In the Championship game on 25 September 2026, Stenhousemuir beat Ayr Utd 0:1. Match numbers: shots on target 2:3, corners 10:3.
Match report
Air United fell to a 0:1 defeat against Stenhousemuir in the Championship Regular Season on Friday evening. The result keeps the visitors at the summit while the hosts remain in eighth place with eight points from eight games. It was a match where Stenhousemuir made their one chance count and Air United could not find the equaliser despite controlling much of the territory.
S. Young gave Stenhousemuir the lead in the twentieth minute and that was the only goal of the contest. L. Grant picked up a yellow card for Air United thirty minutes in before M. Gillies joined him in the book at forty-three. By then the visitors had settled into their shape and were happy to work without the ball.
Substitutions began early for Air United as L. Grant came off at half-time and was replaced by L. O'Donnell. The hosts brought on J. Landers and R. Taylor for the second half while Stenhousemuir responded with A. Shinnie and R. Lyon. More changes followed at the hour mark and towards the end as both sides looked to see out the remaining minutes.
The statistics tell a familiar story. Air United enjoyed 64 per cent possession and registered 115 attacks compared with 93 for the visitors. They managed ten corners and five shots off target but created zero big chances. Stenhousemuir were second to everything in possession yet their shots accuracy of 0.50 meant they took their opportunity when it came.
There were six yellow cards in total, three for each side, with K. Shanks and N. McAllister both cautioned late on. The goalkeepers were kept busy with two saves apiece and the offside count was minimal at zero for the hosts and two for the visitors. It was a match decided by precision rather than volume.
The result leaves Stenhousemuir top of the table with 22 points from seven wins and one draw. Air United remain eighth with eight points from two victories, two draws and four defeats. The gap between the sides is now fourteen points and the visitors will be confident of holding their position at the summit.
HT⚽20' S. Young — Goal🟨30' L. Grant — Yellow card🟨43' M. Gillies — Yellow card⇄46' L. Grant — Substitution🟨50' R. Taylor — Yellow card🟨51' A. Shinnie — Yellow card⇄58' L. O'Donnell — Substitution⇄58' M. Gillies — Substitution⇄60' J. Landers — Substitution⇄60' R. Taylor — Substitution⇄68' A. Shinnie — Substitution⇄78' R. Lyon — Substitution⇄78' G. Stevenson — Substitution⇄86' D. Watret — Substitution⇄86' S. McMann — Substitution🟨87' K. Shanks — Yellow card🟨89' N. McAllister — Yellow card
