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St Johnstone vs Ayr United; Scottish Challenge Cup Quarter Final

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St Johnstone vs Ayr United. Scottish Challenge Cup Quarter Final.

Falkirk StadiumAttendance999.

St Johnstone 3

  • J McPake (30th minute pen)
  • L Smith (89th minute)
  • J Gullan (94th minute)

Ayr United 3

  • G Oakley (15th minute, 29th minute)
  • K Holt (47th minute)

Ayr United win 5-4 on penalties.

Match Commentary

  1. Update

    Match ends, St. Johnstone 3(4), Ayr United 3(5).

  2. Penalty Shootout ends, St. Johnstone 3(4), Ayr United 3(5).

  3. Penalty Missed

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Penalty saved. Matty Foulds (St. Johnstone) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Max Thompson (Ayr United).

    penalty-miss:
    Matty Foulds

  4. Goal

    Ayr United FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 3(4), Ayr United 3(5). Scott McMann (Ayr United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    goal:
    Scott McMann

  5. Goal

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 3(4), Ayr United 3(4). Taylor Steven (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    goal:
    Taylor Steven

  6. Goal

    Ayr United FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 3(3), Ayr United 3(4). Kevin Holt (Ayr United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.

    goal:
    Kevin Holt

  7. Goal

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 3(3), Ayr United 3(3). Kai Fotheringham (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

    goal:
    Kai Fotheringham

  8. Goal

    Ayr United FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 3(2), Ayr United 3(3). Ethan Walker (Ayr United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

    goal:
    Ethan Walker

  9. Goal

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 3(2), Ayr United 3(2). Morgan Boyes (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.

    goal:
    Morgan Boyes

  10. Penalty Missed

    Ayr United FC

    Penalty saved. Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Toby Steward (St. Johnstone).

    penalty-miss:
    Mark McKenzie

  11. Penalty Missed

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Penalty saved. Stevie Mallan (St. Johnstone) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Max Thompson (Ayr United).

    penalty-miss:
    Stevie Mallan

  12. Goal

    Ayr United FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 3(1), Ayr United 3(2). Stuart Bannigan (Ayr United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    goal:
    Stuart Bannigan

  13. Goal

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 3(1), Ayr United 3(1). Jamie Gullan (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

    goal:
    Jamie Gullan

  14. Goal

    Ayr United FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 3, Ayr United 3(1). Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

    goal:
    Ben Dempsey
  15. Update

    Penalty Shootout begins St. Johnstone 3, Ayr United 3.

  16. Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 3, Ayr United 3.

  17. Goal

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 3, Ayr United 3. Jamie Gullan (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.

    goal:
    Jamie Gullan

  18. Penalty missed! Still St. Johnstone 2, Ayr United 3. Jamie Gullan (St. Johnstone) hits the left post with a right footed shot.

  19. Penalty conceded by Scott McMann (Ayr United) with a handball in the penalty area.

  20. Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Kevin Holt.

  21. Yellow Card

    Ayr United FC

    Ethan Walker (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    yellow-card:
    Ethan Walker

  22. Stevie Mallan (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  23. Foul by Ethan Walker (Ayr United).

  24. Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  25. Jamie Gullan (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  26. Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).

  27. Goal

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 2, Ayr United 3. Liam Smith (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stevie Mallan.

    goal:
    Liam Smith
    assist:
    Stevie Mallan

  28. Kai Fotheringham (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  29. Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).

  30. Foul by Kai Fotheringham (St. Johnstone).

  31. Scott McMann (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  32. Substitution

    Ayr United FC

    Substitution, Ayr United. Jude Bonnar replaces Anton Dowds.

    sub-on:
    Jude Bonnar
    sub-off:
    Anton Dowds

  33. Attempt missed. Jonathan Svedberg (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.

  34. Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Scott McMann.

  35. Kai Fotheringham (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  36. Foul by Kevin Holt (Ayr United).

  37. Foul by Morgan Boyes (St. Johnstone).

  38. Ethan Walker (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  39. Substitution

    Ayr United FC

    Substitution, Ayr United. Ethan Walker replaces George Oakley.

    sub-on:
    Ethan Walker
    sub-off:
    George Oakley

  40. Substitution

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Substitution, St. Johnstone. Liam Smith replaces Alfie Agyeman.

    sub-on:
    Liam Smith
    sub-off:
    Alfie Agyeman

  41. Kai Fotheringham (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  42. Foul by Stuart Bannigan (Ayr United).

  43. Foul by Kai Fotheringham (St. Johnstone).

  44. George Oakley (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  45. Attempt saved. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Toby Steward (St. Johnstone).

