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Dunblane
Spectators: 6791 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 0) After 2 played minutes Dunblane got a freekick which was hit by Irvin Millar. Gary McWhirr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sid Gorrie in the 5th minute of the match. Gary McWhirr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sid Gorrie in the 8th minute of the match. When Ayr's Sid Gorrie in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dunblane's goalie prevented a goal. Mark Appleby scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gary McWhirr, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Chris McThomas charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chris McThomas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 15 played minutes Dunblane got a freekick which was hit by Chris McThomas. After 28 played minutes, Ayr's Stevie Harold shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gary McWhirr came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ayr reached it. Douglas McLennan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Nigel McInnes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dunblane's supporters rose to their feet, but Nigel McInnes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Euan Ellis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Douglas McLennan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Ayr getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Stevie Harold hit a great ball. In the 37th minute, Ross Bontein got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 39 minutes into the match, Ayr's goalkeeper Euan Ellis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nigel McInnes. Ayr's Euan Ellis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Ayr from getting a goal against them. Ayr's Josh Dyce got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 48 played minutes, Ayr's Stevie Harold shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gary McWhirr came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ayr reached it. The Dunblane players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ayr were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sid Gorrie stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Ayr's Sid Gorrie in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dunblane's goalie prevented a goal. 57 minutes into the match, Dunblane's Douglas McLennan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Euan Ellis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Josh Dyce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gary McWhirr having to interfere. In the 61st minute Sid Gorrie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gary McWhirr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th match minute, Ayr was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George McGruder to maneuver through the defense. Dunblane's Chris McThomas got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute Sid Gorrie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gary McWhirr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Euan Ellis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas McLennan in the 84th minute of the match. After 85 played minutes Ayr got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Dis. If Nigel McInnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ayr eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.