Morton vs Ayr 2025-26 Scottish Championship

47': Aaron Lyall

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1 - 1

25': Anton Dowds

Introduction

Greenock Morton are hosting Ayr United at Cappielow Park, Greenock, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Championship.

Match Commentary

25': Anton Dowds (Ayr United) Goal at 25'
29': Kevin Holt (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 29'
33': Iain Wilson (Greenock Morton) Yellow Card at 33'
47': Aaron Lyall (Greenock Morton) Goal at 47'
50': Trialist 3 (Greenock Morton) Yellow Card at 50'
67': Owen Moffat (Greenock Morton) Substitution at 67'
67': Nathan Shaw (Greenock Morton) Substitution at 67'
78': Curtis Main (Ayr United) Substitution at 78'
85': Tomi Adeloye (Greenock Morton) Substitution at 85'

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Championship

Venue: Cappielow Park
Location: Greenock, Scotland
Attendance: 1,811

Scottish Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+25	St Johnstone	20	42	2
+9	Partick Thistle	20	37	3
+3	Arbroath	20	33	5
+3	Ayr United	20	28	4

Full Table

Statistics

AYR		MORT
16	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	3
46	Possession	54
16	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Line-Ups

Greenock Morton (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	James Storer (GK)
23	Jackson Longridge
6	Kris Moore
3	Zak Delaney
20	Trialist 3
24	Aaron Lyall
8	Cameron Blues
27	Iain Wilson
10	Eamonn Brophy
18	Michael Garrity
29	Michael O'Halloran

Substitutes:

Sam Murdoch, Dean Black, Cameron Ballantyne, Dylan Corr, Owen Moffat, Nathan Shaw, Tomi Adeloye, Harris Holloway.

Ayr United (3-5-2)

No.	Name
38	Liam Russell (GK)
5	Kevin Holt
33	Scott McMann
20	Leon Thomson King
8	Ben Dempsey
22	Mark McKenzie
6	Stuart Bannigan
23	Marco Rus
2	Nicholas Mcallister
15	Jamie Murphy
7	Anton Dowds

Substitutes:

Shaun Want, Dominic Thomas, Curtis Main, Jack Simpson, Aaron Brown, David Mitchell, Jamie Hislop.

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