Match Report


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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to Kilmarnock. A crowd of 17,960 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Greenock Morton and Kilmarnock are lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul McNeill.


0.00
Greenock Morton kick off!
2.01
Colin Law threads a neat ball through to Billy Mason. Billy Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Dalglish. Stuart Dalglish jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
6.47
Tryggvi Sigthorsson hacks Oluwashegun Adeshina from behind! Tryggvi Sigthorsson is shown the yellow card! Oluwashegun Adeshina hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.00
Oluwashegun Adeshina clumsily knocks into Garry Mckinlay. Oluwashegun Adeshina is given a warning by the referee! Garry Mckinlay runs off the knock.
12.53
Tryggvi Sigthorsson threads a neat ball through to Colin Law. Colin Law chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Morton. Duncan Morton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcos Ortiz who gathers it comfortably.
18.58
Stuart Dalglish hacks Oscar Dominguez from behind! Stuart Dalglish is shown the yellow card! Oscar Dominguez runs off the knock.
22.22
Ruud Sluiter threads a neat ball through to Colin Law. Colin Law knocks the ball forward to Billy Mason. Billy Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcos Ortiz who gathers it comfortably.
26.43
With great vision, Jochem Dassen plays the ball forward to Sebastiao Semedo. Sebastiao Semedo finds some space and shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Jean-Michel Machado keeps it out!
32.26
Daniel Osorio flicks the ball to his team mate, Jochem Dassen. Jochem Dassen advances inside the box! Jochem Dassen side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.42
Michel Masson threads a neat ball through to Colin Law. Colin Law surges forward with the ball. Colin Law knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Morton. Duncan Morton fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Marcos Ortiz. What a save!
39.21
Tryggvi Sigthorsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott whips in a cross ball towards Billy Mason. Billy Mason outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Greenock Morton are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
40.54
Jochem Dassen threads the ball through to Sebastiao Semedo. Sebastiao Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards Hannes Seibert. Hannes Seibert is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Kilmarnock kick off!
47.12
Tryggvi Sigthorsson makes a simple pass to Stuart Dalglish. Stuart Dalglish shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
49.44
Matt Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Dalglish. Stuart Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Mckinlay. Garry Mckinlay heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
51.41
Jochem Dassen flicks a high pass forward. Oluwashegun Adeshina collects the pass. Oluwashegun Adeshina shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Jean-Michel Machado.
54.52
Youssef El-Khalej clumsily knocks into Garry Mckinlay. The referee calls over Youssef El-Khalej and warns him to calm down! Garry Mckinlay stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.30
Ruud Sluiter makes a simple pass to Tryggvi Sigthorsson. Tryggvi Sigthorsson chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Dalglish. Stuart Dalglish whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Morton. Duncan Morton knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
60.48
Greenock Morton have made 2 substitutions with Scott Telfer replacing Stuart Dalglish and Taras Kolesnichenko replacing Colin Law .Kilmarnock have made a substitution with Peter Schaap replacing Daniel Osorio .
61.48
Jochem Dassen chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Law. Alec Law knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jean-Michel Machado who gathers it comfortably.
63.08
Oscar Dominguez catches Taras Kolesnichenko on the ankles. Oscar Dominguez is shown the yellow card! Taras Kolesnichenko hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.53
Sebastiao Semedo threads a neat ball through to Jochem Dassen. Jochem Dassen skips past Tryggvi Sigthorsson! Jochem Dassen side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Jean-Michel Machado.
68.42
Corner kick to Kilmarnock. Jochem Dassen plays it to the far post. Peter Schaap comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it curls horrendously wide!
72.15
Callum White flicks a high pass forward. Taras Kolesnichenko controls it well on his chest. Taras Kolesnichenko threads a neat ball through to Billy Mason. Billy Mason shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
77.39
With great vision, Taras Kolesnichenko plays the ball forward to Garry Mckinlay. Garry Mckinlay shoots from 25 yards but Marcos Ortiz reads it well. Good save!
79.18
Taras Kolesnichenko hits a low pass to Billy Mason. Billy Mason tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.22
Oscar Dominguez pushes up the pitch. Oscar Dominguez hits a low pass to David Maresca. David Maresca threads a neat, attacking ball through to Jochem Dassen. Jochem Dassen side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Jean-Michel Machado has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Sebastiao Semedo makes a simple pass to Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina plays a one-two with Jochem Dassen and rushes in on goal... Oluwashegun Adeshina muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

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

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
26.3%
47.4%
26.3%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jochem Dassen of Kilmarnock

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