Ayr midfielder Robbie Crawford cracks in a powerful strike from distance but it's a comfortable save for Andy Leishman as he gathers under his crossbar.

Soon after, Michael Moffat latches on to a loose ball and swipes a shot narrowly wide from 18 yards.

Gordon Smith
Former SFA chief executive

Jamie Glasgow whips in a good cross from the left but it's just too high for the two Talbot players arriving in the box.

The junior side are looking a bit more settled now.

Graham Wilson smashes the ball home on the turn from seven yards after a scramble in the Ayr box but the Talbot celebrations are cut short by an offside flag.

The striker was just a shade off as he gathered a headed knock-down. Smart finish though.

Billy Dodds
Former Scotland striker on Sportscene

Robbie Crawford is the next Ayr player to try his luck and goalkeeper Andy Leishman reacts well to gather the midfielder's deflected effort at his near post.

The best chance of the game so far as Michael Moffat wriggles away from four defenders on the edge of the box before blazing an angled, rising shot just wide.

The Championship side are seeing a lot of the ball now, with Talbot pinned back, but the passing from Ian McCall's side just isn't crisp enough to create any meaningful openings.

Ayr United step up the pressure and Robbie Crawford looks like connecting with a good cross from the right only for Willie Lyle to steam in with a great headed clearance.

Gordon Smith
Former SFA chief executive

The visitors are shouting for a penalty again as Craig Moore goes down in a heap between defenders Gordon Pope and Neill McPherson.

There was nothing much in that...

The junior game has a reputation for being, let's say, robust. The game's first crunching tackle comes from Jamie Glasgow, who arrives late to leave one on Michael Rose. Referee Euan Anderson makes do with a hard stare and keeps his cards in his pocket.

First corner of the day goes to the visitors but a defender knocks it clear and a Ross Docherty shot from the edge of the box is blocked by the shoulder of a stooping Gordon Pope - big shouts from the visiting bench for a penalty but nothing doing...

It's been a bit of scruffy opening on the tight pitch, with the home side in a hurry to knock it long to lone striker Graham Wilson.

Julie Fleeting
Former Scotland striker on BBC Sportscene

After a minute's silence in memory of Willie 'magic fingers' Wallace, a trainer and phsyio for both sides, we are up and running.

Ayr United manager Ian McCall tells BBC Scotland: "It will be towsy I'd imagine. Auchinleck are no ordinary junior side, they have a real winning mentality so it will be a tough game, there's no doubt about that."

Talbot's manager, Tommy Sloan is something of a local legend, having been in charge since 2003 and guiding the club to their past six Junior Cup successes as well as five league titles.

The 54-year-old played for Ayr United in the 1980s as a striker, while he won the Challenge Cup and a League Two title with Stranraer.

"The players have been looking forward to this game for weeks," he tells BBC Scotland. "Now that it's here, I hope they can put in a good performance.

"We know we're up against it but we've got a chance."

Auchinleck Talbot are the most successful junior club in the country, having won the Scottish Junior Cup on 12 occasions.

This is the seventh season Talbot have competed in the Scottish Cup since it was revamped to include Scottish Junior Cup winners and the junior league champions.

Their most notable appearance came in 2012 when they lost to Hearts at Tynecastle by a solitary goal. A bad offside call denied them a late equaliser that day.

They have never taken an SPFL scalp, having lost out to Stirling Albion in 2010 and Stranraer in 2013 - after a replay.

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