St Mirren vs Ayr United, 2016/17 Scottish Championship, 2016/2017 Scottish Championship

· Scottish Championship
St Mirren
  • 5': Stephen Mallan
  • 20': Gary Mackenzie
  • 23': Stephen McGinn
  • 36': Kyle Magennis
  • 52': Lewis Morgan
  • 88': Cameron Smith
FT
6 - 2
Ayr United
  • 74': Paul Cairney
  • 87': Farid El Alagui

About

St Mirren are hosting Ayr United at The SMISA Stadium, Paisley, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 5': Goal! St. Mirren 1, Ayr United 0. Stephen Mallan (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Mackenzie.
  • 20': Goal! St. Mirren 2, Ayr United 0. Gary Mackenzie (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Stephen Mallan following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Goal! St. Mirren 3, Ayr United 0. Stephen McGinn (St. Mirren) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 25': Substitution, Ayr United. Craig McGuffie replaces Conrad Balatoni because of an injury.
  • 36': Goal! St. Mirren 4, Ayr United 0. Kyle Magennis (St. Mirren) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Smith.
  • 41': Brian Gilmour (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Michael Rose (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Ayr United. Paul Cairney replaces Brian Gilmour.
  • 52': Goal! St. Mirren 5, Ayr United 0. Lewis Morgan (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rory Loy.
  • 56': Gary Mackenzie (St. Mirren) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Substitution, Ayr United. Michael Wardrope replaces Robbie Crawford.
  • 68': Substitution, St. Mirren. John Sutton replaces Lewis Morgan because of an injury.
  • 74': Goal! St. Mirren 5, Ayr United 1. Paul Cairney (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 77': Patrick Boyle (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, St. Mirren. Josh Todd replaces Stephen Mallan because of an injury.
  • 85': Farid El Alagui (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, St. Mirren. Andy Webster replaces Gary Mackenzie.
  • 87': Goal! St. Mirren 5, Ayr United 2. Farid El Alagui (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig McGuffie.
  • 88': Goal! St. Mirren 6, Ayr United 2. Cameron Smith (St. Mirren) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Championship

Venue: The SMISA Stadium
Location: Paisley, Scotland
Attendance: 4,620

SPFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Airdrieonians 0 0 0
2 Arbroath 0 0 0
3 Ayr United 0 0 0
4 Dunfermline Athletic 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

STM St Mirren (4-4-2)

No. Name
21 Billy O'Brien (GK)
6 Gary Mackenzie
15 Jack Baird
44 Adam Eckersley
2 Stelios Demetriou
22 Stephen McGinn
10 Stephen Mallan
17 Lewis Morgan
42 Kyle Magennis
11 Cameron Smith
16 Rory Loy
St Mirren Substitutes:
Andy Webster, Paul Fjelde, John Sutton, Rocco Quinn, Jamie Langfield, Josh Todd, Ben Gordon.

AYR Ayr United (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Greg Fleming (GK)
18 Daryll Meggatt
22 Conrad Balatoni
3 Paddy Boyle Yellow Card
2 Nicky Devlin
8 Robbie Crawford
23 Ross Docherty
5 Michael Rose Yellow Card
4 Brian Gilmour Yellow Card
15 Farid El Alagui Yellow Card
10 Alan Forrest
Ayr United Substitutes:
Jordan Hart, Craig Moore, Gary Harkins, Michael Wardrope, Paul Cairney, Peter Murphy, Craig McGuffie.

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