Match ends, Ayr United 0, Arbroath 1.
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Arbroath maintained their remarkable unbeaten start to the year with a narrow Scottish Championship victory against struggling Ayr United.
Michael McKenna's stunning second-half strike was the difference at Somerset Park, as Dick Campbell's side made it eight games without defeat.
They are now in sixth, just three points outside the play-off places with nine games left to play.
Ayr are ninth, four points from the bottom after a third straight loss.
Line-ups
Ayr
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 29Urminsky
- 2HoustonSubstituted forMurdochat 68'minutes
- 4Muirhead
- 30Baird
- 3Reading
- 18Chalmers
- 17NdabaBooked at 54mins
- 14SmithSubstituted forMoffatat 78'minutes
- 11McCowan
- 10WalshSubstituted forMcKenzieat 68'minutes
- 19Zanatta
Substitutes
- 5Roscoe-Byrne
- 6Murdoch
- 7Moffat
- 8Miller
- 21Hare-Reid
- 22McKenzie
- 23McGavin
Arbroath
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Gaston
- 2Thomson
- 4Little
- 5O'Brien
- 3HamiltonBooked at 75mins
- 12Stewart
- 8McKennaSubstituted forCraigenat 69'minutes
- 18Williamson
- 11LinnSubstituted forMooreat 68'minutes
- 9Hilson
- 19HamiltonSubstituted forDoolanat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Whatley
- 7Gold
- 14Doolan
- 16Moore
- 21Gallacher
- 22Pignatiello
- 28Craigen
- Referee:
- Grant Irvine
Match Stats
Home TeamAyrAway TeamArbroath
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Ayr United 0, Arbroath 1.
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Corrie Ndaba (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kris Doolan (Arbroath).
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James Craigen (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Luke McCowan (Ayr United).
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Attempt missed. Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
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Joe Chalmers (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Scott Stewart (Arbroath).
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Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Patrick Reading.
Substitution
Substitution, Arbroath. Kris Doolan replaces Jack Hamilton.
Substitution
Substitution, Ayr United. Michael Moffat replaces Cammy Smith.
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Foul by Luke McCowan (Ayr United).
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James Craigen (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Dario Zanatta (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Ricky Little (Arbroath).
Booking
Colin Hamilton (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
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Luke McCowan (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Colin Hamilton (Arbroath).
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Attempt missed. Scott Stewart (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
