Match Report
| Arbroath | Arbroath |  |  | Greenock Morton | Greenock Morton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Mcinnes | G. Mcinnes |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Callum Brady | C. Brady | |||||||||
| Callum Strachan | C. Strachan | | 47 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Billy Davidson | B. Davidson | |||||||||
| Stuart Liddell | S. Liddell | | 40 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Gavin Naysmith | G. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Alex McNeill | A. McNeill | | 39 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Alex Sullivan | A. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Colin James | C. James | | 35 | D | | 5 | | M | 51 | | Andy Cleland | A. Cleland | |||||||||
| Schumann Piton | S. Piton |  | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Scott Gough | S. Gough | |||||||||
| Paul Meiklejohn | P. Meiklejohn | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Alec Dickov | A. Dickov | |||||||||
| Andy Burley | A. Burley | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Stephen Mcallister | S. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Alec Greig | A. Greig | | 50 | M | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Neil Cleland | N. Cleland | |||||||||
| Richard Ritchie | R. Ritchie | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Stuart Strachan | S. Strachan | |||||||||
| Paul White | P. White | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Billy Glass | B. Glass | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Gayfield where Arbroath play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 2,342 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Arbroath are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Arbroath are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Arbroath kicking off!
8.52
0-0Scott Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Strachan. Stuart Strachan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
10.03
Scott Gough threads the ball through to Neil Cleland. Neil Cleland shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
12.43
0-0Scott Gough chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Cleland. Neil Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.21
Alec Dickov passes the ball forward to Stuart Strachan. Stuart Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Glass. Billy Glass is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.20
Colin James kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Greig. Alec Greig knocks the ball forward to Richard Ritchie. Richard Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Naysmith.
24.09
Andy Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul White. Paul White tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
26.25
0-0Alec Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Strachan. Stuart Strachan goes all the way! Stuart Strachan shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Gavin Mcinnes manages to gather it comfortably.
28.16
Alec Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Ritchie. Richard Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Paul White. Paul White is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
33.10
Alex Sullivan sees space and advances. Alex Sullivan makes a probing pass to Billy Glass. Billy Glass shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.49
Paul Meiklejohn passes the ball forward to Paul White. Paul White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.20
Scott Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Glass. Billy Glass shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
42.12
Alex McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Burley. Andy Burley makes a probing pass to Paul White. Paul White knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Brady who gathers it comfortably.
44.13
Stuart Liddell chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Burley. Andy Burley flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul White. Paul White tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Colin James surges forward with the ball. Colin James chips the ball to his team mate, Paul White. Paul White shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Callum Brady.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Greenock Morton start the second half!
48.34
Alex McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Greig. Alec Greig surges forward with the ball. Alec Greig knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.16
Stuart Liddell passes the ball forward to Paul Meiklejohn. Paul Meiklejohn makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.50
Callum Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Meiklejohn. Paul Meiklejohn takes it forward alone. Paul Meiklejohn whips in a cross ball towards Richard Ritchie. Richard Ritchie is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Callum Brady manages to gather it comfortably.
65.30
Alex McNeill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Meiklejohn. Paul Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Richard Ritchie. Richard Ritchie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Sullivan.
66.10
Paul Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Richard Ritchie. Richard Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Paul White. Paul White connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
69.36
Alec Greig makes a simple pass to Richard Ritchie. Richard Ritchie shoots from long range but somehow Callum Brady manages to keep it out.
72.06
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
79.17
Stuart Liddell flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Meiklejohn. Paul Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Ritchie. Richard Ritchie shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.32
Andy Cleland threads the ball through to Stuart Strachan. Stuart Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Billy Glass. Billy Glass directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
83.14
Schumann Piton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Ritchie. Richard Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
68.8%
31.2%
Play Area
30%
43.8%
26.2%