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26/08/2053, Cappielow Park, Greenock, Scotland
League Cup, G1

Greenock Morton Vs Arbroath

Greenock Morton play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: I Cavanaugh (GK) , A McCracken (CB) , E McWatters (CB) , A MacDonald (CB) , E McAlpine (RB) , E McClintick (LB) , G MacPherson (CDM) , R McQuistion (CAM) , E McPhetridge (RM) , P Owens (LM) , B MacGillivray (ST) And the subs are: F McCay (CB) , I Napier (CB) , J McGraw (CM) , A Corson (CM) , J Frazer (ST)

Arbroath play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: D Clenney (GK) , D Sear (CB) , F Quinn (CB) , J MacBeth (RB) , D Edward (LB) , B Whitfield (CM) , R Arnott (CDM) , R Higgins (CDM) , M McWhinney (RW) , T MacRae (LW) , A Ewen (ST) And the subs are: S McQuarrie (CB) , T Regan (CB) , J McColgan (CM) , H McCord (CM) , J Irwin (ST)

Welcome to Cappielow Park in Greenock, Scotland where Greenock Morton will face Arbroath.  This is a group stage match of the League Cup.  The attendance is 10937.

1' - Greenock Morton kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

7' - Ron Arnott looks to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is parried by Ian Cavanaugh!  Robert McQuistion gets to the ball first and clears.

8' - Brian MacGillivray sees a run from Robert McQuistion.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Robert McQuistion takes the ball.  Robert McQuistion fires a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

12' - David Clenney hits the ball long to James MacBeth.  Gordon MacPherson dispossesses James MacBeth and the ball goes loose.  David Sear passes to David Edward.  David Edward sees Ron Arnott making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

16' - Alex MacDonald plays a long pass to Peter Owens.  Peter Owens tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Greenock Morton.  Eric McAlpine will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but the ball misses everyone.  

18' - Brian MacGillivray whips in a cross, finding Gordon MacPherson.  Gordon MacPherson flicks a header hoping to beat the keeper...but the shot is saved by David Clenney!  

20' - David Clenney slides the ball to Brian Whitfield.  Robert McQuistion successfully tackles Brian Whitfield and takes possession.  Greenock Morton try to launch a quick counter attack.  Robert McQuistion tries to use ball skills to beat David Edward and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

21' - Robert McQuistion sees a run from Ed McPhetridge.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Ed McPhetridge is able to control the ball.  Ed McPhetridge attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but David Clenney stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Fraser Quinn manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

28' - Eric McAlpine passes to Andy McCracken.  Andy McCracken plays a short pass to Brian MacGillivray.  Brian MacGillivray tries to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

41' - Eddie McClintick plays a long ball to Robert McQuistion.  Robert Higgins dispossesses Robert McQuistion and takes possession.  Robert Higgins slides the ball to David Sear.  David Sear plays a long pass to Ron Arnott.  Ron Arnott sees a run from Brian Whitfield.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Brian Whitfield takes the ball.  Brian Whitfield hits the ball...but Ian Cavanaugh gets down to stop the shot!  

42' - Ian Cavanaugh tries to use ball skills to beat Robert Higgins, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

45' - Ian Cavanaugh finds Eric McWatters with a long pass.  Eric McWatters passes to Brian MacGillivray.  Brian MacGillivray takes the ball past Robert Higgins with a turn of pace.  

45' - Brian MacGillivray whips in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Fraser Quinn.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Arbroath kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

48' - Fraser Quinn finds Ron Arnott with a short pass.  Ron Arnott passes the ball to Fraser Quinn.  Fraser Quinn sees Brian Whitfield making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Brian Whitfield has strayed offside!  

51' - Peter Owens finds Gordon MacPherson with a long pass.  Gordon MacPherson passes a long ball to Eric McAlpine.  Eric McAlpine curls in a cross, but opposing player David Edward takes possession.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Brian MacGillivray is going to be taken off.  Anton Corson joins the game from the bench.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Andy McCracken is going to be taken off.  Frank McCay is going to be brought on.  

59' - Robert McQuistion uses his pace to beat Ron Arnott.  

61' - Robert McQuistion plays the ball to Gordon MacPherson.  David Edward tackles Gordon MacPherson and takes the ball.  Arbroath try to launch a quick counter attack.  David Edward spots a run from Robert Higgins.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

70' - Peter Owens plays a long ball to Eddie McClintick.  Eddie McClintick passes to Anton Corson.  Anton Corson finds Robert McQuistion with a short pass.  James MacBeth successfully tackles Robert McQuistion and takes possession.  Arbroath try to launch a quick counter attack.  James MacBeth plays the ball to Brian Whitfield.  Alex MacDonald tackles Brian Whitfield and the ball goes loose.  Robert McQuistion passes a long ball to Eddie McClintick.  Eddie McClintick plays the ball to Robert McQuistion.  Robert McQuistion sees a run from Anton Corson.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Anton Corson is able to take the ball.  Anton Corson attempts to place the ball past the keeper...and Anton Corson scores!  Its a goal for Greenock Morton!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

71' - Arbroath kick the ball off for the restart.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Fraser Quinn is going to be taken off.  Spencer McQuarrie is going to be brought on.  

84' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Sear will come off.  Tommy Regan is going to be brought on.  

86' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Anton Ewen is going to be taken off.  Hamish McCord is going to be brought on.  

87' - Eric McAlpine uses his pace to beat James MacBeth.  

87' - Eric McAlpine sees Peter Owens making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

92' - Robert Higgins plays a long ball to Tommy Regan.  Tommy Regan passes to Ron Arnott.  Ron Arnott finds Brian Whitfield with a short pass.  Brian Whitfield curves the ball into the box, finding Ron Arnott.  Ron Arnott gets above the defence and heads the ball attempting to beat Ian Cavanaugh...and its in! It's a superb goal from Ron Arnott for Arbroath!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Greenock Morton 1 - 1 Arbroath.