Montrose vs Forfar Athletic, 2023-24 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Scottish League Cup

Montrose

56': Kane Hester

FT
1 - 2

Forfar Athletic

34': Josh Skelly (P)
40': Sebastian Ross

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Montrose are hosting Forfar Athletic at Links Park, Montrose, 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.
2': Attempt missed. Kane Hester (Montrose) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
8': Attempt blocked. Mark Whatley (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8': Attempt blocked. Rory McAllister (Montrose) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
9': Foul by Terry Masson (Montrose).
9': Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt saved. Kieran Inglis (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
16': Attempt saved. Seb Ross (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
16': Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Cammy Gill.
16': Attempt saved. Stuart Morrison (Forfar Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
16': Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Cammy Gill.
18': Foul by Stuart Morrison (Forfar Athletic).
18': Rory McAllister (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Callum Moore (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Kane Hester (Montrose).
21': Evan Towler (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Roberto Nditi (Forfar Athletic).
22': Foul by Kieran Inglis (Forfar Athletic).
22': Ryan Williamson (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Cammy Gill (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic).
26': Foul by Seán Dillon (Montrose).
26': Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Callum Moore.
30': Attempt blocked. Graham Webster (Montrose) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
34': Penalty Forfar Athletic. Seb Ross draws a foul in the penalty area.
34': Penalty conceded by Evan Towler (Montrose) after a foul in the penalty area.
34': Goal! Montrose 0, Forfar Athletic 1. Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
35': Foul by Finn Robson (Forfar Athletic).
35': Rory McAllister (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Stuart Morrison.
38': Foul by Graham Webster (Montrose).
38': Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Graham Webster (Montrose) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt missed. Kieran Inglis (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
40': Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Seán Dillon.
40': Goal! Montrose 0, Forfar Athletic 2. Seb Ross (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Craig Brown (Montrose).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Attempt saved. Michael Gardyne (Montrose) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Kieran Inglis (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Montrose 0, Forfar Athletic 2.
45': Second Half begins Montrose 0, Forfar Athletic 2.
45': Substitution, Montrose. Matheus Machado replaces Craig Brown.
46': Foul by Kieran Inglis (Forfar Athletic).
46': Michael Gardyne (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Michael Gardyne (Montrose).
47': Mark Whatley (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Kieran Inglis (Forfar Athletic).
48': Graham Webster (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Michael Gardyne (Montrose).
49': Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt missed. Kane Hester (Montrose) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
56': Goal! Montrose 1, Forfar Athletic 2. Kane Hester (Montrose) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Gardyne.
58': Foul by Terry Masson (Montrose).
58': Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Attempt blocked. Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Attempt blocked. Mark Whatley (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Evan Towler (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Finn Robson (Forfar Athletic).
59': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Craig Thomson replaces Josh Skelly.
62': Substitution, Montrose. Blair Lyons replaces Aidan Quinn.
62': Attempt saved. Kieran Inglis (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
63': Foul by Kieran Inglis (Forfar Athletic).
63': Michael Gardyne (Montrose) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Foul by Blair Lyons (Montrose).
66': Roberto Nditi (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt blocked. Matheus Machado (Montrose) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
68': Blair Lyons (Montrose) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Foul by Stuart Morrison (Forfar Athletic).
70': Craig Thomson (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Seán Dillon (Montrose).
71': Attempt saved. Seb Ross (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
72': Attempt saved. Matheus Machado (Montrose) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
74': Attempt saved. Kane Hester (Montrose) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
75': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Ryan Paterson replaces Seb Ross.
75': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Darren Watson replaces Kieran Inglis.
76': Darren Watson (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Terry Masson (Montrose).
78': Substitution, Montrose. Craig Batchelor replaces Kane Hester.
78': Substitution, Montrose. Paul Watson replaces Graham Webster.
80': Blair Lyons (Montrose) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Darren Watson (Forfar Athletic).
80': Delay in match because of an injury Stuart Morrison (Forfar Athletic).
80': Attempt missed. Callum Moore (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
83': Attempt missed. Ryan Paterson (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from very close range is too high.
83': Attempt missed. Paul Watson (Montrose) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
84': Adam Hutchinson (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Rory McAllister (Montrose).
85': Evan Towler (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Ryan Paterson (Forfar Athletic).
86': Roberto Nditi (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
86': Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Callum Moore.
87': Attempt saved. Michael Gardyne (Montrose) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
88': Craig Thomson (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Seán Dillon (Montrose).
88': Seán Dillon (Montrose) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt saved. Craig Thomson (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
89': Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Cammy Gill.
90': Michael Gardyne (Montrose) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Tomas Brindley replaces Callum Moore.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Rory McAllister (Montrose) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Montrose 1, Forfar Athletic 2.
0': Match ends, Montrose 1, Forfar Athletic 2.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Links Park
Location: Montrose, Scotland
Attendance: 735

Scottish League Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kilmarnock	4	+7	10
2	Livingston	4	+8	9
3	East Fife	4	-1	6
4	Kelty Hearts	4	-3	5

Full Table

Line-Ups

Montrose (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Cameron Gill (GK)
14	Sean Dillon
4	Aidan Quinn
18	Evan Towler
2	Ryan Williamson
22	Craig Brown
6	Terry Masson
10	Michael Gardyne
7	Graham Webster
12	Kane Hester
9	Rory McAllister

Montrose Substitutes:

Matheus Machado, Ross Matthews, Craig Batchelor, Luca Giacomini, Paul Watson, Ali Shrive, Blair Lyons.

Forfar Athletic (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Mark McCallum (GK)
6	Stuart Morrison
15	Adam Hutchinson
5	Matthew Allan
16	Finn Robson
10	Mark Whatley
8	Callum Moore
2	Roberto Nditi
9	Josh Skelly
14	Sebastian Ross
11	Kieran Inglis

Forfar Athletic Substitutes:

Ryan Paterson, Zach Paris, Darren Watson, Tomas Brindley, Craig Thomson.

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