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Saturday, 8 January 2011

Ayr hold off Hibs- Hibernian 0-0 Ayr United

Ayr United went into the Fourth Round tie against Hibernian as massive underdogs but where unlucky not to gain passage to the next round.

Hibs started the game as the better team but Ayr settled down and created the better of the chances, Scott McLaughlin, getting the better of Hibernian keeper, Mark Brown, but still sending it wide.

As the second half took place, Ayr looked again the better of two sides. But it was a while before any questions where asked, Mark Roberts was fouled just on the line of the 18-yard box for a free-kick, that Ayr United felt should have been a penalty. However Scott McLaughlin's effort was only inches from sending Ayr into the lead. The next good chance was to fall to Ayr as well, when Jonathan Tiffoney Danced around the SPL defenders as if the weren't there, but no-one was there to receive the ball into the middle. It looked like Ayr were going to record a famous victory when Andy Rodgers received a ball from the heavens, took it past two Hibee's before Mark Brown saved Hibs.
Possession
Hibernian  54%-46% Ayr United
Shots(on target)
Hibernian 8 (2)-(1)4 Ayr United
Fouls
Hibernian 15-6 Ayr United 
Hibernian
31 Brown, 3 Grounds, 6 Murray (17 McBride- 47), 14 Dickoh, 15 Thicot, 20 Hanlon, 7 Zemmama (24 Wotherspoon- 75), 22 Galbraith, 33 Miller, 10 Riordan, 19 Duffy (23 Trakys- 75)
Unused Subs: 21 Smith, 16 Stevenson

Ayr United:
1 Crawford, 2 Tiffoney, 3 Smith, 4 Malone, 5 Campbell, 6 McCann (15 Robertson- 84), 7 Trouten, 8 McLaughlin, 9 Bannigan, 10 Roberts (12 Rodgers- 82), 11 Easton (14 Woodburn- 77)
Unused Subs: 20 McWilliams, 16 Kelly

Referee: Bobby Madden 
Assistant Referees: Alan Cunningham and Brian Templeton 
Fourth Official: Craig Charleston
Attendance: 6,056

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