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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 28 (setup 3, season 14)
Newcastle United
v.
Ayr United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Thibaut COURTOIS717Craig GORDON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Pablo Javier ZABALETA28Nathaniel CLYNE
Mats HUMMELS37Andy ROBERTSON
Kevin DE BRUYNE4Darren FLETCHER
Diego Roberto GODÍN Leal57Ryan SHAWCROSS
Joël MATIP66Geoff CAMERON
Arturo Erasmo VIDAL Pardo7Steve DAVIS
Mario GÖTZE787Andros TOWNSEND
Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN97Steven FLETCHER
David Jiménez SILVA106James McCARTHY
AYOZE Pérez Gutiérrez116Shane LONG
Manager
Georginio WIJNALDUM12Ashley WESTWOOD
Samir HANDANOVIC13Jack BUTLAND
Daryl JANMAAT14Duncan WATMORE
Aleksandar MITROVIC7158Chris BRUNT
Jean-Paul BOËTIUS16Ryan GAULD

Newcastle United 3 Ayr United 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 52,355, Stadium: St.James' Park, Referee: Zygmunt ZIOBER 7)
22 Hummels, 73 Götze, 87 MitrovicScorers52 Fletcher
53 Higuaín <=> MitrovicSubstitutions61 Robertson <=> Brunt
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners1
19Fouls6
6Offsides9
10Shots on4
7Shots off4
17Total shots8
7Shots saved2
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Pablo Javier ZABALETA
4MATIP beat three Ayr United players and fired a shot over.
5The 'keeper dived to his right to save a fierce shot from Newcastle United's GÖTZE.
6Uncertainty in the Ayr United defence enabled HIGUAÍN to fire the ball just wide.
22GOAL!! HUMMELS hit a curling thirty yard shot past the motionless Ayr United 'keeper. (1-0 Newcastle United)
25HIGUAÍN rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
27GÖTZE scuffed an easy chance.
29MCCARTHY headed wide.
31FLETCHER shot wide.
34A brilliant shot from GÖTZE was dealt with by a good block from GORDON.
45SILVA raced past TOWNSEND but shot the ball into the arms of GORDON.
 
49A thirty yard drive from DAVIS caused the Newcastle United 'keeper no problem.
51LONG worked the ball to FLETCHER, MCCARTHY latched onto his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
52GOAL!! A delightful bit of skill enabled FLETCHER to waltz through the Newcastle United defence and score. (1-1)
60The Ayr United 'keeper managed to palm clear a fierce effort.
68The 'keeper was able to claw away a tame shot from TOWNSEND.
73GOAL!! A great thirty yard shot from DE BRUYNE shook the post and in the ensuing meleé the ball was headed into the net by GÖTZE. (2-1 Newcastle United)
76An inswinging corner was turned into the arms of the Ayr United 'keeper by MITROVIC.
78GÖTZE brought the ball away from MCCARTHY and poked a tame shot into the crowd.
79A penalty box scramble resulted in MCCARTHY driving the ball wide.
82An exceptional effort from FLETCHER scraped the outside of the righthand post.
84GÖTZE stroked a simple chance past the righthand post.
86SILVA floated the ball to MITROVIC who forced it over the bar.
87GOAL!! A cross from the right was touched down by ZABALETA for MITROVIC to score. (3-1 Newcastle United)
89A neatly crafted cross from SILVA, was fired goalbound by MITROVIC only for GORDON to palm clear.
90+1A fine ball from DE BRUYNE on the left was collected by GÖTZE who scuffed his effort over the bar.