St Mirren vs Greenock Morton, 2020-21 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· St Mirren advance 6-5 on penalties

St Mirren

39': Jonathan Obika

FT - Penalties
1 - 1
St Mirren advance 6-5 on penalties

Greenock Morton

60': Ross Maciver

About

St Mirren are hosting Greenock Morton at The SMISA Stadium, Paisley, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt saved. Jonathan Obika (St. Mirren) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
4': Attempt blocked. Brandon Mason (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
4': Aidan Nesbitt (Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Ethan Erhahon (St. Mirren).
13': Richard Tait (St. Mirren) is shown the yellow card.
14': Foul by Robbie Muirhead (Morton).
14': Sam Foley (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Attempt saved. Junior Morias (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
16': Attempt missed. Brandon Mason (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box is too high.
20': Foul by Brandon Mason (St. Mirren).
20': Markus Fjørtoft (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Michael Ledger (Morton).
20': Jonathan Obika (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Cameron Blues (Morton).
21': Sam Foley (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Cameron Blues (Morton) is shown the yellow card.
22': Attempt blocked. Joe Shaughnessy (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Attempt saved. Jonathan Obika (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
23': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
23': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
25': Corner, Morton. Conceded by Conor McCarthy.
25': Attempt missed. Markus Fjørtoft (Morton) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
26': Foul by Lewis Strapp (Morton).
26': Joe Shaughnessy (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt blocked. Sam Foley (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
30': Foul by Sean McGinty (Morton).
30': Junior Morias (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt saved. Kyle McAllister (St. Mirren) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
31': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Markus Fjørtoft.
32': Attempt blocked. Sam Foley (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34': Foul by Junior Morias (St. Mirren).
34': Sean McGinty (Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Lewis Strapp (Morton).
38': Sam Foley (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt blocked. Sam Foley (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Rabin Omar.
39': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Cameron Salkeld.
39': Goal! St. Mirren 1, Morton 0. Jonathan Obika (St. Mirren) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle McAllister with a cross following a corner.
41': Foul by Lewis Strapp (Morton).
41': Kyle McAllister (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Cameron Salkeld (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Conor McCarthy (St. Mirren).
44': Attempt blocked. Richard Tait (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
45': Ethan Erhahon (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Cameron Salkeld (Morton).
45': Attempt blocked. Richard Tait (St. Mirren) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+1': First Half ends, St. Mirren 1, Morton 0.
45': Second Half begins St. Mirren 1, Morton 0.
45': Substitution, Morton. Kyle Jacobs replaces Cameron Blues.
45': Substitution, St. Mirren. Jake Doyle-Hayes replaces Ethan Erhahon.
48': Foul by Cameron Salkeld (Morton).
48': Joe Shaughnessy (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Sam Foley (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
53': Foul by Rabin Omar (Morton).
53': Richard Tait (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt saved. Aidan Nesbitt (Morton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
54': Corner, Morton. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
55': Foul by Lewis Strapp (Morton).
55': Junior Morias (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Attempt blocked. Michael Ledger (Morton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
58': Corner, Morton. Conceded by Brandon Mason.
59': Substitution, St. Mirren. Lee Erwin replaces Kyle McAllister.
59': Substitution, St. Mirren. Kristian Dennis replaces Junior Morias.
60': Substitution, Morton. Ross MacIver replaces Aidan Nesbitt.
60': Goal! St. Mirren 1, Morton 1. Ross MacIver (Morton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Markus Fjørtoft.
62': Cameron Salkeld (Morton) is shown the yellow card.
62': Foul by Cameron Salkeld (Morton).
62': Jak Alnwick (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Attempt missed. Robbie Muirhead (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
66': Foul by Conor McCarthy (St. Mirren).
66': Robbie Muirhead (Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Foul by Michael Ledger (Morton).
68': Sam Foley (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Lewis Strapp (Morton).
69': Richard Tait (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Attempt missed. Robbie Muirhead (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
72': Corner, Morton. Conceded by Joe Shaughnessy.
72': Substitution, St. Mirren. Dylan Connolly replaces Jonathan Obika.
73': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Michael Ledger.
74': Aidan McAdams (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Joe Shaughnessy (St. Mirren).
75': Attempt missed. Lewis Strapp (Morton) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner.
75': Substitution, Morton. Joshua McPake replaces Cameron Salkeld.
75': Substitution, Morton. Gary Oliver replaces Robbie Muirhead.
76': Attempt missed. Joshua McPake (Morton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
77': Attempt blocked. Dylan Connolly (St. Mirren) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
77': Substitution, St. Mirren. Jamie McGrath replaces Conor McCarthy.
78': Attempt missed. Joe Shaughnessy (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
80': Foul by Jake Doyle-Hayes (St. Mirren).
80': Lewis Strapp (Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Dylan Connolly (St. Mirren).
81': Rabin Omar (Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Corner, Morton. Conceded by Lee Erwin.
84': Attempt blocked. Joshua McPake (Morton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
85': Corner, Morton. Conceded by Lee Erwin.
85': Foul by Kyle Jacobs (Morton).
85': Jamie McGrath (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Hand ball by Dylan Connolly (St. Mirren).
86': Substitution, Morton. Craig McGuffie replaces Brian McLean.
88': Attempt saved. Dylan Connolly (St. Mirren) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Brandon Mason (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
90'+3': Foul by Gary Oliver (Morton).
90'+3': Joe Shaughnessy (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, St. Mirren 1, Morton 1.
90': Penalty Shootout begins St. Mirren 1, Morton 1.
91': Penalty saved! Kristian Dennis (St. Mirren) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
91': Penalty saved! Kyle Jacobs (Morton) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
92': Goal! St. Mirren 1(1), Morton 1. Jamie McGrath (St. Mirren) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
92': Goal! St. Mirren 1(1), Morton 1(1). Ross MacIver (Morton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
93': Goal! St. Mirren 1(2), Morton 1(1). Dylan Connolly (St. Mirren) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
93': Goal! St. Mirren 1(2), Morton 1(2). Rabin Omar (Morton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
94': Goal! St. Mirren 1(3), Morton 1(2). Lee Erwin (St. Mirren) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
94': Goal! St. Mirren 1(3), Morton 1(3). Craig McGuffie (Morton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
95': Goal! St. Mirren 1(4), Morton 1(3). Sam Foley (St. Mirren) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
96': Goal! St. Mirren 1(4), Morton 1(4). Gary Oliver (Morton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
96': Goal! St. Mirren 1(5), Morton 1(4). Marcus Fraser (St. Mirren) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
96': Goal! St. Mirren 1(5), Morton 1(5). Sean McGinty (Morton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
97': Goal! St. Mirren 1(6), Morton 1(5). Brandon Mason (St. Mirren) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
97': Penalty saved! Joshua McPake (Morton) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
98': Penalty Shootout ends, St. Mirren 1(6), Morton 1(5).
0': Match ends, St. Mirren 1(6), Morton 1(5).

