Match Report


Greenock MortonGreenock Morton     StenhousemuirStenhousemuir
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Dominic HutchisonD. Hutchison50
G
1
G
55Gianluigi NegroG. Negro
Mark HollowayM. Holloway54
D
2
D
61Edoardo PassoniE. Passoni
Niels KoemanN. Koeman54
D
captain3
D
60David SullivanD. Sullivan
Andy LawA. Law52
D
4
D
56Paolo AgliettiP. Aglietti
Kewullay TottiK. Totti55
M
5
M
56Gavin RitchieG. Ritchie
Richard BarmbyR. Barmby47
M
6
M
53Duncan MorrisonD. Morrison
Aimo GalloA. Gallo47
M
7
M
50Claudio AlonsoC. Alonso
Stuart CollinsS. Collins42
M
8
M
48Pier Giovanni SartiP. Sarti
Tommy BrittonT. Britton54
A
9
A
49Richard JamesR. James
Alan PetersA. Peters53
A
10captain
A
45Dominic NivenD. Niven
Callum GoughC. Gough51
A
11
A
42Callum BurleyC. Burley
 
Scott MatteoS. Matteo50
D
12
D
55Andy InglisA. Inglis
Garry StrachanG. Strachan50
A
13
D
53Arnauld ValoisA. Valois
Craig RufusC. Rufus50
A
14
D
53Miguel CastroM. Castro

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to Stenhousemuir. A crowd of 4,607 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Greenock Morton and Stenhousemuir are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Caldwell.


0.00
Greenock Morton get the match underway!
2.56
Richard Barmby plays the ball forward to Callum Gough. Callum Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Britton. Tommy Britton fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
6.42
Duncan Morrison barges into Stuart Collins. The referee calls over Duncan Morrison and warns him to calm down! Stuart Collins hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.43
Paolo Aglietti barges into Alan Peters. Paolo Aglietti is shown the yellow card! Alan Peters stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.02
Paolo Aglietti receives the ball from a throw-in from Claudio Alonso. Paolo Aglietti passes the ball forward to Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven plays a scrappy one-two with Callum Burley and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Dominic Niven provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
15.57
Edoardo Passoni clumsily knocks into Alan Peters. Edoardo Passoni is shown the yellow card! Alan Peters runs off the knock.
16.09
Gavin Ritchie sees Dominic Niven in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Niven whips in a cross ball towards Pier Giovanni Sarti. Pier Giovanni Sarti beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.56
Claudio Alonso threads a neat ball through to Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie cuts inside the box! Gavin Ritchie looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
21.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Niels Koeman plays the ball forward to Kewullay Totti. Kewullay Totti flicks a high pass forward. Alan Peters collects the pass. Alan Peters lofts in a cross ball towards Aimo Gallo. Aimo Gallo makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
22.38
Alan Peters controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Barmby. Richard Barmby plays a scrappy one-two with Tommy Britton and advances towards the goal... Richard Barmby strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies well off target!
40.11
Paolo Aglietti flicks a high pass forward. David Sullivan collects the pass. David Sullivan darts forward. David Sullivan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.56
Richard Barmby knocks the ball to his team mate, Aimo Gallo. Aimo Gallo whips in a cross ball towards Callum Gough. Callum Gough heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.12
Richard James threads the ball through to Pier Giovanni Sarti. Pier Giovanni Sarti knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Alonso. Claudio Alonso powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
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. Stenhousemuir have changed their lineup with Andy Inglis replacing Edoardo Passoni, Arnauld Valois replacing Pier Giovanni Sarti and Miguel Castro replacing Richard James. The Greenock Morton players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Stenhousemuir kicking off!
47.42
Andy Law passes the ball forward to Callum Gough. Callum Gough shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
54.32
Duncan Morrison barges into Richard Barmby. The referee warns Duncan Morrison again to calm down! Richard Barmby stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.14
Aimo Gallo sees a break and surges forward. Aimo Gallo skips past Andy Inglis! Aimo Gallo strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
57.45
Seeing a gap ahead, Andy Law laces a weighted ball forward to Mark Holloway. Mark Holloway makes a probing pass to Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Britton. Tommy Britton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
60.22
Greenock Morton have made 2 substitutions with Garry Strachan replacing Callum Gough and Craig Rufus replacing Mark Holloway .
61.26
Aimo Gallo sees a break and surges forward. Aimo Gallo shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
63.55
Andy Inglis breaks forward. Without breaking stride, Andy Inglis plays the ball forward to Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven plays a scrappy one-two with Arnauld Valois and stumbles forward towards the goal... Dominic Niven shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.05
David Sullivan pushes mid-way up the pitch. David Sullivan makes a simple pass to Callum Burley. Callum Burley shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
69.37
Craig Rufus makes a simple pass to Andy Law. Andy Law hits a low pass to Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Aimo Gallo. Aimo Gallo finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Gianluigi Negro gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
71.33
Andy Law knocks the ball forward to Niels Koeman. Showing composure, Niels Koeman picks a pass forward to Alan Peters. Alan Peters deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Britton but the linesman indicates offside!
77.19
Greenock Morton have made a substitution with Scott Matteo replacing Alan Peters .
81.59
Craig Rufus comes in with a late challenge on Dominic Niven. Craig Rufus is warned by the referee! Dominic Niven runs off the knock.
87.21
Scott Matteo sees Tommy Britton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tommy Britton knocks the ball forward into space. Kewullay Totti bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
90.00
Richard Barmby flicks a high pass forward. Garry Strachan controls it well on his chest. Garry Strachan advances inside the box! Garry Strachan rockets a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Greenock Morton

Stenhousemuir
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.6%
41.4%
Play Area
24.3%
42.9%
32.9%

Scorers
Claudio Alonso 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio Alonso of Stenhousemuir

Match Ratings
1.Dominic Hutchison (GK)
6
2.Mark Holloway (DEF)
6
3.Niels Koeman (DEF)
7
4.Andy Law (DEF)
7
5.Kewullay Totti (MID)
6
6.Richard Barmby (MID)
7
7.Aimo Gallo (MID)
9
8.Stuart Collins (MID)
6
9.Tommy Britton (ATT)
6
10.Alan Peters (ATT)
6
11.Callum Gough (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Matteo (DEF)
6
13.Garry Strachan (ATT)
6
14.Craig Rufus (ATT)
6

1.Gianluigi Negro (GK)
7
2.Edoardo Passoni (DEF)yellow card
5
3.David Sullivan (DEF)
8
4.Paolo Aglietti (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Gavin Ritchie (MID)
6
6.Duncan Morrison (MID)
5
7.Claudio Alonso (MID)goal scored
9
8.Pier Giovanni Sarti (MID)
7
9.Richard James (ATT)
6
10.Dominic Niven (ATT)
6
11.Callum Burley (ATT)
6
 
12.Andy Inglis (DEF)
6
13.Arnauld Valois (DEF)
6
14.Miguel Castro (DEF)
6