Match Report


Elgin CityElgin City     Greenock MortonGreenock Morton
Maikel De VriesMaikel De Vries Computer Player Computer Player
David TelferD. Telfer36
G
1
G
43Matt NivenM. Niven
Scott ClelandS. Cleland47
D
2
D
63Gary McinnesG. Mcinnes
Paul McCoistP. McCoist42
D
3
D
49Miguel CastroM. Castro
Craig SullivanC. Sullivan40
D
captain4
D
43Paul ElliottP. Elliott
Paul McGroryP. McGrory36
D
5
M
62Billy McCoistB. McCoist
Don NaysmithD. Naysmith47
M
6
M
55Craig HendryC. Hendry
Garry McallisterG. Mcallister36
M
7captain
M
46Neil BradyN. Brady
John HendersonJ. Henderson35
M
8
M
46Darren McgovernD. Mcgovern
Stuart BastinS. Bastin50
A
9
A
53Paul FergusonP. Ferguson
Edgar MonteiroE. Monteiro40
A
10
A
47Billy ThomsonB. Thomson
Neil HendersonN. Henderson48
A
11
A
47Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn
 
Stuart ElliottS. Elliott41
D
12
M
46Gary McNeillG. McNeill
Gavin McinnesG. Mcinnes35
M
13
A
44Billy McGroryB. McGrory
Matt NivenM. Niven40
A
14
D
42Scott SullivanS. Sullivan

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Borough Briggs where Elgin City play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 2,445 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Elgin City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Morton.


0.00
Elgin City kick off!
2.55
Paul McCoist brings the ball forward. Paul McCoist brings the ball forward. Paul McCoist shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
3.30
Don Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Neil Henderson collects the pass. Neil Henderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.08
Craig Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! David Telfer had no chance!! Goal for Greenock Morton!
9.47
Scott Cleland kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister surges forward with the ball. Garry Mcallister shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.44
Don Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Bastin. Stuart Bastin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Matt Niven with no chance!! Goal for Elgin City!
14.05
Billy McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.23
Darren Mcgovern controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson advances inside the box! Billy Thomson tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.48
Neil Brady flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson rushes past Paul McCoist! Some good footwork from Paul Ferguson provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but Paul McGrory blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
24.22
With some swift thinking, Don Naysmith plays the ball forward to Stuart Bastin. Stuart Bastin edges inside the box! Stuart Bastin side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Matt Niven with no chance!! Goal for Elgin City!
32.31
Paul Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Neil Brady controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Neil Brady plays the ball forward to Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.37
Paul McCoist makes a simple pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith flicks a high pass forward to Edgar Monteiro who brings the ball under control. Edgar Monteiro lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Henderson. Neil Henderson directs the ball goalwards with his head but Matt Niven is on top of it.
34.45
Scott Cleland knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Monteiro controls it well on his chest. Edgar Monteiro whips in a cross ball towards Neil Henderson. Neil Henderson connects with a diving header but somehow Matt Niven manages to keep it out.
38.02
Craig Sullivan passes the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith laces a weighted ball forward to Edgar Monteiro. Edgar Monteiro threads a neat, attacking ball through to Stuart Bastin. Some good footwork from Stuart Bastin provides some space. He shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Elgin City appear unchanged since the first half. Greenock Morton also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Greenock Morton kicking off!
47.31
Paul Elliott flicks a high pass forward to Darren Mcgovern who brings the ball under control. Darren Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward. Billy Thomson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Thomson plays a quick one-two with Alex Meiklejohn and rushes in on goal... Billy Thomson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Good keeping from David Telfer as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
48.26
Corner kick to Greenock Morton. Craig Hendry plays it short to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist deftly flicks the ball on. Alex Meiklejohn comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's a lousy effort!
49.49
John Henderson makes a simple pass to Stuart Bastin. Stuart Bastin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.28
Paul Elliott hits a low pass to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist threads the ball through to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Greenock Morton are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
61.24
Garry Mcallister makes a probing pass to Edgar Monteiro. Edgar Monteiro plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Henderson and advances towards the goal... Edgar Monteiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
65.21
Darren Mcgovern brings the ball forward. Darren Mcgovern knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Thomson. Some silky footwork from Billy Thomson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.22
Neil Brady sees a break and surges forward. Neil Brady plays a one-two with Paul Ferguson and advances towards the goal... Neil Brady shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent block by Paul McCoist!
71.54
Gary Mcinnes sees Neil Brady in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Brady makes an attacking run forward. Neil Brady plays a one-two with Alex Meiklejohn and advances towards the goal... Neil Brady shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.25
Miguel Castro darts forward. Miguel Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Thomson but he's offside!
78.37
Paul Elliott threads a neat ball through to Darren Mcgovern. Darren Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward. Paul Ferguson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. David Telfer is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.10
Paul Elliott pushes mid-way up the pitch. Paul Elliott threads a neat ball through to Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.55
Billy McCoist plays the ball forward to Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Paul Ferguson provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Greenock Morton!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Elgin City

Greenock Morton
Goals
2
6
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.8%
58.2%
Play Area
29.1%
44.3%
26.6%

Scorers
Stuart Bastin 10, 24
Alex Meiklejohn 4, 14
Billy Thomson 18, 78
Neil Brady 72
Paul Ferguson 86

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Thomson of Greenock Morton

Match Ratings
1.David Telfer (GK)
6
2.Scott Cleland (DEF)
6
3.Paul McCoist (DEF)
6
4.Craig Sullivan (DEF)
6
5.Paul McGrory (DEF)
6
6.Don Naysmith (MID)
7
7.Garry Mcallister (MID)
6
8.John Henderson (MID)
6
9.Stuart Bastin (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Edgar Monteiro (ATT)
6
11.Neil Henderson (ATT)
6
 
12.Stuart Elliott (DEF)
0
13.Gavin Mcinnes (MID)
0
14.Matt Niven (ATT)
0

1.Matt Niven (GK)
6
2.Gary Mcinnes (DEF)
6
3.Miguel Castro (DEF)
6
4.Paul Elliott (DEF)
6
5.Billy McCoist (MID)
6
6.Craig Hendry (MID)
6
7.Neil Brady (MID)goal scored
8
8.Darren Mcgovern (MID)
7
9.Paul Ferguson (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Billy Thomson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Alex Meiklejohn (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Gary McNeill (MID)
0
13.Billy McGrory (ATT)
0
14.Scott Sullivan (DEF)
0