Match Report
| Greenock Morton | Greenock Morton |  |  | Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian | ||||||||||||||||
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| Davy Karnebeek | D. Karnebeek |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Aaron Tolley | A. Tolley | |||||||||
| Oliver Dehm | O. Dehm |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Nicolas Moreno | N. Moreno | |||||||||
| Patricio Tapella | P. Tapella |  | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 |  | John Cleland | J. Cleland | |||||||||
| Colin Rae | C. Rae | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Duncan Dalglish | D. Dalglish | |||||||||
| John McNeill | J. McNeill | | 59 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Gary Burley | G. Burley | |||||||||
| Richard Mcallister | R. Mcallister | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Arthur Ball | A. Ball | |||||||||
| Callum Caldwell | C. Caldwell | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Harvey Merson | H. Merson | |||||||||
| Colin Mason | C. Mason | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Ashley Robson | A. Robson | |||||||||
| Craig Cleland | C. Cleland | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Paul White | P. White | |||||||||
| Duarte Sousa | D. Sousa |  | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 |  | Hakim Boumedienne | H. Boumedienne | |||||||||
| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Colin Hansen | C. Hansen | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Cappielow Park where Greenock Morton play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 9,451 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Greenock Morton and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Greenock Morton and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Greenock Morton kick off and get the first half underway!
8.55
0-0Callum Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.36
0-0Colin Rae lofts the ball long. Neil Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron Tolley who gathers it comfortably.
21.00
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
22.11
0-0Colin Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Cleland. Craig Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Sousa. Duarte Sousa connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Aaron Tolley.
24.22
Colin Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Cleland. Craig Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Sousa. Duarte Sousa heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.23
Gary Burley lofts the ball long. Paul White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.05
Colin Rae brings the ball forward. Colin Rae passes the ball forward to Craig Cleland. Craig Cleland goes all the way! Craig Cleland makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.03
0-0Ashley Robson barges into Richard Mcallister. The referee calls over Ashley Robson and warns him to calm down! Richard Mcallister hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.33
Ashley Robson chips the ball to his team mate, Paul White. Paul White knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Rae.
45.00
Duncan Dalglish knocks the ball forward to Arthur Ball. Arthur Ball knocks the ball forward to Hakim Boumedienne. Hakim Boumedienne knocks the ball forward to Paul White. Paul White rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Davy Karnebeek.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off!
47.57
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
48.47
0-0Callum Caldwell catches Harvey Merson on the ankles. Callum Caldwell is shown the yellow card! Harvey Merson stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.27
Patricio Tapella knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Mason. Colin Mason makes a probing pass to Duarte Sousa. Duarte Sousa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.50
Colin Rae makes a simple pass to Colin Mason. Colin Mason knocks the ball forward to Craig Cleland. Craig Cleland finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
53.45
Callum Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Cleland. Craig Cleland controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.39
John Cleland kicks a strong pass forward to Harvey Merson. Harvey Merson makes a beautiful solo run. Harvey Merson passes the ball forward to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.08
John McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Caldwell. Callum Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Duarte Sousa. Duarte Sousa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.14
Callum Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Cleland. Craig Cleland shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.05
Oliver Dehm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Mason. Colin Mason makes a probing pass to Duarte Sousa. Duarte Sousa goes all the way! Duarte Sousa tries a spectacular strike but somehow Aaron Tolley manages to keep it out.
75.11
1-0John McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Mason. Colin Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Sousa. Duarte Sousa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Aaron Tolley has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
78.50
Callum Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Cleland. Craig Cleland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Aaron Tolley manages to keep it out.
79.16
1-0Arthur Ball comes in with a late challenge on Colin Mason. The referee calls over Arthur Ball and shows him a yellow card! Colin Mason carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.41
Callum Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Cleland. Craig Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.17
Patricio Tapella sweeps the ball long. Duarte Sousa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Aaron Tolley easily smothers it!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
75%
25%
Play Area
23.5%
39.7%
36.8%
Scorers
| Duarte Sousa 75 |