I think a draw was a fair result, however I think we had enough good opportunities in the First Half to have been a couple of goals ahead before Ayr really came into the game.
Despite Currie having a good double save in the First Half and another good save or two in the Second, I don’t think we ever really looked like conceding, so it was a pity that they managed to pounce on Currie’s error. It was also extremely harsh on a keeper that hasn’t really made too many goal goal scoring errors since joining the club.
If you had offered me a 1-1 draw before the match, I would have obviously have taken it, however I was even more chuffed with the manner in which we got it. Like Arbroath last week, I think we played some cracking football, working the ball through the zones and looking more of a Championship side than Ayr, for large periods of the game.
For me, Blair Hilson was Man of the Match, he was excellent and brings so much energy to the final third of the pitch, with Carrick up there also, those 2 are going to be a real handful and we know that Kieran Moore is no slouch either. At the back, Clark, McLean, Cummins & McGeachie never looked troubled, cleared their lines well and got up to offer support. Pabs strolled it against Amartey and let’s not forget McGeachie’s fantastic strike to bag the goal. Milne was impressive as well, like Hilson, his work rate was excellent and the 2 of them linked well in the First Half and on today’s performance, looks a really good addition to the squad. In the middle, Banner does what Banner does well, it’s his first time stepping up a level obviously, but on the evidence of the 2 Championship sides we have seen him up play so far, he looks like he belongs alongside them. Jack Leitch will have better matches, he was wasteful but we know what he can do and at least he was constantly looking to get on the ball and make things happen, there’s no concerns there, just one of those games for the lad.
So penalties aside, I think it was an afternoon to take a lot of positives from. If we can hit that standard every week in the league, then we’ll be ok. Looking forward to a good test on Tuesday and seeing a team at the levels we’ll be facing from August.