Ayr United secured a Scottish Cup last-16 tie with League 2 Elgin Metropolis after a 3-0 win over 10-man Cove Rangers.
Ayr broke the impasse halfway via the primary half when Mark McKenzie’s deflected shot discovered the web.
Cove had been lowered to 10 males early within the second half when Mitch Megginson was proven two yellow playing cards in a minute for a dissent.
Dipo Akinyemi then netted from shut vary to double Ayr’s lead, earlier than Sam Ashford made it 3-0 with a low shot.
Line-ups
Cove Rangers
Formation 4-5-1
- 12Fox
- 2LoganBooked at 71mins
- 5RossBooked at 18mins
- 26Reynolds
- 28PatersonSubstituted forLongstaffat 76′minutes
- 11McIntosh
- 16VigursBooked at 47minsSubstituted forGlassat 85′minutes
- 15McClelland
- 4ScullyBooked at 79mins
- 22Dunne
- 9MegginsonBooked at 58mins
Substitutes
- 6Neill
- 17Longstaff
- 23Gourlay
- 25Glass
Ayr
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McAdams
- 17McAllisterSubstituted forStudyingat 32′minutesBooked at 63minsSubstituted forBilhamat 85′minutes
- 15Kirk
- 5McGintyBooked at 75mins
- 2Houston
- 23AshfordBooked at 67minsSubstituted forWatretat 85′minutes
- 29BangalaBooked at 78mins
- 8DempseySubstituted forSmithat 76′minutes
- 10O’Connor
- 9AkinyemiSubstituted forBrydenat 76′minutes
- 22McKenzie
Substitutes
- 3Studying
- 11Mitchell-Lawson
- 14Mullin
- 21Albinson
- 26Bilham
- 30Bryden
- 31Smith
- 32Watret
- Referee:
- Steven Kirkland
- Attendance:
- 433
Dwell Textual content
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Match ends, Cove Rangers 0, Ayr United 3.
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Second Half ends, Cove Rangers 0, Ayr United 3.
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Nook, Ayr United. Conceded by Scott Ross.
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Substitution, Cove Rangers. Declan Glass replaces Iain Vigurs.
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Substitution, Ayr United. Dylan Watret replaces Sam Ashford.
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Substitution, Ayr United. Kinlay Bilham replaces Paddy Studying.
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Try missed. Sam Ashford (Ayr United) proper footed shot from outdoors the field misses to the best.
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Foul by Fraser Bryden (Ayr United).
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Iain Vigurs (Cove Rangers) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Connor Scully (Cove Rangers) is proven the yellow card for a foul foul.
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Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Connor Scully (Cove Rangers).
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David Bangala (Ayr United) is proven the yellow card for a foul foul.
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Foul by David Bangala (Ayr United).
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Cieran Dunne (Cove Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Purpose! Cove Rangers 0, Ayr United 3. Sam Ashford (Ayr United) proper footed shot from the centre of the field to the excessive centre of the purpose. Assisted by Mark McKenzie.
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Substitution, Ayr United. Fraser Bryden replaces Dipo Akinyemi.
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Substitution, Ayr United. Paul Smith replaces Ben Dempsey.
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Substitution, Cove Rangers. Luis Longstaff replaces Brody Paterson.
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Sean McGinty (Ayr United) is proven the yellow card for a foul foul.