

66mins Foul by Gareth Wardlaw on Alistair Brown, free kick awarded. (East Fife) makes a substitution, with Scott McBride coming on for Gareth Wardlaw. Alistair Brown takes the direct free kick.

65mins The ball is swung over by Paul Willis, Effort on goal by Gareth Wardlaw from inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the bar. Ross Robertson replaces Ryan McStay.

60mins The referee gives a free kick against Gareth Wardlaw for handball. Free kick taken by Alistair Brown.

58mins Shot from deep inside the area by David Sinclair clears the bar.

56mins Jamie Pollock leaves the field to be replaced by David Muir.

55mins Unfair challenge on Jordon Forster by Darian Mackinnon results in a free kick. Darian Mackinnon is given a yellow card. Steven Campbell restarts play with the free kick.

55mins Centre by Paul Willis, Alistair Brown makes a clearance.

54mins Unfair challenge on Scott Durie by Darian Mackinnon results in a free kick. Jordon Forster restarts play with the free kick.

53mins A cross is delivered by Paul Willis.

52mins Darren Smith challenges David Sinclair unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by Marc Twaddle, clearance made by Andrew Cook.

50mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Paul Willis, Header by Jordon Forster from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

48mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jordon Forster on Michael Moffat. Jordon Forster receives a yellow card. Free kick taken by Alistair Brown.

45mins David Sinclair takes a shot. Blocked by Jordon Forster.

43mins Paul Willis produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that clears the bar.

42mins Robert Barr takes a shot. Blocked by Kyle McAusland.

42mins The ball is crossed by Paul Willis.

40mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by David Sinclair, clearance made by Steven Campbell.

35mins Jamie Pollock gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Moffat. Marc Twaddle takes the direct free kick.

34mins David Sinclair fires in a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. East Fife 1-2 Ayr.Kyle McAusland provided the assist for the goal.

33mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Darren Smith on Michael Moffat. Free kick taken by Ryan McStay.

31mins Ryan McStay takes a shot. Darren Smith gets a block in.

29mins Centre by Adam Hunter.

27mins Foul by Darian Mackinnon on Jordon Forster, free kick awarded. Jamie Pollock takes the free kick. Unfair challenge on Marc Twaddle by Gareth Wardlaw results in a free kick. Austin McCann takes the free kick.

26mins Scott Durie takes a long range shot clearing the crossbar.

25mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jamie Pollock by Ryan McStay. Free kick taken by Jordon Forster.

25mins Robert Barr crosses the ball.

21mins Paul Willis takes a shot. Blocked by John Robertson.

21mins Robert Barr produces a cross, Austin McCann makes a clearance.

18mins Close range effort by Darian Mackinnon clears the crossbar.

17mins Andrew Cook challenges Darian Mackinnon unfairly and gives away a free kick. David Sinclair takes the direct free kick.

14mins A cross is delivered by Paul Willis, Austin McCann makes a clearance.

12mins The referee blows for offside. Steven Campbell takes the indirect free kick.

11mins Paul McManus is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.

10mins Corner taken by David Sinclair from the right by-line, clearance made by Gareth Wardlaw.

8mins David Sinclair scores a goal from close in to the bottom right corner of the goal. East Fife 1-1 Ayr.Assist on the goal came from Michael Moffat.

7mins Shot by Gareth Wardlaw from outside the box goes high over the crossbar.

6mins Shot from outside the area by Gareth Wardlaw misses to the left of the goal.

4mins Jamie Pollock finds the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. East Fife 1-0 Ayr.

3mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Adam Hunter on Paul Willis. Jamie Pollock delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel.

2mins Unfair challenge on Robert Barr by Robbie Crawford results in a free kick. Steven Campbell takes the free kick.

2mins Centre by Robert Barr, clearance by Austin McCann.

Unfair challenge on Adam Hunter by Scott Durie results in a free kick. Marc Twaddle takes the direct free kick.

Match Preview

Bobby to raise the Barr for Fifers? Bobby Barr will go straight into the East Fife squad to face Ayr United. Barr joined the Fifers on a three-month loan deal from Livingston and is available to caretaker manager Gordon Chishom this weekend. Chisholm is sweating on the fitness of goalkeeper Michael Brown, who is rated 50/50 due to a calf injury. With back-up Andrew Collier already ruled out, Chishom boss could face a Saturday morning scramble for a keeper. The Methil man said, "Bobby will add value to our team and I am delighted that he has agreed to come here. We need to get a win and so do Ayr and he may provide a bit of magic to help us do that." Bottom-of-the-table Ayr look set to include player/manager Mark Roberts after he returned from injury in a midweek reserve game. Former Rangers youngster Adam Hunter is set for a midfield berth after suspension, but knee injuries keep both defender Martyn Campbell and midfielder Michael McGowan out. Roberts said: "We're at the bottom of the table because of really poor defensive errors. We're a good side going forward and our new loan signing Darrian MacKinnon showed his worth with two goals against Queen of the South last weekend." "We can be a really good side, but the only way we can get above East Fife and off the foot of the table is by being much better in defence."

Formation:442Manager: John Robertson

East Fife

Formation: 442Manager: Brian Reid

Ayr

Andrew Collier
Scott Durie
Steven Campbell
Jordon Forster
Andrew Cook
Paul Willis
Darren Smith
Jamie Pollock
Robert Barr
Gareth Wardlaw
Paul McManus
SUBS
Connor Shaw
Scott McBride
Robert Sloan
Darren McCormack
David Muir

Home

Away

Alistair Brown
Kyle McAusland
John Robertson
Austin McCann
Marc Twaddle
Robbie Crawford
David Sinclair
Ryan McStay
Adam Hunter
Michael Moffat
Darian Mackinnon
SUBS
Darren Martin
Mark Shankland
David Winters
Darren Brownlie
Ross Robertson

Match Report

Form Guide

DDLLL East Fife VS Ayr DLLLL

Last Meetings

Ayr 1 - 1 East Fife 02/04/2011 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

Top Scorers

East Fife G Wardlaw 1 S McBride 1 D McCormack 1 Ayr D Sinclair 3 D Mackinnon 2 D Winters 1

Goals

East Fife Total goals 10 Goals per game 3 1 (For) Period 0-10 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins Ayr Total goals 14 Goals per game 7 2 (For) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins