Coming off the back of a league defeat away to Dumbarton, Ayr United will face Junior side Sunnybank in the Scottish Cup. Sunnybank defeated Third Division high-flyers Albion Rovers to progress to the Third Round of the Scottish Cup. A victory for either team will see progression to the Fourth Round, in which the SPL teams enter. The Last time Ayr faced an Non-League team was in November 2009 when Brian Reid's men ventured to Banff to face Highland League Side Deveronvale, In which Ayr United won by a single goal to nil. The last time a Non-League team visited Somerset Park was in December 2008 when Dundee Junior side, Lochee United, Who had equalised in the dying minuets of the Fixture at Thompson Park to take the tie into a Replay visited and where to leave with out victory as they where comfortably beaten 3-1, a game in which the attendance was over the 2,000 mark.
Sunnybank FC are a Junior team from Aberdeen who where formed in 1936 and play there home games at Heathryfold Park. Last season they won the North & Tayside Cup and finished Champions of their respectable League, The North Region Super Division, Which enabled them to qualify for the Scottish Cup. An Interesting Fact about Sunnybank is, Just like there city counterparts, Aberdeen FC, They have never had the misfortune of relegation. The club recently faced another Ayrshire club, Craigmark Burntonians who they beat 9-4 away from home, in the Scottish Junior cup, a tournament they won in 1954, When they beat Dundee junior side Lochee Harp at Hampden Park, In front of a crowd of over 22,000 strong.
Ayr United will once again be with out Long-Term injury sufferers Bobby Donnelly, who has only made one appearance since singing from Airdrie in the summer and Dean Keenan who has now been ruled out for the rest of the Season. William Easton and Alistair Woodburn are both also doubtful as well, Danny McKay will not be able to feature as his parent club Kilmarnock don't want him cup tied.
Ayr are bookies favourites to win at 1/6 and long-shots Sunnybank at 9/1 to win.
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