Match Report


Greenock MortonGreenock Morton     Ayr UnitedAyr United
Ranald MitchellRanald Mitchell Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Jean-Michel MachadoJ. Machado72
G
captain1
G
83Andy McStayA. McStay
Ruud SluiterR. Sluiter73
D
2
D
72Pierre MbambaP. Mbamba
Colin McallisterC. Mcallister71
D
3
D
70Craig CollinsC. Collins
Michel MassonM. Masson71
D
4
D
80Emilio BustamanteE. Bustamante
Stuart DalglishS. Dalglish77
M
5captain
D
76Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah
Taras KolesnichenkoT. Kolesnichenko81
M
6
M
73Emmanuel NwakireE. Nwakire
Fabio BoksicF. Boksic77
M
7
M
78Craig MccallC. Mccall
Colin LawC. Law77
M
8
M
73Marcus CharltonM. Charlton
Garry MckinlayG. Mckinlay74
A
9
A
72Gianfranco ZanettiG. Zanetti
Duncan MortonD. Morton80
A
10
A
72Pablo PonceP. Ponce
Scott TelferS. Telfer72
A
11
A
72Carlton BrandC. Brand
 
Duncan ThomsonD. Thomson68
M
12
G
52Alex CampbellA. Campbell
Billy CampbellB. Campbell74
A
13
M
71Magnus MoukokoM. Moukoko
Billy MasonB. Mason74
A
14
A
42Maksym ValeevM. Valeev

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 17,128 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Greenock Morton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Gemmell.


0.00
Ayr United kick off and get the match underway!
6.28
Ruud Sluiter barges into Carlton Brand. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carlton Brand hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.03
Emilio Bustamante kicks a strong pass forward to Emmanuel Nwakire. Emmanuel Nwakire hits a low pass to Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Brand. Carlton Brand jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Jean-Michel Machado picks it out of the air!
14.20
Showing composure, Taras Kolesnichenko picks a pass forward to Garry Mckinlay. Garry Mckinlay lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Morton. Duncan Morton jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Andy McStay!
20.44
Emilio Bustamante catches Fabio Boksic on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fabio Boksic runs off the knock.
24.15
Colin Mcallister sees space and advances. Colin Mcallister shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.03
Michel Masson sees Garry Mckinlay in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garry Mckinlay tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Andy McStay!
38.17
Craig Mccall barges into Fabio Boksic. The referee calls over Craig Mccall and warns him to calm down! Fabio Boksic gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
42.48
Taras Kolesnichenko threads the ball through to Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.35
Craig Collins catches Scott Telfer on the ankles. Craig Collins is warned by the referee! Scott Telfer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Greenock Morton appear unchanged since the first half. Ayr United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Greenock Morton kick off and get the second half underway!
47.53
Fabio Boksic threads a neat ball through to Duncan Morton. Duncan Morton tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Andy McStay manages to gather it effortlessly.
49.04
Stuart Dalglish hits a low pass to Fabio Boksic. Fabio Boksic makes a defence splitting pass to Taras Kolesnichenko. Taras Kolesnichenko rockets a shot on goal. Superb reactions from Andy McStay. What a save!
60.48
Ruud Sluiter catches Marcus Charlton on the ankles. The referee warns Ruud Sluiter to calm down! Marcus Charlton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
61.15
Craig Mccall comes in with a late challenge on Colin Mcallister. Craig Mccall is warned by the referee again! Colin Mcallister hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.08
Fabio Boksic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Morton. Duncan Morton tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Andy McStay.
65.10
Emilio Bustamante catches Duncan Morton on the ankles. Emilio Bustamante is warned by the referee! Duncan Morton runs off the knock.
66.04
Michel Masson comes in with a late challenge on Gianfranco Zanetti. The referee calls over Michel Masson and shows him a yellow card! Gianfranco Zanetti runs off the knock.
67.04
Pierre Mbamba plays the ball forward to Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Charlton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcus Charlton plays a scrappy one-two with Gianfranco Zanetti and advances towards the goal... Marcus Charlton comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jean-Michel Machado with no chance!! Goal for Ayr United!
72.05
Taras Kolesnichenko catches Marcus Charlton on the ankles. Taras Kolesnichenko is shown the yellow card! Marcus Charlton is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
78.13
Taras Kolesnichenko surges forward with the ball. Taras Kolesnichenko shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.49
Fabio Boksic plays the ball forward to Duncan Morton. Duncan Morton finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.56
Marcus Charlton hacks Stuart Dalglish from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Dalglish gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.13
Marcus Charlton threads a neat ball through to Emmanuel Nwakire. Emmanuel Nwakire controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Marcus Charlton kicks a strong pass forward to Pierre Mbamba. Pierre Mbamba takes it forward alone. Pierre Mbamba knocks in a cross ball towards Carlton Brand. Carlton Brand finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Greenock Morton

Ayr United
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
6
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
16.4%
47.8%
35.8%

Scorers
Marcus Charlton 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marcus Charlton of Ayr United

Match Ratings
1.Jean-Michel Machado (GK)
6
2.Ruud Sluiter (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Colin Mcallister (DEF)
6
4.Michel Masson (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Stuart Dalglish (MID)
6
6.Taras Kolesnichenko (MID)yellow card
6
7.Fabio Boksic (MID)
6
8.Colin Law (MID)
6
9.Garry Mckinlay (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Morton (ATT)
6
11.Scott Telfer (ATT)
6
 
12.Duncan Thomson (MID)
0
13.Billy Campbell (ATT)
0
14.Billy Mason (ATT)
0

1.Andy McStay (GK)
8
2.Pierre Mbamba (DEF)
7
3.Craig Collins (DEF)
6
4.Emilio Bustamante (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Alpay Abdullah (DEF)
6
6.Emmanuel Nwakire (MID)
6
7.Craig Mccall (MID)
6
8.Marcus Charlton (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
9.Gianfranco Zanetti (ATT)
7
10.Pablo Ponce (ATT)
6
11.Carlton Brand (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Campbell (GK)
0
13.Magnus Moukoko (MID)
0
14.Maksym Valeev (ATT)
0