Ayr Utd 2, Hamilton Accies 2: Accies forced to settle for a point in cracker at Ayr

Hamilton were denied their first win of the Championship season when Ayr United's Andy Murdoch sent a rocket into the top corner to cancel out Dan O'Reilly's header.

It had looked like O'Reilly had won it when he headed into the top left corner in 73 minutes, but Murdoch sent the ball flying into the net 12 minutes later.

In truth that was no more than Ayr deserved.

While Hamilton had dominated the second half up until their goal, the Honest Men had the best of the first half and might have felt aggrieved to go in 1-1 at the interval.

Ayr struck first in three minutes when Dipo Akinyemi tapped in after Daire O'Connor had hit the left post.

But Accies responded with a cracker from Andy Winter, sending a chip into the right corner.

Ayr had the better of the opening exchanges, opened the scoring, hit the right post with a free kick and had a penalty claim waved away before Hamilton came to life.

But when they did, it was with a terrific individual goal from Winter, who went close to another moments later.

Ayr's Akinyemi struck the right post again, and had a penalty saved following a shocking decision by referee Gavin Duncan to award it in the first place, while Hamilton had a free kick superbly saved from Reegan Mimnaugh.

The second half wasn't quite as whirlwind, but there were chances for both sides, and Jean-Pierre Tiehi should have given Hamilton the lead, after Ayr had a goal chalked off for offside.

O'Reilly thought he had grabbed the winner for Accies, before Murdoch struck late on.

Ayr United boss Lee Bullen made two changes from the 3-2 win over Queen's Park last time out, with Daire O'Connor and Mark McKenzie in for Jayden Mitchell-Lawson and Fraser Bryden.

Accies head coach John Rankin made one change from the