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Match report
Football Elite
Division 2: Round 37 (setup 3, season 12)
Ayr United
v.
Espanyol
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Craig GORDON18Gérman Darío LUX
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Nathaniel CLYNE26Facundo Sebastián RONCAGLIA
Chris BRUNT73Thilo LEUGERS
Alex OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN847Joan VERDÚ Fernández
Ryan SHAWCROSS56Nicolas Martín PAREJA
Scott DANN666Jorge Andújar Moreno, COKE
Steve DAVIS87Ben McKENNA
Andros TOWNSEND686Morten Gamst PEDERSEN
Harry KANE9Raúl TAMUDO Montero
Jack WILSHERE7106José RAÚL BAENA Urdiales
Shane LONG7117Juan Miguel Jiménez López, JUANMI
Manager
Saido BERAHINO12Milos NINKOVIC
Jack BUTLAND13Cristian Darío ÁLVAREZ
Duncan WATMORE14Marco MOTTA
Darren FLETCHER15Ivica OLIC
James McCARTHY16Francisco Javier Chica Torres, JAVI CHICA

Ayr United 2 Espanyol 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 34,041, Stadium: Somerset Park, Referee: Gheorghe CONSTANTIN 7)
20 Townsend, 24 KaneScorers
61 Townsend <=> McCarthySubstitutions
Sendings off
55 DannBookings
5Corners6
3Fouls4
5Offsides4
7Shots on4
12Shots off2
19Total shots6
4Shots saved4
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: James McCARTHY
3A neatly crafted cross from OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN, was hit goalbound by TOWNSEND only for the Espanyol 'keeper to claw away.
6TAMUDO's shot was well saved by GORDON.
7PEDERSEN headed over.
14TOWNSEND charged through the Espanyol defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
15KANE flicked a right foot shot over the bar from twenty-five yards out.
20GOAL!! A great twenty yard shot from LONG rattled the post and in the ensuing scramble the ball was hoofed into the net by TOWNSEND. (1-0 Ayr United)
24GOAL!! A deep corner left the 'keeper struggling and KANE banged the ball into the net. (2-0 Ayr United)
28A corner fell to WILSHERE who nodded an effort wide.
30A great effort from TAMUDO scraped the top of the crossbar.
35OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN beat two Espanyol players and fired a great chance over the bar.
37OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN made space on the left and dragged the ball to KANE who rasped the ball over.
40TOWNSEND beat VERDÚ and blasted the ball to WILSHERE who dragged his effort wide.
42A penalty box scramble resulted in WILSHERE knocking the ball over.
45The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from KANE.
 
51The bemused Espanyol 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from RONCAGLIA dropped just wide.
53GORDON saved a swerving effort from JUANMI.
54A right foot shot from BRUNT was stopped by the 'keeper.
55DANN booked for a late challenge on RONCAGLIA.
63BRUNT was put clear by WILSHERE and he dummied LUX but struck his shot over.
69MCCARTHY nodded the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
70A cross from DAVIS left MCCARTHY in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
74A header by MCKENNA at the far post was comfortably collected by the Ayr United 'keeper.
86An exceptional strike from BRUNT was dealt with by a fine block from the Espanyol 'keeper.
87KANE snapped at an easy chance.
90+1A fine ball from DANN on the left was collected by SHAWCROSS who sliced his shot just wide.
90+2An inswinging corner was nodded into the arms of the 'keeper by RAÚL BAENA.