Match ends, Ayr United 1, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
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Ayr United boosted their play-off aspirations by holding second-placed Dunfermline to a draw at Somerset Park.
The Pars' Alex Whittle had a shot saved early on by David Hutton and Ayr's Brian Gilmour sent his effort wide.
Ryan Thomson put Dunfermline into the lead after the break after heading home Faissal El Bakhtaoui's cross.
But that was soon cancelled out by Alan Forrest, who drew the home side level with a neat finish from close range for his eighth of the season.
Ayr's top scorer, Michael Moffat, failed to convert a chance late on and Brian Gilmour fired a good opportunity over the bar as the full-time whistle neared.
Line-ups
Ayr
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Hutton
- 2McAusland
- 3Pope
- 6GilmourBooked at 67mins
- 4CampbellBooked at 16mins
- 5Lithgow
- 7Forrest
- 8McLaughlin
- 10Malcolm
- 9Moffat
- 11Donald
Substitutes
- 12Kyle
- 14Shankland
- 15Crawford
- 16Hunter
- 17Marenghi
- 18Longridge
- 19Newman
Dunfermline
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Goodfellow
- 2Millen
- 3Grainger
- 6SpenceBooked at 44minsSubstituted forGegganat 77'minutes
- 4Martin
- 5YoungBooked at 78mins
- 7WhittleSubstituted forSmithat 61'minutes
- 8Byrne
- 11Thomson
- 9El-BakhtaouiBooked at 73mins
- 10Forbes
Substitutes
- 12Geggan
- 14Page
- 15O'Kane
- 16Smith
- 17Williamson
- 18Graham
- 20Scully
- Referee:
- Stephen Finnie
- Attendance:
- 1,272
Match Stats
Home TeamAyrAway TeamDunfermline
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away10
- Corners
- Home5
- Away11
- Fouls
- Home19
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Ayr United 1, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
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Attempt saved. Fayssal El-Bakhtaoui (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt missed. Brian Gilmour (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Attempt saved. Michael Moffat (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Kyle McAusland (Ayr United).
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Allan Smith (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Kyle McAusland.
Booking
Kerr Young (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
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Michael Moffat (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kerr Young (Dunfermline Athletic).
Substitution
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Andrew Geggan replaces Lewis Spence.
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Attempt missed. Kyle McAusland (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. Martyn Campbell (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Daniel Grainger.
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Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Fayssal El-Bakhtaoui.
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Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Lewis Spence.
Booking
Fayssal El-Bakhtaoui (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
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Michael Donald (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Fayssal El-Bakhtaoui (Dunfermline Athletic).
