- Date:01 Oct 2011
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Victoria Park
- Attendance:2,121
- Brittain (4) Lawson (63)
Morrow (68)
Vigurs (86)
Live Commentary
- 89mins
Colin McMenamin sends in a cross, Ryan Connolly makes a clearance.
- 87mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Christopher Smith by Colin McMenamin. Ross Robertson restarts play with the free kick.
- 86mins
The ball is swung over by Kurtis Byrne, Iain Vigurs gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Ross County 4-0 Ayr.Assist by Kurtis Byrne.
- 84mins
Marc Fitzpatrick challenges Jonathan Tiffoney unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jonathan Tiffoney crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, save by Grant Munro.
- 82mins
Headed cross/shot by Marc Fitzpatrick, blocked by Andrew Geggan. Corner taken right-footed by Richard Brittain, Edward Malone makes a clearance.
- 81mins
Alan Trouten challenges Mark Corcoran unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alan Trouten goes into the referee's book. Direct free kick taken by Richard Brittain. (Ross County) makes a substitution, with Russell Duncan coming on for Paul Lawson.
- 80mins
Kurtis Byrne challenges Andrew Geggan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alan Trouten takes the direct free kick. Micheal McGowan goes off and Ryan Connolly comes on.
- 79mins
A cross is delivered by Jonathan Tiffoney, save by Michael Fraser.
- 78mins
Marc Fitzpatrick crosses the ball, Kurtis Byrne makes a save.
- 77mins
Kurtis Byrne goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
- 77mins
The ball is sent over by Micheal McGowan, clearance by Scott Boyd.
- 74mins
Rocco Quinn leaves the field to be replaced by Kurtis Byrne.
- 73mins
The ball is swung over by Micheal McGowan, Scott Boyd makes a clearance.
- 72mins
Alan Trouten fouled by Iain Vigurs, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Alan Trouten. Iain Vigurs booked for unsporting behaviour.
- 70mins
The ball is crossed by Iain Vigurs, Christopher Smith gets a block in. Corner taken by Richard Brittain from the left by-line.
- 68mins
Goal scored by Sammy Morrow from just inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Ross County 3-0 Ayr.Assist by Colin McMenamin. Mark Corcoran joins the action as a substitute, replacing Sammy Morrow. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Boyd by Mark Roberts. Michael Fraser restarts play with the free kick.
- 67mins
(Ayr) makes a substitution, with Gareth Wardlaw coming on for James McKernan.
- 62mins
Iain Vigurs crosses the ball. Inswinging corner taken by Richard Brittain. Corner taken by Richard Brittain from the left by-line, Paul Lawson fires in a goal from inside the penalty box to the top right corner of the goal. Ross County 2-0 Ayr.
- 57mins
Iain Vigurs takes a shot. Clearance by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 56mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Sammy Morrow on James McKernan. Andrew Geggan restarts play with the free kick.
- 55mins
Paul Lawson challenges James McKernan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Edward Malone.
- 51mins
Centre by Richard Brittain, clearance by Jonathan Tiffoney. Marc Fitzpatrick delivers the ball, clearance made by Christopher Smith. The ball is crossed by Richard Brittain, Sammy Morrow gets a block in.
- 50mins
The ball is crossed by Mark Roberts, clearance made by Michael Fraser.
- 49mins
Unfair challenge on Jonathan Tiffoney by Sammy Morrow results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Jonathan Tiffoney.
- 47mins
Edward Malone takes a shot. Blocked by Grant Munro.
- 46mins
Colin McMenamin is ruled offside. Christopher Smith restarts play with the free kick.
- 45mins
Foul by Sammy Morrow on Alan Trouten, free kick awarded. Kevin Cuthbert takes the direct free kick.
- 43mins
Sammy Morrow has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the goal. Corner taken by Richard Brittain, Kevin Cuthbert manages to make a clearance.
- 42mins
Effort on goal by Richard Brittain from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
- 38mins
Micheal McGowan takes a shot. Save by Michael Fraser.
- 38mins
Ross Robertson fouled by Colin McMenamin, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Ross Robertson.
- 37mins
Paul Lawson concedes a free kick for a foul on Alan Trouten. James McKernan restarts play with the free kick.
- 6mins
James McKernan shown a yellow card.
- 35mins
The ball is delivered by Micheal McGowan, clearance by Gary Miller. Corner taken by Micheal McGowan from the left by-line, clearance made by Michael Fraser.
