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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Glebe Park where Brechin play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 4,889 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Brechin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Brechin kick off the first half!
2.36
Alex Dickov chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Burley. Scott Burley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Hopkin but he's offside!
3.11
Richard Mcinnes threads the ball through to Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Ritchie who gathers it comfortably.
8.06
Craig Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Gemmell. Craig Gemmell sees a break and surges forward. Craig Gemmell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elena Martin. Elena Martin rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.47
Matt Thomson catches Garry Glass on the ankles. Matt Thomson is shown the yellow card! Garry Glass stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.50
Richard Mcinnes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Gary McGrory. Gary McGrory directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
20.40
Craig Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Gemmell. Craig Gemmell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Hopkin. Don Hopkin goes all the way! Don Hopkin rockets a shot on goal but Luciano Romero is on top of it.
24.11
Richard Mcinnes makes a simple pass to Gary McGrory. Gary McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Caldwell.
27.04
Craig Gemmell flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Hopkin. Don Hopkin plays a perfect one-two with Elena Martin and rushes in on goal... Don Hopkin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.45
Andy Collins passes the ball forward to Elena Martin. Elena Martin whips in a cross ball towards Don Hopkin. Don Hopkin flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
33.26
Stephen Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan tries a spectacular long range effort but Stuart Ritchie is on top of it.
38.50
Miel Seedorf knocks the ball forward to Alex Dickov. What vision.Alex Dickov passes the ball forward to Elena Martin. Elena Martin goes all the way! Elena Martin shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
39.07
Alex Dickov advances with the ball. Alex Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Burley. Scott Burley powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.37
Billy Gemmill takes it forward alone. Billy Gemmill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Ritchie who gathers it comfortably.
44.42
Richard Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Ritchie who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Craig Caldwell comes in with a late challenge on Craig Strachan. The referee calls over Craig Caldwell and warns him to calm down! Craig Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Greenock Morton get the second half underway!
57.52
Richard Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to Gary McGrory. Gary McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
59.29
Craig Mccall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Mcinnes. Richard Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
60.10
Craig Mccall clumsily knocks into Scott Burley. The referee calls over Craig Mccall and shows him a yellow card! Scott Burley runs off the knock.
63.55
Callum Gemmell threads the ball through to Andy Collins. Andy Collins threads the ball through to Scott Burley. Scott Burley finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
66.43
Andy Collins advances with the ball. Andy Collins shoots from long range but somehow Luciano Romero manages to keep it out.
67.32
Matt Law makes a simple pass to Richard Mcinnes. Richard Mcinnes passes the ball forward to Gary McGrory. Gary McGrory whips in a cross ball towards Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.57
Callum Gemmell knocks the ball forward to Alex Dickov. Alex Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Hopkin. Don Hopkin makes a probing pass to Elena Martin. Elena Martin shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.49
Alex Dickov passes the ball forward to Scott Burley. Scott Burley plays a perfect one-two with Elena Martin and rushes in on goal... Scott Burley shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Luciano Romero is on top of it.
83.46
Richard Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Gary McGrory. Gary McGrory flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Don Hopkin of Brechin
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
27.2%
45.7%
27.2%