Ayr United 16s power past Stranraer

Apr 8 2011 by Mike WIlson, Ayrshire Post (main ed)

AYR United 19s trailed 3-0 away to Falkirk early in the second-half before a fightback came too late.

Roddy Paterson led the charge with a well taken double. Sub Robbie Brown came on and Ayr went4-3-3 with Gunner Moore, Paterson and Scott Aitken up front.

The second goal was a classeffort. A pass through to Moore, a first time ball from him straight back to Crawford who played it in behind the space for Paterson to run into, take one touch and shoot home.

Ayr pressed right to the end and finished the stronger.

The 16s powered past Stranraer in at times scrappy affair with both sets of players working hard without really showing any quality especially in the first half.

However, Ayr went into the half time break having scored three goals with Ryan Nisbet performing a starring role with all three.

Ayr grew in confidence and started to show some more quality in the second half but it was Stranraer who opened the scoring account in the second 45.

This was to be false dawn as Ayr goals soon streamed in with Nisbet scoring his fourth before Sean Robertson grabbed a hat-trick. Adam Fraser also got in on the act with a goal.

Ayr played the last 15 minutes well on top and showed some real quality.

Coach Davie White said: "We created lots of scoring opportunities without showing our true quality from the start.

“They did, however, have the character to build a good performance together as the match progressed and credit must go to all the players for their effort.”

Sunday’s fixtures: 14s v Dumbarton (a), 15s v Dumbarton (Belmont Academy, 11am), 16s v Arbroath (Belmont Academy, 1pm), 17s v Clyde (a), 19s v Clyde (Portland Park, Troon, 12.30pm).