Date:31 Mar 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Palmerston Park
Attendance:2,079

Johnston (13) Parkin (23)
Moffat (77)

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins Allan Johnston is shown a yellow card.

90mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John Robertson by Allan Johnston. Direct free kick taken by Jonathan Tiffoney.

88mins Foul by Adam Dodd on Stephen Simmons, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Allan Johnston.

87mins Unfair challenge on Stephen Simmons by Adam Dodd results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by John Potter.

85mins Corner taken right-footed by Nicky Clark from the left by-line, Martyn Campbell manages to make a clearance.

84mins Ryan McGuffie joins the action as a substitute, replacing Stephen McKenna.

83mins Adam Dodd takes a inswinging corner.

83mins Andrew Geggan takes a shot. Blocked by John Potter.

81mins Inswinging corner taken by Adam Dodd, Stephen Simmons makes a clearance.

81mins Foul by Stephen McKenna on Alan Trouten, free kick awarded. Alan Trouten restarts play with the free kick.

77mins Michael Moffat scores a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Queen of South 2-1 Ayr.

76mins Nicky Clark on for Scott McLaughlin.

73mins Foul by John Robertson on Scott McLaughlin, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Scott McLaughlin.

72mins Close range effort by Alan Trouten clears the crossbar.

70mins Liam Tomsett takes a shot. Lee Robinson makes a save.

65mins Sam Parkin fouled by Martyn Campbell, the ref awards a free kick. Stephen McKenna restarts play with the free kick.

65mins Michael Moffat produces a left-footed shot from inside the area that clears the bar.

63mins Mark Roberts gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott McLaughlin. Craig Reid takes the direct free kick.

63mins Sam Parkin concedes a free kick for a foul on Martyn Campbell. Martyn Campbell restarts play with the free kick.

60mins Inswinging corner taken by Alan Trouten from the left by-line, Lee Robinson makes a save.

59mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Alan Trouten, Kevin Holt manages to make a clearance.

57mins Unfair challenge on Martyn Campbell by Chris Higgins results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

57mins Jonathan Tiffoney challenges Kevin Holt unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott McLaughlin takes the direct free kick.

54mins Keigan Parker goes off and Adam Dodd comes on.

52mins Scott McLaughlin takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Mark Roberts.

49mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Scott McLaughlin played to the near post, clearance by Mark Roberts.

48mins Foul by Mark Roberts on Chris Higgins, free kick awarded. Chris Higgins restarts play with the free kick.

46mins Alan Trouten takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Lee Robinson makes a save.

45mins The official flags Allan Johnston offside. Indirect free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

45mins Free kick awarded for a foul by John Robertson on Allan Johnston. Free kick taken by Craig Reid.

45mins Liam Tomsett fouled by Stephen McKenna, the ref awards a free kick. John Robertson takes the free kick.

44mins Kevin Holt concedes a free kick for a foul on Keigan Parker. Clearance by Chris Higgins.

39mins Scott McLaughlin fouled by Liam Tomsett, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Stephen McKenna.

38mins Outswinging corner taken by Alan Trouten, Chris Higgins makes a clearance.

38mins Free kick awarded for a foul by John Potter on Mark Roberts. Liam Tomsett takes the free kick.

31mins Foul by Alan Trouten on Stephen Simmons, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Craig Reid.

30mins Allan Johnston takes the outswinging corner,

29mins Scott McLaughlin challenges Alan Trouten unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alan Trouten takes the direct free kick, Close range shot by Martyn Campbell clears the bar.

27mins The offside flag is raised against Allan Johnston. John Robertson takes the indirect free kick.

27mins The official flags Allan Johnston offside. Indirect free kick taken by John Robertson.

26mins Mark Roberts fouled by Chris Higgins, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Mark Roberts.

26mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Allan Johnston. Free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

25mins Corner taken by Alan Trouten from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Scott McLaughlin.

23mins Sam Parkin finds the net with a headed goal from close in. Queen of South 2-0 Ayr.

22mins Corner from right by-line taken by Sam Parkin.

21mins Corner taken right-footed by Alan Trouten from the right by-line, Christopher Smith takes a shot. Lee Robinson makes a save.

20mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew Geggan by Stephen McKenna. Alan Trouten restarts play with the free kick.

