Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, September 9, 2017
Dunfermline Athletic WWWWW 2
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Greenock Morton DWLDL 3
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DFA202
MORT033
Cappielow Park · 1,918 att.

Head to Head

DFA leads series 3-2

Lineups

MORT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Derek GastonG
  2. 5Ricki LamieCD-L
  3. 4Thomas O'WareCD-R
  4. 17Mark RussellLB
  5. 6Michael DoyleRB
  6. 12Michael TidserCM-L
  7. 8Ross ForbesCM-R
  8. 10Robert ThomsonLM
  9. 3Andrew MurdochRM
  10. 7Gary OliverCF-L
  11. 11Robert McHughCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Gary HarkinsSUB
  2. 22Ben ArmourSUB
  3. 20Ross DoohanSUB
  4. 21Ruaridh LanganSUB
  5. 9Jai QuitongoSUB
  6. 15Scott TiffoneySUB
  7. 18Conor McmanusSUB

DFA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sean MurdochG
  2. 6Lee AshcroftCD-L
  3. 5Callum MorrisCD-R
  4. 14Jason TalbotLB
  5. 2Ryan WilliamsonRB
  6. 8Nathaniel WedderburnCM-L
  7. 27Dean ShielsCM-R
  8. 11Joe CardleLM
  9. 7Kallum HigginbothamRM
  10. 10Nicholas ClarkCF-L
  11. 9Declan McManusCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Andy RyanSUB
  2. 4Jean-Yves MvotoSUB
  3. 3Lewis MartinSUB
  4. 12David HopkirkSUB
  5. 20Cameron GillSUB
  6. 23Callum SmithSUB
  7. 13Aaron SplaineSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Morton 0, Dunfermline Athletic 1. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 32' Ross Forbes (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Goal! Morton 0, Dunfermline Athletic 2. Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 36' Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Lewis Martin replaces Jason Talbot because of an injury.
  5. 47' Goal! Morton 1, Dunfermline Athletic 2. Robert Thomson (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  6. 59' Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Morton. Jai Quitongo replaces Robert McHugh.
  8. 63' Substitution, Morton. Gary Harkins replaces Ross Forbes.
  9. 66' Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Calum Smith replaces Declan McManus.
  10. 72' Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  11. 73' Goal! Morton 2, Dunfermline Athletic 2. Gary Harkins (Morton) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  12. 73' Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. David Hopkirk replaces Nicky Clark.
  13. 82' Substitution, Morton. Connor McManus replaces Gary Oliver.
  14. 89' Connor McManus (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+1' Thomas O'Ware (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+3' Goal! Morton 3, Dunfermline Athletic 2. Jai Quitongo (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  17. 90'+3' Sean Murdoch (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+4' Jai Quitongo (Morton) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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