Back on winning ways: Airdrie United 0-5 Ayr United

New singing, Martin started.

Ayr United went into the game on the back of a mid-week defeat to then bottom side Stenhousemuir, where as Airdrie had beaten East Fife at Bayview.

Ayr had the first opportunity of the game, when a Michael Moffat through ball to Loanee Paul Willis was intercepted. Then Airdrie where quick to reply, when former Scotland Under-21 goalkeeper, Alan Martin, who only signed on Friday night, after being released by English Championship side, Leeds United, had flicked a Stevenson free-kick to keep the home side out, Martin was taken to hospital after the game after an injury picked up in the same incident. The game went quiet, and both teams didn't look like scoring before the break.

Shortly after the teams came out, Paul Willis, on loan from Dunfermline Athletic, slotted home a Michael Moffat cut back for the opener. Not long later, former Airdrieonians and Airdrie United player, Mark Roberts, netted from 30 yards out. Then finally, after eight games, a deserved goal from forward Michael Moffat. Another former Diamond, Alan Trouten, came close but was saved by the keeper, but Scott McLaughlin scored from the rebound. In the final minutes of the game, Substitute, Andy Rodgers was brought down in the box by Euan Grant, who was sent off, Rodgers stepped up to take the penalty and scored his sixth goal of the current, campaign and his first from the spot. The final whistle went and Ayr's hit and miss form continues ahead of next Saturday's home clash with Alloa Athletic.

AIRDRIE UNITED: Ridgers, Bain, Lovering (Owens- 68), Grant, Fairweather, Devlin, Johnston (MacKay-Steven- 60), McCord, Gemmill, Donnelly (Ferguson- 58), Stevenson
Unused Subs: Szpilcynski, Smith
AYR UNITED: Martin, Lauchlan, Smith, Malone, Campbell, McCann, Willis (50), McLaughlin (82), Moffat (69), Roberts (62) (Rodgers- 73)(87 pen), Trouten
Unused Subs: Robertson, Tiffoney, Bannigan, Crawford
Referee: Anthony Law
Attendance: 966