Complex sentence: In a bid to find regular football, Alan played in a trial match for Morton against Ayr United on July 12 2008, and has since made two substitute appearances as a trialist in league games against Clyde and Airdrie.
Split into simpler sentences: In a bid to find regular football, Alan played in a trial match for Morton against Ayr United on 12 July 2008. He subsequently made two substitute appearances as a trialist in league games against Clyde and Airdrie.