Match Report
| Greenock Morton | Greenock Morton |  |  | Montrose | Montrose | ||||||||||||||||
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| Matt Niven | M. Niven |  | 43 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 |  | Jacob Makin | J. Makin | |||||||||
| Gary Mcinnes | G. Mcinnes | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Liam Moore | L. Moore | |||||||||
| Miguel Castro | M. Castro |  | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Colin McNeill | C. McNeill | |||||||||
| Paul Elliott | P. Elliott | | 43 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Stephen Hopkin | S. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Billy McCoist | B. McCoist | | 62 | M | | 5 | | M | 47 | | Stuart Brady | S. Brady | |||||||||
| Craig Hendry | C. Hendry | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 46 | | Stuart Greig | S. Greig | |||||||||
| Neil Brady | N. Brady | | 46 | M |  | | 7 | | | M | 45 | | Scott Hansen | S. Hansen | |||||||
| Darren Mcgovern | D. Mcgovern | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Stephen Mcallister | S. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Paul Ferguson | P. Ferguson | | 53 | A | | 9 | | A | 56 | | Gary Hansen | G. Hansen | |||||||||
| Billy Thomson | B. Thomson | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Stephen Thomson | S. Thomson | |||||||||
| Alex Meiklejohn | A. Meiklejohn | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Matt Ritchie | M. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Gary McNeill | G. McNeill | | 46 | M | | 12 | | A | 43 | | David Mason | D. Mason | |||||||||
| Billy McGrory | B. McGrory | | 44 | A | | 13 | | M | 42 | | Paul Telfer | P. Telfer | |||||||||
| Scott Sullivan | S. Sullivan | | 42 | D | | 14 | | D | 41 | | Duncan Booth | D. Booth | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to Montrose. A crowd of 2,681 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Greenock Morton and Montrose are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Dalglish.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Greenock Morton and Montrose are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Dalglish.
0.00
0-0Montrose get the match underway!
4.33
0-0With some swift thinking, Stuart Greig plays the ball forward to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
6.35
0-0Stephen Hopkin takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Liam Moore. With vision, Liam Moore plays the ball forward to Stephen Mcallister. Stephen Mcallister passes the ball forward to Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.40
0-0Billy McCoist threads the ball through to Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson cuts inside the box! Paul Ferguson rockets a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
10.53
0-0Paul Elliott barges into Gary Hansen. The referee calls over Paul Elliott and warns him to calm down! Gary Hansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.29
Gary Mcinnes flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist flicks a high ball forward to Paul Ferguson who takes it down. Paul Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
20.17
Stuart Greig knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.38
1-0Gary Mcinnes sees Craig Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Hendry threads a neat ball through to Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson plays a scrappy one-two with Alex Meiklejohn and advances towards the goal... Paul Ferguson takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.46
Without breaking stride, Liam Moore plays the ball forward to Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
28.43
Scott Hansen makes a probing pass to Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.38
1-0Craig Hendry advances with the ball. Craig Hendry threads the ball through to Alex Meiklejohn but he's offside!
34.06
Neil Brady makes a simple pass to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson plays a one-two with Paul Ferguson and advances towards the goal... Billy Thomson rockets a shot on goal. Jacob Makin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.45
Craig Hendry makes an attacking run forward. Craig Hendry makes a defence splitting pass to Billy Thomson. Some good footwork from Billy Thomson provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
44.28
Billy McCoist makes a probing pass to Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Greenock Morton appear unchanged since the first half. Montrose also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Greenock Morton start the second half!
48.37
Liam Moore flicks a high pass forward to Stephen Mcallister who brings the ball under control. Stephen Mcallister makes a probing pass to Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Mcinnes.
49.11
Scott Hansen chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Niven who gathers it comfortably.
51.28
Stephen Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen knocks the ball forward to Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
53.16
Gary Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to Neil Brady. Neil Brady chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
57.45
Paul Elliott sees space and advances. Paul Elliott flicks a high pass forward to Alex Meiklejohn who brings the ball under control. Alex Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Makin who gathers it comfortably.
61.02
Neil Brady chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.07
Paul Elliott passes the ball forward to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.18
Stuart Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen whips in a cross ball towards Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
73.19
Billy McCoist makes a simple pass to Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
85.07
Miguel Castro passes the ball forward to Craig Hendry. With a delightful solo run, Craig Hendry stretches the opposition's defence. Craig Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
89.34
Neil Brady brings the ball forward. Neil Brady controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
23.8%
44%
32.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Paul Ferguson of Greenock Morton |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Matt Niven (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gary Mcinnes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Miguel Castro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Paul Elliott (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Billy McCoist (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Craig Hendry (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Neil Brady (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Darren Mcgovern (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Paul Ferguson (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Billy Thomson (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Alex Meiklejohn (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gary McNeill (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Billy McGrory (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Scott Sullivan (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Jacob Makin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Liam Moore (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Colin McNeill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stephen Hopkin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stuart Brady (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stuart Greig (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Hansen (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Stephen Mcallister (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gary Hansen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stephen Thomson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Matt Ritchie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Mason (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul Telfer (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Duncan Booth (DEF) | 0 | |