Match Report
| Greenock Morton | Greenock Morton |  |  | Montrose | Montrose | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| Darren Mcgovern | D. Mcgovern | | 46 | M |  | | 7 | | | M | 45 | | Scott Hansen | S. Hansen | |||||||
| Gary McNeill | G. McNeill | | 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 | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Stephen Thomson | S. Thomson | |||||||||
| Alex Meiklejohn | A. Meiklejohn | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Matt Ritchie | M. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Billy McGrory | B. McGrory | | 44 | A | | 12 | | A | 43 | | David Mason | D. Mason | |||||||||
| Scott Sullivan | S. Sullivan | | 42 | D | | 13 | | D | 42 | | Duncan Booth | D. Booth | |||||||||
| Gary Hutchison | G. Hutchison | | 41 | D | | 14 | | M | 42 | | Paul Telfer | P. Telfer | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to Montrose. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
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 Matt Law.
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 Matt Law.
0.00
0-0Montrose kick off the first half!
6.40
0-0Liam Moore flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Mcallister who takes it down. Stephen Mcallister makes a probing pass to Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen beats his man to it with a header but it slams into the crowd!
10.40
1-0Paul Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Darren Mcgovern controls it well on his chest. Darren Mcgovern knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Ferguson. With great vision, Paul Ferguson plays the ball forward to Billy Thomson who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Billy Thomson provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.22
Darren Mcgovern deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson runs straight at the defence! Paul Ferguson takes a shot at goal. Jacob Makin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.36
Stephen Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Gary Hansen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Hansen advances inside the box! Gary Hansen shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
24.25
Stephen Mcallister takes it forward alone. Stephen Mcallister knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
33.41
2-1Scott Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Matt Ritchie who takes it down. Matt Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen flicks the ball with his head but Matt Niven reads it well. Fabulous stop!
36.49
Darren Mcgovern runs straight at the opposition's defence. Darren Mcgovern makes a defence splitting pass to Paul Ferguson. Some silky footwork from Paul Ferguson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.18
Colin McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Mcallister holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Mcallister flicks a high pass forward to Stephen Thomson who brings the ball under control. Stephen Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Matt Niven with no chance!! Goal for Montrose!
44.40
Darren Mcgovern makes a simple pass to Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn advances inside the box! Alex Meiklejohn cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Jacob Makin manages to keep it out.
45.00
Stephen Mcallister flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Thomson who takes it down. Stephen Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Matt Niven has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee whistles 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 kick off!
47.29
Stephen Hopkin flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Matt Niven with no chance!! Goal for Montrose!
53.07
2-4Stuart Greig hits a low pass to Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Niven who gathers it comfortably.
55.40
Darren Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward to Paul Ferguson who brings the ball under control. Paul Ferguson shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.35
Craig Hendry makes a probing pass to Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
59.08
Gary Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Billy Thomson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Thomson makes a simple pass, allowing Alex Meiklejohn to run into the box. Alex Meiklejohn takes a shot at goal but Jacob Makin is on top of it.
71.28
Darren Mcgovern chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson runs straight at the defence! Paul Ferguson strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.38
2-4Craig Hendry surges forward with the ball. Craig Hendry makes a probing pass to Alex Meiklejohn but he's offside!
75.40
Paul Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Billy McCoist holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy McCoist hits a low pass to Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson advances inside the box! Paul Ferguson side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
77.57
2-4Montrose have made 3 substitutions with David Mason replacing Liam Moore, Duncan Booth replacing Stephen Thomson and Paul Telfer replacing Gary Hansen .
81.19
Scott Hansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Booth. Duncan Booth jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Paul Elliott makes a probing pass to Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Billy Thomson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Billy Thomson 10 Paul Ferguson 14 | Gary Hansen 21, 39 Matt Ritchie 45, 47 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
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. Darren Mcgovern (MID)
7
8. Gary McNeill (MID)
6
9. Paul Ferguson (ATT)
8
10. Billy Thomson (ATT)
7
11. Alex Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
12. Billy McGrory (ATT)
0
13. Scott Sullivan (DEF)
0
14. Gary Hutchison (DEF)
0
1. Jacob Makin (GK)
6
2. Liam Moore (DEF)
6
3. Colin McNeill (DEF)
6
4. Stephen Hopkin (DEF)
6
5. Stuart Brady (MID)
6
6. Stuart Greig (MID)
6
7. Scott Hansen (MID)
7
8. Stephen Mcallister (MID)
7
9. Gary Hansen (ATT)
9
10. Stephen Thomson (ATT)
7
11. Matt Ritchie (ATT)
9
12. David Mason (ATT)
6
13. Duncan Booth (DEF)
6
14. Paul Telfer (MID)
6