Queen's Park 1-2 Ayr: Brown off to a winning start![Copy icon](/ls-web-assets/svgs/common/link-38b6c0e79d99f1789ecdee667813501e.svg)
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Ayr United made it successive victories in the cinch Championship after winning 2-1 at 10-man Queen’s Park in Scott Brown’s first game in charge.
The Honest Men, who beat Arbroath 2-0 on Tuesday for their first league win in six games, were ahead at half-time thanks to Jamie Murphy’s 40th-minute free-kick.
Queen’s Park equalised after 63 minutes when Ruari Paton headed home Dom Thomas’ cross.
The hosts were reduced to 10 men moments later, though, when Sean Welsh was shown a second yellow card.
Ayr United made them pay in the 74th minute as Fraser Bryden lifted the ball over the defence for Mark McKenzie to nod in the winner.