18mins The official flags Allan Johnston offside. Kevin Cuthbert takes the free kick.

15mins Martyn Campbell challenges Sam Parkin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kevin Holt restarts play with the free kick.

13mins Allan Johnston fires in a goal from the edge of the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Queen of South 1-0 Ayr.

12mins Allan Johnston challenges Kevin Cuthbert unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

9mins Effort on goal by Stephen McKenna from just inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.

7mins Allan Johnston takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, save by Kevin Cuthbert.

6mins Andrew Geggan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Allan Johnston. Free kick taken by Lee Robinson.

5mins Kevin Holt challenges Jonathan Tiffoney unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kevin Cuthbert restarts play with the free kick.

3mins The official flags Allan Johnston offside. Kevin Cuthbert takes the free kick.

1mins Stephen Simmons challenges Liam Tomsett unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Liam Tomsett.

1mins Stephen McKenna gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andrew Geggan. Liam Tomsett takes the free kick.

Match Preview

Banned strikers miss crunch clash Bottom club Queen of the South are without injured strikers Marc McCusker and Kevin Smith again as they face Ayr United in what could prove to be a pivotal game in their season. Palmerston Park manager Gus McPherson , who has no new injury or suspension problems, has labelled the clash as a "must-win" encounter. He said: "We need the points and also need to get our fans behind us after letting them down in our last home game when we lost 5-0 to Partick. "It's really important that everyone understands the importance of this one. "We got a reaction following the Partick game with a good performance at Hamilton last Saturday where we didn't deserve to lose 3-0. We need that same reaction again and more." Ayr will be without suspended pair Eddie Malone and Michael McGowan. Jamie McKernon misses out due to a hip problem, but Martyn Campbell and Liam Tomsett both return after missing the midweek defeat from Dundee. Manager Brian Reid said: "Winning any game at this stage of the season is a great win, but this one does have added significance as it would open up a nine-point gap on our hosts. "Despite the scoreline against Dundee we deserved better from the game, but it never happened so we need to move on. "We hit the woodwork twice at 2-1 down before losing two injury-time goals through mistakes. If we cut out the mistakes we can win this one."

Formation:343Manager: Angus MacPherson

Queen of South

Formation: 442Manager: Brian Reid

Ayr

Lee Robinson
John Potter
Craig Reid
Chris Higgins
Daniel Carmichael
Stephen McKenna
Stephen Simmons
Kevin Holt
Allan Johnston
Sam Parkin
Scott McLaughlin
SUBS
Tom Brighton
Jim Atkinson
Ryan McGuffie
Nicky Clark
Gavin Reilly

Home

Away

Kevin Cuthbert
Jonathan Tiffoney
Martyn Campbell
Christopher Smith
John Robertson
Alan Trouten
Liam Tomsett
Andrew Geggan
Michael Moffat
Keigan Parker
Mark Roberts
SUBS
Ryan McWilliams
Gareth Wardlaw
Adam Dodd
Ross Robertson
Gareth Armstrong

Match Report

Form Guide

DLLWLL Queen of South VS Ayr LWWDDL

Last Meetings

Ayr 1 - 1 Queen of South 11/02/2012 Queen of South 4 - 1 Ayr 03/12/2011 Ayr 1 - 0 Queen of South 24/09/2011 Ayr 3 - 0 Queen of South 20/03/2010 Queen of South 3 - 0 Ayr 16/02/2010 Ayr 0 - 1 Queen of South 07/11/2009

Top Scorers

Queen of South S McLaughlin 4 T Brighton 4 K Smith 4 S Parkin 3 R McGuffie 2 S Simmons 2 S McKenna 2 A Johnston 1 M Campbell 1 C Higgins 1 D Carmichael 1 G Reilly 1 Ayr M Moffat 5 E Malone 4 K Parker 3 A Geggan 3 M McGowan 3 M Roberts 2 G Wardlaw 2 J Robertson 1 R Robertson 1 J Tiffoney 1 C Smith 1 A Dodd 1 L Tomsett 1

Goals

Queen of South Total goals 77 Goals per game 29 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 8 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 18 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Ayr Total goals 81 Goals per game 33 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 9 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 11 (Against) Period 81-90 mins