Ayr United                                Brechin City
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK David Purdie              26  5  n     GK Craig Gordon               5 10  n
DF Frankie Musonda           25  4  n     SW Devyne Rensch             13  6  n
DF Harry McHugh              19  5  n     DF Gordon Ramsay             25  8  n
DF Jack Sanders              18  6  n     DF John Stones               14 10  n
DF John Souttar              16  8  n     DF Aaron Hickey               6  8  n
DF Dylan Watret              14  7  n     MF Mawuli Mensah             26 10  n
MF Logan Chalmers            27  9  n     MF Kevin Bridges             24 10  n
MF Ben Dempsey               13  9  n     MF John McGinn               19  8  n
WG John Sludden              25  6  n     FW Ewan Loudon               37 10  n
FW Joe Willock               27  8  n     FW Grady McGrath             35  6  n
FW Fraser Bryden             16  8  n     FW Borja Iglesias            26  8  n

Min 0: Ayrshire opens up with a 5-2-3 N while the BRE will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Boland (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 1: The ball is hooked on towards Logan Chalmers (AYR)...
        ...who takes on John Stones on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Fraser Bryden...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by Craig Gordon.
Min 1: The ball comes in to the area from Grady McGrath ...
        ...he rattles it off David Purdie...
        ...Ewan Loudon (BRE) pauses and shoots but David Purdie recovers and the big eejit makes the save.
Min 2: Ayrshire deep in Brechin City territory...
        ...Jack Sanders gets round the back after thirty or so passes...
        ...and John Sludden heads the ball down and into the net GOAL! Just like Messi!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Honest Men...
        ...score now: AYR 1 - BRE 0
Min 3: John Stones's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Joe Willock (AYR)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a BRE man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 4: Logan Chalmers (AYR) finds Fraser Bryden...
        ...but he hesitates and Gordon Ramsay (BRE) is able to make the tackle.
Min 6: Terrible Honest Men defending as Jack Sanders gave it away to Mawuli Mensah (BRE)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by David Purdie...
        ...but it came back to Ewan Loudon who shoots and David Purdie fists it away!
Min 12: Ewan Loudon (BRE) and Grady McGrath  break for Brechin City...
        ...Grady McGrath  looks to have found space into which to recieve Ewan Loudon's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Harry McHugh (AYR) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 14: Jack Sanders hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Mawuli Mensah (BRE) latches on...
        ...he has the easiest of tap-ins GOAL!...
        ...Brechin City draw level....
        ...score now: AYR 1 - BRE 1
Min 16: Ayrshire break quickly with Dylan Watret...
        ...he only has Craig Gordon to beat...
        ...great save by Craig Gordon but the ball falls to Ben Dempsey...
        ...who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...and Ayrshire have the lead...
        ...score now: AYR 2 - BRE 1
Min 16: Jamie McCabe on for Craig Gordon(GK)...
        ...Jamie McCabe will play GK.
Min 24: Joe Willock's (AYR) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Gordon Ramsay (BRE)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Jamie McCabe.
Min 32: Great tackle by Devyne Rensch (BRE)...
        ...to prevent Ben Dempsey (AYR) from latching onto Fraser Bryden's pass. 
Min 39: The ball lands at the feet of Gordon Ramsay (BRE) on the edge of the box...
        ...he instictively fires a bullet shot through a crowded penalty area...
        ...David Purdie does well to position himself and collect.
Min 41: Fraser Bryden (AYR) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Jack Sanders...
        ...but his attempt ruffles the top of the net rather than the back of it.
Min 41: Now the ball comes to Borja Iglesias (BRE)...
        ...Mawuli Mensah has space on the left and Borja Iglesias tries to play him in...
        ...only for John Souttar (AYR) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 43: John McGinn (BRE) and Borja Iglesias break for Brechin City...
        ...Borja Iglesias looks to have found space into which to recieve John McGinn's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Jack Sanders (AYR) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 45: George Oakley on for Joe Willock(FW)...
        ...George Oakley will play FW.
Min 45: Roy Syla on for Harry McHugh(DF)...
        ...Roy Syla will play MF.
Min 45: Peter Crouch on for Aaron Hickey(DF)...
        ...Peter Crouch will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Ayrshire 2 - Brechin City 1

