Match Report


Greenock MortonGreenock Morton     Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Dominic HutchisonD. Hutchison50
G
1
G
57Ledley CotteeL. Cottee
Mark HollowayM. Holloway54
D
2
D
49Billy GallacherB. Gallacher
Andy LawA. Law52
D
captain3
D
46Duncan TelferD. Telfer
Scott MatteoS. Matteo50
D
4captain
D
51Dominic CaldwellD. Caldwell
Kewullay TottiK. Totti54
M
5
D
48Ruby CarottiR. Carotti
Tommaso ImbrianiT. Imbriani48
M
6
M
51Callum TelferC. Telfer
Richard BarmbyR. Barmby47
M
7
M
52Alex ConteA. Conte
Aimo GalloA. Gallo46
M
8
M
55John SullivanJ. Sullivan
Tommy BrittonT. Britton53
A
9
A
60Thierry LumsdonT. Lumsdon
Garry StrachanG. Strachan50
A
10
A
56Danny LaycockD. Laycock
Callum GoughC. Gough50
A
11
A
58Garry ElliottG. Elliott
 
Francisco FerreiraF. Ferreira49
D
12
A
56Garry HopkinG. Hopkin
Kevin VernazzaK. Vernazza48
A
13
D
44Callum McStayC. McStay
Alec MccallA. Mccall48
G
14
D
40Craig SounessC. Souness

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to Dunfermline Athletic. A crowd of 4,837 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Greenock Morton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Don Dalglish.


0.00
Dunfermline Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
6.11
Scott Matteo hacks Danny Laycock from behind! Scott Matteo is given a warning by the referee! Danny Laycock gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.47
Alex Conte sees Danny Laycock in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Danny Laycock shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
10.55
Duncan Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Callum Telfer controls it well on his chest. Callum Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Thierry Lumsdon collects the pass. Thierry Lumsdon finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.11
Mark Holloway threads the ball through to Richard Barmby. Richard Barmby threads a neat ball through to Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.49
Mark Holloway breaks forward. Mark Holloway threads a neat ball through to Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan makes a probing pass between the defence to Aimo Gallo. Duncan Telfer hacks Aimo Gallo from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
24.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Kewullay Totti laces a through ball forward to Richard Barmby. Richard Barmby takes it forward alone. Richard Barmby shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.13
Thierry Lumsdon flicks a high pass forward. Danny Laycock controls it well on his chest. Danny Laycock lofts in a cross ball towards Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon flicks the ball with his head but it is shockingly off target!
28.52
Dominic Caldwell makes a simple pass to Danny Laycock. Danny Laycock sees a break and surges forward. Danny Laycock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Dominic Hutchison manages to gather it.
30.39
Alex Conte makes a probing pass to Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott threads a neat, attacking ball through to Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Dominic Hutchison!
33.44
Alex Conte knocks the ball forward to Callum Telfer. Callum Telfer advances inside the box! Callum Telfer shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.05
Billy Gallacher barges into Callum Gough. Billy Gallacher is warned by the referee! Callum Gough hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.17
Thierry Lumsdon runs straight at the opposition's defence. Thierry Lumsdon lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
John Sullivan makes a probing pass to Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott plays a scrappy one-two with Danny Laycock and advances towards the goal... Garry Elliott muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Greenock Morton appear unchanged since the first half. Dunfermline Athletic 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
Greenock Morton kick off and get the second half underway!
48.47
Callum Telfer hits a low pass to Danny Laycock. Danny Laycock knocks the ball forward to Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Mark Holloway. Excellent block.
49.54
John Sullivan laces a through ball forward to Danny Laycock. Danny Laycock hits a low pass to Callum Telfer. Callum Telfer strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
51.49
Scott Matteo comes in with a late challenge on Callum Telfer. Scott Matteo is warned by the referee again! Callum Telfer runs off the knock.
53.31
Tommaso Imbriani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Britton. Tommy Britton controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Garry Strachan through on goal. Garry Strachan comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. It's there!! Ledley Cottee has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
57.00
With imagination, Callum Telfer laces a weighted ball forward to Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon puts a great ball through but Garry Elliott is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
60.14
Greenock Morton have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Vernazza replacing Callum Gough and Alec Mccall replacing Mark Holloway .
65.32
John Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
67.54
Kevin Vernazza takes it forward alone. Kevin Vernazza sees Garry Strachan just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Garry Strachan shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.36
Richard Barmby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kewullay Totti. Kewullay Totti flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Ledley Cottee is on top of it.
75.37
Scott Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Kewullay Totti collects the pass. Kewullay Totti flicks a high pass forward. Garry Strachan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garry Strachan shoots from 20 yards but somehow Ledley Cottee manages to keep it out.
77.01
Greenock Morton have made a substitution with Francisco Ferreira replacing Garry Strachan .
78.09
With vision, Callum Telfer plays the ball forward to Danny Laycock. Danny Laycock lofts in a cross ball towards Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Dominic Hutchison is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
81.52
Danny Laycock makes a simple pass to Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
83.05
Duncan Telfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Caldwell. Dominic Caldwell sees Callum Telfer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Telfer plays a scrappy one-two with Thierry Lumsdon and advances towards the goal... Callum Telfer takes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
84.09
Richard Barmby flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Ferreira who takes it down. Francisco Ferreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum Telfer.
85.11
Thierry Lumsdon chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott tries a spectacular long range effort. Dominic Hutchison gets down and covers it.
90.00
Andy Law makes a simple pass to Alec Mccall. Alec Mccall threads a neat ball through to Kevin Vernazza. Kevin Vernazza threads the ball through to Tommy Britton but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Greenock Morton

Dunfermline Athletic
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
33.7%
43%
23.3%

Scorers
Garry Strachan 53
Callum Telfer 33
Garry Elliott 38
Thierry Lumsdon 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thierry Lumsdon of Dunfermline Athletic

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

1.Ledley Cottee (GK)
6
2.Billy Gallacher (DEF)
5
3.Duncan Telfer (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Caldwell (DEF)
6
5.Ruby Carotti (DEF)
6
6.Callum Telfer (MID)goal scored
9
7.Alex Conte (MID)
7
8.John Sullivan (MID)
6
9.Thierry Lumsdon (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Danny Laycock (ATT)
8
11.Garry Elliott (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Garry Hopkin (ATT)
0
13.Callum McStay (DEF)
0
14.Craig Souness (DEF)
0