St Johnstone vs Ayr United, 2022-23 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Scottish League Cup
St Johnstone
  • 2': Graham Carey
FT
1 - 0
Ayr United

    About

    St Johnstone are hosting Ayr United at McDiarmid Park, Perth, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 0. Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Jordan Houston (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 9': Adam Montgomery (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Foul by Paul Smith (Ayr United).
    • 10': Daire O'Connor (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone).
    • 11': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Finn Ecrepont.
    • 11': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Finn Ecrepont.
    • 12': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Finn Ecrepont.
    • 14': Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Paul Smith (Ayr United).
    • 15': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Frankie Musonda.
    • 16': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Andy Murdoch.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Daire O'Connor (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 18': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Daniel Cleary.
    • 19': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Daire O'Connor.
    • 20': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Jordan Houston.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Andrew Considine (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 21': Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Sam Ashford (Ayr United).
    • 24': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Cameron MacPherson.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Dipo Akinyemi (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 30': Foul by Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone).
    • 30': Jordan Houston (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Adam Montgomery (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Dipo Akinyemi (Ayr United).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 33': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Cameron MacPherson.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Frankie Musonda (Ayr United) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Jamie Murphy (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 41': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Paul Smith.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Sam Ashford (Ayr United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 42': Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Paul Smith (Ayr United).
    • 44': Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Dipo Akinyemi (Ayr United).
    • 44': Foul by Finn Ecrepont (Ayr United).
    • 44': Jamie Murphy (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Finn Ecrepont.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Michael O'Halloran replaces Drey Wright because of an injury.
    • 46': Foul by Jayden Mitchell-Lawson (Ayr United).
    • 46': Jamie Murphy (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone).
    • 48': Jayden Mitchell-Lawson (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Dipo Akinyemi (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by James Brown (St. Johnstone).
    • 50': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Adam Montgomery.
    • 51': Foul by Alex Kirk (Ayr United).
    • 51': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Daire O'Connor (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a fast break.
    • 54': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by James Brown.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Dipo Akinyemi (Ayr United) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 56': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Adam Montgomery.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Daire O'Connor (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 63': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Taylor Steven replaces Stevie May.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Taylor Steven (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 67': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Frankie Musonda.
    • 68': Adam Montgomery (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Foul by Daire O'Connor (Ayr United).
    • 69': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
    • 71': Substitution, Ayr United. Mark McKenzie replaces Jayden Mitchell-Lawson.
    • 71': Substitution, Ayr United. Ben Dempsey replaces Paul Smith.
    • 72': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Ryan McGowan replaces Andrew Considine.
    • 72': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Maksym Kucheriavyi replaces Graham Carey.
    • 76': Substitution, Ayr United. Michael Hewitt replaces Daire O'Connor.
    • 76': Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Sam Ashford (Ayr United).
    • 77': Foul by Finn Ecrepont (Ayr United).
    • 77': Michael O'Halloran (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Finn Ecrepont (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 79': Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
    • 80': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Alex Kirk.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Sam Ashford (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Jamie Murphy (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Substitution, Ayr United. Kinlay Bilham replaces Finn Ecrepont.
    • 87': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Murray Davidson replaces Jamie Murphy.
    • 89': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Andy Murdoch.
    • 90': Foul by Adam Montgomery (St. Johnstone).
    • 90': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jordan Houston (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Andy Murdoch (Ayr United).
    • 90'+2': Taylor Steven (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish League Cup

    Venue: McDiarmid Park
    Location: Perth, Scotland
    Attendance: 2,036

    Scottish League Cup Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 St Johnstone 4 +13 12
    2 Raith Rovers 4 +4 6
    3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 +1 6
    4 East Kilbride 4 -1 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    STJ St Johnstone (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    12 Elliot Parish (GK)
    5 Daniel Cleary
    4 Andrew Considine
    2 James Brown
    22 Melker Hallberg
    18 Cameron Macpherson
    19 Adam Montgomery
    14 Drey Wright
    7 Stevie May
    29 Jamie Murphy
    23 Graham Carey
    St Johnstone Substitutes:
    Ross Sinclair, Michael O'Halloran, Maksym Kucheriavyi, John Mahon, Murray Davidson, Taylor Steven, Cameron Ballantyne, Ryan McGowan, Alexander Ferguson.

    AYR Ayr United (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Aidan McAdams (GK)
    15 Alex Kirk
    4 Frankie Musonda
    25 Finn Ecrepont Yellow Card
    2 Jordan Houston
    6 Andrew Murdoch
    11 Jayden Mitchell-Lawson
    10 Daire O'Conchubhair
    9 Dipo Akinyemi
    23 Sam Ashford
    31 Paul Smith
    Ayr United Substitutes:
    Ben Dempsey, Michael Hewitt, Charlie Albinson, Alex Jeanes, Nicholas Mcallister, Sean McGinty, Mark McKenzie, Kinlay Bilham.

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