Greenock Morton vs Stranraer, 2023-24 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage
· Scottish League CupAbout
Greenock Morton are hosting Stranraer
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.
- 3': Corner, Stranraer. Conceded by Calum Waters.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 6': Foul by Grant Gallagher (Stranraer).
- 6': Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Calum Waters (Greenock Morton).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Attempt saved. Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 10': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Martin McDonald.
- 13': Foul by Calum Waters (Greenock Morton).
- 13': Kyle Fleming (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. James Dolan (Stranraer) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 15': Corner, Stranraer. Conceded by Grant Gillespie.
- 16': Craig Ross (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton).
- 21': Attempt saved. Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 21': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Martin McDonald.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Goal! Greenock Morton 1, Stranraer 0. Jack Baird (Greenock Morton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robbie Muirhead following a corner.
- 25': Foul by Kyle Fleming (Stranraer).
- 25': Grant Gillespie (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt saved. Ben Armour (Stranraer) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 33': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Kyle Girvan.
- 33': Attempt missed. Jack Baird (Greenock Morton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 34': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Matty Grant.
- 35': Attempt missed. Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Grant Gallagher (Stranraer).
- 37': Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt missed. Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 39': Foul by Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton).
- 39': Kyle Fleming (Stranraer) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Grant Gallagher (Stranraer).
- 42': Grant Gallagher (Stranraer) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Foul by Ben Armour (Stranraer).
- 43': Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Grant Gillespie (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sean McIntosh (Stranraer).
- 45'+1': Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Greenock Morton 1, Stranraer 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Greenock Morton 1, Stranraer 0.
- 46': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Kyle Girvan.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jack Baird (Greenock Morton) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 47': Foul by Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton).
- 47': Kyle Girvan (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Grant Gallagher (Stranraer).
- 48': Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Goal! Greenock Morton 2, Stranraer 0. Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jai Quitongo.
- 50': Attempt saved. Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 56': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by James Dolan.
- 60': Substitution, Stranraer. Tam Orr replaces Ben Armour.
- 60': Substitution, Stranraer. Scott Robertson replaces Ben Hughes.
- 63': Attempt missed. Tam Orr (Stranraer) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 65': Foul by Darragh O'Connor (Greenock Morton).
- 65': James Dolan (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Darragh O'Connor (Greenock Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Michael Garrity replaces Jai Quitongo.
- 67': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Lewis McGrattan replaces Steven Boyd.
- 69': Attempt missed. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high.
- 69': Foul by Sean McIntosh (Stranraer).
- 69': Michael Garrity (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Goal! Greenock Morton 3, Stranraer 0. Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 74': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Alex King replaces Cameron Blues.
- 74': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Jack Bearne replaces Grant Gillespie.
- 75': Substitution, Stranraer. Dean Hawkshaw replaces Grant Gallagher.
- 76': Foul by Tam Orr (Stranraer).
- 76': Jack Baird (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Jack Baird went off injured after Greenock Morton had used all subs.
- 79': Craig Ross (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Michael Garrity (Greenock Morton).
- 79': Foul by Alex King (Greenock Morton).
- 79': Sean McIntosh (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Craig Ross.
- 80': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Kyle Girvan.
- 81': Michael Garrity (Greenock Morton) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 86': Corner, Stranraer. Conceded by Calum Waters.
- 86': Corner, Stranraer. Conceded by Jack Bearne.
- 87': Foul by Dean Hawkshaw (Stranraer).
- 87': Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by James Dolan (Stranraer).
- 88': Lewis McGrattan (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Sean McIntosh.
- 90': Scott Robertson (Stranraer) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Dean Hawkshaw (Stranraer) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. James Dolan (Stranraer) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Greenock Morton 3, Stranraer 0.
- 0': Match ends, Greenock Morton 3, Stranraer 0.
Game Information
Competition: Scottish League Cup
Venue: Cappielow Park
Location: Greenock, Scotland
Attendance: 1,302
Venue: Cappielow Park
Location: Greenock, Scotland
Attendance: 1,302
Scottish League Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mirren | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 2 | Ayr United | 4 | +11 | 9 |
| 3 | Arbroath | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | -3 | 5 |
Line-Ups
Greenock Morton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Mullen (GK) |
| 15 | Kirk Broadfoot  |
| 5 | Jack Baird |
| 6 | Calum Waters |
| 4 | Darragh O'Connor |
| 14 | Robbie Crawford |
| 21 | Grant Gillespie |
| 8 | Cameron Blues |
| 9 | Robbie Muirhead |
| 7 | Steven Boyd |
| 10 | Jai Quitongo |
Stranraer (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Mcdonald (GK) |
| 4 | Kyle Girvan |
| 5 | Craig Ross |
| 8 | Grant Gallagher |
| 16 | Dylan Forrest |
| 22 | Sean Mcintosh |
| 18 | Kyle Fleming |
| 6 | Ben Hughes |
| 11 | James Dolan |
| 23 | Matthew Grant |
| 7 | Ben Armour |
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