Scottish Championship

FT Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Greenock Morton LWDWL 3
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Hibernian WDDWW 0
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Easter Road · 8,655 att.

Match Report

Morton record convincing win over Hibernian to dent their title hopes

Morton record convincing win over Hibernian to dent their title hopes

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Head to Head

HIBS leads series 2-1

Lineups

HIBS · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Mark OxleyG
  2. 5Liam FontaineCD-L
  3. 24Darren McGregorCD-R
  4. 30Kevin ThomsonDM
  5. 16Lewis StevensonLB
  6. 2David GrayRB
  7. 10Dylan McGeouchAM
  8. 18John McGinnLM
  9. 3Liam HendersonRM
  10. 28Anthony StokesCF-L
  11. 35Jason CummingsCF-R

MORT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Derek GastonG
  2. 4Thomas O'WareCD-L
  3. 2Lee KildayCD-R
  4. 17Mark RussellLB
  5. 15Conor PepperRB
  6. 8Ross ForbesCM-L
  7. 7Joe McKeeCM-R
  8. 21Declan McManusLM
  9. 16Robert BarrRM
  10. 33Paul McMullanCF-L
  11. 9Denny JohnstoneCF-R

Timeline

  1. 36' Goal! Hibernian 0, Morton 1. Thomas O'Ware (Morton) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Forbes with a cross following a corner.
  2. 51' Goal! Hibernian 0, Morton 2. Denny Johnstone (Morton) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  3. 59' Substitution, Morton. Ricki Lamie replaces Conor Pepper because of an injury.
  4. 60' Substitution, Hibernian. James Keatings replaces Kevin Thomson.
  5. 63' Goal! Hibernian 0, Morton 3. Ross Forbes (Morton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby Barr with a cross.
  6. 71' Ross Forbes (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 72' Substitution, Hibernian. Marvin Bartley replaces Dylan McGeouch.
  8. 73' Substitution, Morton. Stefan McCluskey replaces Paul McMullan.
  9. 74' Declan McManus (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 74' Substitution, Hibernian. Farid El Alagui replaces Anthony Stokes.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Morton. Jai Quitongo replaces Bobby Barr.

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