Ayr United 0 - 2 Inverness CT

League Match
Saturday, October 5th, 2019, 3:00 PM at Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,912
Referee: Steven Mclean
Ayr United Inverness CT

Goalscorers
None. James Vincent (31)
Shaun Rooney (64)

Team Managers
Sandy Stewart John Robertson

Starting Eleven
Ross Doohan
Jordan Houston
Aaron Muirhead
Sam Rosscoe-Byrne
Daniel Harvie
Andrew Geggan
Ross Docherty
Stephen Kelly
Luke McCowan
Michael Moffat
Alan Forrest
Mark Ridgers
Shaun Rooney
Coll Donaldson
Carl Tremarco
Jamie McCart
Roddy MacGregor
Sean Welsh
Aaron Doran
James Vincent
Jordan White
Miles Storey

Bench
Ellis Hare-Reid
Kris Doolan
Craig Moore
Craig McGuffie
Finn Ecremont
Mark McKenzie
Cameron Mackay
Kevin McHattie
Brad Mckay
David Carson
Charlie Trafford
Matheus Machado
Nikolay Todorov

Substitutions
Kris Doolan -> Andrew Geggan Charlie Trafford for Sean Welsh (30)
David Carson for Roddy MacGregor (67)
Nikolay Todorov for Jordan White (70)

Bookings
Andrew Geggan (75)
Aaron Muirhead (79)
David Carson (79)
Nikolay Todorov (79)
Charlie Trafford (90)

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Mark Ridgers (GK) 101 apps -
Shaun Rooney 54 apps7 goals
Coll Donaldson 89 apps4 goals
Carl Tremarco 182 apps14 goals
Jamie McCart 61 apps1 goal
Aaron Doran 255 apps41 goals
Roddy MacGregor 16 apps -
James Vincent 81 apps6 goals
Sean Welsh 39 apps6 goals
Miles Storey 46 apps15 goals
Jordan White 65 apps20 goals
Charlie Trafford (sub) 72 apps2 goals
David Carson (sub) 12 apps -
Nikolay Todorov (sub) 13 apps4 goals

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Roddy MacGregor (17 years 292 days)
Oldest Player:Carl Tremarco (34 years 2 days)
Average Player Age:26 years 215 days
Domestic Players:7 (63.64 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Roddy MacGregor (17 years 292 days)
Oldest Player:Carl Tremarco (34 years 2 days)
Average Player Age:25 years 161 days
Domestic Players:10 (55.56 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

Ayr Raid



There was plenty at stake for both clubs and it was the visitors that opened the scoring in the first half when James Vincent knocked a short clearance into the net. In the second half, Shaun Rooney did a Forrest Gump and kept running before scoring a second just after the hour. With no further scoring Inverness moved to within two points of both Dundee United and Ayr United. Great end to a difficult week for the club.

John Robertson went with the tried and tested at Somerset Park as Ayr went searching for their sixth win on the trot that would see them top the table on matchday 8 after leaders Dundee United stumbled at Alloa last night. Brad Mckay and Mitch Curry are back in training but not deemed fit enough to start this one, although they could see some action on Sunday in the NoS Cup final. Tom Walsh was still out injured and that saw Roddy MacGregor get his second start.

Caretaker boss Sandy Stewart was without the experienced Mark Kerr with Jordan Houston replacing him. That was the only change for Ayr who were looking to top the table after last nights Championship game saw the Wasps sting the Arabs 1-0. A massive three points available and all to play for in this one.

A crowd of nearly 2,000 were on hand to see this lively encounter with 148 supporting the Caley Jags.

Match report written by tm4tj/IHE



Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Dundee Utd 8 6 0 2 22 8 14 18
2. Ayr United 8 6 0 2 17 8 9 18
3. Inverness CT 8 5 1 2 14 8 6 16
4. Dundee 8 3 3 2 10 11 -1 12
5. Morton 8 3 1 4 11 20 -9 10
6. Queen of the South 8 2 3 3 4 6 -2 9
7. Arbroath 8 2 2 4 5 10 -5 8
8. Alloa Athletic 8 2 2 4 7 13 -6 8
9. Dunfermline 8 1 4 3 8 9 -1 7
10. Partick Thistle 8 1 2 5 10 15 -5 5