Match ends, Stenhousemuir 0, Ayr United 1.
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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
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Stenhousemuir 0, Ayr United 1.
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Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Jamie Barclay.
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Attempt saved. Michael Donald (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
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Foul by Mark Gilhaney (Stenhousemuir).
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Ross Docherty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Alan Cook.
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Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Alan Cook.
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Foul by Kieran Millar (Stenhousemuir).
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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.
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Robbie Crawford (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jon Robertson (Stenhousemuir).
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Corner, Stenhousemuir. Conceded by Greg Fleming.
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Attempt saved. Euan Murray (Stenhousemuir) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
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Corner, Stenhousemuir. Conceded by Greg Fleming.
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Attempt saved. Euan Murray (Stenhousemuir) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Foul by Jamie Adams (Ayr United).
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Jason Scotland (Stenhousemuir) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
