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Match report
Football Elite
Division 2: Round 16 (setup 3, season 12)
Espanyol
v.
Ayr United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Gérman Darío LUX1Craig GORDON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Facundo Sebastián RONCAGLIA827Nathaniel CLYNE
Thilo LEUGERS638Chris BRUNT
Javier Márquez Moreno, JAVI MÁRQUEZ74James McCARTHY
Ivica OLIC657Eric DIER
Marco MOTTA67Scott DANN
Ben McKENNA7Jack WILSHERE
Morten Gamst PEDERSEN87Andros TOWNSEND
Raúl TAMUDO Montero9Steven FLETCHER
José RAÚL BAENA Urdiales10Alex OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN
Juan Miguel Jiménez López, JUANMI6117Shane LONG
Manager
Ben SAHAR12Darren FLETCHER
Cristian Darío ÁLVAREZ13Jack BUTLAND
Joan VERDÚ Fernández14Ryan SHAWCROSS
Francisco Javier Chica Torres, JAVI CHICA15Saido BERAHINO
Milos NINKOVIC16Duncan WATMORE

Espanyol 1 Ayr United 3
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 26,694, Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat, Referee: Rafael GAYTÁN Espinosa 9)
74 Raúl BaenaScorers28 Long, 38 Townsend, 90 Long
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings81 Dier
6Corners2
9Fouls11
7Offsides10
4Shots on9
4Shots off12
8Total shots21
3Shots saved6
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Facundo Sebastián RONCAGLIA
9A great save prevented RAÚL BAENA from scoring a great goal.
15A shot from CLYNE held little difficulty for the 'keeper.
16A lovely cross from MCKENNA, was drove goalbound by TAMUDO only for GORDON to claw away.
18A cross from WILSHERE left MCCARTHY in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
21A twenty-five yard drive from TOWNSEND caused the Espanyol 'keeper little difficulty.
28The Espanyol 'keeper was able to claw away a wicked effort.
28GOAL!! A block from the 'keeper enabled LONG to lob the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Ayr United)
38GOAL!! TOWNSEND hit a swerving twenty-five yard shot past the hapless 'keeper. (2-0 Ayr United)
 
46FLETCHER's shot beat the Espanyol 'keeper but rebounded off the Espanyol crossbar.
47PEDERSEN's shot was well saved by GORDON.
53MCKENNA played the ball to JUANMI who headed it wide.
54LONG beat PEDERSEN and placed the ball to CLYNE who fired his effort wide.
56A penalty box meleé resulted in FLETCHER knocking a low shot wide.
58TOWNSEND headed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
65A good ball from MCCARTHY on the left bobbled toward CLYNE who scuffed his shot over the bar.
68A pin-point pass found JUANMI and his deadly shot flew narrowly wide.
74GOAL!! An inswinging corner was booted clear only for RAÚL BAENA to fire the ball home. (2-1 Ayr United)
81The referee books DIER.
83DIER ran onto a delightful ball from OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN but fired his effort wide of the goal.
86DIER poked an easy chance past the far post.
89DIER beat two Espanyol players and fired a great chance over the bar.
90GOAL!! . (3-1 Ayr United)