Stirling                                  Ayr United
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GK Frank Serpico             29  6  n     GK David Purdie              26  5  n
DF Neville Parker            26  6  n     DF Frankie Musonda           25  5  n
DF Ellery Queen              24  8  n     DF Harry McHugh              18  8  n
DF Christian Dailly          22  6  n     DF John Souttar              16  5  n
DF George Gently             17  8  n     DF Dylan Watret               9 10  n
MF Thara Celehar             29  6  n     DF George Stanger             6 10  n
MF Raymond Tango             29  5  n     MF Josh Mullin               24  8  n
MF Humphrey Goodman          25  6  n     MF Roy Syla                  23  7  n
MF Gabriel Cash              22  8  n     MF Ben Dempsey               13  4  n
MF Joe Cole                  16  6  n     WG John Sludden              25  6  n
FW Alexander Graham Bell     29  8  n     FW Fraser Bryden             16 10  n

Min 0: Stirling opens up with a 4-5-1 B while the Honest Men will play a 5-3-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Creasey (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 5: Harry McHugh (AYR) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Christian Dailly (STI).
Min 10: Thara Celehar (STI) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Humphrey Goodman with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but he mishits it over the goal and into the crowd.
Min 12: John Sludden (AYR) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Josh Mullin but it evades him...
        ...Christian Dailly (STI) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 14: Gabriel Cash(STI) limps off the pitch...
        ...Richard Poole (STI) on for Gabriel Cash at MF.
Min 19: Humphrey Goodman (STI) finds Thara Celehar...
        ...but he hesitates and Harry McHugh (AYR) is able to make the tackle.
Min 28: John Sludden (AYR) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Neville Parker (STI) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 29: Frank Serpico rushes out to block Josh Mullin's (AYR) route to goal...
        ...but Josh Mullin drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Neville Parker covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Frank Serpico scrambles to it.
Min 31: Great tackle by Harry McHugh (AYR)...
        ...to prevent Raymond Tango (STI) from latching onto Humphrey Goodman's pass. 
Min 32: John Sludden (AYR) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Roy Syla peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its collected by Frank Serpico.
Min 39: Alexander Graham Bell's (STI) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by George Stanger (AYR)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of David Purdie.
Min 45: Rufus Cotesworth on for Raymond Tango(MF)...
        ...Rufus Cotesworth will play MF.
Min 45: Jack Sanders on for Frankie Musonda(DF)...
        ...Jack Sanders will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Stirling 0 - Ayrshire 0

Min 46: Rufus Cotesworth (STI) nods the ball down for Christian Dailly on the edge of the box...
        ...Christian Dailly takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and David Purdie rushes of his line...
        ...Christian Dailly gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert John Souttar (AYR)!
Min 48: Neville Parker and Thara Celehar weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Scotsman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Ayrshire defense and lifts a classy finish over David Purdie.  GOAL!...
        ...and Stirling have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: STI 1 - AYR 0
Min 51: The ball comes in to the area from Rufus Cotesworth...
        ...he rattles it off David Purdie...
        ...Alexander Graham Bell (STI) pauses and shoots but David Purdie recovers and the big eejit makes the save.
Min 60: Logan Chalmers on for Ben Dempsey(MF)...
        ...Logan Chalmers will play MF.
Min 62: The Honest Men sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Thara Celehar's (STI) ball into the box is cut out by Harry McHugh (AYR).
Min 72: Here it is..Josh Mullin (AYR) flicks on into the path of John Sludden...
        ...who spins away from Neville Parker...
        ...but despite having a foot like a traction engine Frank Serpico is able to collect his powerful shot.
Min 75: John Sludden (AYR) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Stirling defense to Josh Mullin...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Frank Serpico rushes off his line and Josh Mullin slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of Frank Serpico!
Min 75: George Oakley on for George Stanger(DF)...
        ...George Oakley will play FW.
Min 77: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Logan Chalmers (AYR)...
        ...but the impressive Neville Parker (STI) is able to get the ball back to Frank Serpico.
Min 82: Roy Syla crosses for the Honest Men...
        ...Frank Serpico plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 83: Rufus Cotesworth (STI) unleashes an effort from the angle of the box...
        ...and it flies inches wide of the upright.
Min 86: Stirling gives the ball away and George Oakley gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...heunleashes an drive that ends up in the hands of Frank Serpico.
Min 87: Joe Cole (STI) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Jack Sanders (AYR).
Min 90: Logan Chalmers (AYR) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for Stirling Frank Serpico is in the right spot to make the save.


FINAL SCORE: Stirling 1 - Ayrshire 0


Man Of The Match: Frank Serpico (STI)

Stirling
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
----------------------------------------------------------------
GK Frank Serpico             29 29 29 13  0  n  0  7  0  0 90  8
DF Christian Dailly          22 22 22 17  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF George Gently             17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ellery Queen              24 24 24 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Neville Parker            26 26 26 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Humphrey Goodman          25 25 25 25  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Thara Celehar             29 29 29 29  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Joe Cole                  16 16 16 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Gabriel Cash              22 22 22 19 -1  n  0  0  0  0 14  6
MF Raymond Tango             29 29 29 29  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Richard Poole             17 17 17 15 -2  n  0  0  0  0 76  6
MF Rufus Cotesworth          21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Alexander Graham Bell     29 29 29 29  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Ayr United
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
----------------------------------------------------------------
GK David Purdie              26 26 26 11 -1  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF Frankie Musonda           25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Harry McHugh              18 18 18 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dylan Watret               9  9  9  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF George Stanger             6  6  6  4  5  n  0  0  0  0 75  6
DF John Souttar              16 16 16 12 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jack Sanders              18 18 18 14  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Roy Syla                  23 23 23 20  1  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
MF Ben Dempsey               13 13 13 11  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
MF Josh Mullin               24 24 24 21  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Logan Chalmers            26 26 26 23  3  n  0  0  0  1 30  6
WG John Sludden              25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Fraser Bryden             16 16 16 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW George Oakley             20 20 20 20  4  n  0  0  0  1 15  6

Statistics       STI AYR
------------------------
Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    2   7
Shots              4   7
Saves              7   1
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      67  58
Revenue           68  68

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
-------------------------------
  1  STI  B  26.70 174.59 189.39 
  1  AYR  N  44.40 109.19 114.74 
 14  STI  B  26.70 170.84 185.64 
 46  STI  B  26.70 164.84 179.64 
 46  AYR  N  40.20 102.19 113.34 
 61  AYR  N  40.20 108.69 123.09 
 76  AYR  N  36.60 102.69 143.14 

 Trainer's Report
STI paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Gabriel Cash (STI) just has a twisted ankle.
Neville Parker (STI) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ellery Queen (STI) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Rufus Cotesworth (STI) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Roy Syla (AYR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Harry McHugh (AYR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Dylan Watret (AYR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
George Stanger (AYR) played 75 minutes and earned a TP.