Match ends, Stenhousemuir 0, Ayr United 1.
Stenhousemuir 0-1 Ayr United
- From the section Football
Ross Caldwell scored the only goal as Ayr United beat 10-man Stenhousemuir to maintain the pressure on Dunfermline at the top of Scottish League One.
Caldwell curled a right-footed strike into the bottom left-hand corner of Jamie Barclay's goal.
Barclay then kept out Nicky Devlin and Brian Gilmour as Ayr pushed for a second before the break.
Stenny's Colin McMenamin missed a penalty before the hosts' Jon Robertson was sent off for violent conduct.
Line-ups
Stenhousemuir
- 1Barclay
- 2McCormackSubstituted forMazana-Martinezat 78'minutes
- 4MalcolmBooked at 90mins
- 5Meechan
- 3PatersonSubstituted forMurrayat 45'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 7Gilhaney
- 8Millar
- 6RobertsonBooked at 89mins
- 11Cook
- 9McMenamin
- 10SmallSubstituted forScotlandat 61'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Scotland
- 14Murray
- 15Mazana-Martinez
- 16Stirling
- 17Shaw
- 18McCroary
- 19Marenghi
Ayr
- 1Fleming
- 2Devlin
- 6Graham
- 5McLauchlan
- 3Boyle
- 10TroutenSubstituted forForrestat 85'minutes
- 4Docherty
- 8Crawford
- 7GilmourSubstituted forDonaldat 54'minutes
- 9PrestonSubstituted forAdamsat 71'minutes
- 11Caldwell
Substitutes
- 12Forrest
- 14Muir
- 15Donald
- 16Adams
- 17Nisbet
- 18McCracken
- 19Newman
- Referee:
- Greg Aitken
- Attendance:
- 767
Match Stats
Home TeamStenhousemuirAway TeamAyr
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away19
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away11
- Corners
- Home7
- Away13
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away11
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Stenhousemuir 0, Ayr United 1.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Jamie Barclay.
Attempt saved. Michael Donald (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Foul by Mark Gilhaney (Stenhousemuir).
Ross Docherty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Alan Cook.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Alan Cook.
Foul by Kieran Millar (Stenhousemuir).
Jamie Adams (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Euan Murray (Stenhousemuir) is shown the yellow card.
Dismissal
Jon Robertson (Stenhousemuir) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
Robbie Crawford (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jon Robertson (Stenhousemuir).
Corner, Stenhousemuir. Conceded by Greg Fleming.
Attempt saved. Euan Murray (Stenhousemuir) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
Corner, Stenhousemuir. Conceded by Greg Fleming.
Attempt saved. Euan Murray (Stenhousemuir) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Jamie Adams (Ayr United).
Jason Scotland (Stenhousemuir) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Ayr United. Alan Forrest replaces Alan Trouten.
Foul by Gerry McLauchlan (Ayr United).
Jason Scotland (Stenhousemuir) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Jamie Barclay.
Attempt saved. Ross Caldwell (Ayr United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Alan Cook (Stenhousemuir).
Gerry McLauchlan (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Jamie Barclay.
Attempt saved. Jamie Adams (Ayr United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Stenhousemuir. Carlos Mazana-Martinez replaces Jamie McCormack.
Robbie Crawford (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kieran Millar (Stenhousemuir).
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Colin McMenamin.
Jamie Adams (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jason Scotland (Stenhousemuir).
Attempt missed. Alan Cook (Stenhousemuir) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Mark Gilhaney (Stenhousemuir) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Michael Donald (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jamie McCormack (Stenhousemuir).
Substitution
Substitution, Ayr United. Jamie Adams replaces Jordan Preston.