Match Report


Greenock MortonGreenock Morton     StenhousemuirStenhousemuir
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Don CollinsD. Collins50
G
1
G
55Gianluigi NegroG. Negro
Niels KoemanN. Koeman54
D
2
D
62Edoardo PassoniE. Passoni
Scott MatteoS. Matteo50
D
captain3
D
61David SullivanD. Sullivan
Duncan GallacherD. Gallacher50
D
4
D
55Andy InglisA. Inglis
Duncan BradyD. Brady58
M
5
M
56Gavin RitchieG. Ritchie
Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn53
M
6
M
55Emile SerrantE. Serrant
Linus SchönenbornL. Schönenborn53
M
7
M
54Scott MatteoS. Matteo
Matt MccallM. Mccall53
M
8
M
53Duncan MorrisonD. Morrison
Alan PetersA. Peters54
A
9
A
51Richard JamesR. James
Craig RufusC. Rufus50
A
10captain
A
51Duncan HendersonD. Henderson
Duncan CollinsD. Collins42
A
11
A
46Francisco LopesF. Lopes
 
Andy BremnerA. Bremner48
M
12
D
53Miguel CastroM. Castro
Neil LiddellN. Liddell47
M
13
D
53Arnauld ValoisA. Valois
Craig McGroryC. McGrory47
D
14
M
49Pier Giovanni SartiP. Sarti

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to Stenhousemuir. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
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 Don Dalglish.


0.00
Greenock Morton get the match underway!
8.26
Linus Schönenborn receives the ball from a throw-in from Matt Mccall. Linus Schönenborn brings the ball forward. Linus Schönenborn lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Collins. Duncan Collins jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
12.38
Andy Inglis threads a neat ball through to Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
14.57
Scott Matteo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.55
David Sullivan knocks the ball to his team mate, Edoardo Passoni. Edoardo Passoni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Morrison. Duncan Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Henderson. Duncan Henderson heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Don Collins had no chance!! Goal for Stenhousemuir!
24.05
Dominic Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Peters. Alan Peters advances inside the box! Andy Inglis catches Alan Peters on the ankles. Alan Peters appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
27.27
Scott Matteo knocks the ball forward to Duncan Morrison. Duncan Morrison plays a one-two with Scott Matteo and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Duncan Morrison provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
30.58
Emile Serrant kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes lofts in a cross ball towards Richard James. Richard James powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
33.35
Niels Koeman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Peters. Alan Peters plays the ball forward to Craig Rufus. Craig Rufus plays a quick one-two with Duncan Collins and rushes in on goal... Edoardo Passoni barges into Craig Rufus. Craig Rufus appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
36.33
Francisco Lopes threads the ball through to Emile Serrant. Emile Serrant tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
38.52
Emile Serrant flicks a high ball forward to Duncan Henderson who takes it down. Duncan Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Scott Matteo. Scott Matteo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Scott Matteo!
42.24
Scott Matteo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Rufus. Craig Rufus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Sullivan.
44.26
Duncan Morrison threads a neat ball through to Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Morrison but he's offside!
45.00
Duncan Brady catches Scott Matteo on the ankles. The referee calls over Duncan Brady and shows him a yellow card! Scott Matteo stretches but gets up unharmed.
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 Miguel Castro replacing Edoardo Passoni, Arnauld Valois replacing Duncan Morrison and Pier Giovanni Sarti replacing Richard James.

45.00
The whistle blows and Stenhousemuir get the second half underway!
47.59
Scott Matteo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niels Koeman. Niels Koeman kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Collins. Duncan Collins whips in a cross ball towards Craig Rufus. Craig Rufus jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
54.03
Duncan Brady takes it forward alone. Duncan Brady skips past Andy Inglis! Duncan Brady comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
59.12
Niels Koeman threads a neat ball through to Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Collins controls it well on his chest. Duncan Collins shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
60.44
Greenock Morton have made 2 substitutions with Neil Liddell replacing Duncan Collins and Craig McGrory replacing Niels Koeman .
61.52
Showing wonderful composure, Miguel Castro laces a weighted ball forward to Andy Inglis. Andy Inglis sees Arnauld Valois in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arnauld Valois whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.53
Craig McGrory threads a neat ball through to Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Neil Liddell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Liddell plays a one-two with Dominic Meiklejohn and rushes in on goal... Neil Liddell tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
67.45
David Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes makes a great pass forward. Emile Serrant runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
72.35
David Sullivan flicks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Valois. Arnauld Valois kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Henderson. Duncan Henderson knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes connects with a diving header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
77.30
Greenock Morton have made a substitution with Andy Bremner replacing Craig Rufus .
79.30
Andy Inglis sees Gavin Ritchie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Henderson. Duncan Henderson threads the ball through to Pier Giovanni Sarti but he's offside!
85.36
Scott Matteo plays the ball forward to Alan Peters. Alan Peters kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Liddell but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.57
Andy Inglis surges forward with the ball. Andy Inglis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Brady.
89.23
Miguel Castro knocks the ball forward to David Sullivan. David Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Valois. Arnauld Valois plays a scrappy one-two with Emile Serrant and stumbles forward towards the goal... Arnauld Valois comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Greenock Morton

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

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
27.2%
44.4%
28.4%

Scorers
Duncan Brady 54
Duncan Henderson 21
Scott Matteo 39
Francisco Lopes 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Henderson of Stenhousemuir

Match Ratings
1.Don Collins (GK)
6
2.Niels Koeman (DEF)
6
3.Scott Matteo (DEF)
6
4.Duncan Gallacher (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Brady (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
6.Dominic Meiklejohn (MID)
6
7.Linus Schönenborn (MID)
6
8.Matt Mccall (MID)
6
9.Alan Peters (ATT)
6
10.Craig Rufus (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Collins (ATT)
6
 
12.Andy Bremner (MID)
6
13.Neil Liddell (MID)
6
14.Craig McGrory (DEF)
6

1.Gianluigi Negro (GK)
6
2.Edoardo Passoni (DEF)
6
3.David Sullivan (DEF)
7
4.Andy Inglis (DEF)
7
5.Gavin Ritchie (MID)
6
6.Emile Serrant (MID)
6
7.Scott Matteo (MID)goal scored
8
8.Duncan Morrison (MID)
7
9.Richard James (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Henderson (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Francisco Lopes (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Miguel Castro (DEF)
6
13.Arnauld Valois (DEF)
6
14.Pier Giovanni Sarti (MID)
6