Match Report


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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 4,317 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stranraer and Greenock Morton are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Glass.


0.00
Greenock Morton start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.28
Mark Holloway chips the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Imbriani. Tommaso Imbriani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Barmby. Richard Barmby makes a probing pass to Tommy Britton but he's offside!
6.26
Mark Holloway threads the ball through to Kewullay Totti. Kewullay Totti flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Britton collects the pass. Tommy Britton shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
9.57
Scott Matteo flicks the ball to his team mate, Kewullay Totti. Kewullay Totti decides to run forward with the ball. Kewullay Totti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Sullivan.
10.12
Mark Holloway chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Barmby. Richard Barmby passes the ball forward to Tommy Britton. Tommy Britton runs straight at the defence! Tommy Britton shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Ian Griffin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.44
Tommaso Imbriani flicks the ball to his team mate, Aimo Gallo. Aimo Gallo whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Britton. Tommy Britton powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.01
With vision, Mark Holloway plays the ball forward to Kewullay Totti. Kewullay Totti chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfredo Ortiz.
26.44
Stephen McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan makes a probing pass between the defence to Wes Butt. Wes Butt side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.28
Tommaso Imbriani hacks Stephen McGrory from behind! The referee calls over Tommaso Imbriani and shows him a yellow card! Stephen McGrory runs off the knock.
34.40
Stephen McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Caldwell. Paul Caldwell lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Sullivan. Billy Sullivan connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
38.37
Mark Holloway knocks the ball to his team mate, Aimo Gallo. Aimo Gallo flicks a high pass forward to Tommy Britton who brings the ball under control. Tommy Britton rushes past Gary Caldwell! Tommy Britton shows great control and tries a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
39.52
Andy Law knocks the ball forward to Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.37
Aimo Gallo barges into Alfredo Ortiz. The referee calls over Aimo Gallo and shows him a yellow card! Alfredo Ortiz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.56
Richard Barmby plays the ball forward to Tommaso Imbriani. Tommaso Imbriani makes a probing pass to Garry Strachan but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stranraer appear unchanged since the first half. Greenock Morton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Greenock Morton players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Stranraer get the second half underway!
51.36
Mark Holloway flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Imbriani collects the pass. Tommaso Imbriani knocks in a cross ball towards Callum Gough. Philipp Köller barges into Callum Gough. Callum Gough appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
57.48
Scott Matteo makes a probing pass to Kewullay Totti. Kewullay Totti hits a low pass to Tommy Britton. Tommy Britton cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Tommy Britton provides some space. He shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
60.05
Greenock Morton have made a substitution with Alec Mccall replacing Mark Holloway .
65.13
With imagination, Tommy Britton laces a weighted ball forward to Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan puts a great ball through. Callum Gough runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
66.36
Philipp Köller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruddy Granon. Ruddy Granon passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Wes Butt. Wes Butt skips past Scott Matteo! Wes Butt tries a spectacular strike. Dominic Hutchison gets down and covers it.
67.33
Scott Matteo knocks the ball forward to Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan knocks the ball forward to Tommaso Imbriani but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
72.06
Andy Law takes it forward alone. Andy Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Gough. Some good footwork from Callum Gough provides some space. He shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Andy Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Callum Gough. Callum Gough edges inside the box! Callum Gough makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
5
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
29.7%
70.3%
Play Area
35.9%
42.2%
21.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tommy Britton of Greenock Morton

Match Ratings
1.Ian Griffin (GK)
6
2.Gary Caldwell (DEF)
6
3.Colin Brady (DEF)
6
4.Philipp Köller (DEF)
6
5.Alfredo Ortiz (MID)
6
6.Duncan Strachan (MID)
6
7.Stephen McGrory (MID)
6
8.Billy Sullivan (MID)
6
9.Wes Butt (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Ruddy Granon (ATT)
6
11.Paul Caldwell (ATT)
6
 
12.Tiago Fonseca (ATT)
0
13.Callum Rae (DEF)
0
14.Elvis Mirri (ATT)
0

1.Dominic Hutchison (GK)
6
2.Mark Holloway (DEF)
7
3.Andy Law (DEF)
7
4.Scott Matteo (DEF)
6
5.Kewullay Totti (MID)
7
6.Tommaso Imbriani (MID)yellow card
6
7.Richard Barmby (MID)
7
8.Aimo Gallo (MID)yellow card
5
9.Tommy Britton (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Garry Strachan (ATT)
6
11.Callum Gough (ATT)
6
 
12.Francisco Ferreira (DEF)
0
13.Kevin Vernazza (ATT)
0
14.Alec Mccall (GK)
6