Match Report


DumbartonDumbarton     Greenock MortonGreenock Morton
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Arno ArnoldA. Arnold55
G
1
G
50Dominic HutchisonD. Hutchison
Stefano FabrieS. Fabrie61
D
2
D
54Mark HollowayM. Holloway
Stephen SullivanS. Sullivan55
D
3captain
D
54Niels KoemanN. Koeman
Claudio RomeroC. Romero51
D
4
D
52Andy LawA. Law
Alex ElliottA. Elliott60
M
5
M
55Kewullay TottiK. Totti
Colin LumsdonC. Lumsdon54
M
6
M
49Tommaso ImbrianiT. Imbriani
David BergD. Berg52
M
7
M
47Aimo GalloA. Gallo
John McNeillJ. McNeill50
M
8
M
47Richard BarmbyR. Barmby
Craig StrachanC. Strachan55
A
9
A
54Tommy BrittonT. Britton
Kevin LiddellK. Liddell54
A
10
A
53Alan PetersA. Peters
Florian CalabuigF. Calabuig53
A
captain11
A
51Callum GoughC. Gough
 
Ciro BaronchelliC. Baronchelli52
G
12
D
50Scott MatteoS. Matteo
Marino AmorusoM. Amoruso51
G
13
A
50Garry StrachanG. Strachan
Stan LockleyS. Lockley49
A
14
A
50Craig RufusC. Rufus

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at C & G Systems Stadium where Dumbarton play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 4,374 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Dumbarton and Greenock Morton are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Hendry.


0.00
The whistle blows and Dumbarton kick off!
4.34
Claudio Romero flicks a high pass forward. John McNeill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John McNeill threads a neat ball through to Florian Calabuig. Florian Calabuig knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niels Koeman.
6.33
Colin Lumsdon threads a neat ball through to Florian Calabuig. Florian Calabuig knocks in a cross ball towards David Berg. David Berg gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
10.01
Tommaso Imbriani sees Callum Gough in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Gough plays a scrappy one-two with Richard Barmby and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Callum Gough provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Arno Arnold gets down and covers it.
16.59
Richard Barmby knocks the ball forward to Tommy Britton. Tommy Britton whips in a cross ball towards Alan Peters. Alan Peters beats his man to it with a header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
22.04
Mark Holloway takes it forward alone. Mark Holloway shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
24.03
Aimo Gallo threads the ball through to Richard Barmby. Richard Barmby rushes past Stephen Sullivan! Richard Barmby takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.35
Claudio Romero makes a probing pass to Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.16
Colin Lumsdon threads a neat ball through to Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Liddell. Kevin Liddell connects with a diving header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
34.45
Alex Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Liddell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Liddell finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.02
Tommaso Imbriani flicks a high pass forward to Alan Peters who brings the ball under control. Alan Peters kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Britton but the referee indicates it's offside!
40.09
Aimo Gallo chips the ball to his team mate, Callum Gough. Callum Gough lofts in a cross ball towards Aimo Gallo. Aimo Gallo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball his aim is horrendously poor!
44.53
Alex Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Lumsdon. Colin Lumsdon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Dominic Hutchison has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dumbarton 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 second half starts with Greenock Morton kicking off!
51.33
David Berg hits a low pass to Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Calabuig. Andy Law clumsily knocks into Florian Calabuig. Florian Calabuig appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
55.23
Andy Law catches Alex Elliott on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alex Elliott hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.39
Greenock Morton have made 2 substitutions with Garry Strachan replacing Callum Gough and Craig Rufus replacing Mark Holloway .
63.35
Stephen Sullivan passes the ball forward to David Berg. David Berg runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Berg whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Liddell. Kevin Liddell gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just wide!
65.17
Andy Law threads a neat ball through to Aimo Gallo. Aimo Gallo knocks the ball forward to Richard Barmby. Richard Barmby makes a probing pass to Alan Peters but he's offside!
66.43
Niels Koeman sees a break and surges forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Niels Koeman plays the ball forward to Alan Peters. Alan Peters sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
67.14
Claudio Romero barges into Alan Peters. Claudio Romero is given a warning by the referee! Alan Peters stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.17
Colin Lumsdon kicks a strong pass forward to Florian Calabuig. Florian Calabuig whips in a cross ball towards Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.47
Greenock Morton have made a substitution with Scott Matteo replacing Alan Peters .
83.43
Aimo Gallo makes a simple pass to Richard Barmby. Richard Barmby knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Garry Strachan is offside!
85.39
Colin Lumsdon knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Liddell. Kevin Liddell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Dominic Hutchison easily gets down and covers it.
87.15
Stephen Sullivan brings the ball forward. Stephen Sullivan makes a probing pass to Florian Calabuig. Florian Calabuig edges inside the box! Florian Calabuig looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Andy Law's outstretched leg.
90.00
Craig Strachan catches Craig Rufus on the ankles. The referee calls over Craig Strachan and shows him a yellow card! Craig Rufus runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Dumbarton

Greenock Morton
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
22.5%
45.1%
32.4%

Scorers
David Berg 6
Colin Lumsdon 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Lumsdon of Dumbarton

Match Ratings
1.Arno Arnold (GK)
6
2.Stefano Fabrie (DEF)
6
3.Stephen Sullivan (DEF)
7
4.Claudio Romero (DEF)
6
5.Alex Elliott (MID)
7
6.Colin Lumsdon (MID)goal scored
9
7.David Berg (MID)goal scored
9
8.John McNeill (MID)
6
9.Craig Strachan (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Kevin Liddell (ATT)
6
11.Florian Calabuig (ATT)
7
 
12.Ciro Baronchelli (GK)
0
13.Marino Amoruso (GK)
0
14.Stan Lockley (ATT)
0

1.Dominic Hutchison (GK)
6
2.Mark Holloway (DEF)
6
3.Niels Koeman (DEF)
6
4.Andy Law (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Kewullay Totti (MID)
6
6.Tommaso Imbriani (MID)
6
7.Aimo Gallo (MID)
7
8.Richard Barmby (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