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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 41 (setup 3, season 14)
Ayr United
v.
FC Basel
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
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Craig GORDON1Roman WEIDENFELLER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
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Nathaniel CLYNE728Daniel Alves da Silva, DANI ALVES
Andy ROBERTSON3JORDI ALBA Ramos
Darren FLETCHER47Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, ISCO
Geoff CAMERON5DANTE Bonfim Costa Santos
Ryan SHAWCROSS66Juan Francisco Torres Belén, JUANFRAN
Steve DAVIS777Alessandro FLORENZI
Andros TOWNSEND87Blaise MATUIDI
Steven FLETCHER597Arnaldo 'Antonio' SANABRIA Ayala
Chris BRUNT10Julian DRAXLER
Saido BERAHINO611Keita BALDÉ Diao
Manager
Duncan WATMORE12Juan BERNAT Velasco
Jack BUTLAND13Germano VAILATI
Scott DANN14Daniel Ceballos Fernández, DANI CEBALLOS
James McCARTHY15WILLIAN Borges da Silva
Ashley WESTWOOD616Jürgen LOCADIA

Ayr United 4 FC Basel 2
(Half-time: 3-2, Attendance: 25,300, Stadium: Somerset Park, Referee: Michel PIRAUX 6½)
20 Townsend, 24 Townsend, 35 Berahino, 52 TownsendScorers14 Matuidi, 32 Matuidi
76 Fletcher <=> WestwoodSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners3
3Fouls4
1Offsides3
7Shots on4
2Shots off4
9Total shots8
3Shots saved2
39%Possession61%
Man of the match: JORDI ALBA Ramos
4A great strike from CAMERON was dealt with by a good block from WEIDENFELLER.
6A refined pass from MATUIDI, was nudged goalbound by SANABRIA only for the 'keeper to block.
9A shot from TOWNSEND was nodded off the line by JORDI ALBA.
14GOAL!! A tackle from TOWNSEND gave FC Basel a free-kick just outside the area which MATUIDI slammed past the Ayr United 'keeper. (1-0 FC Basel)
15FLETCHER's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the FC Basel crossbar.
15A accurate pass was collected by JORDI ALBA and his left foot effort went narrowly wide.
16A fine ball from BERAHINO on the right found BRUNT who sliced his shot over the bar.
20GOAL!! BERAHINO drove a wicked shot against the post with TOWNSEND driving in the rebound. (1-1)
24GOAL!! A Ayr United counter-attack allowed BRUNT to setup TOWNSEND with an easy goal. (2-1 Ayr United)
25A strike from SANABRIA held little difficulty for the 'keeper.
32GOAL!! After DRAXLER was tripped the ref waved play-on and MATUIDI went on to easily score. (2-2)
35GOAL!! A patient Ayr United side were rewarded with a fierce strike from BERAHINO. (3-2 Ayr United)
43BALDÉ was put clear by FLORENZI and he stepped inside GORDON but rammed his shot over.
 
49Uncertainty in the Ayr United defence enabled DANI ALVES to crack an effort wide.
52GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of TOWNSEND who shot the ball past the helpless 'keeper. (4-2 Ayr United)
72The motionless 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from FLORENZI fell just wide.
90A great effort from MATUIDI scraped the outside of the post.