Division Two
March 9, 2013
Queen of the South
2 - 0
Ayr United
Division Two
15:00 +00:00, March 9, 2013
Palmerston Park, Scotland
Referee: C Charleston
Doonhammers cruise home
Scoring Summary
| Queen of the South | Ayr United |
|---|---|
| Derek Lyle (45') | |
| Gavin Reilly (60') |
Teams
| Queen of the South | Ayr United |
|---|---|
| 1 Lee Robinson | 1 Graeme Smith |
| 5 Chris Higgins | 3 Austin McCann |
| 2 Ryan McGuffie | 4 Neil McGregor |
| 4 Mark Durnan | 2 Adam Hunter |
| 3 Kevin Holt | 5 Chris Smith |
| 7 Derek Lyle | 8 Ryan McStay |
| 8 Paul Burns | 6 David Sinclair |
| 6 Chris Mitchell | 7 Robbie Crawford |
| 11 Daniel Carmichael | 11 Michael Donald |
| 10 Nicky Clark | 10 Mark Roberts |
| 9 Gavin Reilly | 9 Liam Buchanan |
| Substitutes | |
| 12 Jim Atkinson | Alistair Brown 20 |
| 17 Marc Fitzpatrick | Darren Brownlie 14 |
| 16 William Gibson | Aaron Wyllie 16 |
| 14 Kevin Smith | Anthony Marenghi 15 |
| 15 Michael Paton | David Winters 12 |
| Substitutions | |
| David Winters for David Sinclair (61) | |
| Anthony Marenghi for Ryan McStay (71) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Mark Roberts (17) | |
| Graeme Smith (22) | |
| Neil McGregor (27) | |
| Robbie Crawford (62) | |
| Adam Hunter (79) | |
| · Squads: Queen of the South | Ayr United | |
Queen of the South opened up a 20-point lead at the top of the Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division with a routine 2-0 home win against Ayr.
Daniel Carmichael should have put the hosts ahead in the 21st minute but his right-footed effort flashed wide from six yards out
Christopher Higgins went even closer four minutes later with a header that struck the upright.
The Doonhammers eventually made the breakthrough on the stroke of half time when Carmichael presented Derek Lyle with a simple close-range header.
Carmichael was involved again after half time, this time releasing Gavin Reilly who doubled the hosts' lead with a clinical left-footed strike on the hour mark as Allan Johnston's men made their dominance count.
Honest Men striker Mark Roberts tried an audacious lob six minutes later which drew a save from Lee Robinson but the runaway leaders were able to coast to their 11th win in 12 games.