- Date:14 Aug 2010
- Kick-off:15:00:00
- Venue:East End Park
- Andy Kirk (76:22) Andy Kirk (82:23)
Live Commentary
The referee blows his whistle to end the game.
- 91mins
Graeme Holmes challenges Andy Dowie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Chris Higgins takes the direct free kick.
- 87mins
Carlo Monti is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Chris Smith.
- 87mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Carlo Monti. Free kick taken by Chris Smith.
- 85mins
Andy Kirk gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Allan Jenkins. Free kick taken by Colin Stewart.
- 81mins
David Graham fouled by Grant Evans, the ref awards a free kick. The ball is delivered by William Gibson, Andy Kirk scores a fantastic headed goal from inside the area. Dunfermline 2-0 Morton.Assist by William Gibson.
- 80mins
Foul by Calum Woods on Peter Weatherson, free kick awarded. Graeme Holmes takes the direct free kick.
- 76mins
Andy Kirk fires in a goal from inside the box high into the middle of the goal. Dunfermline 1-0 Morton.
- 71mins
Foul by Peter Weatherson on Chris Higgins, free kick awarded. Peter Weatherson goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Austin McCann takes the direct free kick.
- 68mins
Allan Jenkins is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Austin McCann.
- 66mins
William Gibson takes a corner.
- 66mins
Stewart Kean replaces Kevin Kelbie.
- 65mins
Neil McGregor is brought on as a substitute for Joe Cardle.
- 65mins
Shot by Kevin Kelbie from inside the penalty area bounces off the post.
- 64mins
Corner taken left-footed by Carlo Monti from the left by-line, clearance by Calum Woods.
- 63mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Allan Jenkins by Austin McCann. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Michael Tidser, clearance by Andy Kirk.
- 60mins
Steven McDougall replaces Pat Clarke.
- 58mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Mason by Michael Tidser. Michael Tidser is given a yellow card. Austin McCann takes the direct free kick.
- 56mins
Foul by Andy Dowie on Kevin Kelbie, free kick awarded. Allan Jenkins restarts play with the free kick.
- 55mins
The official flags Peter Weatherson offside. Chris Smith takes the free kick.
- 52mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael Tidser by Gary Mason. Marc Smyth takes the free kick.
- 51mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Joe Cardle. Colin Stewart takes the free kick.
- 49mins
William Gibson takes a shot. Save by Colin Stewart.
- 47mins
Andy Kirk fouled by Stuart McCaffrey, the ref awards a free kick. Austin McCann takes the direct free kick.
The second half begins.
The match has reached half-time.
- 44mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Carlo Monti by Calum Woods. Michael Tidser takes the direct free kick.
- 43mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Michael Tidser from the right by-line, clearance by Andy Dowie.
- 42mins
Andy Kirk gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kevin McKinlay. Colin Stewart takes the free kick.
- 41mins
Michael Tidser takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save by Chris Smith.
- 38mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Graeme Holmes from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Andy Dowie.
- 37mins
Foul by William Gibson on Carlo Monti, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed by Graeme Holmes, clearance by Andy Dowie.
- 35mins
Graeme Holmes produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.
- 33mins
Foul by Carlo Monti on Gary Mason, free kick awarded. Andy Dowie takes the direct free kick.
- 30mins
William Gibson on for Nick Phinn.
- 29mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Peter Weatherson. Chris Smith restarts play with the free kick.
- 27mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Pat Clarke by Marc Smyth. Joe Cardle takes the direct free kick.
- 25mins
The offside flag is raised against Andy Kirk. Direct free kick taken by Marc Smyth.
- 23mins
Nick Phinn fouled by Graeme Holmes, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Joe Cardle, save by Colin Stewart.
- 22mins
Grant Evans concedes a free kick for a foul on Joe Cardle. Free kick taken by Chris Smith.
- 21mins
Foul by Gary Mason on Michael Tidser, free kick awarded. Michael Tidser takes the direct free kick.
- 19mins
Kevin Kelbie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gary Mason. Andy Dowie takes the direct free kick.
- 10mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Graeme Holmes from the right by-line, Close range headed effort by Grant Evans clears the crossbar.
- 9mins
Joe Cardle takes the inswinging corner, save by Colin Stewart.
- 7mins
Kevin Kelbie takes a shot. Save made by Chris Smith.
- 7mins
The offside flag is raised against Graeme Holmes. Chris Smith restarts play with the free kick.
- 6mins
The referee blows for offside against Carlo Monti. Free kick taken by Chris Smith.
- 6mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Stuart McCaffrey on Pat Clarke. Calum Woods restarts play with the free kick.
- 5mins
Stuart McCaffrey fouled by Pat Clarke, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Stuart McCaffrey.
- 3mins
Outswinging corner taken by Graeme Holmes from the right by-line, clearance by Andy Dowie.
- 2mins
Michael Tidser has shot on goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
The ref blows the whistle to start the match.
Match Preview
Burke below-Par Experienced Dunfermline midfielder Alex Burke misses out against visitors Morton through injury. Defender Alex Keddie completes a two match suspension and midfielder Steven Bell is also out because of a ban. The Pars players are being asked to show the consistency that was missing from their play last season by building on their fine win over Falkirk last Saturday. Assistant boss Gerry McCabe said: "This is another difficult game but the perfect one to show everyone that we have learned from last season when a good result would be followed by an indifferent one. "Morton are a good side with tricky players that we will need to look out for." Morton will be without defender David MacGregor, winger David O'Brien and striker Brian Graham through injury. Manager Allan Moore is looking forward to taking his side back to one of his former grounds. He said: "I was a Dunfermline player for four and a half years and have been back with Stirling Albion but this feels a bit different. "It feels more of an even challenge. Morton are a full-time club on a par with Dunfermline and we will go there with nothing to fear. "We will look to give more than a good account of ourselves."
Dunfermline
Morton
- Chris Smith
- Calum Woods
- Andy Dowie
- Chris Higgins
- Austin McCann
- David Graham
- Gary Mason
- Nick Phinn
- Joe Cardle
- Pat Clarke
- Andy Kirk
- SUBS
- Kyle Allison
- Steven McDougall
- Neil McGregor
- Paul Willis
- William Gibson
Home
Away
- Colin Stewart
- Grant Evans
- Marc Smyth
- Stuart McCaffrey
- Kevin McKinlay
- Graeme Holmes
- Allan Jenkins
- Michael Tidser
- Carlo Monti
- Peter Weatherson
- Kevin Kelbie
- SUBS
- Kevin Cuthbert
- Stewart Kean
- Neil MacFarlane
- Stewart Greacen
- Nathan Shepherd
Match Report
Kirk brace downs Morton Dunfermline left it late as they secured a comfortable 2-0 win over Morton at East End Park. Morton began with intent and came close to breaking the deadlock after just two minutes when Michael Tisder drilled a shot narrowly wide. The pressure continued to build and Graeme Holmes handed Grant Evans the chance to find the net, however he managed to head over from six yards. The Ton were punished for their lack of cutting edge in front of goal as Dunfermline rounded off a spell of pressure in the 77th minute with a goal as Andy kirk crashed in a volley into the top of the net. And six minutes later Kirk was on-hand to round off the victory, angling a superb header past Colin Stewart from William Gibson's left-wing free-kick.
