Greenock Morton vs Edinburgh City, 2023-24 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Scottish League Cup

Greenock Morton

33': Kirk Broadfoot
67': Robbie Crawford
75': Alex King
88': Cameron Blues

FT
4 - 1

Edinburgh City

83': Innes Murray

About

Greenock Morton are hosting Edinburgh City 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.
1': Attempt missed. George Oakley (Greenock Morton) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
2': Attempt missed. Robbie Leitch (Edinburgh City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
4': Foul by Robbie Leitch (Edinburgh City).
4': Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Ciarán Brian.
8': Foul by Quinn Mitchell (Edinburgh City).
8': Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Liam Fontaine.
16': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Callum Crane.
16': Foul by George Oakley (Greenock Morton).
16': Lee Hamilton (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt blocked. Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
19': Foul by Callum Crane (Edinburgh City).
19': Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Liam Fontaine.
20': Attempt missed. Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) header from the centre of the box is too high.
23': Attempt blocked. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Attempt blocked. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Andrew McNeil (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton).
25': Ciarán Brian (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Foul by Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton).
25': Delay in match because of an injury Ciarán Brian (Edinburgh City).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Danny Handling (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Grant Gillespie (Greenock Morton).
29': Attempt missed. Danny Handling (Edinburgh City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
30': Foul by Grant Gillespie (Greenock Morton).
30': Robbie Leitch (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Liam Fontaine.
32': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Liam Fontaine.
33': Goal! Greenock Morton 1, Edinburgh City 0. Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robbie Crawford with a cross following a corner.
33': Ryan Mullen (Greenock Morton) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
34': Ryan Mullen (Greenock Morton) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
34': Attempt saved. Innes Murray (Edinburgh City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
35': Foul by Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton).
35': Kyle Jacobs (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt saved. Innes Murray (Edinburgh City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
36': Corner, Edinburgh City. Conceded by Calum Waters.
42': Foul by Kyle Jacobs (Edinburgh City).
42': Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Corner, Edinburgh City. Conceded by Ryan Mullen.
45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Mullen (Greenock Morton).
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': First Half ends, Greenock Morton 1, Edinburgh City 0.
45': Second Half begins Greenock Morton 1, Edinburgh City 0.
45': Substitution, Edinburgh City. Brodie Devine replaces Quinn Mitchell.
45': Substitution, Edinburgh City. Robbie Mahon replaces Liam Fontaine.
49': Foul by Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton).
49': Lee Hamilton (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Grant Gillespie (Greenock Morton).
51': Robbie Leitch (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt blocked. Robbie Leitch (Edinburgh City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Corner, Edinburgh City. Conceded by Darragh O'Connor.
52': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Alex King replaces Grant Gillespie.
53': Dangerous play by Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton).
53': Kyle Jacobs (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle Jacobs (Edinburgh City).
55': Substitution, Edinburgh City. Gwong-Rwad Peter replaces Kyle Jacobs because of an injury.
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Foul by Darragh O'Connor (Greenock Morton).
56': Ryan Shanley (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Corner, Edinburgh City. Conceded by Calum Waters.
57': Foul by Brodie Devine (Edinburgh City).
57': Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt blocked. Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Attempt missed. Robbie Mahon (Edinburgh City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
60': Attempt saved. Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
61': Attempt saved. Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
61': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Andrew McNeil.
63': Attempt saved. Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
63': Attempt saved. Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
63': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Crane (Edinburgh City).
65': Substitution, Edinburgh City. Struan Mair replaces Callum Crane because of an injury.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Attempt missed. Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
67': Goal! Greenock Morton 2, Edinburgh City 0. Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calum Waters.
68': Attempt missed. Alex King (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
69': Danny Handling (Edinburgh City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton).
70': Attempt saved. Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
72': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Danny Handling.
73': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Michael Garrity replaces Steven Boyd.
73': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Lewis McGrattan replaces George Oakley.
73': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Jack Bearne replaces Jai Quitongo.
74': Attempt saved. Danny Handling (Edinburgh City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
75': Goal! Greenock Morton 3, Edinburgh City 0. Alex King (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
77': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Lee Hamilton.
77': Attempt missed. Alex King (Greenock Morton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
79': Attempt missed. Michael Garrity (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
79': Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Ryan Shanley (Edinburgh City).
81': Attempt saved. Robbie Leitch (Edinburgh City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
82': Attempt saved. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
82': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Andrew McNeil.
83': Attempt saved. Robbie Mahon (Edinburgh City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
83': Attempt saved. Ryan Shanley (Edinburgh City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
83': Goal! Greenock Morton 3, Edinburgh City 1. Innes Murray (Edinburgh City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
86': Attempt blocked. Ryan Shanley (Edinburgh City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
86': Attempt saved. Jack Bearne (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
88': Goal! Greenock Morton 4, Edinburgh City 1. Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Garrity.
89': Foul by Ciarán Brian (Edinburgh City).
89': Jack Bearne (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Ciarán Brian (Edinburgh City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt missed. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Greenock Morton 4, Edinburgh City 1.
0': Match ends, Greenock Morton 4, Edinburgh City 1.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Cappielow Park
Location: Greenock, Scotland
Attendance: 1,420

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Greenock Morton (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ryan Mullen (GK)
15	Kirk Broadfoot
4	Darragh O'Connor
6	Calum Waters
8	Cameron Blues
9	Robbie Muirhead
21	Grant Gillespie
14	Robbie Crawford
22	George Oakley
7	Steven Boyd
10	Jai Quitongo

Greenock Morton Substitutes:

Lewis Mcgrattan, Jack Bearne, Alex King, Michael Garrity.

Edinburgh City (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Mcneil (GK)
16	Liam Fontaine
4	Lee Hamilton
24	Quinn Mitchell
22	Ciaran Brian
8	Robbie Leitch
13	Kyle Jacobs
30	Callum Crane
18	Innes Murray
9	Ryan Shanley
28	Daniel Handling

Edinburgh City Substitutes:

Brodie Devine, Struan Mair, Robert Mahon, Cameron Quate, Gwong-Rwad Peter.

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