Match Report
| Greenock Morton | Greenock Morton |  |  | Peterhead | Peterhead | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Niven | M. Niven |  | 43 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Alec Rae | A. Rae | |||||||||
| Gary Mcinnes | G. Mcinnes | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Richard Elliott | R. Elliott | |||||||||
| Miguel Castro | M. Castro |  | 49 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 47 | | Alex Telfer | A. Telfer | ||||||||
| Paul Elliott | P. Elliott | | 43 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | David Naysmith | D. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Billy McCoist | B. McCoist | | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Stuart Gallacher | S. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Craig Hendry | C. Hendry | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Tomas Fernandes | T. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Neil Brady | N. Brady | | 46 | M | | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Dominic Ritchie | D. Ritchie | ||||||||
| Darren Mcgovern | D. Mcgovern |  | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | David Mccall | D. Mccall | |||||||||
| Paul Ferguson | P. Ferguson | | 53 | A | | 9 | | A | 42 | | Craig Burley | C. Burley | |||||||||
| Billy Thomson | B. Thomson | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 38 | | Gary Mccall | G. Mccall | |||||||||
| Alex Meiklejohn | A. Meiklejohn | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 37 | | Gary Campbell | G. Campbell | |||||||||
| Gary McNeill | G. McNeill | | 46 | M | | 12 | | G | 40 | | John Hopkin | J. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Billy McGrory | B. McGrory | | 44 | A | | 13 | | G | 40 | | Stephen Dickov | S. Dickov | |||||||||
| Scott Sullivan | S. Sullivan | | 42 | D | | 14 | | M | 37 | | Don Greig | D. Greig | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to Peterhead. A crowd of 2,920 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Greenock Morton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Peterhead appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Dickov.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Greenock Morton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Peterhead appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Dickov.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Peterhead kicking off!
2.23
0-0Paul Elliott catches Gary Campbell on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gary Campbell stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.41
0-0Seeing a gap ahead, David Naysmith plays the ball forward to Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.02
Richard Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Ritchie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominic Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
12.05
With a delightful solo run, Tomas Fernandes stretches the opposition's defence. Tomas Fernandes plays a scrappy one-two with Craig Burley and advances towards the goal... Tomas Fernandes comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but slams it into the crowd!
20.20
Miguel Castro threads a neat ball through to Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Paul Ferguson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Ferguson shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
21.51
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
27.02
Billy McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Billy Thomson collects the pass. Billy Thomson plays a one-two with Paul Ferguson and advances towards the goal... Billy Thomson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
28.25
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.19
Richard Elliott sees Tomas Fernandes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomas Fernandes threads the ball through to Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
33.08
0-0Tomas Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Niven who gathers it comfortably.
34.14
Without breaking stride, Gary Mcinnes plays the ball forward to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.15
Dominic Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Craig Burley controls it well on his chest. Craig Burley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Miguel Castro.
42.12
Gary Mcinnes sees Neil Brady in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Brady runs straight at the opposition's defence. Neil Brady advances inside the box! Some superb footwork from Neil Brady provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
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. Peterhead have changed their lineup with Stephen Dickov replacing David Naysmith and Don Greig replacing Gary Campbell.
45.00
Greenock Morton start the second half!
47.11
0-0Billy McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Paul Ferguson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Ferguson tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Alec Rae.
48.11
0-0Neil Brady takes a quick corner, playing it short to Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Richard Elliott.
53.26
0-0David Mccall comes in with a late challenge on Gary Mcinnes. The referee calls over David Mccall and warns him to calm down! Gary Mcinnes stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.53
Gary Mcinnes plays the ball forward to Darren Mcgovern. Darren Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward. Billy Thomson controls it well on his chest. Billy Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
55.21
Darren Mcgovern clumsily knocks into Tomas Fernandes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tomas Fernandes runs off the knock.
57.53
0-0Stuart Gallacher passes the ball forward to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie passes the ball forward to Don Greig. Don Greig threads the ball through to Gary Mccall but he's offside!
59.56
Paul Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Brady. Neil Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson plays a scrappy one-two with Alex Meiklejohn and stumbles forward towards the goal... Billy Thomson rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alec Rae!
60.34
0-0Peterhead have made a substitution with John Hopkin replacing Alec Rae .
61.41
Dominic Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall plays a scrappy one-two with Craig Burley and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gary Mccall side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.33
1-0Miguel Castro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Mcgovern. Darren Mcgovern sees Paul Ferguson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.43
Dominic Ritchie catches Neil Brady on the ankles. The referee warns Dominic Ritchie to calm down! Neil Brady runs off the knock.
72.59
1-0Tomas Fernandes clumsily knocks into Darren Mcgovern. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darren Mcgovern grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.42
Stephen Dickov lofts the ball long. Don Greig sees Gary Mccall just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Gary Mccall makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gary Mccall!
81.58
Gary Mcinnes makes a simple pass to Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn makes a probing pass between the defence to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
84.26
Gary Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Mcgovern. Darren Mcgovern flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson makes a probing pass between the defence to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
87.54
Darren Mcgovern knocks the ball forward to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson runs straight at the defence! Billy Thomson shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! John Hopkin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
28.2%
41.2%
30.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Billy Thomson of Greenock Morton |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Matt Niven (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary Mcinnes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Miguel Castro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Paul Elliott (DEF) |  | 7 |
| 5. | Billy McCoist (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Craig Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Neil Brady (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Darren Mcgovern (MID) | | 7 |
| 9. | Paul Ferguson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Billy Thomson (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Alex Meiklejohn (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Gary McNeill (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Billy McGrory (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Scott Sullivan (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alec Rae (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Richard Elliott (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Alex Telfer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | David Naysmith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stuart Gallacher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tomas Fernandes (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Dominic Ritchie (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | David Mccall (MID) | 5 | |
| 9. | Craig Burley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gary Mccall (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Gary Campbell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | John Hopkin (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Stephen Dickov (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Don Greig (MID) | 6 | |