  46. Substitution

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Substitution, St. Johnstone. Jonathan Svedberg replaces Sam Stanton.

    sub-on:
    Jonathan Svedberg
    sub-off:
    Sam Stanton

  47. Attempt missed. Jamie Gullan (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

  48. Kai Fotheringham (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  49. Foul by Stuart Bannigan (Ayr United).

  50. Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Leon King.

  51. Kai Fotheringham (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  52. Foul by Nick McAllister (Ayr United).

  53. Attempt saved. Jamie Gullan (St. Johnstone) is saved by Max Thompson (Ayr United).

  54. Attempt blocked. Cheick Diabate (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  55. Attempt missed. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high from a direct free kick.

  56. Foul by Alfie Agyeman (St. Johnstone).

  57. Liam Dick (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  58. Attempt blocked. Sam Stanton (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  59. Attempt blocked. Taylor Steven (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

  60. Goal

    Ayr United FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 3. Kevin Holt (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stuart Bannigan following a set piece situation.

    goal:
    Kevin Holt
    assist:
    Stuart Bannigan

  61. Foul by Cheick Diabate (St. Johnstone).

  62. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  63. Substitution

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Substitution, St. Johnstone. Jamie Gullan replaces Ruari Paton.

    sub-on:
    Jamie Gullan
    sub-off:
    Ruari Paton

  64. Substitution

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Substitution, St. Johnstone. Stevie Mallan replaces Jason Holt.

    sub-on:
    Stevie Mallan
    sub-off:
    Jason Holt

  65. Substitution

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Substitution, St. Johnstone. Kai Fotheringham replaces Josh McPake.

    sub-on:
    Kai Fotheringham
    sub-off:
    Josh McPake
  66. Update

    Second Half begins St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 2.

  67. Substitution

    Ayr United FC

    Substitution, Ayr United. Nick McAllister replaces George Finney.

    sub-on:
    Nick McAllister
    sub-off:
    George Finney

  68. First Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 2.

  69. Josh McPake (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  70. Foul by Stuart Bannigan (Ayr United).

  71. Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

  72. Foul by Josh McPake (St. Johnstone).

  73. George Finney (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  74. Foul by Alfie Agyeman (St. Johnstone).

  75. George Finney (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  76. Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Morgan Boyes.

  77. Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Leon King.

  78. Taylor Steven (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  79. Foul by Liam Dick (Ayr United).

  80. Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Kevin Holt.

  81. Attempt blocked. Josh McPake (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

  82. Goal

    Saint Johnstone FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Ayr United 2. Josh McPake (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    goal:
    Josh McPake

  83. Penalty St. Johnstone. Josh McPake draws a foul in the penalty area.

  84. Penalty conceded by George Finney (Ayr United) after a foul in the penalty area.

  85. Goal

    Ayr United FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Ayr United 2. George Oakley (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

    goal:
    George Oakley

  86. Attempt blocked. Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  87. Matty Foulds (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  88. Foul by George Finney (Ayr United).

  89. Attempt blocked. Ruari Paton (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  90. Jason Holt (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  91. Foul by Anton Dowds (Ayr United).

  92. Foul by Cheick Diabate (St. Johnstone).

  93. Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  94. Attempt missed. Josh McPake (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

  95. Foul by Cheick Diabate (St. Johnstone).

  96. George Oakley (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  97. Cheick Diabate (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  98. Foul by George Oakley (Ayr United).

  99. Alfie Agyeman (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  100. Foul by Scott McMann (Ayr United).

  101. Goal

    Ayr United FC

    Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Ayr United 1. George Oakley (Ayr United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anton Dowds.

    goal:
    George Oakley
    assist:
    Anton Dowds

  102. Foul by Cheick Diabate (St. Johnstone).

  103. Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  104. Attempt missed. Ruari Paton (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

  105. Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Stuart Bannigan.

  106. Jack Baird (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  107. Foul by Mark McKenzie (Ayr United).

  108. Attempt saved. Anton Dowds (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Toby Steward (St. Johnstone).

  109. Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Morgan Boyes.

  110. Update

    First Half begins.

  111. Update

    Lineups are announced and players are warming up.