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Match report
Football Elite
Division 4: Round 9 (setup 3, season 8)
Sampdoria
v.
Ayr United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Luca CASTELLAZZI1Brad GUZAN
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Stefano LUCCHINI727Nathaniel CLYNE
Andrea COSTA37Jack COLBACK
Andrea POLI4Jack WILSHERE
Modibo DIAKITÉ65Micah RICHARDS
Marco ROSSI66Ashley WESTWOOD
Marco PADALINO777Saido BERAHINO
PABLO Hernández Domínguez68Alex OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN
Nicola POZZI69Shane LONG
Fernando Damian TISSONE6107James McCARTHY
Emanuele TESTARDI117Andros TOWNSEND
ManagerScott Smillie
Stefan SCEPOVIC12Wes BROWN
Mario CASSANO13Jack BUTLAND
Vasco REGINI14Ikechi ANYA
Pietro ACCARDI15Ryan GAULD
Daniele MANNINI16Steven FLETCHER

Sampdoria 0 Ayr United 2
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 36,400, Stadium: Luigi Ferraris, Referee: Hartmut STRAMPE 6½)
Scorers55 Townsend, 76 Long
48 Padalino <=> ReginiSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
7Corners6
14Fouls10
4Offsides15
5Shots on7
8Shots off4
13Total shots11
5Shots saved5
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Shane LONG
2TOWNSEND stepped inside COSTA but blasted the ball into the arms of the Sampdoria 'keeper.
13Uncertainty in the Ayr United defence enabled POLI to crack an effort over.
16A good effort from TISSONE scraped the woodwork.
19A shot from PABLO was headed off the line by RICHARDS.
23The 'keeper was able to palm clear a fierce shot.
27An outswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the 'keeper by PABLO.
31A penalty box meleé resulted in OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN cracking a low shot over.
33OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN worked the ball to COLBACK, TOWNSEND gathered his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
36The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing strike from LUCCHINI.
38A neatly crafted cross from WILSHERE, was tapped goalbound by TOWNSEND only for the 'keeper to block.
40A free-kick from COSTA went over.
45+2A accurate pass fell to TISSONE and his right foot shot went narrowly over.
 
47LONG was put clear by MCCARTHY and he raced past the 'keeper but glanced his shot over.
53CLYNE hoofed the ball wide from just inside the area.
55GOAL!! A strike from TOWNSEND which CASTELLAZZI was able to palm clear seemed to have crossed the line and the ref awarded the goal. (1-0 Ayr United)
62The bemused 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from WILSHERE dropped just over.
66TISSONE ran onto a great ball from PABLO but fumbled his effort wide of the lefthand post.
68GUZAN dived to his right to block a lovely shot from Sampdoria's COSTA.
69A delightful save prevented BERAHINO from scoring a lovely goal.
71A poor shot from TISSONE trickled agonisingly wide.
74RICHARDS headed over.
76GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of LONG who hit the ball past the helpless 'keeper. (2-0 Ayr United)
77POZZI poked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
84A header by PABLO at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.