Ayr United 3-1 Stranraer

Ayr United climbed to the top of League One as they stretched their unbeaten run to 11 games with victory over Stranraer.

Ross Docherty played in Robert Crawford and he made no mistake in putting the ball past David McGurn.

Scott Robertson levelled when he got on the end of Christopher Aitken's cross to head home.

However, Jamie Adams met Nicky Devlin's centre to nod home and Jordan Preston headed Alan Forrest's corner in.

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Line-ups

Ayr

Formation 4-3-1-2

1Fleming

2Devlin5McLauchlan6Graham3Boyle

7Adams4Docherty8Crawford

10Trouten

9Preston11Caldwell

• 1Fleming
• 2Devlin
• 5McLauchlan
• 6Graham
• 3Boyle
• 7AdamsBooked at 56minsSubstituted forMurphyat 76'minutes
• 4Docherty
• 8Crawford
• 10TroutenSubstituted forForrestat 70'minutes
• 9Preston
• 11CaldwellSubstituted forDonaldat 54'minutes

Substitutes

• 12Forrest
• 14Murphy
• 15Donald
• 16Nisbet
• 17Muir
• 18McCracken
• 19Newman

Stranraer

Formation 4-5-1

1McGurn

2Robertson24Rumsby19Mair4Pettigrew

17Trialist7Cairney23Thomson6Aitken10Stirling

20McGuigan

• 1McGurn
• 2Robertson
• 24Rumsby
• 19Mair
• 4PettigrewBooked at 81mins
• 17TrialistSubstituted forLongworthat 58'minutes
• 7CairneySubstituted forMcCloskeyat 86'minutes
• 23ThomsonBooked at 87mins
• 6AitkenSubstituted forTurnerat 80'minutes
• 10Stirling
• 20McGuigan

Substitutes

• 3Keenan
• 11McCloskey
• 13Currie
• 14Longworth
• 16Turner
• 18McGill

Referee:

Gavin Duncan

Attendance:

1,415

Match Stats

Home TeamAyrAway TeamStranraer

Possession

Home50%

Away50%

Shots

Home13

Away6

Shots on Target

Home5

Away5

Corners

Home8

Away1

Fouls

Home12

Away16

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Ayr United 3, Stranraer 1.

2. 90'+4'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Ayr United 3, Stranraer 1.

3. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Attempt blocked. Michael Donald (Ayr United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

4. 90'+2'

   Post update

   Attempt missed. Kyle Turner (Stranraer) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

5. 90'+1'

   Post update

   Andy Stirling (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

6. 90'+1'

   Post update

   Foul by Ross Docherty (Ayr United).

7. 89'

   Post update

   Foul by Mark McGuigan (Stranraer).

8. 89'

   Post update

   Peter Murphy (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

9. 87'

   Booking

   Ryan Thomson (Stranraer) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

10. 87'

    Post update

    Foul by Ryan Thomson (Stranraer).

11. 87'

    Post update

    Michael Donald (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12. 86'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Stranraer. Sam McCloskey replaces Paul Cairney.

13. 86'

    Post update

    Ross Docherty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

14. 86'

    Post update

    Foul by Ryan Thomson (Stranraer).

15. 83'

    Goal!

    Goal! Ayr United 3, Stranraer 1. Jordan Preston (Ayr United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.

16. 83'

    Post update

    Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Craig Pettigrew.

17. 82'

    Post update

    Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Andy Stirling.

18. 81'

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Andy Graham (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.

19. 81'

    Booking

    Craig Pettigrew (Stranraer) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

20. 81'

    Post update

    Foul by Craig Pettigrew (Stranraer).

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