Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, January 28, 2017
Greenock Morton WDWWW 4
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Ayr United DLDDW 1
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MORT314
AYR101
Somerset Park · 1,576 att.

Match Report

Ross Forbes and Gary Oliver bag a brace each as Morton ease past Ayr

Ross Forbes and Gary Oliver bag a brace each as Morton ease past Ayr

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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AYR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Greg FlemingG
  2. 26Scott McKennaCD-L
  3. 22Conrad BalatoniCD-R
  4. 18Daryll MeggattLB
  5. 2Nicky DevlinRB
  6. 16Jamie AdamsCM-L
  7. 5Michael RoseCM-R
  8. 14Paul CairneyLM
  9. 8Robbie CrawfordRM
  10. 9Craig MooreF
  11. 12Gary HarkinsRCF

Substitutes

  1. 6Peter MurphySUB
  2. 10Alan ForrestSUB
  3. 20Michael WardropeSUB
  4. 4Brian GilmourSUB
  5. 21Craig McGuffieSUB
  6. 19Jordan HartSUB
  7. 3Paddy BoyleSUB

MORT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Derek GastonG
  2. 4Thomas O'WareCD-L
  3. 2Lee KildayCD-R
  4. 3Ricki LamieLB
  5. 6Michael DoyleRB
  6. 12Michael TidserCM-L
  7. 21Andrew MurdochCM-R
  8. 11Aidan NesbittLM
  9. 8Ross ForbesRM
  10. 16Lawrence ShanklandCF-L
  11. 7Gary OliverCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Jon ScullionSUB
  2. 18Jamie McdonaghSUB
  3. 39Lewis StrappSUB
  4. 37Scott TiffoneySUB
  5. 17Mark RussellSUB
  6. 30Jamie McGowanSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Ayr United 0, Morton 1. Ross Forbes (Morton) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Michael Doyle.
  2. 19' Goal! Ayr United 0, Morton 2. Ross Forbes (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gary Oliver.
  3. 31' Goal! Ayr United 0, Morton 3. Gary Oliver (Morton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricki Lamie.
  4. 36' Goal! Ayr United 1, Morton 3. Jamie Adams (Ayr United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicky Devlin.
  5. 45' Substitution, Ayr United. Craig McGuffie replaces Michael Rose.
  6. 51' Substitution, Morton. Mark Russell replaces Ricki Lamie.
  7. 65' Goal! Ayr United 1, Morton 4. Gary Oliver (Morton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Doyle.
  8. 67' Substitution, Ayr United. Alan Forrest replaces Robbie Crawford.
  9. 75' Daryll Meggatt (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 75' Substitution, Ayr United. Michael Wardrope replaces Paul Cairney.
  11. 84' Substitution, Morton. Jamie McDonagh replaces Lawrence Shankland.
  12. 89' Substitution, Morton. Jon Scullion replaces Ross Forbes.
  13. 90'+2' Gary Harkins (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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