Division Two
March 16, 2013
Ayr United
2 - 1
Stranraer
Division Two
15:00 +00:00, March 16, 2013
Somerset Park, Scotland
Referee: G Hilland
Early double enough for Ayr
Scoring Summary
| Ayr United | Stranraer |
|---|---|
| Adam Hunter (8') | Craig Malcolm (68') |
| Michael Donald (11') |
Teams
| Ayr United | Stranraer |
|---|---|
| 1 Graeme Smith | 1 David Mitchell |
| 3 Austin McCann | 5 Michael Dunlop |
| 4 Neil McGregor | 4 Frank McKeown |
| 2 John Robertson | 3 Mark Staunton |
| 5 Chris Smith | 2 Lloyd Kinnaird |
| 8 Scott McLaughlin | 6 Chris Aitken |
| 6 David Sinclair | 11 Robert Love |
| 7 Adam Hunter | 8 Grant Gallagher |
| 11 Michael Donald | 7 Sean Winter |
| 10 Liam Buchanan | 9 Darren Gribben |
| 9 Michael Moffat | 10 Craig Malcolm |
| Substitutes | |
| 20 Alistair Brown | Russell Cadwell 20 |
| 15 Darren Brownlie | Ryan Borris 12 |
| 16 Aaron Wyllie | Jamie Campbell 14 |
| 12 David Winters | Armand One 16 |
| 14 Mark Shankland | Michael Moore 15 |
| Substitutions | |
| David Winters for Liam Buchanan (79) | Michael Moore for Robert Love (67) |
| Ryan Borris for Lloyd Kinnaird (79) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Adam Hunter (75) | Chris Aitken (5) |
| Liam Buchanan (76) | Grant Gallagher (47) |
| Robert Love (65) | |
| Mark Staunton (88) | |
| · Squads: Ayr United | Stranraer | |
Two early goals were enough for Ayr to see off Stranraer with a 2-1 win at Somerset Park.
Adam Hunter gave the Honest Men a dream start as he connected with a David Sinclair cross to smash the ball into the roof of the net inside 10 minutes.
Ayr soon doubled their lead when former Rangers trainee Michael Donald leapt highest to nod home after good work from John Robertson to put the hosts in control.
Stranraer could have reduced the deficit midway through the first-half, but Robert Love's strike was smartly kept out by the feet of Graeme Smith, while Liam Buchanan was unlucky not to extend Ayr's lead after seeing his long-distance pile-driver narrowly miss the target just after half-time.
The Blues set up a nervous finish courtesy of top scorer Craig Malcolm's right-footed finish after 68 minutes, but Donald's header proved decisive as Ayr held on to keep their play-off dreams alive.