- 34mins
Header from outside the penalty box by Richard Brittain goes wide right of the target.
- 34mins
Marc Fitzpatrick sends in a cross, Ross Robertson manages to make a clearance.
- 33mins
Foul by Grant Munro on Mark Roberts, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Andrew Geggan.
- 32mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Christopher Smith by Colin McMenamin. Edward Malone takes the free kick.
- 30mins
Micheal McGowan produces a cross, save made by Michael Fraser.
- 26mins
Marc Fitzpatrick takes a shot. Inswinging corner taken by Iain Vigurs.
- 25mins
The ball is sent over by Edward Malone, save by Michael Fraser.
- 21mins
Foul by Alan Trouten on Grant Munro, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Michael Fraser.
- 19mins
Paul Lawson takes a shot. Kevin Cuthbert makes a save.
- 18mins
The ball is sent over by Micheal McGowan, blocked by Grant Munro.
- 14mins
James McKernan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Richard Brittain. Gary Miller takes the direct free kick.
- 13mins
A cross is delivered by Iain Vigurs, clearance by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 11mins
Alan Trouten concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Miller. Richard Brittain crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, save by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 10mins
Centre by Micheal McGowan, save by Michael Fraser.
- 10mins
The ball is swung over by Richard Brittain.
- 9mins
A cross is delivered by Marc Fitzpatrick.
- 9mins
The offside flag is raised against Alan Trouten. Indirect free kick taken by Grant Munro.
- 6mins
Foul by Rocco Quinn on Micheal McGowan, free kick awarded. Christopher Smith takes the free kick.
- 4mins
A cross is delivered by Sammy Morrow, Richard Brittain scores a goal from the edge of the area to the top left corner of the goal. Ross County 1-0 Ayr.Assist by Sammy Morrow.
- 2mins
Alan Trouten fouled by Paul Lawson, the ref awards a free kick. Andrew Geggan restarts play with the free kick.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sammy Morrow by Alan Trouten. Free kick taken by Gary Miller.
Match Preview
Craig absence softened by McMenamin Ross County will be without suspended striker Steven Craig again for their home clash with Ayr. Craig sits out game three of his eight-match ban and has been joined on the sidelines by Michael Gardyne, who has a thigh injury. But Dingwall boss Derek Adams has been boosted by the news that striker Colin McMenamin has off the knock that saw him substituted early on in last Saturday's 1-0 win at Raith. Adams said, "We showed a dogged side to our game last week when we stuck at things until we got a late winner and we'll need to show that same level of resilience this time out. "Ayr have had a couple of great results recently and Mark Roberts is a striker that we'll need to keep very quiet." Ayr United will be without central defenders Martyn Campbell and John Robertson. Campbell has a knee injury and Robertson is nursing a hamstring strain, but striker Gareth Wardlaw is expected to shake off a niggling knee problem to feature in the Highlands. Manager Brian Reid is urging his side to build on the 1-0 success they enjoyed last week against Queen of the South. Reid said: "That was a really important win, especially as we had a number of youngsters playing. They will feature again in this game and will need to deliver."
Ross County
Ayr
- Michael Fraser
- Gary Miller
- Scott Boyd
- Grant Munro
- Marc Fitzpatrick
- Iain Vigurs
- Richard Brittain
- Paul Lawson
- Rocco Quinn
- Sammy Morrow
- Colin McMenamin
- SUBS
- Joseph Malin
- Kurtis Byrne
- Mark Corcoran
- Jonathan Flynn
- Russell Duncan
Home
Away
- Kevin Cuthbert
- Jonathan Tiffoney
- Christopher Smith
- Ross Robertson
- Edward Malone
- Michael Moffat
- Andrew Geggan
- James McKernan
- Micheal McGowan
- Alan Trouten
- Mark Roberts
- SUBS
- Ryan McWilliams
- Gareth Wardlaw
- Ryan Connolly
- Alexander Burke
- Gareth Armstrong
Match Report
County climb to second Ross County moved up to second as they extended their unbeaten home run to five league matches with a comfortable 4-0 win over Ayr United at Victoria Park. Richard Brittain put the home side ahead on five minutes with a left footed-finish into the top left corner from the edge of the area. Paul Lawson then doubled the home side's lead on 64 minutes as he finished into the top right-hand corner from 12-yards out. Sammy Morrow fired home from the edge of the box to make it three five minutes later before Iain Vigurs completed the scoring three minutes from time with a powerful effort from close-range. The result leaves Ayr bottom of the table on goal difference.
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