- Date:18 Feb 2012
- Kick-off:15:00:00
- Venue:Victoria Park
- Grant Munro (6:43)
- Liam Tomsett (78:52)
Live Commentary
- 91mins
Corner taken by Richard Brittain, clearance by Edward Malone.
- 91mins
Corner taken right-footed by Richard Brittain from the left by-line, Scott Boyd takes a shot. Adam Dodd makes a clearance.
- 88mins
Scott Boyd fouled by Gareth Wardlaw, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Boyd restarts play with the free kick.
- 87mins
Gareth Wardlaw concedes a free kick for a foul on Richard Brittain. Scott Morrison restarts play with the free kick.
- 87mins
Gareth Wardlaw receives a yellow card.
- 85mins
Shot from deep inside the area by Scott Morrison clears the bar.
- 85mins
Grant Munro takes a short corner.
- 84mins
Rocco Quinn gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gareth Wardlaw. Direct free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 82mins
Outswinging corner taken by Colin McMenamin from the right by-line, clearance by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 81mins
Ross Robertson joins the action as a substitute, replacing Keigan Parker. Sammy Morrow comes on in place of Mark Corcoran.
- 80mins
Jonathan Tiffoney shown a red card for serious foul play.
- 78mins
Liam Tomsett finds the net with a goal from long distance to the top right corner of the goal. Ross County 1-1 Ayr.Adam Dodd provided the assist for the goal.
- 76mins
Rocco Quinn concedes a free kick for a foul on Liam Tomsett. Jamie McKernon restarts play with the free kick.
- 74mins
Richard Brittain decides to take a short corner.
- 74mins
Michael Gardyne takes a shot. Kevin Cuthbert makes a save.
- 73mins
Foul by Scott Boyd on Keigan Parker, free kick awarded. Adam Dodd takes the direct free kick.
- 73mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Richard Brittain.
- 72mins
Short corner taken by Richard Brittain from the left by-line, Christopher Smith manages to make a clearance.
- 71mins
Colin McMenamin is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 69mins
Mark Roberts goes off and Gareth Wardlaw comes on.
- 68mins
The offside flag is raised against Colin McMenamin. Kevin Cuthbert takes the free kick.
- 68mins
Inswinging corner taken by Micheal McGowan from the right by-line.
- 66mins
Colin McMenamin takes a shot. Blocked by Christopher Smith.
- 64mins
Foul by Keigan Parker on Colin McMenamin, free kick awarded. Iain Vigurs takes the direct free kick.
- 63mins
Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Iain Vigurs, save made by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 63mins
Rocco Quinn is brought on as a substitute for Paul Lawson.
- 61mins
Liam Tomsett gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Richard Brittain. Scott Boyd takes the free kick. Booking for Liam Tomsett for unsporting behaviour. Michael Gardyne replaces Steven Craig.
- 60mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Steven Craig. Kevin Cuthbert takes the free kick.
- 59mins
Colin McMenamin is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 58mins
The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 56mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Iain Vigurs on Mark Roberts. Direct free kick taken by Liam Tomsett.
- 54mins
Centre by Mark Corcoran.
- 54mins
Scott Morrison concedes a free kick for a foul on Mark Roberts. Jonathan Tiffoney takes the free kick.
- 53mins
Colin McMenamin produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.
- 51mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Steven Craig on Edward Malone. Kevin Cuthbert takes the free kick.
- 48mins
Outswinging corner taken by Micheal McGowan from the right by-line, clearance made by Scott Boyd.
- 45mins
Paul Lawson takes a shot. Save by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 44mins
Liam Tomsett fouled by Scott Morrison, the ref awards a free kick. Edward Malone restarts play with the free kick.
- 42mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott Morrison on Mark Roberts. Direct free kick taken by Edward Malone.
- 41mins
Andrew Geggan leaves the field to be replaced by Jamie McKernon.
- 40mins
Effort from inside the six-yard box by Steven Craig goes wide right of the target.
- 39mins
Corner from the left by-line taken by Paul Lawson, Scott Boyd produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.
- 36mins
Micheal McGowan takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Scott Morrison.
- 34mins
Iain Vigurs takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Christopher Smith makes a clearance.
- 33mins
Scott Boyd takes a shot from just inside the penalty box which clears the bar.
- 31mins
Iain Vigurs takes a shot. Save by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 29mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Roberts by Iain Vigurs. Shot comes in from Keigan Parker from the free kick, save made by Michael Fraser.
- 28mins
Scott Boyd challenges Christopher Smith unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kevin Cuthbert restarts play with the free kick.
- 27mins
Mark Corcoran fouled by Jonathan Tiffoney, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Richard Brittain, clearance made by Jonathan Tiffoney.
- 25mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Michael Moffat. Michael Fraser takes the indirect free kick.
- 23mins
Richard Brittain takes a shot. Save by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 22mins
Michael Moffat takes a shot. Michael Fraser makes a save.
- 21mins
Scott Morrison concedes a free kick for a foul on Mark Roberts. Mark Roberts takes the direct free kick.
- 21mins
Iain Vigurs takes a shot. Comfortable save by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 20mins
Foul by Iain Vigurs on Liam Tomsett, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Edward Malone.
