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Match report
Football Elite
Division 4: Round 7 (setup 3, season 7)
Newport County
v.
Ayr United
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Alex SMITHIES1Jack BUTLAND
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Jack HUNT27Sam BYRAM
Aaron CRESSWELL83Ben MEE
Emmanuel Agyemang BADU847Ashley WESTWOOD
Liam MOORE65Scott WOOTTON
Nathan BAKER76Kelvin WILSON
Stuart ARMSTRONG7Lewis MacLEOD
Matt PHILLIPS887James McCLEAN
Johnny RUSSELL97Harry KANE
Jake LIVERMORE107James McARTHUR
Jay RODRIGUEZ7117Andros TOWNSEND
James SmithManagerScott Smillie
John STONES12Adam HENLEY
Karl DARLOW13Cameron BELL
Paul DUMMETT14Jack GRIMMER
Gary GARDNER15Gregg WYLDE
Jamie PATERSON16Saido BERAHINO

Newport County 0 Ayr United 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 19,321, Stadium: Rodney Parade, Referee: James McCLUSKEY 5)
Scorers13 Townsend
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
9Corners8
9Fouls7
4Offsides7
6Shots on3
9Shots off6
15Total shots9
5Shots saved2
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Aaron CRESSWELL
3A good ball from RUSSELL on the left bobbled toward RODRIGUEZ who sliced his shot over.
5The stunned BUTLAND stared in disbelief as a backpass from MEE fell just wide.
6A twenty-five yard drive from RODRIGUEZ caused BUTLAND no problem.
11ARMSTRONG made space on the right and touched the ball to BADU who clipped the ball over.
13GOAL!! A one-handed save from the Newport County 'keeper enabled TOWNSEND to lob the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Ayr United)
17BADU beat three Ayr United players and thundered a golden opportunity inches wide.
20RODRIGUEZ steamed through the Ayr United defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
26A great effort from PHILLIPS scraped the upright.
27A cross from ARMSTRONG left PHILLIPS in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
32MACLEOD worked the ball to KANE, TOWNSEND controlled his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
38RODRIGUEZ headed wide.
 
48A penalty box scramble resulted in BYRAM knocking the ball over.
53A poor shot from RODRIGUEZ rolled agonisingly wide.
54A delightful save prevented PHILLIPS from scoring a good goal.
59TOWNSEND fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
65BYRAM fired a deadly shot over from twenty yards out.
77A corner found MCCLEAN who flicked an effort wide.
79LIVERMORE knocked the ball to BADU who touched it over.
79KANE waltzed past HUNT and flicked a weak shot wide.
81ARMSTRONG's shot was well held by BUTLAND.
82Uncertainty in the Newport County defence enabled WESTWOOD to fire the ball just wide.
88A brilliant shot from PHILLIPS was dealt with by a useful stop from the Ayr United 'keeper.
90+1A free-kick from TOWNSEND flew over the bar.
90+2A neatly crafted pass from ARMSTRONG, was tapped goalbound by BADU only for BUTLAND to block.