HOW THEY LINED UP

CALEY THISTLE (4-4-1-1) - MacKay 7; Duffy 5 (Hardy 71), Broadfoot 5, Deas 5, Harper 6 (Nicolson 78); Pearson 6 (Hyde 78), Carson 5, McAlear 6, Chalmers 7 (Doran 78); Sutherland 5 (Samuels 65); Mckay 5. Subs: Esson.

AYR UNITED (4-4-1-1) - McAdams 7; Houston 5 (Rowe 62), Muirhead 6, McGinty 7, Reading 6; McKenzie 7 (Gondoh 90), Murdoch 6, McInroy 8, Maxwell 6 (O’Connor 90); Dempsey 6 (Smith 90); Ashford 6 (Adeloye 62). Subs: Albinson, Baird, Fjortoft, Bryden.

REFEREE: Kevin Clancy 6

ATTENDANCE: 1,850

MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Kerr McInroy