Greenock Morton vs East Kilbride, 2021-22 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Greenock Morton advance 5-4 on penalties

FT - Penalties
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Greenock Morton advance 5-4 on penalties

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Greenock Morton are hosting East Kilbride at Cappielow Park, Greenock, 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.
10': Foul by Blair Malcolm (East Kilbride).
10': Gary Oliver (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Corner, East Kilbride. Conceded by Christopher Stafford.
22': Attempt blocked. Robbie Muirhead (Morton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
22': Corner, Morton. Conceded by James Stevenson.
23': Attempt missed. Alan Lithgow (Morton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
24': Foul by James Stevenson (East Kilbride).
24': Michael Garrity (Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Attempt blocked. Michael Garrity (Morton) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
25': Corner, Morton. Conceded by James Stevenson.
25': Attempt missed. Alan Lithgow (Morton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
26': Foul by Chris Millar (East Kilbride).
26': Gary Oliver (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt missed. Alex King (Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
36': Chigozie Ugwu (Morton) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
38': Corner, Morton. Conceded by Steven Old.
39': Corner, Morton. Conceded by James Stevenson.
39': Conor Brennan (East Kilbride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Robbie Muirhead (Morton).
39': Robbie Muirhead (Morton) is shown the yellow card.
43': Foul by James Stevenson (East Kilbride).
43': Michael Garrity (Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Attempt saved. Robbie Muirhead (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+1': First Half ends, Morton 0, East Kilbride 0.
45': Second Half begins Morton 0, East Kilbride 0.
49': Chigozie Ugwu (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Steven Old (East Kilbride).
49': Foul by Blair Malcolm (East Kilbride).
49': Gary Oliver (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Gary Oliver (Morton).
52': Joao Vitoria (East Kilbride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Attempt missed. Anton Brady (East Kilbride) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
56': Foul by Neil McLaughlin (East Kilbride).
56': Michael Ledger (Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Chris Millar (East Kilbride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Chigozie Ugwu (Morton).
58': Attempt saved. Chris Millar (East Kilbride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
59': Attempt saved. James Stevenson (East Kilbride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
59': Corner, East Kilbride. Conceded by Jack Hamilton.
63': Foul by Alan Lithgow (Morton).
63': Joao Vitoria (East Kilbride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Corner, East Kilbride. Conceded by Lewis McGregor.
67': Corner, Morton. Conceded by James Stevenson.
68': Foul by Gregg Wylde (East Kilbride).
68': Kyle Jacobs (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Gregg Wylde (East Kilbride) is shown the yellow card.
68': Substitution, Morton. Josh Cooper replaces Alex King.
68': Substitution, East Kilbride. Craig Malcolm replaces Neil McLaughlin.
69': Corner, Morton. Conceded by James Stevenson.
69': Craig Malcolm (East Kilbride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Foul by Christopher Stafford (Morton).
70': Attempt blocked. Lewis McGregor (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71': Foul by Chris Millar (East Kilbride).
71': Robbie Muirhead (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Corner, Morton. Conceded by James Stevenson.
74': Attempt missed. Lewis McGregor (Morton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
75': Substitution, East Kilbride. Greig Stewart replaces Joao Vitoria.
75': Substitution, East Kilbride. Chris Erskine replaces Anton Brady.
76': Chris Erskine (East Kilbride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Gary Oliver (Morton).
79': Substitution, East Kilbride. Shaun Rodgers replaces Chris Millar.
82': Attempt missed. Michael Garrity (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
85': Chris Erskine (East Kilbride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Christopher Stafford (Morton).
87': Attempt missed. Robbie Muirhead (Morton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
88': Foul by Lewis McGregor (Morton).
88': Shaun Rodgers (East Kilbride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Corner, East Kilbride. Conceded by Alan Lithgow.
90'+1': Substitution, Morton. Regan Aitken replaces Lewis McGregor.
90'+2': Foul by Chigozie Ugwu (Morton).
90'+2': Steven Old (East Kilbride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Chigozie Ugwu (Morton) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Chris Erskine (East Kilbride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Josh Cooper (Morton).
90'+3': Josh Cooper (Morton) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Craig Malcolm (East Kilbride) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Morton 0, East Kilbride 0.
90': Penalty Shootout begins Morton 0, East Kilbride 0.
91': Penalty saved! Kyle Jacobs (Morton) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
92': Penalty saved! Craig Malcolm (East Kilbride) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
93': Goal! Morton 0(1), East Kilbride 0. Chigozie Ugwu (Morton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
93': Goal! Morton 0(1), East Kilbride 0(1). Cameron Elliott (East Kilbride) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
94': Goal! Morton 0(2), East Kilbride 0(1). Robbie Muirhead (Morton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
94': Goal! Morton 0(2), East Kilbride 0(2). James Stevenson (East Kilbride) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
95': Goal! Morton 0(3), East Kilbride 0(2). Michael Garrity (Morton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
95': Goal! Morton 0(3), East Kilbride 0(3). Chris Erskine (East Kilbride) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
96': Goal! Morton 0(4), East Kilbride 0(3). Gary Oliver (Morton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
96': Goal! Morton 0(4), East Kilbride 0(4). Greig Stewart (East Kilbride) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
97': Goal! Morton 0(5), East Kilbride 0(4). Alan Lithgow (Morton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
97': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Blair Malcolm (East Kilbride) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Blair Malcolm should be disappointed.
97': Penalty Shootout ends, Morton 0(5), East Kilbride 0(4).
0': Match ends, Morton 0(5), East Kilbride 0(4).

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Cappielow Park
Location: Greenock, 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

Greenock Morton (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Jack Hamilton (GK)
5	Alan Lithgow
3	Christopher Stafford
2	Michael Ledger
21	Alex King
7	Gary Oliver
6	Kyle Jacobs
9	Robbie Muirhead
19	Lewis Mcgregor
14	Michael Garrity
11	Gozie Ugwu

Greenock Morton Substitutes:

Sean Mcleod, Ross Taylor, Josh Cooper, Regan Aitken.

East Kilbride (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Conor Brennan (GK)
5	Steven Old
4	Steve Saunders
3	Gregg Wylde
2	Jamie Stevenson
8	Chris Millar
6	Blair Malcolm
7	Anthony Brady
10	Neil McLaughlin
11	Cameron Elliott
9	Joao Vitoria

East Kilbride Substitutes:

Shaun Rodgers, Chris Erskine, Craig Malcolm, Greg Stewart, Jacob Kean, Blair Richardson.

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