- 20mins
Mark Roberts takes a shot. Save made by Michael Fraser.
- 16mins
Foul by Iain Vigurs on Mark Roberts, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Liam Tomsett.
- 13mins
Outswinging corner taken by Micheal McGowan from the right by-line.
- 12mins
Paul Lawson takes a shot.
- 11mins
Iain Vigurs fouled by Liam Tomsett, the ref awards a free kick. Iain Vigurs takes the free kick.
- 10mins
Unfair challenge on Mark Corcoran by Andrew Geggan results in a free kick. Scott Morrison takes the direct free kick.
- 8mins
Shot from deep inside the area by Steven Craig clears the crossbar.
- 7mins
Keigan Parker is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Scott Morrison.
- 6mins
A goal is scored by Grant Munro from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Ross County 1-0 Ayr.Assist on the goal came from Scott Boyd.
- 5mins
Corner taken right-footed by Paul Lawson, Scott Boyd takes a shot.
- 4mins
Unfair challenge on Scott Morrison by Mark Roberts results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Iain Vigurs.
- 4mins
Mark Corcoran takes a shot. Save made by Kevin Cuthbert.
- 1mins
Centre by Grant Munro.
Match Preview
SUBBED County duo sidelined Ross County defender Marc Fitzpatrick remains out with a knee injury when Ayr visit. He is joined on the sidelines by Stuart Kettlewell, who has a groin problem. Manager Derek Adams will make changes to his side after the midweek Scottish Cup defeat to St Mirren. He said: "We freshened things up for that game with six changes and I will keep things fresh for this one by mixing things up again. "I would expect Ayr to come and keep things really tight and I have no issues with that. It is up to our players to try and break them down. "They did well to defeat a good Falkirk side in midweek so I do not view this as a top versus bottom type encounter." Ayr head north with their midweek Scottish Cup win against Falkirk coming at a price as manager Brian Reid has been left with only 14 senior players to choose from. Sean Higgins and John Robertson miss out again and they have been joined on the sidelines by defender Martyn Campbell, who has a hip injury, and midfielder Alan Trouten after he picked up a hamstring problem. Reid said: "Wednesday night was great and if I could bottle up our second-half performance and use it against Ross County it would be great. "The 14 players includes two kids on loan from Blackpool, we have had a day's less recovery time than County have had but we need to just get on with it."
Ross County
Ayr
- Michael Fraser
- Gary Miller
- Scott Boyd
- Grant Munro
- Scott Morrison
- Steven Craig
- Paul Lawson
- Iain Vigurs
- Mark Corcoran
- Richard Brittain
- Colin McMenamin
- SUBS
- Joseph Malin
- Michael Gardyne
- Sammy Morrow
- Rocco Quinn
- Jonathan Flynn
Home
Away
- Kevin Cuthbert
- Jonathan Tiffoney
- Christopher Smith
- Edward Malone
- Adam Dodd
- Keigan Parker
- Andrew Geggan
- Liam Tomsett
- Micheal McGowan
- Michael Moffat
- Mark Roberts
- SUBS
- Ryan McWilliams
- Gareth Wardlaw
- Jamie McKernon
- Ross Robertson
- Mark Shankland
Match Report
Staggies suffer setback Ross County's march to the Scottish First Division title was halted further by a 1-1 draw against a spirited Ayr side. The match looked to be going according to plan as league leaders County took the lead in the seventh minute - Grant Munro punting Scott Boyd's headed pass into the corner. But bottom club Ayr are unbeaten in three league matches and Mark Roberts soon stung the palms of Michael Fraser with a long-range drive. County were still dominating however, with only a stunning Kevin Cuthbert save denying Michael Gardyne's left-footed drive from finding the top corner. Their wastefulness was punished as Liam Tomsett unleashed an unstoppable 30-yard piledriver past Fraser for Ayr's equaliser. Jonathan Tiffoney's red card set up a frantic finale but the Staggies were left frustrated for a third league match running.
Form Guide
- WDDDWD
- Ross County
- VS
- Ayr LDLDDD
Last Meetings
- Ross County
- 4 - 0
- Ayr
- 01/10/2011
- Ayr
- 0 - 1
- Ross County
- 28/04/2010
- Ross County
- 1 - 0
- Ayr
- 23/01/2010
- Ayr
- 1 - 1
- Ross County
- 14/11/2009
- Ross County
- 2 - 1
- Ayr
- 19/09/2009
- Ayr
- 1 - 2
- Ross County
- 10/04/2004
Top Scorers
Ross County
- C McMenamin 9
- S Craig 4
- M Gardyne 4
- S Kettlewell 2
- S Morrow 2
- I Vigurs 2
- R Quinn 2
- G Miller 1
- G Munro 1
- R Brittain 1
- P Lawson 1
- S Boyd 1
- K Byrne 1
Ayr
- M Moffat 5
- G Wardlaw 2
- E Malone 2
- M Roberts 1
- J Robertson 1
- R Robertson 1
- J Tiffoney 1
- C Smith 1
- A Dodd 1
- M McGowan 1
Goals
Ross County
- Total goals 50
- Goals per game 34
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 5 (For) Period 61-70 mins
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 11 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Ayr
- Total goals 35
- Goals per game 19
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
