St Johnstone vs Ayr United, 2023-24 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Scottish League Cup
St Johnstone
  • 43': Maksym Kucheriavyi
FT
1 - 2
Ayr United
  • 29': George Stanger
  • 71': Mark McKenzie

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': Attempt missed. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Cammy Ballantyne (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 4': Foul by Nick McAllister (Ayr United).
  • 4': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Foul by Cammy Ballantyne (St. Johnstone).
  • 7': Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 14': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Tony Gallacher.
  • 15': Foul by Tony Gallacher (St. Johnstone).
  • 15': Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 20': Drey Wright (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Mark McKenzie (Ayr United).
  • 21': Hand ball by Stevie May (St. Johnstone).
  • 22': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
  • 22': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Tony Gallacher.
  • 24': Foul by Francis Amartey (Ayr United).
  • 24': Stevie May (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
  • 26': Max Kucheryavyi (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone).
  • 28': Fraser Bryden (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Ayr United 1. George Stanger (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Murphy following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Luke Jephcott (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 35': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
  • 35': Stevie May (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Charlie Albinson (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone).
  • 39': Foul by Cammy Ballantyne (St. Johnstone).
  • 39': Francis Amartey (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Finn Ecrepont (Ayr United).
  • 42': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 1. Max Kucheryavyi (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Graham Carey.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 1.
  • 47': Foul by Francis Amartey (Ayr United).
  • 47': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone).
  • 48': Nick McAllister (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 53': Foul by Finn Ecrepont (Ayr United).
  • 53': Max Kucheryavyi (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Andy Considine (St. Johnstone).
  • 54': Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Francis Amartey (Ayr United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Foul by George Stanger (Ayr United).
  • 56': Stevie May (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Tony Gallacher (St. Johnstone).
  • 57': Fraser Bryden (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone).
  • 59': Francis Amartey (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Ryan McGowan.
  • 61': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
  • 65': Foul by Jamie Murphy (Ayr United).
  • 65': Luke Jephcott (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Ben Dempsey.
  • 67': Cammy Ballantyne (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Andy Murdoch (Ayr United).
  • 67': Andy Murdoch (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Luke Jephcott (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 68': Substitution, Ayr United. Paddy Reading replaces Finn Ecrepont.
  • 69': Substitution, Ayr United. Sam Ashford replaces Fraser Bryden.
  • 70': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
  • 70': Foul by Nick McAllister (Ayr United).
  • 70': Stevie May (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Nick McAllister (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Sam Ashford (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 71': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 2. Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Dempsey.
  • 73': Foul by Jamie Murphy (Ayr United).
  • 73': Max Kucheryavyi (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Foul by Cammy Ballantyne (St. Johnstone).
  • 76': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Taylor Steven replaces Max Kucheryavyi.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Sam Ashford (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 80': Andy Considine (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
  • 80': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Paddy Reading.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Nick McAllister.
  • 83': Penalty conceded by Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 84': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 85': Penalty saved! Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 86': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Jackson Mylchreest replaces Luke Jephcott.
  • 86': Substitution, Ayr United. Scott Tomlinson replaces Francis Amartey.
  • 88': Foul by Drey Wright (St. Johnstone).
  • 88': Sam Ashford (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Sam Ashford (Ayr United).
  • 89': Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Taylor Steven (St. Johnstone).
  • 90'+3': Taylor Steven (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 2.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 2,770

Scottish League Cup Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Falkirk 4 +13 11
2 Cove Rangers 4 +3 7
3 Queen's Park 4 +3 6
4 Spartans FC 4 -2 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Dimitar Mitov (GK)
4 Andrew Considine
6 Liam Gordon
5 Ryan McGowan
3 Tony Gallacher
14 Drey Wright
25 Cameron Ballantyne
11 Graham Carey Yellow Card
15 Maksym Kucheriavyi
16 Luke Jephcott
7 Stevie May
St Johnstone Substitutes:
Alexander Ferguson, Bayley Klimionek, Ross Sinclair, Callum Booth, Jackson Mylchreest, Ben Mccrystal, Daniel Phillips, Taylor Steven, Liam Parker.

AYR Ayr United (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Charlie Albinson (GK)
5 Sean McGinty
14 George Stanger
21 Finn Ecrepont
2 Nicholas Mcallister Yellow Card
6 Andrew Murdoch Yellow Card
8 Ben Dempsey Yellow Card
15 Jamie Murphy Yellow Card
17 Francis Amartey
30 Fraser Bryden
22 Mark McKenzie
Ayr United Substitutes:
Sam Ashford, Dylan Watret, Robbie Mutch, Scott Tomlinson, Patrick Reading, Oli Pendlebury, Paul Smith.

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