Min 50: Honest Men build down the left...
        ...George Oakley sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Logan Chalmers beats John Stones to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer past Jamie McCabe but wide of the net.
Min 55: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Ayrshire players are waiting...
        ...Roy Syla (AYR) out jumps Frankie Musonda...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Jamie McCabe...
        ...and is caught by a fan in the 7th row.
Min 55: The ball breaks from a Jack Sanders tackle and lands in the path of Borja Iglesias (BRE)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...David Purdie palms Borja Iglesias's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...David Purdie falls on it.
Min 57: Mawuli Mensah (BRE) finds Borja Iglesias steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Jack Sanders (AYR) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 60: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards John Sludden (AYR)...
        ...but the impressive Gordon Ramsay (BRE) is able to get the ball back to Jamie McCabe.
Min 65: Honest Men build down the left...
        ...John Souttar sends a cross to the middle...
        ...John Sludden beats John Stones to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer right at Jamie McCabe who catches the ball.
Min 66: Grady McGrath  (BRE) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Mawuli Mensah but it evades him...
        ...Frankie Musonda (AYR) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 68: George Oakley picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Frankie Musonda to chase...
        ...it drops over John Stones's shoulder and right into Frankie Musonda's path...
        ...the Scotsman hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that thunders past Jamie McCabe's outstretched arm...
        ...and just wide of the goal.
Min 69: George Oakley (AYR) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Roy Syla...
        ...and the Scotsman knocks it in GOAL!!...
        ...Ayrshire are looking strong now...
        ...score now: AYR 3 - BRE 1
Min 70: Honest Men build down the left...
        ...Logan Chalmers sends a cross to the middle...
        ...John Sludden beats John Stones to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer right at Jamie McCabe who catches the ball.
Min 71: Terrible Honest Men defending as Jack Sanders gave it away to Borja Iglesias (BRE)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by David Purdie...
        ...but it came back to Peter Crouch who shoots and David Purdie fists it away!
Min 74: Fraser Bryden (AYR) finds John Sludden...
        ...but he hesitates and John Stones (BRE) is able to make the tackle.
Min 76: Ben Dempsey (AYR) looks up and spots Roy Syla arriving in the box...
        ...the Englishman tees up Roy Syla for the shot...
        ...he finds the back of the net with a low drive. GOAL!!!...
        ...yet another one for Ayrshire; Coach Fran Morillo is furious...
        ...score now: AYR 4 - BRE 1
Min 81: John McGinn (BRE) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Grady McGrath  rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down and past a sprawling David Purdie. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...Brechin City pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: AYR 4 - BRE 2
Min 89: Haud yer weesht bawbag...George Oakley (AYR) flicks on into the path of Ben Dempsey...
        ...who spins away like a dancer on Strictly from John Stones...
        ...to lob over the advancing Jamie McCabe but wide. A-HA! But that was... liquid football. 
Min 90: Jack Sanders loses the ball to Kevin Bridges (BRE) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at David Purdie%who makes a superb save.


FINAL SCORE: Ayrshire 4 - Brechin City 2


Man Of The Match: John Sludden (AYR)

Ayr United
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK David Purdie              26 26 26 11 -1  n  0  6  0  0 90  7
DF Frankie Musonda           25 25 25 20 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Harry McHugh              19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Dylan Watret              14 14 14 11  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Souttar              16 16 16 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jack Sanders              18 18 18 14  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Logan Chalmers            27 27 27 24  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Ben Dempsey               13 13 13 11  3  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Roy Syla                  25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  2  3 45  7
WG John Sludden              25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
FW Joe Willock               27 27 27 27  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Fraser Bryden             16 16 16 16  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW George Oakley             20 20 20 20  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Brechin City
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Craig Gordon               5  5  5  2  8  n  0  1  0  0 16  6
GK Jamie McCabe              25 25 25 11  0  n  0  2  0  0 74  6
SW Devyne Rensch             13 13 13  9  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Gordon Ramsay             25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Aaron Hickey               6  6  6  4  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF John Stones               14 14 14 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Mawuli Mensah             26 26 26 23  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF John McGinn               19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Kevin Bridges             24 24 24 21  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Borja Iglesias            26 26 26 26  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Ewan Loudon               37 37 37 37  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Grady McGrath             35 35 35 35  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Peter Crouch              35 35 35 35  1  n  0  0  0  1 45  6

Statistics       AYR BRE
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Halftime           2   1
Fulltime           4   2
Shots On Target    7   8
Shots             12   8
Saves              6   3
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      64  61
Revenue           66  66

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  AYR  N  55.20 138.11 152.51 
  1  BRE  N  35.50 104.31 172.81 
 46  AYR  N  43.80 131.61 160.46 
 46  BRE  N  32.50  98.31 206.31 

 Trainer's Report
AYR paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
Roy Syla (AYR) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Dylan Watret (AYR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Jack Sanders (AYR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Grady McGrath  (BRE) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Peter Crouch (BRE) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Ewan Loudon (BRE) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Scott McTominay (BRE) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Craig Gordon (BRE) only played 16 minutes and could not be trained.
Aaron Hickey (BRE) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.