Match Report


Greenock MortonGreenock Morton     East FifeEast Fife
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Dominic HutchisonD. Hutchison50
G
1
G
59Scott WhiteS. White
Mark HollowayM. Holloway54
D
2
D
50Kewullay RizzitelliK. Rizzitelli
Andy LawA. Law52
D
captain3
D
49Alexander AndrewsA. Andrews
Scott MatteoS. Matteo50
D
4
D
49Zoltan ValoisZ. Valois
Kewullay TottiK. Totti54
M
5
D
47Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison
Tommaso ImbrianiT. Imbriani48
M
6
M
55Paolo MachlasP. Machlas
Richard BarmbyR. Barmby47
M
7captain
M
53Fabrizio FuscoF. Fusco
Titus RoyceT. Royce45
M
8
M
48Aniello AdaniA. Adani
Tommy BrittonT. Britton53
A
9
M
48Helder JardimH. Jardim
Garry StrachanG. Strachan50
A
10
A
58Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison
Callum GoughC. Gough50
A
11
A
57Neil LiddellN. Liddell
 
Francisco FerreiraF. Ferreira49
D
12
A
53Matt CollinsM. Collins
Kevin VernazzaK. Vernazza48
A
13
G
50Craig ElliottC. Elliott
Alec MccallA. Mccall48
G
14
D
47Dominic WhiteD. White

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to East Fife. A crowd of 4,401 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Greenock Morton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Rae.


0.00
East Fife start the match!
6.23
Neil Liddell catches Mark Holloway on the ankles. Neil Liddell is shown the yellow card! Mark Holloway hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.58
Fabrizio Fusco flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Morrison who brings the ball under control. Gavin Morrison knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Neil Liddell is offside!
10.04
Scott Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Titus Royce holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Titus Royce runs straight at the opposition's defence. Titus Royce lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Barmby. Richard Barmby knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.56
Zoltan Valois knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabrizio Fusco. Fabrizio Fusco flicks a high ball forward to Gavin Morrison who takes it down. Gavin Morrison tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
18.58
Mark Holloway surges forward with the ball. Mark Holloway controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Garry Strachan through on goal. Garry Strachan shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
20.13
Tommaso Imbriani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Britton. Tommy Britton plays a one-two with Garry Strachan and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Tommy Britton provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
21.55
Callum Gough barges into Alexander Andrews. Callum Gough is shown the yellow card! Alexander Andrews stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.01
Mark Holloway makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Callum Gough controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Callum Gough tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Scott White manages to gather it.
33.57
Fabrizio Fusco kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
36.23
Aniello Adani catches Andy Law on the ankles. Aniello Adani is shown the yellow card! Andy Law carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.43
Scott Matteo sees Kewullay Totti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kewullay Totti flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan plays a scrappy one-two with Kewullay Totti and stumbles forward towards the goal... Garry Strachan rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.19
Richard Barmby catches Alexander Andrews on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alexander Andrews hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.53
Tommaso Imbriani sees Tommy Britton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tommy Britton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Greenock Morton appear unchanged since the first half. East Fife also appear unchanged since the first half. The Greenock Morton players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Greenock Morton kicking off!
48.23
Aniello Adani kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.24
Fabrizio Fusco clumsily knocks into Scott Matteo. Fabrizio Fusco is shown the yellow card! Scott Matteo runs off the knock.
53.42
With a delightful solo run, Aniello Adani stretches the opposition's defence. Aniello Adani lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Liddell. With a superhuman jump, Neil Liddell connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.26
Callum Gough takes it forward alone. Callum Gough plays a scrappy one-two with Garry Strachan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Callum Gough comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It curls slightly but Scott White manages to gather it.
60.12
Greenock Morton have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Vernazza replacing Callum Gough and Alec Mccall replacing Mark Holloway .
61.21
Aniello Adani flicks a high pass forward. Neil Liddell collects the pass. Neil Liddell threads the ball through to Gavin Morrison but he's offside!
63.03
Stuart Morrison knocks the ball forward to Fabrizio Fusco. Fabrizio Fusco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison skips past Andy Law! Andy Law catches Gavin Morrison on the ankles. Gavin Morrison appeals for a penalty! Given!!
63.03
The referee points to the spot..
64.31
Neil Liddell takes a short run up. The keeper is sent the wrong way and the ball is placed into the bottom left corner. Goal!
65.09
Aniello Adani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Jardim. Helder Jardim knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Mccall.
69.46
Scott Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Barmby. Richard Barmby flicks a high pass forward. Kewullay Totti collects the pass. Kewullay Totti whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Britton. Tommy Britton rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
75.00
Andy Law threads the ball through to Tommaso Imbriani. Tommaso Imbriani knocks the ball forward to Tommy Britton. Tommy Britton shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.47
Greenock Morton have made a substitution with Francisco Ferreira replacing Garry Strachan .East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Matt Collins replacing Gavin Morrison and Craig Elliott replacing Paolo Machlas .
78.51
Francisco Ferreira plays the ball forward to Titus Royce. Titus Royce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.21
Tommaso Imbriani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Ferreira. Francisco Ferreira threads a neat, attacking ball through to Kevin Vernazza. Kevin Vernazza shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.55
Richard Barmby takes it forward alone. Richard Barmby makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Tommaso Imbriani. Tommaso Imbriani shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
89.45
Kewullay Totti knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Vernazza. Kevin Vernazza controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Scott White.
90.00
Titus Royce takes a quick corner, playing it short to Francisco Ferreira. Francisco Ferreira flicks the ball on with his first touch. Fabrizio Fusco reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Greenock Morton

East Fife
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
25.6%
45.1%
29.3%

Scorers
Kevin Vernazza 81
Neil Liddell 53, 64 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Vernazza of Greenock Morton

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

1.Scott White (GK)
9
2.Kewullay Rizzitelli (DEF)
6
3.Alexander Andrews (DEF)
6
4.Zoltan Valois (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Morrison (DEF)
7
6.Paolo Machlas (MID)
6
7.Fabrizio Fusco (MID)yellow card
7
8.Aniello Adani (MID)yellow card
8
9.Helder Jardim (MID)
6
10.Gavin Morrison (ATT)
7
11.Neil Liddell (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
 
12.Matt Collins (ATT)
6
13.Craig Elliott (GK)
6
14.Dominic White (DEF)
0