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: The SMISA Stadium
Location: Paisley, Scotland

Scottish League Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Motherwell	4	+5	11
2	Greenock Morton	4	+5	9
3	Clyde	4	-2	6
4	Stenhousemuir	4	-3	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

St Mirren (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Jak Alnwick (GK)
5	Conor McCarthy
4	Joe Shaughnessy
22	Marcus Fraser
25	Ethan Erhahon
16	Sam Foley
10	Kyle McAllister
3	Brandon Mason
2	Richard Tait
19	Junior Morias
9	Jonathan Obika

St Mirren Substitutes:

Ryan Flynn, Cameron Macpherson, Daniel Finlayson, Jamie McGrath, Dylan Connolly, Lee Erwin, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Kristian Dennis, Dean Lyness.

Greenock Morton (3-5-2)

No.	Name
20	Aidan McAdams (GK)
4	Brian McLean
5	Sean McGinty
3	Markus Fjortoft
21	Rabin Omar
10	Aidan Nesbitt
18	Cameron Blues
16	Lewis Strapp
2	Michael Ledger
9	Robbie Muirhead
14	Cameron Salkeld

Greenock Morton Substitutes:

Reece Lyon, Luca Colville, James Wallace, Craig McGuffie, Kalvin Orsi, Kyle Jacobs, Ross Maciver, Gary Oliver, Joshua McPake.

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