Match Report


Greenock MortonGreenock Morton     MotherwellMotherwell
Ranald MitchellRanald Mitchell James Clayton James Clayton
Jean-Michel MachadoJ. Machado72
G
1
G
66Dominic GemmillD. Gemmill
Dean TilerD. Tiler69
D
2
D
69Matt LawM. Law
Marino BeukenkampM. Beukenkamp76
D
3
D
70Hauke SchnellingerH. Schnellinger
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist71
D
4
D
65Hugo SantosH. Santos
Stuart DalglishS. Dalglish74
M
5
D
72Andy StrachanA. Strachan
Matt ElliottM. Elliott72
M
captain6
M
69Garry MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn
Dani‘l DegnD. Degn79
M
7captain
M
70Kevin AelbrechtK. Aelbrecht
Colin LawC. Law74
M
8
M
64Geoffroy BréchetG. Bréchet
Billy CampbellB. Campbell72
A
9
A
75Alec LawA. Law
Garry MckinlayG. Mckinlay71
A
10
A
70Colin FergusonC. Ferguson
Billy MasonB. Mason72
A
11
A
73Wim Van HimstW. Van Himst
 
Leon BierhoffL. Bierhoff67
A
12
D
65Nicolas BabbelN. Babbel
Duncan MortonD. Morton70
A
13
M
64Don HendersonD. Henderson
Gavin WhiteG. White70
M
14
A
65Samir BöhmS. Böhm

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to Motherwell. A crowd of 16,261 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Greenock Morton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Motherwell appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Alves.


0.00
Greenock Morton kick off!
3.36
Geoffroy Bréchet flicks a high pass forward to Alec Law who brings the ball under control. Alec Law whips in a cross ball towards Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Jean-Michel Machado had no chance!! Goal for Motherwell!
8.47
Garry Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Kevin Aelbrecht. Kevin Aelbrecht whips in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law whips the ball goalwards with his head. Jean-Michel Machado gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
9.24
Dani‘l Degn makes a simple pass to Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Dalglish. Stuart Dalglish finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Dominic Gemmill manages to gather it comfortably.
15.10
Duncan McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hauke Schnellinger.
21.05
Duncan McCoist threads the ball through to Dani‘l Degn. Dani‘l Degn makes a simple pass to Billy Mason. Billy Mason hits a low pass to Billy Campbell. Some silky footwork from Billy Campbell provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! Dominic Gemmill has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.54
Duncan McCoist catches Colin Ferguson on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Colin Ferguson runs off the knock.
27.46
Matt Elliott flicks a high ball forward to Garry Mckinlay who gracefully takes it down. Garry Mckinlay runs straight at the defence! Hauke Schnellinger comes in with a late challenge on Garry Mckinlay. Penalty not given!!
28.27
Hugo Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dean Tiler.
30.32
Matt Elliott takes a long throw-in. Stuart Dalglish makes an attacking run forward. Stuart Dalglish knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.57
Colin Ferguson passes the ball forward to Alec Law. Alec Law lofts in a cross ball towards Geoffroy Bréchet. With a superhuman jump, Geoffroy Bréchet connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent block by Marino Beukenkamp!
42.35
Dean Tiler flicks a high pass forward to Matt Elliott who brings the ball under control. Matt Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Billy Mason collects the pass. Billy Mason whips in a cross ball towards Colin Law. Colin Law is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
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. Motherwell also appear unchanged since the first half. The Motherwell players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Motherwell kick off and get the second half underway!
47.18
Andy Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Geoffroy Bréchet controls it well on his chest. Geoffroy Bréchet knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Aelbrecht. Kevin Aelbrecht knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jean-Michel Machado who gathers it comfortably.
48.49
Hauke Schnellinger hacks Marino Beukenkamp from behind! Hauke Schnellinger is given a warning by the referee! Marino Beukenkamp stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.01
With some swift thinking, Colin Law plays the ball forward to Stuart Dalglish. Stuart Dalglish knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Strachan.
54.11
Marino Beukenkamp flicks the ball to his team mate, Dani‘l Degn. Dani‘l Degn threads the ball through to Colin Law. Colin Law lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Mason. Billy Mason connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.47
Wim Van Himst makes a simple pass to Alec Law. Alec Law whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Aelbrecht. Kevin Aelbrecht finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.12
Greenock Morton have made 2 substitutions with Duncan Morton replacing Garry Mckinlay and Gavin White replacing Dani‘l Degn .Motherwell have made a substitution with Don Henderson replacing Garry Meiklejohn .
65.56
Gavin White controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Morton. With a superhuman jump, Duncan Morton connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Dominic Gemmill is on top of it.
66.57
Hugo Santos knocks the ball forward to Don Henderson. Without breaking stride, Don Henderson plays the ball forward to Kevin Aelbrecht. Kevin Aelbrecht shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
67.55
Hauke Schnellinger barges into Duncan Morton. The referee calls over Hauke Schnellinger again and warns him to calm down! Duncan Morton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
72.20
With a delightful solo run, Geoffroy Bréchet stretches the opposition's defence. Geoffroy Bréchet whips in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law whips the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.15
Matt Elliott clumsily knocks into Geoffroy Bréchet. Matt Elliott is warned by the referee! Geoffroy Bréchet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.19
Motherwell have made a substitution with Nicolas Babbel replacing Matt Law .
81.24
Hugo Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Aelbrecht. Kevin Aelbrecht makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Law. Alec Law knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Dalglish.
84.45
Andy Strachan threads a neat ball through to Geoffroy Bréchet. Geoffroy Bréchet advances with the ball. Geoffroy Bréchet lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Kevin Aelbrecht flicks the ball to his team mate, Geoffroy Bréchet. Geoffroy Bréchet whips in a cross ball towards Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst connects with a diving header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Greenock Morton

Motherwell
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
26.8%
43.9%
29.3%

Scorers
Billy Campbell 21
Colin Law 42
Billy Mason 54
Colin Ferguson 3, 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Ferguson of Motherwell

Match Ratings
1.Jean-Michel Machado (GK)
6
2.Dean Tiler (DEF)
6
3.Marino Beukenkamp (DEF)
6
4.Duncan McCoist (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Stuart Dalglish (MID)
7
6.Matt Elliott (MID)
6
7.Dani‘l Degn (MID)
6
8.Colin Law (MID)goal scored
8
9.Billy Campbell (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Garry Mckinlay (ATT)
6
11.Billy Mason (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Leon Bierhoff (ATT)
0
13.Duncan Morton (ATT)
6
14.Gavin White (MID)
6

1.Dominic Gemmill (GK)
6
2.Matt Law (DEF)
6
3.Hauke Schnellinger (DEF)
5
4.Hugo Santos (DEF)
6
5.Andy Strachan (DEF)
6
6.Garry Meiklejohn (MID)
6
7.Kevin Aelbrecht (MID)
6
8.Geoffroy Bréchet (MID)
8
9.Alec Law (ATT)
7
10.Colin Ferguson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Wim Van Himst (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicolas Babbel (DEF)
6
13.Don Henderson (MID)
6
14.Samir Böhm (ATT)
0